Bennie G. Thompson, a Democrat, is the US representative from Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District and is chairman of the US House Committee on Homeland Security. (CNN) In nearly 28 years in Congress -- including six spent as chair of the US House Committee on Homeland Security -- I have never experienced a day quite like that which my colleagues and I endured in early January. But never in our lifetimes has the threat of domestic terrorism struck so close to the bedrock of our nation. To ensure Americans' safety and fulfill the oath of office, the US Senate must move quickly to confirm Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security. He is not an unknown commodity, and he is one of the most knowledgeable homeland security experts in the country.

Source: The Nation January 27, 2021 21:33 UTC