Joseph Pfeifer: “Preparedness is a race against time, to be ready for the next attack or the next extreme event.”

That day is etched into our collective memory as a day that brought this Nation to a standstill, a day that showed the world the worst of humanity's capacity for hatred, but also, the best of our resilience and unity as a city and as a…

We can never forget those people around the world, those groups, those organizations who do not like us because we are, as the Chairman said, the beacon of light of democracy.

The specter of an attack is forever present and the work cannot happen without the assistance and aid of the Federal Government.