. >> joining me now for a limit to the security is congresswoman, sheila jackson lee, a democrat from texas and a member of the committee on homeland security. welcome to the program, congresswoman. and has your committee been briefed since this new threat against washington d.c. was released by these groups? >> well, this is an ongoing process, and certainly, we have been briefed weeks before and continuously on the threat of isil and dash, as well as other threats that deal with the various sectors and segments of terrorism around the world. this week, we'll be engaging in a briefing, and i will be going to a briefing shortly, and i think that it will be ongoing, because it's a serious and dev it stating terror incident in france that causes everyone to pay attention. but i would say this: first, let me again offer my deepest sympathy to those who lost their lives, their families, and those who are laying injured. this was a heinous, and violent, vicious attack on innocent persons who were simply engaging in people and friends, and doing things that people, no matter what country yo

sheila jackson lee for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, thank you. director, thank you so very much. you appeared yesterday in front of the homeland security committee and added a great deal of insight. so i'd like to not pursue a line of questioning but hope to have an opportunity to meet with you on something we began discussing yesterday which is sieper security and the whole hole it plays as really an almost call it another figure if you will, another entity in this scheme of terrorism. i am a ranking member of the subcommittee on crime, terrorism, homeland security investigations. and with my ranking member and chairman, we're looking to be responsible in addressing, i believe, issues in the criminal justice system and somewhat overlap i overlapping the question in this committee. let me start with a question that i think i introduced in the record yesterday, the no fly for foreign fighters. we heard testimony that indicated the numbers might be going down. then i had a number in my notes there was 250, approximately, americans who left to the foreign fight and may be coming bac

sheila jackson lee, for two minutes.the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. i'd like to e: thank the gentleman from michigan. i've been on the homeland security committee since the heinous and vial act of 9/11. i've often said that i was at ground zero and i had the misery of seeing the recovering that was still occurring at that time. i take no backseat to the concern and love for this nation as i know that my colleagues do on both sides of the aisle. but this legislation is divided in a simple premise. no to refugees, stop the refugee program, turn your back on children and women and old people, broken and bent. this side saying that america's values can parallel the love, respect and commitment to the national security of this nation. isil determines to divide this bipolar world divided between muzz -- muslims but those who live every day under the sun who love freedom. e do not define the faith by those who kill us and maim us. as president franklin delano roosevelt said, the

sheila jackson lee, for two minutes.the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. i'd like to e: thank the gentleman from michigan. i've been on the homeland security committee since the heinous and vial act of 9/11. i've often said that i was at ground zero and i had the misery of seeing the recovering that was still occurring at that time. i take no backseat to the concern and love for this nation as i know that my colleagues do on both sides of the aisle. but this legislation is divided in a simple premise. no to refugees, stop the refugee program, turn your back on children and women and old people, broken and bent. this side saying that america's values can parallel the love, respect and commitment to the national security of this nation. isil determines to divide this bipolar world divided between muzz -- muslims but those who live every day under the sun who love freedom. e do not define the faith by those who kill us and maim us. as president franklin delano roosevelt said, the

sheila jackson lee, for two minutes. speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. i'd like to e: thank the gentleman from michigan. i've been on the homeland security committee since the heinous and vial act of 9/11. i've often said that i was at ground zero and i had the misery of seeing the recovering that was still occurring at that time. i take no backseat to the concern and love for this nation as i know that my colleagues do on both sides of the aisle. but this legislation is divided in a simple premise. no to refugees, stop the refugee program, turn your back on children and women and old people, broken and bent. this side saying that america's values can parallel the love, respect and commitment to the national security of this nation. isil determines to divide this bipolar world divided between muzz -- muslims but those who live every day under the sun who love freedom. e do not define the faith by those who kill us and maim us. as president franklin delano roosevelt said, the on