Bennie Thompson actually said...

"It is unacceptable the Secretary of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director... refused a bipartisan invitation to testify at this hearing."

"We are also facing a growing domestic terrorist--and particularly white nationalist--threat to our homeland."

"Al-Qaeda is as strong as it has ever been, and has let ISIS absorb the brunt of the world's counter-terrorism efforts."

"Despite organizational setbacks and loss of physical territory, foreign terrorist organizations like ISIS and al-Qaeda remain capable and committed."