the terror threat is growing and some are not paying adequate attention to that.

the core al-Qaeda... has been substantially destroyed by the efforts of two administrations.

Has the faith community been asked to become mediators in this crisis?

I agree that, you know, as al-Qaeda does spread--in a different form, Jane, you are absolutely right, they have evolved--but as it spreads, as Peter Bergen said, al-Qaeda has the largest presence now in the Arab world in history.

H.R. 756, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, has passed the House.

I have enjoyed a good relationship with the Ranking Member, as you said, in the spirit of bipartisanship on this committee.

The credibility of American leadership is being questioned as it has not been for a very long time.

I fear very much that 20 years from now, or less, someone else is going to be sitting here testifying before this committee saying much the same about pulling back from Syria, Libya, and Iraq today.

I do not today see a credible or coherent American strategy for these countries--Syria, Iraq, and Libya--that most threaten to emerge as al-Qaeda's newest and most dangerous footholds.

The administration has labeled the Fort Hood massacre in my home State 'workplace violence,' explained Benghazi away with a protest to a video as opposed to an al-Qaeda-driven attack.

Our goal is not to encourage China to be an enemy or to organize our military against China.