We will have to wait a little longer to see if Armageddon has arrived.

I can tell you that I think America is safer today than it was on 9/11. But that doesn't mean that we don't have a long way to go.

While I support a more comprehensive bill and hope a more extensive package will eventually past the Senate, I also am a realist and know that we must not let the perfect bill be the enemy of real reform.

Excessive administration secrecy... feeds conspiracy theories and reduces the public's confidence in government.

I've seen enough killing in my life. I know how precious human life is and I don't need a lecture from you.

I cannot in good conscience vote in favor of tax cuts, irrespective of their size, or to which segment of the population they are targeted. Nor can I support any spending increases that are not related to improving our nation's defense from the obvious and serious threats facing us today.

As long as there is a war on terrorism going on, we're all going to have to work together.