WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Chairman Mike Lawler delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: The Evolving Terrorism Landscape and State's Counterterrorism Response". Good morning, everyone, and thank you to our witness, Mr. Joel Borkert, from the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism, for appearing before us today. Last week, we marked 25 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks. Today, we convene this subcommittee hearing to examine how the geopolitical landscape has evolved since 9/11 and how State's counterterrorism re...