Political Quotes

“I rise today to address homeland security. No Member of this body can deny that homeland security is of the almost importance at this time. We all agree that protecting Americans from further deadly terrorist attacks is, without question, our most urgent national priority. President Bush and the American people have called on us to act on his priority. Americans cannot ignore continuing widespread threats made by terrorist groups throughout the world. Even in Idaho, a State that is more than 2,000 miles from any of the sites of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, people are mindful of these new dangers that exist. There is a general feeling across the country that no one can consider themselves isolated or immune. In securing our Nation and protecting the American people, we need an approach that is coordinated, comprehensive, and collaborative; a system that acts at Federal, State, and community levels. We are capable of creating a Department of Homeland Security that protects the United States from terrorist threats while preserving American civil liberties on which our country was founded.”