[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 93 (Thursday, July 8, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H5335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT AND HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING

  (Mr. SHAW asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor today for the fifth time 
to speak in protest of the unfair allocation of Urban Area Security 
Initiative grants from the Department of Homeland Security. Broward and 
Palm Beach Counties in my district have not received nearly enough, no, 
not nearly enough, of the funding they need to keep our families and 
our communities safe from terrorist threats.
  Attorney General John Ashcroft issued a warning in south Florida on 
July 1 that the terrorists behind the deadly assaults on September 11 
are between 75 and 90 percent complete with their plans for a major 
attack against the United States this year. Mr. Speaker, our region 
with its ports, airports and millions of visitors cannot be ruled out 
as a possible target or terrorist base of operation.
  In my district we are very much aware of the area's vulnerability. We 
are at a high level of intensity in south Florida. Broward County and 
Palm Beach County must be designated as its own urban area so that we 
can receive the funding we need to enhance the security measures that 
will protect our families, our communities and critical infrastructure.

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  The City of Miami cannot be trusted to allocate these funds.

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