Political Quotes

“H.R. 4749 is important legislation that will ensure that we are positioned to address explosive threats at all levels of government. We know that explosives are all too often terrorists' weapons of choice. Under HSPD-19, DHS is tasked with researching, identifying, and communicating ``lessons learned and best practices, concerning the use of explosives as a terrorist weapon'' to enhance ``the preparedness of Federal, State, local, territorial, and tribal government personnel to deter, prevent, detect, protect against, and respond to explosive attacks in the United States.'' Passage of H.R. 4749 will put us on a path to enhance the Nation's terrorism response capability and ensure that first responders and first preventers have what they need. I urge a ``yes'' vote on this important homeland security measure.”