Peter King

Last year, Aulaqi publicly praised these alleged terrorists and called for further attacks against American civilians--and Aulaqi is an American citizen.

I have seen first-hand the violence and repression against Muslims in many countries and spoken out in their defense.

We must foster partnerships with peaceful and law-abiding Americans of the Muslim faith and not allow their voices to be drowned out.

I authored legislation creating the National Commission on Terrorism, also known as the Bremer Commission.

I have been concerned about and been following the issue of radical Islamic terrorism for nearly 3 decades.

CAIR is counterproductive, and it is hurting the American Muslim community.

My concern about CAIR is not limited to its disturbing origins and connections to terrorist financing.

I voted for the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2010, authored by Representative Jane Harman.

Muslims are an enemy living amongst us

This is our homeland, and we want to set this aside to begin, if you will, a counter-jihad.

We cannot afford to be silent. I am reminded of the song by Simon and Garfunkel, 'The Boxer,' which includes the lyric: 'Man hears what he wants to hear, but disregards the rest.'

I believe a 'Team B' would provide a tremendous service to both the agencies and the Congress in making recommendations on how we can disrupt domestic radicalization.

That is why I will be introducing legislation soon that would create a 'Team B' to bring fresh eyes to U.S. domestic radicalization and counterterrorism strategy.

I want to commend the FBI and Director Mueller for their exceptional work in intercepting would-be terrorists before their attacks.

I believe that we must take a fresh look at how we can thwart domestic radicalization--because it is clear that current efforts have been unsuccessful.

Let me be clear: CAIR is counter-productive and is hurting the American Muslim community.

Last week during a hearing before my subcommittee, Attorney General Eric Holder recognized CAIR's 'troubled history' and FBI Director Robert Mueller has suspended all non-investigative cooperation with CAIR.

Hamas is recognized by the United States and the European Union as a terrorist organization.

Targeting of the Muslim American community for the actions of a few is unjust.

Ascribing evil acts of a few individuals to an entire community is wrong.

As we approach the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks, we cannot allow the memories of that tragic day to fade away.

The threat level today is as high as it has been since September 11 because of increased radicalization in our country.

This threat is real, and it is serious.

Let me make it clear today that I remain convinced that these hearings must go forward. They will.

To back down would be a flagrant surrender to political correctness and an abdication of what I believe to be the main responsibility of this committee, to protect America from terrorist attack.