Joe Lieberman: “This amendment now embraces that legislation. It would create an independent, nonpartisan citizens commission to…”

“This amendment now embraces that legislation. It would create an independent, nonpartisan citizens commission to investigate how and why the tragic terrorist attacks against the United States happened on September 11, 2001. The underlying measure we are considering to create a Department of Homeland Security, to better organize the Federal agencies whose disorganization, I fear, created some of the vulnerabilities that the terrorists took advantage of in striking us on September 11, is a proposal that also came out of our committee. This amendment would improve the Department that will be created as a result of the underlying proposal.”