Both Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, on the left, and Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., on the right, expressed worry about rising domestic terror threats ahead of the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Getty Images and Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins and Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, responded that "we need a country that respects the rule of law and can actually engage in civil discourse. We don't have that right now. That's a problem."
"We have threats from all around, overseas and here, but you know we got to start respecting the rule of law again or we're not going to have anything left," added Roy.
In the current climate, Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, responded, "I think domestic," adding, "it’s not a matter of if but when."
"You can't let your guard down on either," added Arrington, recalling, "I was in the White House on 9/11 with George W. Bush."
Arrington expressed particular concern about terrorists who were let into the country through the border.
"You also can't allow your border to be wide open where you have people, record numbers of people, on the terrorist watch list over here," he said.
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Joseph Vogl stands outside Timpanogos Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah, after the shooting of Charlie Kirk. (Alex Goodlett/AP Photo)
Democrats, too, said they are extremely worried about domestic terrorist threats.
"Domestic terrorism keeps me up at night," said Rep. André Carson, D-Ind.
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"I want to work with my Republican colleagues and the law enforcement community and activists and people of goodwill in keeping our community safe," he added.
Rep. Ritchie Torres, R-N.Y., said, "I worry in the age of social media, I think we're witnessing the rise of violent extremism and domestic terrorism both at home and abroad."
Torres added that "the safety of public figures can no longer be taken for granted."
"I have lost an incentive to do public events without extensive safety precautions," he shared, adding, "I suspect that anxiety is weighing heavily on every member of Congress."
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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