Bennie Thompson actually said...

"We need to continue looking into information sharing with the State and local police and also listening to the boots on the ground on how to recognize and prevent acts of home-grown violent extremism."

"I encourage this committee to continue serious discussions on how to counter violent extremist messages while protecting Constitutional rights."

"If we are going to authorize S&T this year, we should establish policies and guidance for defining R&D across the Department, and having clear processes and procedures for overseeing R&D, that would p..."

"Without objective measurement tools, it is impossible for Congress to assess what should be changed or what should be kept."