The answer is yes. The question is: How imminent is that threat?

I think it shows that the tentacles of these terrorist connections often go beyond what we first anticipate.

The American people are appalled that the most feared government agency has been permitted to attack their most sacred rights.

I don't believe the foreign minister spokesperson. I don't believe the foreign minister. I don't believe the Iranian president, Ahmadinejad because they have a mutual enemy and it is us and Westerners.

Senator Lieberman, first of all, it is wonderful to see you here today.

It is absolutely vital, and I commend you for it.

The fact is the Boston Police they have four detectives with Top Secret clearance on the JTTF, they were never--even the four JTTF people with Top Secret clearance were never told about the letter from Russia.

As far as lone wolves that Abdulmutallab, the Christmas day bomber in 2009, was not a lone wolf, he was trained by AQAP.

I think it is absolutely indefensible that the FBI found out on Sunday that there was a planned attack against Times Square and never notified the NYPD.

Let me thank you, commend you for holding this hearing, and a series of hearings on the Boston bombing.

I have not heard one administration official, including the Attorney General and the President, use the term 'Islamist.'

My belief was, I can't go into what it was, that you have those two instances, plus the Russians giving him -- giving the FBI his name. To me, this is more than just a coincidence when you have three different events like that.

The FBI have said they never heard of a magistrate walking, a federal magistrate walking in and stopping an interrogation the way this was done.

What I'm saying is that when you know that Islamic terrorists, by ipso facto are going to be Muslims and you know that for instance in New York we have had so many plots against New York, which have been stopped by the NYPD and by the FBI…

I will certainly discuss it with the Chairman of the full committee.

I would just follow up on what the commissioner said. I am not in a position to invite people to the NYPD, but it really works.

Obviously at the time this was originally scheduled we did not know that the attack in Boston was going to occur.

This is absolutely essential that legislation be passed.

the decision to hand on this case in the civilian court has re-ignited a bitter debate.

I think 'The Sequester' is crazy. I think the president had to show them leadership. Congress should do more, but to sit here by myself serves no purpose.

I think what we need to do going forward is what New York City does very well...

I would suggest also, and the question, of course, though, that we factor in...

Right now we are standing together as one in a bipartisan show of support. The time for recriminations is over. Let's stand together as Americans, and let's get the aid to the people who need it because in my district alone, in my…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time, and let me at the outset commend Congressman Frelinghuysen for the outstanding job he has done on this amendment and throughout this entire crisis. I am proud to stand with Governor Cuomo…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the rule and equally strong support of the underlying legislation, particularly the Frelinghuysen amendment, which is so vital to the people of New York, New…