Over the past five years, the president has made the right call over and over again. This is one time. Nobody wants to come to a giant battle over this. We want homeland security. He wants homeland security.

You can only judge him by his accomplishments, not the arbitrary yardsticks thrown around here in the run-up to the presidential campaign.

It's routine procedure to evacuate the building.

Historically, a blanket hold does not necessarily accomplish the goal [or goals] set out for it when deployed.

This was premature and immature given the velocity of the debate.

He certainly helped, by our lights, to make it a more truthful understanding of what happened, and that leaves the door open for us when we come back.

The political will is there. The need is very real. And the urge to help constituents directly and quickly is omnipresent.