Connect the uscis and the visa process to the latest intelligence to help vet applicants from high risk areas. Thank you, chairman, and Ranking Member. Members of the committee, its an honor to be here today. Charlottesville truly was a wakeup call for our country. It was a reminder that the holdest form of terrorism our country has ever known is still with us. It was proof that the White Supremist Movement has been energized by mr. Trumps campaign. Proof that mr. Trumps campaign has unearthed some demons. The chant in charlottesville you will not replace us was an expression of paranoia over cultural displacement. It reminds us of what dylan roof said when he murdered nine people in a church, youre taking over our country. The chant, their antisemitism reminds of us one of the darkest chapters in modern history. I call the threat associated with groups like isis the most acute ones we face. I certainly dont take issue with director wrays calling it our main terrorism threat. But i wor
Im sorry were a few minutes late in the beginning. We did have a vote in the floor and in the middle of it a colloquy concerning our schedule. This time i recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon and a warm welcome to each of our witnesses who are going to join us today. We are here on what has turned out to be an oabsolute lee gorgeous day in washington d. C. But were here to talk about an ugly, sorted subject. And that is online sex trafficking. Or its the name of as the organization describeds it more bluntly, slavery. As the stings continue to proliferate, those that thought slavery was something that could never happen in 2017 america have had to confront the terrifying reality that not only is it happening, its on the rise and in large part because the internet, the technological master piece of our time has made it much easier to do. And both the house and the senate this year were facing up to the challenge with a long over due conversation dri
It was proof that the White Supremacist Movement has been energized by mr. Trumps campaign. Proof that mr. Trumps campaign has unearthed some demons. The chant in charlottesville you will not replace us was an expression of paranoia over cultural displacement. It reminds us of what dylan roof said when he murdered nine people in a church, youre taking over our country. The chant, their antisemitism reminds of us one of the darkest chapters in modern history. I call the threat associated with groups like isis the most acute ones we face. I certainly dont take issue with director wrays calling it our main terrorism threat. But i worry that calling the threat from domestic extremist groups like those in charlottesville merely a steady one as director wray has called it may lead us to under estimate the danger that the current White Supremacist Movement poses. Not just to our physical safety, but to the very cowell soul of our nation. I worry that calling the domestic extremist threat mere
Im sorry were a few minutes late in the beginning. We did have a vote in the floor and in the middle of it a colloquy concerning our schedule. This time i recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good afternoon and a warm welcome to each of our witnesses who are going to join us today. We are here on what has turned out to be an oabsolute lee gorgeous day in washington d. C. But were here to talk about an ugly, sorted subject. And that is online sex trafficking. Or its the name of as the organization describeds it more bluntly, slavery. As the stings continue to proliferate, those that thought slavery was something that could never happen in 2017 america have had to confront the terrifying reality that not only is it happening, its on the rise and in large part because the internet, the technological master piece of our time has made it much easier to do. And both the house and the senate this year were facing up to the challenge with a long over due conversation dri
Supremacist movement has been energized by mr. Trumps campaign. That it has unearthed some demons to use congressman sanfords words. The marchs chant in charlottesville, you will not replace us, was an expression of paranoia over cultural displacement. It reminds us of what dylann roof said when he murdered nine people in a charleston church. Youre taking over our country. The marchers chant, blood and soil, their antisemitism reminds us of one of the darkest chapters in modern history. In my written testimony, i called the threat associated with groups like isis the most acute ones we face. So i certainly dont take issue with director wrays calling it our main terrorism threat. But i worry that calling the threat from domestic extremist groups like those in charlottesville merely a steady one as director wray has called it, may lead us to underestimate the danger at the current White Supremacist Movement poses. Not just to our physical safety, but to the very soul of our nation. And i