I've introduced legislation to say, "For right now, let's stop it," from about 34 countries.

I don't think we're doing an adequate vetting process of those who are coming to our country.

Should it be prohibited for private entities such as a church, bed and breakfast or retirement neighborhood that doesn't want noisy children? Absolutely not.

If there were an ounce of courage in this body I would be joined by other senators… saying they will not tolerate this.

Out of regime change you get chaos. From the chaos you have seen repeatedly the rise of radical Islam. So we get this profession of, oh, my goodness, they want to do something about terrorism and yet they're the problem because they allow terrorism to arise out of that chaos.

I've been accused of wanting to allow terrorists to have weapons to attack America.

The history of African-American repression in this country rose from government-sanctioned racism. Jim Crow laws were a product of bigoted state and local governments.