[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 127 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1, IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 9/11 
                         COMMISSION ACT OF 2007

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                               speech of

                        HON. MICHAEL R. McNULTY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 27, 2007

  Mr. McNULTY. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support H.R. 1, the 
Implementation of the 9/11 Commissions Act of 2007, which would enact 
the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks 
Upon the United States.
  This legislation provides funding that is critical to protect our 
Nation and improve our preparedness capabilities. It will give us the 
necessary tools to secure our country by increasing rail and transit 
safety, improving communication for first responders, and implementing 
programs to prevent terrorist organizations from acquiring weapons of 
mass destruction.
  This bill is especially critical to New York, which is still 
recovering from the terrorist attacks on 9/11, because it will award 
homeland security grants based on risk assessment. Enactment of this 
proposal will further protect our country by requiring scanning of all 
cargo containers originating from foreign ports, increasing funding for 
baggage and checkpoint screening, and requiring scanning of all cargo 
on passenger flights.
  H.R. 1 will help to address the many challenges that the United 
States faces in the wake of 9/11, and I am proud to support it.

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