Pete Hoekstra: “What we have said is in some ways these people are accomplishing, these business leaders, because of their failure to…”

“What we have said is in some ways these people are accomplishing, these business leaders, because of their failure to exercise true leadership, are accomplishing what the terrorists could not. We bounced back after September 11, believing that we could rebuild America, and we are. They put the final piece back on the front of the Pentagon, I think, this week. We are strong and we are going to overcome that and are going to know we can move forward in the face of this terrorist attack. But people are questioning the strength of our system, and stocks are down, not because of the terrorist attack on September 11, but because of the scandals in the business community.”