It does not make sense that we are allowing known potential weapons, not unlike those the 9-11 hijackers used to overcome the crews of four airplanes, to be taken aboard passenger aircraft.

Both the Budget Control Act of 2011 and Cut Cap and Balance Act required Congress to pass a balanced-budget amendment to facilitate raising the United States' debt ceiling. In September 2005 he was appointed chairman for the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness Science and Technology a subcommittee within the Homeland Security Committee. 111th Congress


Committee assignments
Committee on Ways and MeansSubcommittee on Trade
Subcommittee on Oversight
Subcommittee on Social Security

Reichert voted against the stimulus and healthcare reform bills.

Representative for Washington's 8th congressional district serving since 2005. S. David George "Dave" Reichert (pron.