Political Quotes

“S. 2506, a bill to authorize appropriations for the intelligence community for fiscal year 2003, represents the first intelligence budget for the War on Terrorism--a war where intelligence is our most effective weapon. The Congress historically has considered the annual Intelligence Authorization bill to be important legislation, but now it has become a matter of national survival. Without an enhanced and effective intelligence capability integrated into the significant capabilities of the U.S. military and tightly linked to law enforcement and the new Department of Homeland Security, we will continue be at the mercy of international terrorists bent on the destruction of our society and we may suffer even more devastating attacks. Since the tragedy of September 11, the men and women of the U.S. intelligence community have worked every day, nonstop to protect us against those who would seek to do us harm. This bill represents an important step in our effort to provide them with the necessary resources and authorities to get the job done.”