Carl Levin actually said...

The majority of this funding is in pursuit of a rudimentary and uncertain defense against the unlikely long-range missile attack.

Combatting terrorism in the United States and abroad is the imperative of national security.

I think there is a very strong consensus here that you are moving in the right direction, meeting new threats.

This request is close to twice the entire 2005 budget request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.