Like politics, all disasters are local.

I hope we can learn more about DOD's progress in that regard today.

So and as part of the countering of it and engaging with communities actually--do we have messages of, 'No, you are going to be in slavery and repeatedly raped when you get over there,' and actually countering that in, you know, the…

So specifically of about--I think you said there is 200 that we know of Americans that have flowed over to the region, how many of them are women and girls, and are there specific targeting efforts that we are doing community-wide or…

I have heard that as well, interested in further discussions on that.

I have heard a lot from my constituents about concerns related to refugee vetting, specifically those that would be coming into the country from Syria, Iraq, and concerns about we have had a couple incidents with those that were Iraqi…

We are pleased to have a very distinguished panel before us today on this important topic.

I think they could be doing more to match those that are stronger in certain capabilities with those that are weaker.

the ungoverned spaces that are continuing to grow around the world provide that space for this kind of activity to happen.

This morning, the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications will continue its examination of preparedness for CBRN attacks to the homeland, with a focus on the threat of bioterrorism.

Our Nation's capacity to mitigate the impacts of all types of biological events is a top National security priority.