"These are criminals and if we treat this criminal activity as being attributable to poverty, we're going to be ineffective in dealing with it."
"It does have costs. We have to find a way to increase the responsibility of the private shipping business to self-protect here."
"We in the United States I believe need a clearly stated policy with respect to these sorts of attacks on our flag vessels."
"I think this is part of its historic role that's gone back for 200 years. It's a part of who we are as a Nation."
"From a larger, if I can say, international citizenship point of view, a safety point of view, it's not the right decision."
"Incidentally, in terms of the numbers that Senator Inhofe was talking about, one of you mentioned the number that I've seen in the press and it becomes part of the background, but it really is a stunn..."
"My time is up, but I'll be interested to hear as this goes on what the international community intends to do and what our government intends to do to try to make the government of Somalia more stable."
"the facts and analysis simply do not support the case for adding an alternate engine program."
"As Senator Bingaman said in introducing you, you have served in a number of positions directly relevant to national preparedness."
"If you were writing the defense budget for next year, understanding that you disagree with the recommendations of Secretary Gates, what would you put in for the long-range strike systems for the bombe..."
"I must say that, in a general sense, I can only applaud what he's trying to do."