We have done our due diligence, and we are just not finding the people out there.

I think we are involved in a generational struggle. So the lessons of September 11 are always learned the hard way.

The enemy of today is different than it was on September 11.

But you also would agree that when Congress, the President, and our courts are all aligned, we are stronger as a nation.

Do you agree with me the war against radical Islam or terror, whatever description you would like to provide, will go on after the second term of President Obama?

From the President's point of view, does the AUMF in any way restrict his ability to go after terrorist organizations that represent a national security threat to this country?

Doing nothing--Congress could be at the right answer more often than not.

I thank the Senator for his question. It was one of the most compelling trips I have ever made to the Middle East. We went to Turkey, Jordan, and we went to a refugee camp in Jordan. Some 40,000 Syrian children are now in Jordanian…

That would be a big contradiction. I will just yield to Senator Levin to answer the question and make his opening statement.

I would just like to echo what Senator McCain said about Senator Menendez. I would like to, for the record, note that the tide of war in Syria changed today because of what is happening on the floor of the Senate. That may be hard for…

Is that a fair statement?

Well, let us rank the bad actors here. Would you say China is number one?

Is it possible that through cyber technology you could create a 9/11-type event on America?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Enjoy the easy question period you are about to embark upon, because he will be back.

Well, most of what I know about the cybersecurity threat comes from Senator Whitehouse--which is a damning indictment to him.

I have really enjoyed working with our Chairman here, who I think understands the threat as well as anyone in the Congress.

Good news/bad news, I guess.

Do you worry about a cyber 9/11?

We are going to try to put nation states on notice that if you continue to do this, you are going to pay a price.

And wherever the Congress is failing, we are willing to try to inform our colleagues we need to up our game.

Our Chinese friends seem to be hell bent on stealing anything they can get their hands on here in America rather than developing it in their own time and economy.

Our heart goes out to their family, and I hope it reminds those of us in the Congress that your people are in the middle of combat just as much as anybody else.

I believe it's been a good investment, and I worry about radical Islam migrating to Africa and trying to radicalize Muslim minority populations.

every time we can solve a problem without using our military, the security benefits of being involved in Africa--we don't have a whole lot of a military presence--of improving life there is a real blow to radical Islamists.

Senator Lindsey Graham called ECA's exchange programs 'national security insurance' because if you send people back to their home after they have been here, seen what America is really about...