Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

"There is a huge disjunction between what is really happening out there and what people know."

"I have to assume that the interagency process is sort of an ongoing thing and that there remain discussions going on within the administration on these subjects."

"But a domain clears that issue, does it not, by making people aware so that there is consent before you enter it?"

"Are you satisfied that the existing resources will do the trick, or do we need to think about scaling up to meet this threat?"