Rick Larsen actually said...

"It is clear that today's pirate is no Jack Sparrow."

"Piracy, particularly off the Somalia coast, is a disruptive threat to world shipping."

"Bioterrorism could place at risk the lives of hundreds of thousands, and cause $1 trillion in economic disruption, per event."

"There are a lot of senior leaders in the legislative and executive branch that do not understand this threat."