"This was a shocking assault on our democracy, and it marked one of our Nation's darkest days."
"Our goal today is to begin to understand where those breakdowns and failures occurred and to determine if there are policy and structural changes Congress must make to prevent a future attack of this ..."
"I have worked to draw attention to the rising threat of domestic terrorism, including the rise of insidious ideologies of white supremacy, antigovernment militias, and now QAnon conspiracies."
"For years, I have been raising the alarm about the growing domestic terrorism threat."
"We owe it to the American people to figure out how the United States Capitol, the preeminent symbol of democracy around the world, could be overtaken by an angry, violent mob."
"It is not enough for agencies to simply promise to do better. Congress must make reforming our counterterrorism efforts a top priority."
"It is clear that this violent, coordinated attack was the result of a massive and historic intelligence failure."
"The January 6 attack must mark a turning point."
"The three hour and 19-minute delay in authorizing the deployment of the National Guard to respond to the Capitol to quell the violence was one that left police, Members of Congress, staff, and the pub..."
"I am committed to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, across multiple committees, to ensure that we are setting policy that will provide the foundation for our national security age..."
"To me it is common sense, particularly in the middle of this economic crisis, that when the Federal Government spends money, taxpayer money, that they should be spending that money on products that ar..."