[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H6696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 THE NEED FOR A HOMELAND SECURITY BILL

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Madam Speaker, 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.

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