If we have not gotten a wake-up call over the last series of years, noting the numbers of terrorist acts that have occurred...

We cannot focus too narrowly on any one preventive method.

Can we say that there is ever too much money invested in security?

I do want to emphasize, since I was physically on-site, using my somewhat non-, both nonscientific and non-law-enforcement eye, the importance of internal preparedness plans for hotels.

We should be talking about terrorism and preparedness, because both of those, coming together, meaning prepared to fight terrorism and being prepared will help to save lives.

Ms. Jackson Lee.

They were not suicide bombers.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Enough time, if we were unlucky to have a number of terrorist acts, if that was what terrorists intended to do in the United States, and we were not prepared.

I intend to and hope my Ranking Member will join me on encouraging, by way of letter, DHS to move forward on the characterization of the standards.

I am much more comforted by the fact that you would be on the Commercial Facilities Coordinating Council than I might be on real estate.

What do you want from the Government in terms of assistance?

I think you have given us our marching orders.

Well, thank you. I know that that is something that we need to further review.

I can assure you being on this committee, help is on the way.

do you feel that our mechanism, DHS, FBI, and others, are moving toward understanding the potential for commando-type activities on the soil of the United States?

We are grateful to all the witnesses for recognizing their role in that.

I want to make sure you are not suggesting that the people of Pakistan are comfortable with terrorist acts and are not making efforts.