Peter King

Our military has done a great job at keeping us safe.

We really need to get focused and get down to some tough business, but get focused about addressing this very powerful threat posed to our Nation.

Will they be the holder of the keys to Iran's future nuclear weapons arsenal?

Force is, and should remain, a last resort, not a first choice.

This is clearly within our jurisdiction and that is why I intend to proceed with the hearing and subsequent hearings if we have to.

Today, our National interests, namely standing with our major ally, Israel, increasingly puts us in the crosshairs of the extremist regime in Tehran.

We know Hezbollah operatives are here.

The Honorable Peter T. King, a Representative in Congress From the State of New York, and Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security.

I want to thank you for the job you have done and continue to do, especially, yes, for the 14 plots against New York that you have stopped.

Potential threats from weapons that do not exist can never again be the reason to consider sacrificing the lives of thousands of Americans.

The Radicalization of Muslim-Americans: The Committee on Homeland Security's Investigation of the Continuing Threat

I had said in my opening statement that in conversations, which a number of you had with our staffs and also with other conversations you have had with people of the intelligence community, they have put the number at at least the hundreds…

I think the Director of National Intelligence deserves our trust.

The military relies on the abilities of the local first responders.

We have a significant fear that this focus will be lost if the Port Security Grant Program does not remain separate and fails to continue to evolve to meet emerging security needs.

Even Chairwoman Mary Shapiro expressed surprise at the initiation of the baseless lawsuits.

The trustee, Irving Picard, is out of control.

This is tragic, this is wrong.

Almost imminent threat posed by Hezbollah quite possibly to Jewish houses of worship and religious institutions.

You have repeatedly said that you don't know where the missing funds are.

If this crisis had not come about, would you have known--if the crisis did not become as critical as it did, would you have any knowledge at all of the funds--

The fact that $1.2 billion can be missing and not accounted for, the fact that at a time when every taxpayer is trying to account for every penny, we can have persons such as yourself, Governor Corzine, who made your reputation in this…

Thank you, Chairman Lungren and Ranking Member Brady. We appreciate the opportunity to be here today.

I don't consider civil disobedience to be violating other people's rights.

You don't occupy a park.