I would hope that if there is a future hearing involving this, Mr. Chairman, that other than the CAIR organization...

I am personally shocked and horrified that there appears to be no--I am not even sure the people who know or should know have a list of who was on those planes...

I think many times our Government has greeted suspicious conduct by the Saudis with a wink and a nod.

Our war on terrorism is not a war against Islam.

It is also amazing to me the political power of the Saudis on Capitol Hill.

This article also went into Prince Bandar's relationship with our Government and the relationship of the Carlyle Group...

I think it is important for us to keep that front and center in this conversation.

What a strange relationship we have with Saudi Arabia.

Our dependence on their oil has led us to... conclusions we wouldn't reach in relation to any other nation.

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