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" Libya is a failed state and becoming a launching pad for external operations, as is Sinai in Egypt. "

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" The head of ISIS called for attacks during the season of Ramadan, which is what you have seen both in Orlando and now in Istanbul at the airport. "

" We're dealing with an enemy now, ISIS, that has a very sophisticated social media program. "

" What is our capability when someone posts a public social media posting that says that they're going to conduct attacks on the United States on behalf of the Islamic State. Why can't we pick up that information and then stop that act of terror? "

" Remember, the Boston bombers were Chechen rebels. "

" Cairo has flights into JFK, and they're going to open another one at Dulles... As long as we have flights coming directly to the United States, I think it's putting Americans at risk. "

" I think it's important to note that after the airstrikes began in Iraq and Syria, ISIS began a very aggressive social media campaign calling for these types of attacks, these lone wolf attacks. "

" We want to do this methodically, smart, starting with border security then looking at immigration reform measures. "

" This policy of containment is not a winning strategy. We need a policy to defeat and destroy ISIS once and for all. "

" Without - you know, good intelligence stops plots against the homeland. Without that intelligence, we cannot effectively stop it. "

" I can reveal today that the U.S. government has information to indicate that individuals tied to terrorist groups in Syria have already attempted to gain access to our country through the U.S. refugee program. "

" I was in Cairo, Egypt, where Sinai - ISIS conducted the Russian airliner downing. We're concerned about safety and security at these last point-of-departure airports flying directly into the United States - in that case, JFK. "

" We pulled out of Libya. Now look what's happened: a safe haven, a vacuum, ISIS training militants to hit in Tunisia. "

" There's no national strategy to deal with combating terrorism and foreign fighters. "

" We need to look at how we can better fortify our force protection at military installations. But also, how can we deal with these mental health issues with our returning veterans? And our suicide rate in the military is twice as high as the average population. "

" I'm over here with the French counterterrorism experts talking about the 'Charlie Hebdo' case, how we can stop foreign fighters from coming out of Iraq and Syria to Europe, but then we have this phenomenon in the United States where they can be activated by the Internet, and, really, terrorism has gone viral. "

" I would like to take a moment of silence to remember all those who lost their lives at the hands of ISIS, especially Americans James Foley, Steven Sotloff, and, most recently, Kayla Mueller. "

" I am extremely concerned that Syrian and ISIS recruiters can use the Internet at lightning speeds to recruit followers in the United States with thousands of followers in the United States and then activate them to do whatever they want to do. "

" That's what really concerns me about the modern-day terrorists that we face is this global expansion. "

" Do we want a back door in an iPhone where the government can go in to track movements if they have probable cause? I know the director of the FBI and local law enforcement want that capability. "

" We're trying to find needles in the haystack, and the needles are going dark, and it's because of this phenomenon we can't track their movements. "

" Yemen is one of the most dangerous spots in the world. "

" Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is the largest external operation force within al Qaeda. "

" Delay is not our friend. Delay is our enemy. "