Ted Poe: “It's always been the case that you may not be interested in the Middle East, but the Middle East becomes interested in…”

That means we are losing. We are losing. Complex means we are losing.

The threat of terrorism remains a deadly challenge for us and our allies around the globe.

We must not become complacent. We must continue to be vigilant until those ideologies that motivate violent extremism are cast into the dustbin of history.

Thank you for chairing this committee for so many years. It has been a wonderful privilege to be here with you.