Stephen Miller: “very shortly we will be back on the subject of homeland security. As this debate on homeland security goes on, I hope no…”

“very shortly we will be back on the subject of homeland security. As this debate on homeland security goes on, I hope no one will forget that it is being held in the shadows of the fallen towers of the World Trade Center. The smoldering fires may have gone out, the acrid smell may no longer burn our nostrils, the strains of ``Amazing Grace'' from the bagpipes may no longer fill the air, but, make no mistake about it, the need to protect this country and prevent this from ever happening again is just as urgent. How does the Senate meet this, one of the greatest challenges of our time? I will tell you. We talk and talk and talk. Then we pause to go out on the steps of the Capitol to sing ``God Bless America'' with our best profile to the camera. Then we come back inside and show our worst profile to the country. I have not seen many cloture resolutions I did not like. I can't remember the last time I voted against one because I am almost always in favor of speeding things up around here. Too often, the Senate reminds me of Will Shakespeare's words: Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day. But the cloture vote that is before us now is one that I cannot support. We have wasted so many precious days, days that we could ill afford to waste, days that gave our enemies more time to plot their next attack. And now, all of a sudden, we want to invoke cloture to stop the debate in its tracks.”