We need to have a strong defense focused on areas that are in the greatest vulnerability. I have been very concerned about America's 361 seaports as a point in which terrorist activities and materials could be brought into the country.

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We need to make a greater investment in human intelligence.

We need to make a greater investment in human intelligence.

I would give relief from the first $10,000 of the payroll tax. I would allow...

I would give relief from the first $10,000 of the payroll tax. I would allow...

Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment...

Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment...

I voted no on the resolution to give the president authority to go to war...

I voted no on the resolution to give the president authority to go to war...

I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things...

I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things...

The American people have been denied important information for their own protection.

The American people have been denied important information for their own protection.

I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two...

I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two...

The president, clearly as a result of the war and the afterglow of the war,...

The president, clearly as a result of the war and the afterglow of the war,...

I had earlier concluded that a war with Iraq would be a distraction from the...

I had earlier concluded that a war with Iraq would be a distraction from the...

The American people should be informed about what kind of capability terrorists have inside the...

The American people should be informed about what kind of capability terrorists have inside the...

It's fundamentally unfair to have so much of the tax relief go to so few....

It's fundamentally unfair to have so much of the tax relief go to so few....

With terrorist groups like al Qaeda, you can't learn what you want to learn about...

With terrorist groups like al Qaeda, you can't learn what you want to learn about...

I presumed the president was being truthful until a series of events undercut that confidence.

I presumed the president was being truthful until a series of events undercut that confidence.

Yes, more than 100 Democrats voted to authorize Bush to take the nation to war....

Yes, more than 100 Democrats voted to authorize Bush to take the nation to war....

The American people do not have the information upon which they can hold the administration...

The American people do not have the information upon which they can hold the administration...

Today 80 percent of all the oil that comes out of the Gulf is from...

Today 80 percent of all the oil that comes out of the Gulf is from...

This president has been reluctant to hold anybody accountable. No one was held accountable after...

This president has been reluctant to hold anybody accountable. No one was held accountable after...

The doctors have given me a green light. They have said that my heart is...

The doctors have given me a green light. They have said that my heart is...

I consider my voice to be a centrist moderate voice among the nine Democratic candidates.

I consider my voice to be a centrist moderate voice among the nine Democratic candidates.

We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein...

We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein...