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Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been a prominent voice in Congress on issues related to homeland security, having served as the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on various aspects of national security and has been an advocate for addressing threats posed by terrorism and drug cartels.
While we are in the process of getting the sponsor of this legislation prepared to give his comments, let me say that we all have been involved in making sure that our schools are as safe as possible. Clearly, this legislation, as offered…
I have been a Member of this committee since it was stood up, and I have witnessed the many challenges DHS has faced since it was established.
But in response to the screening of nonresident aliens, the policy that is followed now is a policy that has been in place since we started.
I want to thank TSA Administrator David Pekoske, as well as former Administrators Peter Neffenger, John Pistole, and James Loy for being with us today and for their leadership in safeguarding our Nation.
We will never forget the heroic first responders who ran into the Twin Towers to save others.
When this anonymous report was first published, the Select Committee query the executive branch agencies and congressional committees involved in the investigation. We’ve received answers and briefings from the relevant entities and it’s…
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 was the product of extensive negotiations on the part of both Government and industry.
I have seen the Federal Government struggle to find the right way for critical infrastructure owners and operators to share security information.
I look forward to continuing to work with her as she continues to refine the text.
I applaud Chairwoman Clarke for engaging with stakeholders and working so hard to get the language right.
No question you’re right on point, Rachel. As you know, House Bill 503 charged this committee to get to the facts and circumstances behind January 6th. That means we need to find out what caused it, those individuals who participated in…
We need to understand how and why the big lie festered. We need to know minute by minute how January 6th unfolded. We need to understand how the rotten lie behind January 6 has continued to spread and feed the forces that would undermine…
When the president of the United States invite people to come on a particular day and in that invitation says it’s going to be wild, that causes the committee and a lot of other patriotic Americans real concern because in America, we’re…
With Joe Biden as president and Democrats in charge, actually receiving the information that we will need to do our job should not be as difficult as it would have been had Donald Trump been re-elected president.
Clearly a lot of us at this point feel that had January 6th been successful, this democracy would not be what it is today.
The filing of litigation for that purpose is clearly an abuse of the judicial process and it warrants the imposition of sanctions.
Chairman Bennie Thompson demanded documents and communications related to more than 30 individuals including three of Trump’s children, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Michael Flynn, Steve Bannon, and Roger Stone among others.
The House Select Committee is demanding materials about Trump administration`s involvement in January 6th.
The House Select Committee on the January 6th insurrection is preparing to request records from telecommunications companies and social media companies as part of its investigation.
They are going to seek the records of some hundreds of people as a result of this investigation.
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