Now, in 2007, I was privileged, as a member of the Armed Services Committee--with Senator Clinton--and, the two of us--she, largely--initiated the first statute for the Pentagon to begin to look to future missions and roles as affected by…

We must anticipate new and revised missions for our military forces, and factor those into our calculations of the consequences of climate change for America's national security.

We've got to start, we've got to jump out front, and we've got to lead.

Mr. Chairman, that was a statute that Senator Clinton and I put in. It's requiring the Quadrennial Review to specifically project the future.

If we ignore these facts, we do so at the peril of our national security and increase the risk to those in uniform who serve our Nation.

Certainly say it's dead-on.

These challenges are not insurmountable, but they will be expensive, as Senator Warner has suggested, to address.

the consequences of climate change, the global consequences, are likely to entail some very hard choices for the United States

And it's right in the law. It is in the 2008 authorization.

The United States, hopefully, with the support of the Congress, having forged a legislation, can go to the international conference in Copenhagen, and become a leader.

I would support it wholeheartedly, because they're stretched, their families are stretched, and they have done valiantly under the concept of the All-Volunteer Force.

Severity of the drought in that whole part of Africa has precipitated so much of this instability, certainly Somalia's.

I can personally attest to his high, exemplary character.

I'm delighted that President Bush has nominated Rob to serve as Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission.

I'm speaking for myself, but I know I'm also speaking on behalf of my colleagues from Virginia.

I think he'll be striving to make sure that all people in this country have the opportunity to benefit from the digital revolution.

I commend the President and the Secretary of State for this outstanding nomination.

It is essential the President and European leaders work together to finalize a plan for greater European commitment in Afghanistan.

Success in Afghanistan may depend on the attitudes of the people, the progress of reconstruction, and the development of the economy as much as it depends on battlefield victories.

It cannot be a military operation alone. It is a coordinated effort.

I appreciate very much General Eikenberry's willingness to take on an extremely difficult mission, and I look forward to his testimony.

It is the need to get the right balance in Afghanistan between all parties involved in that area.

At this pivotal moment in our mission in Afghanistan, we are fortunate to have a public servant who possesses this unique and exceptional record of experience.

I am honored to present General Eikenberry to this distinguished committee and I strongly and unreservedly endorse his nomination.

I wish to commend the Chair, the Ranking Member, and the members of the Committee with, really, I think the very thorough and expeditious way in which the nomination of the Attorney General, Mr. Holder, was handled and voted upon by the…