Spencer Cox: “Following on the remarks by my colleague from New York, who has been a strong supporter of reform in this area, I just…”

“Following on the remarks by my colleague from New York, who has been a strong supporter of reform in this area, I just want to correct a statement that he made. He suggested that this legislation violates the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. In fact, the 9/11 Commission has expressly endorsed this legislation in precisely the form that it is coming to the floor today and the cochairman, Lee Hamilton, of the 9/11 Commission took the time to come to the Committee on Homeland Security just a few days ago to testify in solid support of this legislation. And so as we go forward with the bill, I just want the Members to know that this bill in its present form is strongly endorsed by the 9/ 11 Commission, and it implements their recommendation.”