WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Mark Green, named him Chairman of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence (CTI) for the 119th Congress.

“From the Chinese Communist Party’s malign influence to homegrown violent extremists motivated by foreign terrorist organizations, our nation faces one of the most dangerous times in its history. Millions of illegal aliens, many of which are known terrorist threats, have poured into our nation, threatening the safety of every single American. My home state of Texas has faced the brunt of President Biden's border crisis, and it is time to fulfill the mandate that the American people gave us on November 5th and bring law and order to the southern border. The Committee on Homeland Security is the most crucial in Congress when it comes to securing our border, and I am honored to serve on it for my third term. I am also proud to continue serving as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, where I will work tirelessly to implement President Trump's America First agenda.”

Background:

Rep. Pfluger served as a member of the Committee of Homeland Security in both the 117th and 118th Congress, as well as Chairman of CTI in the 118th Congress. The committee was created in 2005 to ensure that the American people were protected from terrorist attacks, and has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security.