John Warner: “I have great respect for Secretary Rumsfeld and his team, but I guess there are times when Congress has to step out.”

I do think from the freeze, because the Nation is at war, we need to have more flexibility there.

Senator Shaheen, you were a well-informed host as we toured Portsmouth Naval Shipyard together last summer studying their energy plans, and I am pleased that you wisely selected a naval vessel as the site of this important Senate hearing.

We are an island Nation.

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.