improved efforts, made it much more difficult for al qaeda to strike in our country, i think most national security analysts would say that. some of the analysts have said that al qaeda has been forced to change its tact igs because of that. and that one area that they view as potentially ripe for continuing to launch attacks on america is being able to radicalize within our country. is that something that does not warrant further exploration? it does warrant further exploration, in fact, i ve given speeches on this very topic myself. i think it is an important thing to study. that s why i voted for a bill that would study this using expert testimony, using expert investigation and analysis. today s hearings, however, doesn t one single law enforcement official accept for the one that the minority democrats called. everybody else is sharing anecdotes which is not bad in and of itself. but if you really want to get to the bottom of this and
nonpartisan entity. but they voted against it, so that went away. that was weird. it was weird if you think republicans are participating in the project of governing alongside democrats as a good faith opposition party these days. but if in fact you believe that, i d like to welcome you back to the land of the living after your blackout nap that you started in the mid- 90s. it s not that weird that they voted down the thing they themselves negotiated. they do that kind of stuff all the time. but after republicans voted down their own proposal for a bipartisan/nonpartisan expert investigation, house speaker nancy pelosi said that she wouldn t let the idea die. if they wouldn t do something with the democrats, this sort of expert commission, instead she would create in the house a select committee to investigate january 6th. and instead of external experts brought in by both sides to sit in on blue ribbon expert