But it took 2 or 3 years before the message--and I am sure J.M. Berger can amplify on this.
The danger is real. In many respects, the threat is growing.
They are using social media to show that they are actually stronger than they are.
There is an obvious piece of legislation that we need to start working on.
I would just really hope that the Department will work with this Committee, work with this office, and let us start taking that step-by-step...
I think you appropriately answered that is not going to happen within this Administration.
I want to work closely with you to get that information so we can take that first step that solving any problem is admitting we have it.
The reason we separated the judiciary from the police is a very important one.
As we are trying to grapple with a border that is not secure--and, by the way, that was our first hearing.
We should do the same for American citizens, and we really should not be collecting their data in bulk.
The real culprit is government.