“Homeland security isn't much better than it was before 9/11.”
— Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., at the third Summit on Homeland Security, referring to the Department of Homeland Security's need for billions of dollars in additional funding.
SOURCE: The West Virginia State Journal
“I don't believe the fence is a cure-all. Yes, you can get over it; yes, you can get under it. But it is a useful tool that makes it more difficult for people to cross. It is one of a number of tools we have, and you've got to use all of the tools.”
— DHS Secretary MICHAEL CHERTOFF acknowledging a limited role of physical barriers on the border to stop illegal immigration.
SOURCE: The New York Times
“There's no reason for us to be taking anybody's secondhand product.”
— Rep. MIKE ROGERS, R-Ala., urging the U.S. military to buy only American-bred dogs to sniff out bombs, patrol bases and perform other tasks. After numerous trips to Europe to bring back European dogs for American use, the United States simply isn't “getting the pick of the European litters,” he says.
SOURCE: CongressDaily
“The United States is a welcoming nation.”
— SUSAN T. MITCHELL, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) director of field operations in New York, on how CBP is “committed to keeping America's doors open and secure” despite its primary mission of anti-terrorism.
SOURCE: CBP.gov
$400,000The amount in federal funding that Homeland security is offering for non-destructive testing of Maine's Waldo-Hancock Bridge to determine how vulnerable suspension bridges are to terrorist attack.
SOURCE: The Associated Press
$27.2 MILLIONThe amount the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is making available to state, local, tribal and territorial governments; national associations, non-profits, higher education institutions and the private sector as part of the Fiscal Year 2008 Competitive Training Grant Program (CTGP) to develop and deliver training programs addressing high-priority national Homeland security training needs.
SOURCE: Fema.gov
4 IN 10The number of businesses, according to research, that have a plan to protect themselves in the event of both natural and man-made disasters, although the same research states that more than 85 percent of small businesses understand that emergency preparedness is important.
SOURCE: Ad Council
+65%The projected share of sales of Honeywell's Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter that will be used by corporate, emergency medical services (EMS) and law enforcement from 2008-2012.
SOURCE: Honeywell
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