My district lost over 150 people on 9/11. We still have people dying from 9/11 illnesses.

It was the Suffolk County Police Commissioner, who, by the way, was appointed by an Democratic administration.

Since the administration got actively involved, there has not been 1 murder in the last 2 years.

It was originated mainly for the purpose of counterterrorism.

There have been dramatic cuts in the money going to police and fire.

In 2012, Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the States of New York and New Jersey...

I write to request that you broaden the scope of your examination of ideological-based violence.

We are at the stage now where this is a new threat, an evolving threat, a more sophisticated threat.

This Department of Homeland Security was formed and probably the greatest and largest reorganization of our Government in history because of the magnitude of the attack on 9/11 and because we struggled.

At the outset, let me take strong exception to your opening statement. The inference that there was somehow Members of this committee were not concerned about terror attacks carried out by groups like wHite nationalists, Nazis, whatever. That really is rewriting history.

This year if there are more indefensible cuts, they will also be restored.