John Warner: “I can personally attest to his high, exemplary character.”

Good luck to each and every one of you, and to the importance of the confirmation process.

This country is greatly strengthened by the will of such people to step forward and do, time and time again, public service.

I think that's a really significant answer since the question of readiness clearly one of the most strategically important issues you have to deal with.

Judging from my own experience, these four resumes constitute an extraordinary body of knowledge needed in these respective positions and needed by our country at a critical time.