I'm frustrated that the Committee hasn't subpoenaed more people because I think every lawyer who touched this in the White House should be telling the American people, hey, we warned him that this was unconstitutional, that it was illegal…

The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson, a Representative in Congress From the State of Mississippi, and Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security:

Twenty years ago, on 9/11, we suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in our Nation's history.

We started questioning something of the voluntary witnesses today and we`ll continue that process. We`ll have other subpoenas that scheduled to come out. For those who don`t agree to come in voluntarily, we`ll do criminal referrals and let…

Well, the only thing I can say is, the committee will probably, to those who don`t agree to come in voluntarily, we will do criminal referrals and let that process work out.

the committee will probably, to those who don`t agree to come in voluntarily, we will do criminal referrals and let that process work out.

The committee will probably, for those who don`t agree to come in voluntarily, we`ll do criminal referrals and let that process work out.

We did 11 subpoenas this week, we started questioning some of the volunteer witnesses today. And we`ll continue that process.

The safety of our children is central to our country's well-being, and we must ensure that, for its part, the Department of Homeland Security is equipped to consider these needs. The Homeland Security for Children Act would ensure the…

I have no more speakers, and I am prepared to close after the gentleman from Mississippi closes. I reserve the balance of my time.

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.

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.

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.

Secretary Mayorkas called it 'the greatest threat in the homeland.'

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…

I have seen the Federal Government struggle to find the right way for critical infrastructure owners and operators to share security information.

But the 2015 bill did not fully deliver.

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 was the product of extensive negotiations on the part of both Government and industry.

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.

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.

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…