Tom Coburn actually said...

"If we are going to spend $100 million this year on Port Security Grants, and the total bill for bringing our tier one ports is $2.5 billion, we are 12½ years from bringing them."

"We cannot stop every attack that is going to come to this country, but we can certainly make it much more difficult."

"We need to have a better approach than 2 to 4 percent scanning that we are seeing today."

"You are brilliant--you will not say that, so I will have to do it for you."