[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20063]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 THE DO-LESS-THAN-DO-NOTHING CONGRESS; NO RECESS UNTIL ACTION TAKEN ON 
                          9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS

  (Mr. MORAN of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, one duty we share as Members of 
this body is a solemn responsibility to make certain that we do 
everything possible to ensure the safety of the American citizens that 
we are elected to represent. Unfortunately, when it comes to homeland 
security and learning from the tragedy of September 11, this Republican 
Congress has failed miserably.
  The independent and bipartisan 9/11 Commission put forth a report 
with recommendations for keeping our Nation secure. Despite their 
suggestions, the Bush administration and the Republican Congress have 
failed to pass or implement all of the recommendations for homeland 
security. In fact, the commission recently gave the administration and 
this Republican Congress five Fs and 12 Ds on homeland security.
  Mr. Speaker, Democrats have been fighting to pass the 9/11 
Commission's recommendations and to ensure the safety of our ports and 
airports. However, Republicans are preparing to adjourn for the 
campaign season without taking up these security measures.
  So I ask unanimous consent to take up and pass and implement all of 
the
9/11 Commission's recommendations, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the settled guidelines previously 
cited, that request cannot be entertained.

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