James Moran said "I could take much longer than 30 seconds just to list the highest priority targets that are within the national capital region. The reality of what this is going to lead to is that you are going to have to substantially expand the amount of money available for homeland security or draw from other parts of the country to adequately protect the Capitol, the White House, the CIA, the Pentagon and the immediate suburbs of Northern Virginia, Maryland and, particularly, the District of Columbia; you have got to provide adequate resources. This is where the terrorists are going to target. This is ground zero. This is where the money needs to be concentrated. If we had enough money, we would love to go beyond that area. I do not think we can afford to." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 8, 2004

I could take much longer than 30 seconds just to list the highest priority targets that are within the national capital region. The reality of what this is going to lead to is that you are going to have to substantially expand the amount of money available for homeland security or draw from other parts of the country to adequately protect the Capitol, the White House, the CIA, the Pentagon and the immediate suburbs of Northern Virginia, Maryland and, particularly, the District of Columbia; you have got to provide adequate resources. This is where the terrorists are going to target. This is ground zero. This is where the money needs to be concentrated. If we had enough money, we would love to go beyond that area. I do not think we can afford to.

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James Moran

Virginia

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for increased funding for homeland security in the national capital region.

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