Frank Lautenberg: “the 9/11 Commission report stated: Homeland security assistance should be based strictly on an assessment of risks and…”

“the 9/11 Commission report stated: Homeland security assistance should be based strictly on an assessment of risks and vulnerabilities. Federal homeland security assistance should not remain a program for general revenue sharing. The 9/11 Commission correctly understood that homeland security is too important to be caught up in pork-barrel politics. That is why Senator Corzine and I introduced a bill last week, S. 308, requiring that all homeland security grants for terrorism prevention and preparedness be based on relative risks, threats, and vulnerabilities. I hope my colleagues will see that that is in the national interest and support that legislation. I know Judge Chertoff understands that problem. He is a highly intelligent, competent, and dedicated public servant who has compiled a number of impressive accomplishments in all three branches of the Federal Government. I ask my colleagues to vote to confirm him.”