We are watching this devastation unfold on our televisions for days and you have to ask: where is the federal government? We should have had a significant amount of troops and supplies there on the ground Monday.

President Bush's wake-up call came awfully late. We are watching this devastation unfold on our televisions for days, and you have to ask: Where is the federal government? The National Guard's first priority must always be to protect people at home.

I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people.

It's like watching an unbelievable movie or novel unfold.

We're just watching the other things unfold in the east. We're fully operational.

Municipal networks expand economic opportunities. We've got to open new doors, not slam them shut.