James M. Talent: “We do a lousy job of orientation on National security issues in general for new Members coming into this body.”

The threat of a bio-attack is, in my judgment, one of the greatest and gravest.

the warrior ethos is not a luxury, it is essential when you have a military.

I would just suggest I think success means protecting the American homeland, the territorial integrity of allies, the economy, from attacks.

What we were hearing back is a greater and greater level of frustration that the system doesn't seem to understand what they're dealing with.