Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Sunday she's encouraged by the federal response to the destructive tornado that hit Moore, Okla. But she's also worried about getting caught in the bureaucratic process of government. 
 
 "What I need is the ability to get through red tape," she said on CNN's "State of the Union." 
 
 "So far, we have had great response," she said, expressing appreciation for FEMA Director Craig Fugate and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. 
 
 (PHOTOS: Oklahoma tornado) 
 
 "This is a massive debris field. It's not just a couple blocks," she said, noting the 17-mile path cut by the destructive EF-5 tornado last Monday afternoon in Moore. The storm killed 24 people and injured hundreds more. 
 
 Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), also appearing on same show, said progress has been made in the recovery from Hurricane Sandy last fall, but that there was still a way to go. 
 
 "It's gonna take a long time," he said, alluding to the bureaucracy that Fallin had mentioned. 
 
 "It's without a doubt going to be the governor's most difficult challenge," he said. 
 
 (PHOTOS: Obama surveys Oklahoma tornado damage) 
 
 Joplin, Mo., Mayor Melodee Colbert-Kean, whose city was devastated by a similar EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011, said the recovery process can be frustrating. 
 
 "There is no quick remedy for a disaster of these proportions. It does take time," she said. "You have to have a plan." 
 
 Read more about: Michael Grimm, Mary Fallin, Oklahoma Tornado ||||| The Senate might not be broken, but it's not exactly stable, former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole says. 
 
 "It's bent pretty badly," he said on "Fox News Sunday" when asked if the Senate was broken. 
 
 The Kansas Republican - who served 27 years in the Senate, including four years as majority leader and eight years in charge of the minority - said Congress' current dysfunction is hard to believe. 
 
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 "It seems almost unreal that we can't get together on budget or legislation," he said. "I mean, we weren't perfect but at least we got the work done." 
 
 Dole did criticize one major Republican tactic of the Obama era: heavy use of the filibuster requiring 60 votes to pass legislation. 
 
 "There's no doubt about it," Dole said when asked if the filibuster was being abused. "There's some cases where you can justify it. But not many." 
 
 Read more about: Senate, Bob Dole, Dysfunction ||||| Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole says he doesn't believe he could make it in the modern Republican Party. 
 
 "I doubt it," he said in an interview aired on "Fox News Sunday" when asked if his generation of Republican leaders could make it in today's GOP. "Reagan couldn't have made it. Certainly, Nixon couldn't have made it, cause he had ideas. We might've made it, but I doubt it." 
 
 Dole, a wounded World War II veteran from Kansas and icon of the party, said he believes it needs to rethink the direction it's heading in. 
 
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 "They ought to put a sign on the National Committee doors that says 'Closed for repairs,' until New Year's Day next year," he said. "And spend that time going over ideas and positive agendas." 
 
 Read more about: Bob Dole, Republicans ||||| Newt Gingrich says President Barack Obama's address last week on counterterrorism was "naive." 
 
 "It's just stunningly, breathtakingly naive," the former House speaker and Republican presidential contender said on CNN's "State of the Union." 
 
 He alluded to unrest in northern Nigeria, the killing of a British soldier in London last week and various other incidents that have highlighted the continual threat of extremism. 
 
 (PHOTOS: Newt Gingrich’s career) 
 
 "This stuff's going on everywhere, and we will never be in peace in the pre-1941 sense that we are never threatened," he said. "No one wants to talk honestly" about the widespread nature of the threat. 
 
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 The WARC files associated with this crawl are not currently available to the general public. ||||| Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday President Barack Obama was "tone deaf" in his speech last week reworking the war on terror. 
 
 "We show this lack of resolve, talking about the war being over," the South Carolina Republican said on "Fox News Sunday." "What do you think the Iranians are thinking? At the end of the day, this is the most tone-deaf president I ever could imagine, making such a speech at a time when our homeland is trying to be attacked literally every day." 
 
 Specifically, Graham said he was opposed to shifting standards for drone strikes. 
 
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 "I've never been more worried about our national security than I am today," he said. "And this speech didn't help." 
 
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– With President Obama headed for her tornado-ravaged state, Okla. Gov. Mary Fallin told CNN's State of the Union today that while, "so far, we have had a great response" from the feds, she's also worried about the grinding wheels of bureaucracy in the days ahead. "What I need is the ability to get through red tape," she said, emphasizing the scope of the 17-mile swath of destruction. "This is a massive debris field. It's not just a couple blocks." Added the mayor of Joplin, Mo.: "There is no quick remedy for a disaster of these proportions. It does take time." Elsewhere on your Sunday dial, as per Politico: Lindsey Graham on sex assaults in the military: "I want to salute the women who serve and are putting up with way too much crap. This needs to end. Commanders who allow this to flourish, quite frankly, should be fired. The president spoke well of this problem. It is a disgrace to the United States military." Graham on Obama's speech on counterterror: "We show this lack of resolve, talking about the war being over. What do you think the Iranians are thinking? At the end of the day, this is the most tone-deaf president I ever could imagine, making such a speech at a time when our homeland is trying to be attacked literally every day." Newt Gingrich on Obama's speech: "It's just stunningly, breathtakingly naive. This stuff's going on everywhere, and we will never be in peace in the pre-1941 sense that we are never threatened. No one wants to talk honestly" about the threat. Bob Dole on his chances of making it in the modern GOP: "I doubt it. Reagan couldn't have made it. Certainly, Nixon couldn't have made it, 'cause he had ideas. We might've made it, but I doubt it. They ought to put a sign on the National Committee doors that says 'Closed for repairs,' until New Year's Day next year. And spend that time going over ideas and positive agendas." Dole on the Senate: "It's bent pretty badly. It seems almost unreal that we can't get together on budget or legislation. I mean, we weren't perfect, but at least we got the work done."