“I am pleased that the two dangerous packages originating in Yemen were intercepted.  For years, I have called for an intensified focus on the global threat from al Qaeda, particularly in Yemen.  Anticipating and confronting al Qaeda threats around the world must be our top national security priority.” 

Senator Feingold is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees.  You can view his work on Yemen at http://feingold.senate.gov/issues_yemen_timeline.html.