"There are almost 200,000 civilians in the six U.N. peacekeeping bases and many of them would not be alive today if not for the U.N.'s presence."
"I understand the Second Amendment, but the Framers of the Constitution could never have anticipated the kind of hell that was inflicted on innocent people in Orlando, in Newtown, in these other places..."
"We should give law enforcement professionals and leaders fast track authority in developing common-sense, common-sense gun control."
"Why would any law-abiding citizen that invokes a Constitutional right to bear arms as a responsible citizen... defend someone that has terrorist activity in their history to purchase a gun legally?"
"But I just can't help but conclude our big problem is guns."
"Today, only a few days from the fifteenth anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, we now know, unfortunately, that information sharing is an integral part of our Nation's security."
"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."
"Hearings like this allows us to stay engaged in the fight against terrorism, engage the dangers terrorist organizations pose in regions throughout the world."
"Oral Statement"
"Combating these terror financing operations must be among our top priorities as doing so is a key component to our efforts to counter these groups globally."
"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."