"I am particularly troubled that much of the current vitriol has been directed toward the President and the First Lady."
"I urge the Chairman to hold a hearing examining the homeland security threat posed by anti-Government and white supremacists groups."
"The number of active hate groups in the United States topped 1,000 for the first time and the anti-Government movement has expanded dramatically for the second straight year."
"we urge that each of you heed our call and the calls of all Americans who share our dual vision of ensuring our security without violating our values."
"It's the American thing to do."
"I vehemently oppose the narrow approach this committee is taking in this hearing."
"If prisons were a cause of jihad radicalization, even a weak cause, then the country would be rife with terrorists."
"The claim that prisons will generate scores of terrorists spilling out into the streets of our cities--the position described at the opening of this paper--seems to be false, or at least overstated."
"Restricting this hearing for the consideration of radicalization of American Muslims and not equally of other groups is wrong."
"The narrow scope of this hearing is discriminatory, and it is an abuse of power."
"This committee is setting a dangerous precedent in treating one religious group different than another."
"Today's terrorists do not share a particular ethnic, educational, or socioeconomic background . . . The most effective means of identifying terrorists is through their behavior--not ethnicity, race or..."
"We cannot give this lie a place to rest."
"We live in troubling times. I have heard concerns that today's hearing will stoke a climate of fear and distrust in the Muslim community."
"I think that it is a real problem for us now to try to reach back 5 years-plus and ask people to produce records that we know they don't have."
"I think people would reasonably expect 6 months or a year after the emergency you come back."
"I think that is asking a bit much of Mr. Jones."
"Some in Congress seem to believe that securing America's Southwest Border is the answer to our Nation's illegal immigration concerns."
