Political Quotes

“H.R. 5005, a bill to establish the Department of Homeland Security to safeguard our homeland, to secure our nation for the protection of citizens and property, to defend and preserve our democracy for posterity, to reorganize our government to strengthen emergency preparedness throughout the country, and to reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, is a bold undertaking that deserves our most serious consideration and attention. As we take up the task of establishing this new department, I want to reiterate and emphasize several important points that concern my constituency, the people of Guam. In this debate, it is important to recognize that the American homeland extends far beyond the 50 states, and includes the U.S. territories, including my home island of Guam, some 9,500 miles away from Washington, D.C. I have long maintained that in concept, the American homeland should consist of all U.S. jurisdictions which Americans reside and call home.”