[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Reflecting on the events of last week, I want to 
speak about some very important homeland security issues.
  I want to publicly thank the outstanding law enforcement, FBI, and 
others who worked on the tragedy of 9/11, as we proceed as Members of 
Congress to further investigate how not to allow an incident like that 
to happen again.
  But the one point I want to make very clearly and that has been said 
over and over by Members and certainly by leaders of the 
administration: this does not and should not stop comprehensive 
immigration reform. We should proceed with regular order because you 
need to know who's in this country.
  Also, I offer my deepest sympathy to those in West, Texas, but make 
the point that we have to have a nexus between chemical plants and 
those who hold those kinds of hazardous materials. As well, we need a 
mechanism of reporting to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security a 
security plan and a process to avoid events such as the horrific 
tragedy that occurred. I will soon be introducing such legislation, and 
I certainly believe that it is our role to intervene and to secure the 
homeland.

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