Sheila Jackson Lee: Republicans Are Preventing Jeh Johnson from Fighting Terrorism

would eliminate the executive ░░░░░░░░ take any number of ░░░░░░░░ Just last week the ░░░░░░░░ director said he has ░░░░░░░░ homeland terrorism investigation going ░░░░░░░░ in every single state ░░░░░░░░ means all 50 states ░░░░░░░░ is happening now is ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ me be very clear ░░░░░░░░ the house are forbidding ░░░░░░░░ security secretary Johnson from ░░░░░░░░ approach of fighting terrorism ░░░░░░░░ soft touch which we ░░░░░░░░ of at at counterterrorism ░░░░░░░░ I attended at the ░░░░░░░░ House a few weeks ░░░░░░░░ but also ensuring that ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol agents customs ░░░░░░░░ border protection the FAA ░░░░░░░░ has we have oversight ░░░░░░░░ the ICE Office the ░░░░░░░░ in terms of its ░░░░░░░░ with the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Security all of our ░░░░░░░░ security review our secretary ░░░░░░░░ cyber security excuse me ░░░░░░░░ in a testimony last ░░░░░░░░ before the homeland security ░░░░░░░░ is devastated and will ░░░░░░░░ devastated in her very ░░░░░░░░ work if we don ░░░░░░░░ have this continued long ░░░░░░░░ funding so they can ░░░░░░░░ their planning What more ░░░░░░░░ our Republican friends not ░░░░░░░░ And that s the ░░░░░░░░ Let me just say ░░░░░░░░ there are Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ ready to vote for ░░░░░░░░ clean funding for the ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security That ░░░░░░░░ important to say because ░░░░░░░░ have worked with Republicans ░░░░░░░░ homeland security very closely ░░░░░░░░ they are dedicated many ░░░░░░░░ them wanting to move ░░░░░░░░ Why doesn t Speaker ░░░░░░░░ and the majority leader ░░░░░░░░ a clean DHS funding ░░░░░░░░ the floor of the ░░░░░░░░ and Jose I can ░░░░░░░░ assure you it would ░░░░░░░░ because people know members ░░░░░░░░ that despite any conflicts ░░░░░░░░ their district or people ░░░░░░░░ different opinions and they ░░░░░░░░ the right to they ░░░░░░░░ that the higher responsibility ░░░░░░░░ top responsibility is securing ░░░░░░░░ nation And let s ░░░░░░░░ a little about that ░░░░░░░░ because the fact is ░░░░░░░░ you said on this ░░░░░░░░ you attended just last ░░░░░░░░ there are very real ░░░░░░░░ terrorist threats against Americans ░░░░░░░░ even right here in ░░░░░░░░ homeland How concerned are ░░░░░░░░ about that reality in ░░░░░░░░ futcher Future Jose I ░░░░░░░░ I call it a ░░░░░░░░ It certainly was a ░░░░░░░░ privilege of serving on ░░░░░░░░ homeland security committee since ░░░░░░░░ heinous acts of 9 ░░░░░░░░ Many of us were ░░░░░░░░ on the first opening ░░░░░░░░ gavel of this committee ░░░░░░░░ had the onerous responsibility ░░░░░░░░ visiting ground zero in ░░░░░░░░ early early days I ░░░░░░░░ say to you that ░░░░░░░░ are now at a ░░░░░░░░ moment in history the ░░░░░░░░ of the ISIS the ░░░░░░░░ approach to establishing a ░░░░░░░░ its commitment to franchise ░░░░░░░░ its direction that says ░░░░░░░░ you cannot come to ░░░░░░░░ a foreign fighter then ░░░░░░░░ at home and create ░░░░░░░░ That means that all ░░░░░░░░ the world is facing ░░░░░░░░ new phenomena of terrorism ░░░░░░░░ United States has been ░░░░░░░░ fortunate But the homeland ░░░░░░░░ department I must say ░░░░░░░░ the new legislative initiatives ░░░░░░░░ pressures to ensure there ░░░░░░░░ communication on intelligence which ░░░░░░░░ not occur in the ░░░░░░░░ it should have pre ░░░░░░░░ 11 that there s ░░░░░░░░ communication now that all ░░░░░░░░ the agencies are talking ░░░░░░░░ can tell you that ░░░░░░░░ is enough intelligence to ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ careful We need to ░░░░░░░░ diligent and we need ░░░░░░░░ agencies funded our fusion ░░░░░░░░ We listen to law ░░░░░░░░ who say it s ░░░░░░░░ of the greatest assets ░░░░░░░░ had a hearing in ░░░░░░░░ in the subcommittee I ░░░░░░░░ a ranking member crime ░░░░░░░░ and the FBI specifically ░░░░░░░░ that there are challenges ░░░░░░░░ are facing that they ░░░░░░░░ monitoring every single day ░░░░░░░░ to answer your question ░░░░░░░░ re living in a ░░░░░░░░ era We re living ░░░░░░░░ an era where we