It puts things at risk, it puts the investigation at risk.

I will say this is the most -- one of the most sophisticated and successful intelligence operations that I have been aware of.

I have never seen anything so tightly held. It was held as close -- as close as anything I have ever seen.

This was a key victory for us.

This war's not going to end in Afghanistan. This is -- al Qaeda has metastasized and morphed, and they are constantly attempting to find new ways at get at us.

I think it's important if it was a leak we find out who did it because there's such sensitive information here.

This was a key victory for us. It also reminds us, though, you know, this war is not going to end in Afghanistan.

They have skilled scientists and other people with advanced degrees who are working on a regular basis to try to get ahead of us.

If this had been a success -- well, I figures, I was talking to someone today who was very much involved in it, saying if this happened prior to 9/11, there's no doubt at all this would have been a success.

Obviously a concern would be that being nonmetallic as to whether or not this could evade security in our airports.

I can tell you myself and no other member of Congress knew anything about this, including me, until this afternoon.

It also appears somehow this was leaked, because I don't know what your sources are telling you, but if you were going around this afternoon, very few people knew anything about it, even those in prominent positions, people in the…

I think it's important, if it was a leak, we find out who did it, because there's such sensitive information here.

I think the Director of National Intelligence deserves our trust.

Force is, and should remain, a last resort, not a first choice.

The reason we have to have the hearings is, to me, the denial of a reality.

We really need to get focused and get down to some tough business, but get focused about addressing this very powerful threat posed to our Nation.

Potential threats from weapons that do not exist can never again be the reason to consider sacrificing the lives of thousands of Americans.

The Radicalization of Muslim-Americans: The Committee on Homeland Security's Investigation of the Continuing Threat

So, when President Obama says all options are on the table to prevent the emergence of a nuclear-armed Iran, there is every reason to believe him, and it would be a serious mistake for Iran or anyone else to doubt American resolve.

Our worst enemies in America, I would argue, are Muslim interest groups and leaders, who do more to deny the problem of Muslim extremism than to defeat it.

We know Hezbollah operatives are here.

Our military has done a great job at keeping us safe.

At this key moment for our country, the worst attack on us in history, these people who I thought were my friends were talking about Zionists and conspiracies.

Will they be the holder of the keys to Iran's future nuclear weapons arsenal?