| Nobody knows better than New Yorkers the immediate need for terrorism preparedness from the federal level all the way down to our neighborhoods. As the site of the most horrific terrorist attack in our country's history and as the city that remains terrorist target number one, New Yorkers have a deep and vested interest in making sure we prevent or at least are fully ready for future acts of terrorism, so that what happened on 9/11 is not repeated - in New York or any other community across the country. At the same time, we know first hand about how heroes on the front lines of homeland security risked their own lives to save thousands of others on 9/11. If terrorists strike our country again, Americans will call their local firefighters and police, not the Department of Homeland Security. This makes it imperative that our front-line homeland security workers have everything they need to defend against, prepare for, and protect us from future terrorist attacks. We must fully support the men and women on the front lines of homeland security, especially those where the threat is the highest.
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