Summer Lee

The reason I say that is because there are a number of intrusions that I am concerned about and I want to discuss some legislation that I have introduced as well.

The climate that we are in calls for greater attention.

Let me again offer my deepest sympathy to the Dallas Police Department and to the families who have lost loved ones through actions of terror.

I thank the Chairman and the Ranking Member for this combined committee, and thank the witnesses, as well, for your presence here today.

The thing is that the radiological threats, the dirty bombs that we have been working on for quite some time, can cause a lot of economic damage.

We will not solve this problem by ignoring the fact that resources are needed, not throwing money away.

I am a strong supporter of the Securing the Cities program, and as well the monies that you all need.

If you are on a terrorist watch list, you should not be able to buy assault weapons.

I hope you will view this committee as being very serious about this issue.

I am glad that we passed the Oversight of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 and included privacy elements in that bill as well.

I think we need a SOS or Red Cross team dealing with cybersecurity in light of these possibilities.

I hope the American people and those who are listening in this audience in their own way will rise up and be actively engaged in ensuring that we are responsive to the deeply embedded pain.

I believe that there is a great deal of morality in this Congress, and so I am hoping and looking for action this week on a ban on the assault weapons.

Speak the obvious of the hacking of the Democratic National Committee, which brings it really home.

I am a strong believer in the legislative process as the best path for addressing the most complex issues of the digital communication age.

All right. Can you just expand on those systems without breaching confidentially?

But I think the question for the American people is the issue of security and the level of threat that these individuals represent.

So, we all want to do our research, make sure we are giving accurate questions, but to your--coming to your mind at this time--and I believe that if one was it would probably remain very viable, enough for you to remember an individual…

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, very much.

I cannot help saying that this week we must pass no-fly no-buy.

I wanted to clarify that from the record from Mr. Wagner. He was a U.S. citizen born in New York.

I believe in comprehensive immigration reform, which would allow Department of Homeland Security to see more people, vet more people, and reject more people.

I believe that the President's approach of focusing on those who would do us harm is the most important approach.

I support a professional staff, not privatization.

But the problem has been at least relieved for a moment and we expect to continue to work with you for that.