It pains me to say that because your job is critically important to the safety of this nation and american lives, and I think because of your inability to lead and also shape the policies in the DOJ and at the White House, We are now in a more precarious position, position than we were, I would submit, than we were on September 10 of 2001. You yourself say in your written testimony that over the past year, the threats facing our nation have escalated. The breadth of these threats and challenges are as complex as any time in our history. (01:24–01:34)
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Asserts that the current national security situation is more precarious than it was before 9/11.
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