Thomas Foley: “I woke up this morning to a lot of noise on my TV set as two prominent Senators were berating the President of the…”

“I woke up this morning to a lot of noise on my TV set as two prominent Senators were berating the President of the United States, so I tuned in to listen and find out what all the fuss was about. It turned out there was a concern echoed by the President that there is a national homeland security bill that left this Chamber in July. In July. We had promised the American public action on this critical legislation before the anniversary of the terror attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on September 11. So I thought to myself, why would our President, our Commander-in-Chief, be outraged? Why would he be concerned, and why would we hear such volume from the Senate? Well, he is concerned about the life of every American living here in the United States who wants a safe homeland. We passed our bill. I cannot urge action on the other body, it is prohibited by the rules of the House. But I would at least hope that the American people would speak out loud and clear about the need for a homeland security bill, about the need to protect our national security.”