Kirk Watson: “We need observing. I observed the election in 2000 from Micronesia. I was ashamed. I was embarrassed because I had to go…”

I just want to say that Members in this first hour have struck a chord with the American people and the needs. And when we talk about homeland security, it is not the land, it's the people on the land. And I am very disturbed that we're…

I want to know why the Intelligence Committee did not receive the confidential information that I am hearing is going to be discussed here. If the information discussed here is not confidential, why do we need a secret session and to what…

We have to respect the people's vote. We shouldn't create a system that allows a minority to thwart what the will of the majority wants.

I just want to end this with this: I went over to the Chair of Intelligence. I said, Do you know about this? He said, No. He can speak for himself. But why at this time are we given information that is supposed to be so strategic we have…