Representing the
1st District of South Carolina
1st District of South Carolina
Congressman
Henry E. Brown, Jr.
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Protecting our Homeland from Terrorists
As your representative in Congress, I pledge to not only work with my colleagues to help better protect America against terrorist attack, but to also provide the necessary oversight of the Department of Homeand Security and other agencies to ensure that their resources and efforts are focused on the threats facing our nation. It is no coincidence that that since 9/11, there has not been a single successful terrorist attack on the United States. But we cannot rest on our laurels. Congress must continue to work to improve our homeland security systems and structures, because terrorists will always adapt, whether to technology or methodology. I am proud to the First District is on the leading edge of so many of these efforts, from Project SEAHAWK at the Port of Charleston to the significant cooporation that occurs betwen the Coast Guard and local first responders up and down the coast, the lessons learned by the folks protecting the First District are lessons that should be applied across the country. I am proud to support Project SEAHAWK and have fought to ensure that it remains at the cutting edge of port security technology. I have also been proud to support other efforts of importance to residents in the First District and across the country. From working to modernize our Coast Guard to fighting for a secure border, I will continue to work to improve the defense of our homeland. Homeland security starts close to home, and I am proud to have a long history of supporting federal efforts that help our local first responders, especially programs that help our local firefighters obtain the equipment they need to protect us. Content 2
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Category:Homeland SecurityPosted by: Brown Staff (May 12, 2009, 04:49 PM)
I am proud to support H.R.1178, legislation that unanimously passed the House of Representatives today requiring an assessment of how the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) can support homeland security missions. Posted in Defense, Homeland Security | View Full Posting
SHOCK VIDEO: HOUSE DEM SAYS TERRORISTS SHOULD RECEIVE SAME “DUE PROCESS” RIGHTS AS U.S. TROOPS Posted by: Brown Staff (May 07, 2009, 05:25 PM)
IS THIS THE DEMOCRATS’ PLAN FOR DEALING WITH THE TERRORIST THREAT?
In a House Appropriations Committee debate this afternoon, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) waded into a discussion about what to do with the cold-blooded terrorists housed at the Guantanamo Bay prison and offered this solution: give them the same “due process” rights as American troops. That’s right. Some of the most dangerous terrorists on the face of the Earth … enjoying the same rights as men and women defending our nation from attack. Can’t believe it? See it for yourself: REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA): “I think we can use the Uniform Code of Military Justice in the military courts which are very much a home-court advantage and we can held up to the rest of the world that we’re giving these detainees the same due process we give our own troops when they’re brought up on court martial charges. Nothing more and nothing less.” Giving terrorists like Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, the mastermind of the September 11 attacks on America, and Abu Zubaydah, who personally trained some of the 9/11 hijackers, the same rights as the men and women protecting Americans from terrorists hell-bent on destroying America and our allies? As shocking as Rep. Schiff’s solution sounds, the question is: Do Democratic leaders in Congress and the Administration agree with him? Is this their plan for dealing with the terrorist threat? Posted in Homeland Security, Terrorist Detainees | View Full Posting
Dems Don't Fund Bid To Close Gitmo Posted by: Brown Staff (May 05, 2009, 11:33 AM)
House Democrats dealt the White House a setback yesterday and dropped President Obama’s request for $81 million to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp bowing to strong Republican criticism that the administration lacks a plan to relocate terror suspects detained there. Posted in Homeland Security, Terrorist Detainees | View Full Posting
GITMO UPDATE Posted by: Brown Staff (May 01, 2009, 12:15 PM) Defense Secretary Robert Gates said this month that he "fully" expects every member of Congress to draft legislation prohibiting the transfer of military detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. prisons. As I have drafted and submitted legislation stating just this, 15 of my House Republican colleagues and I also wrote a letter this month to Congressmen David Obey and Jerry Lewis, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations respectively, expressing our opposition to the proposed funding in the FY09 War Supplemental to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, and the relocation of those detainees to other facilities, including military installations in the United States. Posted in Homeland Security, Terrorist Detainees | View Full Posting
Budget Passes House and Senate with NO GOP Votes Posted by: Brown Staff (April 03, 2009, 10:52 AM)
Last night the President's Budget passed the House and Senate with NO Republican votes in either chamber. Posted in Defense, Economy, Energy, Environment and Wildlife, Health Care, Homeland Security, Retirement, Taxes | View Full Posting
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Ensuring the security of our homeland is critically important to the Frist Distrct, as we are home to not only one of the nation's most significant and strategic ports, but are also home base to significant military assets. Additionally, millions of tourists visit our beaches and historic sites every year. But most importantly, security our homeland means securing the men and women who call
coastal South Carolina home.