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Pelosi: 9/11 Commission’s Report Card Is Indictment of Continued Failure by the Administration to Meet Security Needs
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the former 9/11 Commission’s report card giving the Bush Administration and Congress a failing grade on implementing the security recommendations in the 9/11 Commission Report:
“The 9/11 Commission’s final report card is an indictment of the continued failure by the Bush Administration and the Republican Congress to meet the security needs of our nation and make Americans safer.
“Security gaps at our ports, our nuclear power plants and chemical production facilities, in our first responder communications, and airline cargo have long been identified; closing these gaps has not been made a priority by President Bush or Republican Congressional leaders. Even the woefully inadequate federal response to Hurricane Katrina did not produce a sense of urgency commensurate with the importance of correcting obvious problems in emergency preparedness.
“Four years after the 9/11 attacks, the American people are not as safe as they should be. They have every reason to ask why and demand President Bush and Congressional leaders make safety of the American people their number one priority.
“Democrats continue to support addressing completely all of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, and will continue to fight for bipartisan solutions that will keep Americans safer.”
“ Democrats are united in presenting a New Direction for America, one that will make our nation as strong as its people, one that brings opportunity, security, and prosperity to all Americans. ”
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
