Yvette Clarke

There is no doubt in my mind, and I think the mind of most New Yorkers, that your commitment to partnership and collaboration with our local law enforcement has been extraordinary.

Oh boy. That doesn't sound too good. I say that, you know, in all honesty because that is almost at the core of your mission, which is to coordinate, right? So if you are not getting cooperation from other Federal agencies to meet that…

The previous administration's National Security Strategy and National Strategy for Homeland Security excluded response to natural disasters from its definition of homeland security.

I fully understand where all three of you are coming from, but the issue, though, is resources, right?

From my perspective, the Department must have sufficient authority to make sure that Government and privately-owned critical infrastructure install and monitor ample protection for their cyber systems.

Thank you Chairman Lungren for convening this hearing on the Science and Technology Directorate.

I believe that our knowledge, our capability, our skills will enable us to protect.

Let me thank you all for your answers. So many questions come to mind once you raise that question and then you get the answers, right?

Our first responders definitely need to be able to communicate with one another in times of crisis.

As a Member of this committee, and a New Yorker, I would like to emphasize the importance of fully implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.

Even with the death of Osama bin Laden, we must continue our vigilance and the build-out of a robust defense as well strengthen our capacity to be resilient.

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks on our Nation, the possibility of another attack still casts an ominous shadow over the United States.

The enormous devastation that would result if terrorists use a nuclear weapon or nuclear materials successfully in a terrorist act requires us to do all we can to prevent them from entering or moving through the United States.

I commend Director Stern, for his energetic efforts to produce the GNDA Strategy by the end of 2010, and for moving quickly on the Joint Annual Interagency Review that was delivered to us just a few weeks ago.

I am a Member of this committee because I want the rest of this country to learn from New York's experience.

The only question remaining is whether we have the will to solve them.

We've come to recognize that public/private partnerships are a key component of securing our Nation's computer-reliant critical infrastructure.

Private-sector involvement is crucial, as it collectively owns the vast majority of the Nation's cyber infrastructure.

The danger of both unintentional and intentional cyber attack is real.

We live in a world where it seems that everything relies on computers and the internet.

This Congress in the past has failed to deal effectively with the foreclosure crisis.

Let's protect our folks here at home.

I am a new Member here. So many times, you know, also and a former staffer.

It's important for the safety of our country to come together today in this joint hearing to discuss the legislation of our colleague and former committee Member, Congressman Pascrell.

Those of us who represent high-density populations of the Northeast are acutely aware of our shared vulnerability, how a single weapon of mass destruction can devastate huge populations.