Bennie Thompson

It should come as no surprise that their affiliates may turn to traditional criminal activities to fund ideologically-based violence.

To bring them into a community such as Governor Haley's Charleston, or bringing them to something like Fort Leavenworth where there are communities of veterans as well as just citizens like myself living there, that is going to cause them…

How can we even feasibly understand what type of threat any one of those people could bring to our community?

There has been no communication. We have no idea.

I am honored to present testimony to you regarding the impact a transfer of detainees from the Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station to the Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth will have on our city, county, region and the…

The impact a transfer of detainees from the Detention Center at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station to the Disciplinary Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth will have on our city, county, region and the Fort itself.

There is no issue on my part to pursue the death penalty at all.

Today I encourage everyone to focus on the facts and not baseless fear.

Closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility is a National security imperative.

I want to make it clear that Guantanamo Bay has served its purpose and must be closed.

I have no further speakers and I am prepared to close. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry).

I would also like to thank the witnesses for appearing to testify to examine terror groups operating in Southeast Asia and their allegiances to other terrorist groups such as the Islamic State and al-Qaeda.

Although there have been no successful attacks on U.S. pipelines, it is important that the United States remain vigilant.

The Transportation Security Administration is well-known for its role in commercial aviation security.

The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, a Representative in Congress From the State of Mississippi, and Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security:

Members of this Committee, including myself, have been asking for years, on a bipartisan basis, for this staffing model, but CBP has so far refused to comply.

While some progress has been made toward addressing those challenges, much more remains to be done to ensure that CBP has the staffing and infrastructure necessary to keep pace with travel and trade while continuing to secure our Nation's…

I am writing to express the serious concerns I have regarding staffing issues at airports throughout our nation.

I want to hear from you how the Department is maintaining situational awareness and response capabilities during this increasingly violent and volatile Presidential campaign season.

I would hope that contained within forthcoming grant guidance are instructions for some of the funding to be directed at the prevention of right-wing extremist attacks.

However, at the same time, anti-Government and militia groups grew by one-third in 2015.

Sixteen years, Mr. Secretary, is far too long. Let's put this baby to bed and get on with protecting and doing a job that our fine men and women do.

It is also clear that the threats we face are growing and evolving.

Indeed, former Boston Police Commissioner Davis testified before this committee that without grant funding, the 'response would have been much less comprehensive than it was'.

From where I sit, I can say with confidence that Federal grant investments have worked.