Rep. Rose Addresses Resignation of Secret Service Director on House Floor

The full remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below:

Mister Speaker, like many of the Tennesseans I represent, I was relieved to learn Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday.

We all watched as she refused to answer very simple questions at a House Oversight hearing this week. She did, however, confirm what we all already knew: that a significant operational failure occurred on July 13.

Cheatle did not offer an explanation as to why the former president was allowed on stage after the agency was notified multiple times about a suspicious person. She did confirm that the roof from which the shooter acted was identified as a possible vulnerability days before the rally, yet failed to explain why it wasn't secured.

I support a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. A would-be assassin must never get within 157 yards of a presidential nominee or former president ever again.

You can watch the speech here.