John Warner: “This nomination of the first Supreme Court justice by this distinguished president gives him an opportunity to be a…”

You will carry with you for the rest of your life the recollections of the work that you have done for one of America's most valued assets, the men and the women and their families of the armed services of the United States.

It is a moving experience for me to reenter this room. I served on this committee for 30 years.

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.

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.