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Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006

Floor Speech

Date: May 18, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Environment

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Chairman, immediate action should have been taken on chemical plant security after the wake-up call we got from the 9/11 attacks. I have introduced the Chemical Security Act in the past two Congresses, but the House has never considered my legislation.

Across the country, the EPA has identified 123 facilities where a toxic gas release due to a terrorist attack could injure or kill more than 1 million people. The Thompson substitute would give the problem of chemical security plants and their security the attention it needs, and I would urge the House to adopt the Thompson substitute for that provision and all the other reasons that have been given here today.

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