Dan Burton: “we are at war. Homeland security legislation passed this body in July, as the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Foley) just…”

“we are at war. Homeland security legislation passed this body in July, as the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Foley) just mentioned, and yet the Senate has not acted. The President wants the tools that he thinks are necessary to protect every man, woman and child in this country, and yet the Senate has not acted. He wanted it done before September 11, the anniversary of the tragedy that happened in New York, here in Washington, D.C. and in Pennsylvania, but the Senate has not acted. It is almost October. We are about to get out of here, and the Senate has not acted. The other body wants to give the President less authority over national security than any other agency of government, and that is wrong. He needs the tools to protect this country, and yet the Senate has not acted. Let me just say to the leaders of the Senate who were raising Cain yesterday: Get on the ball, protect America, support our President, and protect all the people who want to be protected in this country. We do not need another attack of terror.”