“We write to express our deep concern about your refusal to conduct an investigation and hold hearings on national and homeland security failures exposed by the Christmas Day terror attack.  Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee built an extensive, robust and bipartisan record of investigating security failures and impediments to interagency cooperation and information sharing,” Luetkemeyer and his colleagues said in the letter to Chairman Towns.

   “This Committee must address the inactions of this Administration that facilitated a failed bombing attempt.  Under previous Democratic leadership, this Committee rightfully demanded answers from the Bush Administration when it came to matters of national and homeland security.  The American people are clearly concerned that elements of the federal government are regressing into a pre-9/11 mentality on the threat of terrorism.  These recent failings of our security agencies, which President Barack Obama has acknowledged led to near-tragedy, demonstrate unacceptable parallels to those that allowed the 9/11 attacks to occur,” the letter said. 

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