Chuck Schumer: “I stand here to back up our leader, the Senator from West Virginia, who has waged a long fight. First, I wish to say…”

“I stand here to back up our leader, the Senator from West Virginia, who has waged a long fight. First, I wish to say that the Senator from New Hampshire is very erudite, and I am glad he chairs his subcommittee, but what he is saying, that we do not need money, does not square with the facts. The bottom line, if you have followed the fight of our good friend, our leader, the Senator from West Virginia, is that this administration has constantly cut back on homeland security, on requests they have made, and on things that we need. We are in a strange situation; that is, when we fight a war on terrorism overseas, every penny is available, as it should be. We back up our men and women who are overseas. But when it comes to fighting here at the homeland, we have no money. The analogy would be telling the generals to fight the war in Iraq--the upcoming war we pray to God will not happen; but if it does, fight the war in Iraq--with no new money. It makes no sense.”