maintaining the integrity of the faca is important to me. i am asking commissioners here to consider the solution to the problem, which is that there needs to be some acute oversight into this permit process for this particular project. i am confused about the hearing and what was done when it was done. my request is that there be some manner of oversight to be placed on this project. thank you. >> i will ask you the same question. is there something specific in these permits that you are against? >> i am against the permitting process and how things have been approved. and the work that has been done without permits. does that answer your question? >> yes, thank you. >> is there any other public comment? please step forward. >> good evening. i am with the mayor's office of housing. we funded this project many years ago. it has been at least 10, maybe 15 years since the agency bought the property and we have been involved in the property. the word this evening by the appellant is that millions and millions of dollars were put into this proje

want to take a moment to thank you for agreeing to my request to invite representative dingell chair faca. they will add to be an understanding of the outreach and cooperation between the muslim community and government officials. i want to reiterate my belief that a hearing on the linkage between extreme ideology and violent actions should be a broad based examination. yesterday, the fbi made an arrest in the recent martin luther king day bombing attempt. news reports identified the suspect as a member of the same white supremacist group that influenced the oklahoma city bomber, timothy mcveigh. i urge you, mr. chairman, to hold a hearing examining the homeland security threat posed by anti-government and white supremacist groups. as a committee on homeland security, our mission is to examine threats to this nation's security. a narrow focus that excludes unknown threats lacks clarity and maybe a myopic. our personal experiences play a role in how we see the world. we have all come to this place from somewhere else. as i understand it, the chairman's background includes the history of a