Byron Dorgan: “I understand from my colleague from New Hampshire that we will be voting on a resolution at 5:30 this evening…”

“I understand from my colleague from New Hampshire that we will be voting on a resolution at 5:30 this evening, expressing our condolences to our allies and friends who had to bear the brunt of a terrorist attack, an aggressive terrorist attack, in London. It is heartbreaking to see the results of these horrible attacks against innocent people committed by terrorists who apparently are determined to kill innocent people, as many as is possible, to make their point, whatever their point is. That attack reminds all of us again of how vulnerable we are and how important homeland security is, and I think it underscores the importance of this appropriations bill. Homeland security is critically important. It means we have to have reasonable border security. It means we have to have port security and a range of other issues. I want to mention two things. We have spent a lot of money and a lot of time dealing with security of air travel, particularly commercial airlines. Now when you go through the lines at the airports, they are searching for tweezers and all those items that might be used as weapons. Sometimes there are long lines. I know it is frustrating. We have devoted a lot of time and effort in this country dealing with the last terror attack in which 15 of the 19 terrorists were Saudi citizens. Nineteen terrorists drove jet airplanes loaded with fuel into buildings to be used as missiles, and we are dealing with that a lot.…”