He [Rubio] is so knowledgeable about this issue ... I'm glad to see somebody with his background step forward and say it's important and we need to look at it.

Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.

The young folks that are coming into each of your services are anywhere from 17 to 22 or 23. Gee whiz, the hormone level created by nature sets in place the possibility for these types of things to occur. So we've got to be very careful how we address it on our side.

First of all, I don't think that America is truly prepared for a biological or a chemical attack. However, we are moving in the right direction.

But the thing we do know is whatever it costs to save and protect American lives in this conflict, we're going to spend.

Saddam Hussein has openly admitted to the rest of the world that he had weapons of mass destruction. He used those weapons to kill his own people.

The security of the United States, which is so dependent on having accurate and timely intelligence, is not a Republican or a Democratic issue.