October 13, 2006 - PORT SECURITY BILL A SHAM; LEAVES U.S. VULNERABLE TO ATTACK BY NUCLEAR DEVICE IN UNSCANNED CONTAINERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Bush’s signing of the Safe Port Act, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement:
October 10, 2006 - MARKEY AND LYNCH QUESTION LOW-RISK RATING ASSIGNED TO PORT OF BOSTON, SHORTCHANGES HIGH-PROFILE PORT OF FEDERAL SECURITY MONEY
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joined by Rep. Steve Lynch (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff to express serious concern about the low security risk designation that DHS assigned the Port of Boston. Boston was placed near the bottom of the risk rankings, despite handling almost 16 billion tons of cargo each year and massive deliveries of volatile and dangerous liquid natural gas which passes through the port on its way to the Everett liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.
September 22, 2006 - HOUSE DEMOCRATS SLAM REPUBLICAN-INDUSTRY CHEMICAL SECURITY BACKROOM DEAL
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security Committees released letters to Speaker Hastert, Leader Pelosi, and House Appropriators urging the rejection of inadequate chemical security measures promoted by the chemical industry and agreed to behind closed doors by Congressional Republicans. Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA), John Dingell (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Hilda Solis (D-CA), all members of either the House Energy and Commerce Committee or the Homeland Security Committee sent the letter this morning.
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