Joe Lieberman

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I appreciate it. Thanks, Chairman Landrieu and Ranking Member Coats, for holding this hearing and giving those of us who represent States and people hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy a chance to describe our States' needs in the supplemental…

Hurricane Sandy, talking about Hurricane Katrina, by the estimates I've seen is the second costliest storm in American history.

Going to Connecticut, we suffered an estimated $600 million in damage as well.

It's obvious that the people of New York and New Jersey suffered more than the people of Connecticut from Hurricane Sandy.

I want to say, Chairman Landrieu, that honestly I can't think of a better person to lead this effort than you.

Certainly, on that particular question, I would say yes. They were killed in the course of a terrorist attack on our embassy.

The threat goes on, and so will the work that you and this Committee will continue to do

I would consider it to be a significant source of concern for us, both Iran and, again, its terrorist element, the Quds Force, as well as the group that it coordinates with, Lebanese Hezbollah.

I appreciate the fact, Director Olsen, that you as the head of the National Counterterrorism Center have told the Committee this morning without hesitation that you believe what happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack.

I would not count on it. I will be, obviously, quite pleasantly surprised if we are able to find common ground.

The American people have reason not only to be grateful to you and all the work with you for our increased security

I do want to say for the record that last Friday, Senator Collins and I addressed a request to the Inspector General at the Department of State to do an investigation of what happened with regard to security at our consulate in Benghazi…

We are a country of almost 310 million people now. This film, hateful really, was done by a handful of people.

Following the rule of law and upholding civil liberties--these are not burdens. These are what make all of us safer and stronger.

The likelihood of an attack inside the United States depends largely on events in the Middle East and what we see.

So let me ask any of you to what extent now this expansion of terrorist activity sponsored by the Iranian government rises as a threat to our homeland among the other terrorist threats to our homeland?

I am encouraged by that.

The sooner the Executive Branch is ready to try to fill whatever gaps it can, the safer the country will be.

Well, I thank you, the three of you, very much. Again, we have made great progress.

Let me go to aviation security which, overall post-September 11, 2001, has been an area where we have put tremendous resources into the battle, and overall we have successfully defended our country and the enormous number of people…

The target of an attack by an enemy, whether a nation-state or a terrorist group, would just as likely, in some senses more likely, be privately owned cyber infrastructure.

We still need cyber legislation. We still need the congressional action and appreciate the efforts everyone has made in this regard.

It certainly seems to me that there were a series of protests that were set off as a result of this film.