Thornberry, Intelligence Committee Republicans Call For Fort Hood Investigation

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U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX), a senior Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Armed Services Committees, today called on Speaker Pelosi to immediately direct Congress to open an investigation into the tragic shootings at Fort Hood*. He also made the following statement about his concerns raised by the Fort Hood shootings, the Obama Administration's handling of the attack, and subsequent investigation: "During the last three months, there have been arrests in five domestic terrorism cases--cases where tragedy was averted. There was one case where tragedy was not averted--at Fort Hood.

Congress as an independent branch of government has a separate duty to investigate that case fully to see how it happened and what changes need to be made to ensure that it is not repeated.

This matter is not just about the prosecution of one individual. It is just as much about protecting other Americans from being killed.

All of the facts need to come out. The families and the wounded deserve to know how this happened. And all Americans need to be confident their government is taking the right steps to protect us and prevent these tragedies in the future."

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