Well, as I said in the opening comments, if a terrorist comes in and with a satchel charge blows up a major electrical grid, sewer plant, water plant, that is obviously a terrorist attack.

One of the lessons of Pearl Harbor was that you do not put all your eggs in one basket. You disperse your assets.

Our current campaign is dependent on the capabilities of the Iraqi Security Forces to deal with ISIL.

Madam Chairman, may I take a point of personal privilege to congratulate you and to congratulate Senator McCaskill and to tell you that the participation and the interest of the members is quite significant. Thank you for your leadership.

I was thrilled that you decided to stay on the Committee and continue to share your insights and expertise with us.

With regard to ballast water, some states have standards that are much more stringent than others.

First, I want to congratulate my fellow Floridian, Senator Marco Rubio, on his Chairmanship of the Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard subcommittee.

We cannot afford to ignore science when it comes to both the protection of our waters and the protection of our maritime industry.

But when you get to the question of national security, the terrorist is not likely going to attack your operation.

The necessity for all of us coming together, both government and the private sector, is upon us because of the threat to our way of life and our standard of living.

Almost $5 billion a year is going out as a result of criminals using somebody else's Social Security number.