Obviously, this Committee, Senator Collins, and I are very focused on strengthening the Department's role as the lead agency for protecting Federal Government non-defense Web sites and the critical private infrastructure.

I understand that, and it's, I believe, been publicly acknowledged, that the State Department at least has opened up channels of communications with the Temporary National Council or provisional anti-Gaddafi Government, which is…

Cybersecurity legislation is a top priority for this Committee. Senator Harry Reid has made it a top priority.

You can depend on us to maintain the current JSTARS capability until and if we decide to migrate to another capability.

Secretary Clinton said yesterday that a turning point of the administration's consideration of what its options were and what it might do with regard to Gaddafi's advancing forces was the Arab League resolution over the weekend calling for…

A no-fly zone would be, 'too little, too late.'

It is a matter of such urgency.

Gaddafi's forces would prevail over the opposition forces simply because they were so much better equipped.

It has always been true that the F-35B was solely a Marine aircraft.

Thanks to the three of you for your service and for your testimony today.

I know the administration is considering a range of options now with regard to Gaddafi.

Sir, the good news is that the demand for SOF is higher than ever. The bad news is the demand is higher than ever.

Thanks to both of you. General Mattis, thanks for your service.

I have dispatched ships under the order of the Secretary of Defense that could provide options to the President.

A failure in this first time at war, interestingly outside of the geographic area of NATO, would have terrible consequences for NATO's credibility.

I think it needs to be said these governments have shown some real political courage in being willing to commit to the alliance and to Afghanistan the forces that they have in the absence of political support at home.

I believe that the President's budget for DOD is a budget that recognizes the times of economic stress we are going through particularly with regard to our national deficits and debt but also meets our defense needs.

That is great. I take you to say you are going to be driving training, at least, of local police departments in a counter-homegrown radicalization program.

We felt the loss this week of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent Jaime Zapata, who was shot and killed Tuesday in an ambush on a Mexican highway.

In my opinion definitely a necessary increase.

Are there resources in this budget that will allow you to begin to move forward on assisting local police departments that do not have that kind of program going now?

I think that is a very significant conclusion. It makes a lot of sense to me.

Unfortunately, most committees no longer fulfill that responsibility, which is just one more indication that the Senate no longer functions as our founders intended.

I believe holding markups for important legislation is an important part of the legislative process in the Senate.

That is about the worst argument I have ever heard.