#homeland security

Ports are the gaping hole in America's homeland security. ↗

— Dianne Feinstein

#gaping #hole #homeland #homeland security #ports

Since September 11th Congress has created the Department of Homeland Security, more than doubled the homeland security budget and implemented a bipartisan overhaul of our intelligence systems. ↗

— Doc Hastings

#budget #congress #created #department #doubled

While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within our means and wisely spend taxpayer dollars. ↗

— Michael Crapo

#dollars #faces #homeland #homeland security #imperative

The 9/11 Commission recently released their report, citing important changes which need to be made to improve our nation's homeland security. I voiced my disappointment with the House leadership when this report was left until after the August recess for action. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#after #august #changes #citing #commission

Virginia is the absolute leader in homeland security and defense and information technology. ↗

— Mark Warner

#defense #homeland #homeland security #information #information technology

The Homeland Security department doesn't have tasking authority in the intelligence community. They can ask for stuff, but they can't direct anything except inside their bureau. ↗

— David Hunt

#ask #authority #bureau #community #department

One of the reasons I continue to speak out is that the solutions to the counterterrorism problem involve other parts of the national security community - especially other elements of the Department of Defense, State, FBI, Homeland Security and the staff. ↗

— John Poindexter

#continue #counterterrorism #defense #department #elements

Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the 9/11 Commission members for their valuable service and important recommendations to improve homeland security. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#debt #gratitude #homeland #homeland security #important

The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security... and be what it was, but also having a lot of lateral communication with all those others involved in that issue of homeland security. ↗

— Warren Rudman

#also #communication #department #fema #having

Well, it's taken a long time to get the Department of Homeland Security established. It's taken a long time for the Congress to decide how much it wanted to fund. ↗

— Warren Rudman

#decide #department #established #fund #get