Patrick Leahy: “Islamic extremists are using the Iraqi conflict to fuel Islamic resentment against the West and recruit new terrorists…”

We thought that the decision that was made was prudent and long overdue.

Congress was the original classification authority (OCA). It let that power essentially slip away to the Executive Branch.

On February 23rd of this year, Senators Schumer and Coburn and I wrote you a letter commending your decision to sever ties with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR.

If the Senate doesn`t repair itself we are in deep trouble in this country.