9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act

9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT -- (House of Representatives - October 07, 2004)

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Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I wish to thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers) for yielding me this time to talk on this most important piece of legislation.

Mr. Chairman, this bill should have been voted on and passed a long time ago, but the President and the Republican leadership have simply dragged their feet. We must not forget that Republicans opposed the creation of the Ð9/11 Commission. Now, House Republicans are pushing a bill that does not make all the necessary reforms that will help ensure the safety of this Nation.

The 9/11 Commission has done outstanding work. It spent months interviewing members of the intelligence community, hearing testimony and reviewing documents. After all that, the Commission unanimously approved its report and the recommendations included in it. Most importantly, the families of those who lost loved ones on September 11 have endorsed the Commission's report. Unfortunately, the House Republicans continue to delay and to refuse to embrace the Commission's work.

I find it appalling that the Republican leadership thinks it has a monopoly on the wisdom needed to make our country safe. I urge my colleagues to support a bill that incorporates the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.