Political Quotes

“It is my honor to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. McCaul), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act. I want to thank Congressman Fitzpatrick for bringing this important legislation. The United States is currently experiencing one of the highest terror threat environments since 9/11. Despite crushing the caliphate in Iraq and Syria, ISIS continues to demonstrate its capability to inspire attacks on the West, including in the homeland. The two terror attacks in New York City late last year are stark reminders of this reality and the threat facing the United States. Given the nature of this evolving threat, I established a task force on denying terrorists entry into the United States last year and I appointed Representative Mike Gallagher to head up the effort. I would like to thank all of the members of the task force for their hard work in making this effort a success. I charged this task force with examining how terrorists might infiltrate the homeland, identifying challenges with current U.S. Government information sharing and vetting procedures, and reviewing the screening agencies' structure and bureaucracy. After completing its review, the task force issued a report outlining its findings and providing seven recommendations designed to address the identified gaps.…”