Ted Poe: “I appreciate Chairman Ted Poe for convening this timely and important hearing.”

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

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

I think they are not doing their job to fight terrorism because the terrorists come in from Pakistan into Afghanistan.

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.