If we are going to be successful at reducing the attacks on American citizens by violent extremists, Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities must improve: (1) Access to information, (2) the sharing of actionable intelligence information that can be used to identify and arrest subjects involved in plotting attacks before an attack occurs, and (3) funding for counterterrorism efforts to include training and equipment.
Demings emphasizes the need for improved intelligence sharing and funding for counterterrorism.
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I am not here to be a doomsday reporter, but I do believe that our Nation has experienced a paradigm shift in our global war on terror.
None of us thought that it would take nine years to get to this point and we can't go back and relitigate all of the failures along the way that have happened, but what we can do is control how we move forward together.
If you want to talk about your officers and your deputies, you have to talk about sovereign citizens that have killed more police officers than anybody else.
I agree with the Chair and Ranking Member that we should not accept the current state of affairs as the new normal.
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