[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 21921]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    9/11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS

  (Mr. STUPAK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. STUPAK. Madam Speaker, on November 7, the American people voted 
resoundingly in favor of a Congress that would make implementing the 
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission a top priority. They voted for a 
Democratic Congress.
  For months, the Republican leadership in this body has sat on the 41 
recommendations the 9/11 Commission gave for improving the security of 
our Nation. The Republican Congress did nothing when the expert 
bipartisan group released a scathing report card on the lack of 
progress that has been made and gave our government Ds and Fs for 
failing to take steps necessary to ensure we would never face another 
tragedy like 9/11.
  Democrats believe it is unacceptable that 5 years after the 9/11 
terrorist attacks our Nation's first responders are still without 
interoperable radios and have planes flying across our country that are 
loaded with cargo that is rarely ever inspected.
  Madam Speaker, Democrats know how important it is for us to make our 
Nation as safe as possible. That is why we will implement the 
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission next year so that we can be 
better prepared to protect our Nation against potential terrorist 
attack. I know, as I was a first responder for 11 years.

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