Hilda L. Solis: “today I rise because America needs a new direction for homeland security. Our Republican colleagues are ignoring our…”

“today I rise because America needs a new direction for homeland security. Our Republican colleagues are ignoring our Nation's real security needs. The 9/11 Commission made 41 recommendations on ways to make our Nation safer, but just this December America received a flunked Homeland Security 101, receiving 10 Cs, 12 Ds and 4 Fs. Only 6 percent of containers at our ports are being screened, most air cargo is not being screened, and 5 years after 9/11, the Nation still lacks a unified terrorist watch list for airline passengers. We need a new direction for America's security. We must guard against future attacks by implementing all the 9/11 Commission recommendations; and we must screen 100 percent of our containers and cargo bound to the United States in ships and planes; and we must ensure our first responders have the training, equipment and technology they need. ____________________”