Brian Higgins actually said...

"Many of the issues that come before this committee are and have been mainstays in the public discourse since the terrorist attacks of September 11."

"Oral Statement"

"Hearings like this allows us to stay engaged in the fight against terrorism, engage the dangers terrorist organizations pose in regions throughout the world."

"Hearings like these allow us to stay engaged in the fight against terrorism and gauge the dangers terrorist organizations pose in regions throughout the world."