Political Quotes

“I will support passage of the Terrorism Prevention Act Conference Report. Although the conference report is not as strong as the Senate-passed bill, nor is it as strong as I would like, it is much stronger than the House-passed bill and reflects a compromise between the two houses which is an essential element of our Nation's democratic process. It is fitting that we enact this legislation around the anniversary of the tragic bombing which occurred in Oklahoma City and resulted in such a massive loss of life and injury to innocent people. We must enhance our Nation's efforts to combat domestic and international terrorism, and the conference report is a step in the right direction. I am pleased that the conferees were able to restore many provisions which the House-passed bill deleted, such as allowing courts to expeditiously deport alien terrorists, allowing the President to designate foreign terrorist organizations so any assets they have in the United States can be more easily frozen by the Government, and making it a crime to donate or accept funds for foreign terrorist organizations. Further, the House-passed bill contained almost no funding for Federal law enforcement, and the conference report has a funding level of $1 billion for Federal and State law enforcement over a 4-year period.”