Edward Royce actually said...

"we are changing our culture to this al-Qaeda, you know, psychology, and that it is a Gulf state culture, in his mind."

"the way in which this Chechen al-Qaeda-linked organization was going house to house in their state, which neighbors Chechnya, and giving young men an option of either joining the movement, the jihad, ..."

"this was much more than just a movement for Chechen independence, indeed it was much more ambitious, because the idea was a caliphate for the whole region."

"I appreciate that opportunity, Mr. Chairman, but I think I will defer and allow the witnesses each to testify."