On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
I would like to close by stating that all of us realize that a terrorist attack is a nightmare scenario. The fact that we came so close to the loss of life on Christmas Day reminded us dramatically of the dangerous world in which we live. Those of us from New York will never forget September 11, 2001. But just think of the ultimate nightmare scenario, and that would be a nuclear attack. That is almost beyond our imagination. That is why everything must be done to stop those attacks, and to also have the deterrent, as Congressman Schiff said, the deterrent of retaliation against any country, against any entity, against any individual, any organization, which was in any way involved in providing nuclear weaponry to be used against the United States. I strongly urge the adoption of this legislation. I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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