"If the withdrawal from Gaza goes badly, obviously, that will set us back."

"In a post-9/11 world, diversity has become even more important."

"So, you know, I think that Democrats are being more successful in Congress and I'm really going to be proud of the role I will play tomorrow as ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee when this bill passes."

"Maybe it's my 15 minutes of fame, maybe it's longer."

"In 1969, when I graduated from Harvard Law School, women and minorities made up a tiny fraction of the first year associates accepted by top law firms."

"The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/11 and the pre-war intelligence on Iraq, clearly reveal how vital a diverse intelligence workforce is to our national security."

"The point is to solve problems, not point fingers."

"A lot of the things that we've been able to do in the last several years were Democratic ideas, including the structure for this new director of national intelligence."