Janet Napolitano

While I understand that your agency came up with this procedure as a way to protect the interests of grey market importers, I am concerned that, thus far, your agency has unwittingly created potentially a giant loophole for the most…

we are a Nation of laws and not a Nation of men or women, a Nation of laws.

What bothers me, quite frankly, are the allegations that are made against anyone who happens to be Muslim.

It doesn't work. The program is expensive, and it doesn't work the way Congress intended.

I wake up in the morning thinking about how to protect this country, and I go to bed at night thinking about how to protect this country.

We must address threats that are home-grown as well as those that originate abroad.

Today, nearly 11 years after the 9/11 attacks, America is stronger and more secure.

I have introduced a bill that would require everyone who is seeking to be trained as a pilot, make sure that they are vetted against a terrorist watch list.

We face direct threats from al-Qaeda.

This Nation cannot sacrifice security or freedom in the face of any threat, foreign or domestic.

We must remove the opportunities and instrumentalities of destruction.

I would say, Representative, that, yes, that had all the hallmarks of domestic terrorism.