Chuck Schumer: “I am getting asked by my people whether this could happen in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or anywhere else? The…”

“I am getting asked by my people whether this could happen in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or anywhere else? The obvious answer is yes. We are not close to doing what we should be doing on homeland security. We are not helping our first responders, who are desperate for more help in terms of their patrols and the equipment. They have cut out money for interoperability of radio, which we in New York City learned was so important on 9/11. In port security, we are wide open and we are doing very little. Truck security--what if they use bombs in trucks to blow up buildings, or railroad stations, or whatever else? Brazil is way ahead of us on truck security, I hate to say. The northern border is still wide open and empty. Our immigration lists don't match up with our FBI lists, which is allowing terrorists to slip into this country. None of this is lack of technology. This is all lack of dollars. This budget talks tough on homeland security, but it doesn't do the job.”