It is unacceptable that now nearly 10 years after September 11, we do not have a comprehensive, National strategy to counter the threat that WMD poses to our country.

As we all know, our police and firefighters are on the front lines of our homeland security, and if there is a biological attack, they will be the first ones on the scene.

We have to do everything in our power to ensure that nothing like 9/11 ever happens on our soil.

As a New York resident, I know first-hand, the outstanding job the Coast Guard does in providing homeland security.

I commend you for what you are doing.

we will have no way to protect our residents who live, work and play among some of the country's most high-risk hazards and threats.

Does a life in New York have more value than a life in Tampa Bay? No.

to cut grant funding to major cities is a horrible decision.

new proposed cuts from port, transit, and urban security assistance amount to an 'invitation to an attack.'

without giving our Nation's enemies an invitation to attack us.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Let me just join all of you in welcoming Ms. Hochul to the House of Representatives. Congresswoman, we look forward to working with you on behalf of our Nation and our State, and on behalf of all the…

I thank the gentleman from Alabama for yielding. Let me just at the outset commend him for his professionalism and his courtesy throughout this entire process, and also for the effort that he made to preserve the Secure the Cities program…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. At the outset, let me say I am proud to vote for this rule because it is an open rule, and I commend the Speaker for doing this. It's really an important step forward, I believe, in the history of this…

An unstable Afghanistan leads to an unstable Pakistan.

We need to be very careful about how we are going to pull out obviously over time.

We can't abrogate our sense of leadership without jeopardizing our own security.

Hezbollah remains an incredibly strong threat to us because they are a client of Iran's.

They are trying to push the United States out of the Middle East. They are trying to create a new world order.

We have somewhat of a responsibility, I think, to kind of leave the place in a somewhat stable condition.

If we care about the outcome in Libya, we need to more than just answer rhetorically.

Today I was at Ground Zero in New York with the President and 9/11 families and therefore was unavailable for votes in Washington. However, if I had been here this is how I would have voted: rollcall No. 293: ``yea''; rollcall No. 294…

We do have to make cuts. There is no doubt that cuts have to be made.

We have to make sure that not one penny or $1 is wasted that is allocated to security.

I've spoken to people who are very close to the situation who said initial information came from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after he was waterboarded, directly relating to the courier.

Let me also join with everyone here in commending the President of the United States for the killing of Osama bin Laden.