Michael McCaul actually said...

We cannot afford to be penny-wise and pound-foolish when it comes to disaster mitigation.

[a]s we've seen recently in France, Tunisia, Kuwait, and even right here at home in places like Garland, TX, and Charleston, SC, violent ext...

There is a great deal of shatter, a high volume if you will, that were being on the coastal side here to warn the public to remain vigilant.

Simply put, we cannot screen applicants confidentially if we don't have good intelligence on the ground.