On the recordMay 9, 2012
In reclaiming my time, I do take Mr. Brennan at his word. I think Mr. Brennan is actually a constituent who lives in my congressional district. He has a pretty distinguished career in having been our station chief in Saudi Arabia and the head of the Counterterrorism Center, and he probably knows more about terrorism than any Member here in the Congress but for, perhaps, Mr. Rogers or Mr. Ruppersberger. Secondly, Director Mueller, I maintain, is one of the best Directors. Director Mueller is an honest, decent, ethical guy, who cares deeply with regard to civil rights. Mr. Serrano is not here, but God bless Mr. Serrano. At every hearing, Mr. Serrano always bears in to make sure that the FBI is doing things appropriately. I believe they are, and he validated what the NYPD did. It's just not a good idea to be attacking our law enforcement and saying this when they're actually doing a good job. So I stand with Mr. Fattah, and I stand with Mr. King. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman from Virginia has expired. (On request of Mr. Fattah, and by unanimous consent, Mr. Wolf was allowed to proceed for 2 additional minutes.)
