Kidnapping for ransom, antiquity smuggling and private donations represent an alarming and largely under appreciated source of terrorist financing that has largely gone unaddressed.

I hope we can have a robust discussion of the existence of these programs as we seek to understand whether post-prison countering violent extremist reentry programs may be helpful in reducing recidivism and decreasing the allure of…

Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you for holding this, today's hearing, to explore the detention and monitoring of radical ideology in prisons.

I believe it is important to distinguish between the terms radicalization and terrorism.

I believe it is important to distinguish the terms 'radicalization' and 'terrorism.'

these groups are so desperately needed today.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing to examine options for enhancing the safety and security across our surface transportation sectors.

My bill, which was advanced through my Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee today unanimously, would direct the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to conduct an assessment of the risks…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, just let me thank you, because a lot of what you do is about what didn't happen.

Again, I thank Chairman King, Chairman Katko, and my fellow Ranking Member Rice for their leadership in focusing our oversight on this hearing.

My concern with this issue led me to introduce legislation in July entitled the Known Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats to Transportation Act.

The snap-back provisions in this agreement are real and powerful, and I think are born out of a deep distrust of Iran.