Bob Bennett: “Service on this Committee will do you no good whatsoever in terms of your relationship with your constituents.”

I think the outcry would be very, very strong. There is a huge conflict of interest here, and such an individual should not be included.

I do not think that is what the original filibuster rule had in mind, but it has become the norm.

the MDA's mission to 'deploy . . . an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack' is more important now than ever.

With sufficient foreign assistance, Iran could probably develop and test an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States by 2015.