House members raise concerns about Islamic terrorist threats 25 years after 9/11

Several members of Congress raised concerns about Islamic terrorist threats now that the U.S. is approaching the 25-year anniversary of 9/11.

At a U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on Thursday addressing an annual assessment of threats to national security, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, pointed to three high profile Islamic terrorist attacks that occurred this month alone.

They included an Islamic attack against Temple Israel Synagogue in Michigan by a naturalized citizen from Lebanon, a targeted shooting and killing of college students in Texas by a lawful permanent resident from Senegal, and an ISIS-inspired attack targeting protesters outside of the New York City mayor’s residence. The Michigan and Texas attackers were shot dead by pol...