I urge you to be as forthcoming and direct about this, including information provided to or withheld from Congress on this issue.

I believe a Team B would provide a tremendous service in making recommendations on how we could disrupt domestic radicalization.

We cannot afford to be silent. I am reminded of the song by Simon and Garfunkel, The Boxer, that says, 'Man hears what he wants to hear, but disregards the rest.'

Despite the FBI's success, the United States does not have an effective or coherent policy to thwart radicalization.

we must foster partnerships with peaceful and law-abiding Americans of the Muslim faith.

I commend the FBI, and Director Mueller, and all the men of the FBI, and men and women of the FBI and our other services for the outstanding work that they have done in intercepting would-be terrorists before their attacks.

According to the Congressional Research Service, there have been 43 homegrown Jihadist terrorist plots and attacks since 9/11.

I have been following radical Islamic terrorism for nearly three decades.

Mr. Wolf. Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I commend your leadership in holding these hearings.

The Obama administration has put this up at a higher priority because it is so important.

I would again make my appeal to the President, to the Press Corps, be public. Don't namby pamby, don't walk on egg shells.

I wonder if, when the toasts are made later on tonight and there is all of this hoopla around a state dinner that all of that kind of like simmers into the background and what message have we sent?