William H. Frist: “we had a short recess for about an hour because of a security threat that, by now, has been covered well in the media. I…”

“we had a short recess for about an hour because of a security threat that, by now, has been covered well in the media. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the Capitol Police and the various assistants throughout the Capitol because when we have that sort of alert, which comes very quickly, very unexpectedly while we are in session here, but at the same time this huge Capitol Building with literally hundreds and thousands of people working in this complex having to stop and evacuate in an orderly way is a real challenge. So I thank everybody, including our guests, because at the same time we have all of us who are working here in this Capitol structure, there are guests visiting throughout the Capitol. Everybody left in an orderly way and in a way that was safe and calm. As far as I have heard in talking with the Sergeant at Arms, there were no injuries. When you have that sort of rapid departure, that is always a risk. Our Capitol Police, Sergeant at Arms, and the Secretary of the Senate all responded in a way that we can all be proud of. Most importantly, the offending aircraft is now on the ground, and the pilot and whoever else was in the plane are being questioned. Now I am happy to turn to the Democratic leader.”