Shame on you for using the memory of 9/11 during a charged political season as a coverup for Congress donothing approach to homeland security. There is nothing wrong with drafting a bipartisan resolution to honor our Nation and respect the memory of 9/11. but there is something wrong when this body takes upon itself to pat itself on the back about a few past deeds when we have left the bulk of the work of homeland security unfinished. I ask anyone in this room to tell me whether this resolution gives first responders effective interoperability so that they have the tools and funding to talk to one another. or provide for a sufficient number of Border Patrol or ICE agents as well as equipment and technology so we dont have to tax an overworked National Guard to defend the border. or whether or not this resolution provides adequate funding for protecting our skies. our subways and our ports. or whether or not this resolution reverses the ongoing trend of wasting homeland security funds on bloated Beltway contractors that are making out with taxpayer dollars while security is left along the wayside. I think not. Mr.
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