A major argument for the new tanker that has been described is the 1960s vintage KC-135 airframes are wearing out.

But if we are in a position to where we are requested and we make the decision to continue some relationship there, would it be possible to look at that from the standpoint of the budget?

IMET is a very important part of what I would hope to be our outreach to the world in a way that makes good sense.

I believe right now that President Karzai may actually be in a better position on this than the political leadership in Pakistan.

I would hope that we would make that a part of the negotiations because that is what we would have to do.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to take 1 minute of the time remaining allocated to the other side of the aisle. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I can say it in 1 minute. Why do we not want to savage the FAA budget, cutting millions and millions, to go back to the 2008 level? Simply this: It is the safety of the flying public. The airways are getting more crowded…

I think the importance of the role that the Guard has now taken is something that needs to be at the table all the time.

If we don't do that, then I am in favor of going back to vaults and paper and the old way of doing things...

We didn't build the firewalls that we would ordinarily build in the transfer and transmittal of information.

It is very clear that our enthusiasm for cyber and for the benefits that we receive from being able to transmit information... has gotten us a little ahead of ourselves.