[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 22711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         FEDERAL RESPONSE TO NEW YORK TERRORIST THREAT LACKING

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the mayor of the City of New York 
announced that there was a credible threat of a terrorist bombing 
attack against New York City's trains.

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  The FBI concurred, and then we heard that the Department of Homeland 
Security disagreed and said that the threats were not credible.
  Madam Speaker, what is going on? We are spending billions and 
billions of dollars on homeland security, and our Federal officials 
cannot seem to get it straight. First we had these ridiculous color-
coded alerts. Now our FBI and Department of Homeland Security cannot 
agree on credible threats.
  Today, part of Pennsylvania Station in New York City had to be 
evacuated.
  President Bush should summon Secretary Chertoff and ask some very 
hard questions. This Congress ought to investigate why our Federal 
officials cannot seem to get their act together with regard to homeland 
security.

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