The Senate refused to do what I feel was their job is to convict Donald Trump. This lawsuit is another opportunity.
Bennie Thompson
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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.
I`m from the south. The Ku Klux Klan law was basically put on the books to protect southerners and other people from the Klan who didn`t want this great country of ours to survive. But thank goodness it did, and now here we come full…
These individuals were trying to stop Congress from doing its constitutional duties, the Proud Boys and others, at the direction of our president. And we will have our day in court.
We are here today to begin what I hope will be a bipartisan endeavor in the 117th Congress--making cyber space more secure and networks more resilient.
I call on all my colleagues to work together, quickly, to find a legislative vehicle to give CISA the resources it needs to fully respond.
Cybersecurity is a team sport that is ultimately about partnership. We're all in this together, so let's get to work.
In contrast, from Day 1, President Biden has treated cybersecurity as an urgent National and economic security issue.
I think that a commission would be a most useful thing to start with a full exploration of the events of January 6.
We still have people in this country talking about civil war... That kind of rhetoric isn't going to help us going forward.
the threat of right-wing and more specifically, White Nationalist terrorism has been growing for years.
I agree with my other colleagues. Ms. Eshoo, I think you make compelling arguments on the issues of electronic submission and cybersecurity.
No, absolutely. We created CISA, which is a cyber entity that has responsibility across the Federal agency platform.
I was criticized severely by many of the people in this district, because that to them was wasted Federal dollars.
Well, that authority is not a Homeland authority, per se, it is vested in another committee.
We should prohibit a member from sponsoring a project that they or family members have a financial interest in.
We do our constituents a disservice by ceding to the bureaucracy the power the Constitution has given us.
And if the committee would like, I can provide you with several other examples of what we are talking about.
There is no question that the moment is right for reforming CHS's jurisdictional statement in the 117th Congress.
I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his cooperation and clarifying these three pieces of legislation.
I thank Mr. Pallone for addressing my questions. While I still have concerns over these measures, I appreciate his willingness to put into the Record these statements and look forward to working with him to clarify expectations going…
Would you agree to work with me to communicate to the Senate and the administration that the intention behind these measures is to have the Secretary of Energy coordinate activities with DHS consistent with the existing cybersecurity…
I rise for purposes of expressing my concerns with H.R. 362, H.R. 360, and H.R. 359, in their current forms. Mr. Speaker, I am concerned that, without clarification, these bills risk significantly disrupting how the Federal Government has…





