House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced the members of Congress who will serve on the House task force on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
Republican members of the task force:
Chairman Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16) represents Pennsylvania’s 16th District and resides in his hometown of Butler, the location of the assassination attempt. He has longstanding ties to the local law enforcement community, is the author of the resolution creating the Task Force and will serve as its chairman.
Rep. Mark Green (TN-07) is a former U.S. Army major, combat veteran and E.R. physician. He is the Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee.
Rep. David Joyce (OH-14) served as an attorney and county prosecutor for 25 years and is former Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
Rep. Laurel Lee (FL-15) is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, a former judge for Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit and former Florida Secretary of State. She serves on the Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees.
Rep. Michael Waltz (FL-06) is retired from the U.S. Army Special Forces and is a former White House and Pentagon advisor. He serves on the Intelligence, Armed Services and Oversight Committees.
Rep. Clay Higgins (LA-03) is a former U.S. Army staff sergeant and former law enforcement officer who maintains an active commission and Peace Officer’s Standards and Training (POST) certification. He serves on the Homeland Security and Oversight Committees.
Rep. Pat Fallon (TX-04) is a former U.S. Air Force officer, and serves on the Oversight and Armed Services Committees, and their respective subcommittees dealing with Tactical Air and Land Forces and National Security.
Democratic members of the task force:
Ranking Member Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06) is a decorated former Army Ranger having served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Rep. Crow was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his heroism in Iraq. He is a Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) is a senior Member of the House Judiciary and the House Homeland Security Committees, where he sits on the Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement & Intelligence Subcommittee. In that capacity, Rep. Correa recently traveled to Butler, PA to visit the site of the assassination attempt.
Rep. Madeleine Dean (PA-04) currently serves on the House Judiciary and House Foreign Affairs Committees and is a longtime Pennsylvania public servant, having served in the State House for six and a half years before coming to Congress.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) is a veteran of the United States Air Force and currently serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Rep. Glenn Ivey (MD-04) is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County who now serves on the House Judiciary, Homeland Security and Ethics Committees.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) is the former Florida Director of Emergency Management, where he oversaw both disaster response and after-action analysis. He serves on the House Oversight and Accountability and Foreign Affairs Committees.
The task force is empowered with all investigative authority of the House of Representatives, including subpoena authority. For the remainder of this Congress, it will assume control and jurisdiction over all pending House committee investigations regarding the Trump assassination attempt.
The goal of the task force is:
- To understand what went wrong on the day of the attempted assassination.
- To ensure accountability.
- To prevent such an agency failure from ever happening again.
The task force will make recommendations for reform to the relevant government agencies and recommend any necessary legislation to implement the reforms.
Interesting how many of the Republicans have serious service records vs the democrats. I would be curious to see the ratio for all of congress.
Let’s see if they can get through this important task without having it degrade into another childish, partisan squabble. Let’s hope so, because the lives of politicians from both parties may ultimately depend it.
We are the government and we are here to help. We will investigate ourselves and find no wrong doing.
Not even one SS officer would like to be proactive in an instance similar to what we just saw unfold. Why? Because they don’t want to become the next wrongfully convicted Derek Chauvin. George Floyd was a complete POS and his arresting officer was stabbed in prison for his efforts.
This is not completely unlike the Kyle Rittenhouse affair wherein that kid’s life was completely disrupted for having responded correctly. Would you like to do what’s right only to be grilled by someone not unlike the political theater b*tch that grilled Cheatle?
Didn’t think so. There will be no such thing as security until all of the delicate little pantyboys that came up w/ modern concepts criminal rights are quelled.
Let’s see if they can get through this important task without having it degrade into another childish, partisan squabble. Let’s hope so, because the lives of politicians from both parties may ultimately depend it.
Assuming that there are democrats on the committee, it will certainly turn into a food fight.Whidbey, your ideological brethren are not known for their civility or work ethic. If they are close to an “unapproved” conclusion they’ll have one of their guys pull thefire alarm
Assuming that there are democrats on the committee, it will certainly turn into a food fight.Whidbey, your ideological brethren are not known for their civility or work ethic. If they are close to an “unapproved” conclusion they’ll have one of their guys pull the fire alarm
What went wrong was Jill insisted on an inept diversity hire who was unfit for the job. Plus an agency who appears to have thought itself too good to bother with the locals.
“To prevent such an agency failure from ever happening again”
Step one would be to throw any DEI hiring preferences into the garbage, where they belong, and hire strictly based on merit and ability, with a blind eye to race or sex.
We would like to think something will come from this but I’m not holding my breath. Mainstream media sure won’t be reporting it.
The SS and the fbi are telling us the assassin climbed up the hvac duct work to access the roof. OK, which hvac unit? Who saw him do this? To date there are no witnesses, and no photos proving this after two weeks. Why not?
I have suggested to Corey Mills office to have several young weaklings similar in height and weight to attempt climbing the exact hvac unit in question. Mills is Fl. 7 dist. rep. He and Az. rep. Eli Crane are conducting an independent investigation into the assassination attempt. They are both former military snipers. If it should be proved the assassin could not get on that roof without a ladder the only other option would be someone let him into the building, and provided a ladder, then removed it. Why the hell has this not been asked before. I worked heavy oilfield construction 45 years and from personal experience I can tell you climbing up a10 foot plus wall onto a roof with a bulky tool like a rifle without being noticed would make you a legend all by is self. I want to see it done with my own lying eyes. We have already seen and heard enough lies and misinformation from this illegal administration in D.C ( Death Camp?). Citizens, please stand up and speak up. An honest investigation is imperative.
2 years worth of hearings.
No one will be held accountable.
No one will lose their job.
Lone gunman.
“Warren Commission” type report will be issued.
Redacted evidence and records will be sealed for 60+years.
Everyone knows this was an inside job – executed by our intelligence apparatus.
Anyone that is a potential threat to them is executed – JFK, RFK, MLK, Reagan attempt.
Think of all the people Bill and Hillary know that have been murdered under mysterious circumstances.
All coincidence.
But don’t worry – all the Begich voters will continue to vote for Murkowski just like 98% of them have for the last 20+ years….
With an 8 to 12% turnout in local elections don’t expect any long term change. The real enemy in this country is the average citizen, be they democrat or Republican. Who you vote for is of little consequence. Who counts the votes is what really matters, as we saw in 2020. All politics is local, local politics is what really matters. You can ignore it, but it wont ignore you. When was the last time you contacted your representatives? Have you ever? If the answer is no, you should keep your mouth tightly shut. Your opinion is that of a fool yelling at the wind.
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