"I am heartened to know the last thing Osama bin Laden saw before death was an American soldier bearing down on him with an American flag on his shoulder."
"I think Americans are asking how they could have gone undetected for that long in that kind of an environment."
"At the very least, whether there was complicity or incompetence, at the very least there has not been a high priority in targeting senior al-Qaeda leaders in Pakistan."
"For all the money we have spent, how can we develop a relationship of trust with the Pakistani government when, in fact, you have what I would call a fairly weak President and an ISI that is rogue at ..."
"I have introduced H.R. 915, a bill to codify the BEST program in law to help ensure the program."
"I would also like to highlight the important supporting role that State and local law enforcement play in the Federal Government's border security."
"We do have more resources down there. I think we all agree with that. But the situation has become more dangerous and more violent."
"I think that is where the cooperation, especially on the intelligence side, between the Federals and the locals is crucial."
"I think the awareness of the industry has improved."
"I think sometimes we legislate, and there is a law of unintended consequences."
"It seems to me that all the money we are seizing down there ought to go back towards our border security operations."
"I look forward to working with you and my time is about ready to expire. But I would like to work with you and the Department in a bipartisan way to enhance this effort because I do think the money co..."