[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8782]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE ORLANDO ATTACK

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, we all know the facts from the Orlando 
attack, and they are absolutely heartbreaking. We know that the 
terrorist pledged his allegiance to ISIS before he carried out the 
assault and murder of 49 people.
  We also know that we need to be supporting our law enforcement. What 
we are learning is that law enforcement, local law enforcement, is 
constrained by political correctness. They are constrained by lack of 
communication. They are constrained, and we have to understand that 
they are on the front lines in this fight. Congress must listen to the 
FBI, Homeland Security, and other law enforcement entities and give 
them the tools that they need to protect our communities.
  This attack calls into question the assessment, threat assessment 
programs, the vetting, and the information sharing that is in place. 
The FBI twice investigated the Orlando shooter. This reveals vetting is 
nearly impossible. The vetting process being nearly impossible is one 
of the reasons that we need to halt the migration of Syrian refugees 
until a proper process is in place.

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