When his nomination comes before the United States Senate, Timothy Batten can count on my strong support... He is the right person for the job.

Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself.

This is nothing new. It has proved meritorious because we have gathered significant information on bad guys and only on bad guys over the years.

It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations.

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.

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.

It's very difficult to tell someone how to protect themselves from a terrorist attack, whether it occurs in the U.S. or on foreign soil, particularly when you have terrorists with no concern for human life.