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	Press Releases December 16, 2003   HOMELAND SECURITY STILL NEEDS STRATEGIC PLAN, BETTER COOPERATION, MORE RESOURCES DHS May Be Feeding False Perceptions Of Security, Lieberman Responds To Gilmore Report   WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., commented Monday on the fifth and final Gilmore Commission Report on U.S. capabilities to respond to terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction. “Despite the best efforts of the Administration’s public relations department, this report, like so many before it, confirms what many of us in Congress have known for months: The nation is not as prepared for a terrorist attack as it should be. “Astonishingly, the report warns that the federal government’s homeland security efforts may be feeding perceptions about improved security that will lead to complacency toward all the measures that still must be taken. This would be a tragic outcome, completely at odds with what we intended when Congress called for creation of a new Homeland Security Department. “We face many barriers in our war on terrorism at home - lack of funding, a refusal to share intelligence information, and fragmentation between federal agencies, different levels of government, and the public and private sectors. Overcoming these impediments will require forward thinking, strategic planning, and leadership from the top. This report strongly suggests that thus far, those ingredients for success are lacking. I urge the Bush Administration to reassess its approach to homeland security and to develop a comprehensive strategy for the future so that all Americans can rest assured that a strong hand is on the helm.”   ###   Printable Version   « previous Press Release next Press Release »   1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 December 2003 Press Releases November   |    --   2002   |  2004     December 31 - Lieberman Calls on Deputy AG to Give Up Authority to Limit or Interfere with Plame Investigation   December 30 - Lieberman Reaction to Ashcroft Recusal from DOJ Leak Investigation and Appointment of Special Counsel   December 23 - Senators Call For Improved Congressional Website   December 18 - Connecticut to Receive More Than $2.5 Million for Emergency Preparedness   December 18 - Lieberman Discovers Halliburton May Have Ignored Internal Audit Warning of Overcharging   December 17 - Administration Running In Place On Critical Infrastructure   December 17 - Lieberman Cheers Snowmobile Ruling   December 17 - Lieberman Seeks Vulnerability Assessment, Remedies To Current Influenza Outbreak   December 16 - Lieberman Seeks Review of Halliburton’s Fitness To Receive Federal Contracts   December 16 current Press Release   December 12 - Lieberman Renews Call For Halliburton Reimbursement   December 10 - Collins, Lieberman Hail Senate Passage Of D.C. Budget Autonomy Legislation   December 4 - Lieberman Seeks Survey On Road Claims Through Public Lands   December 4 - DHS Violates Privacy Impact Requirements with US VISIT Technology   December 3 - Lieberman Says SEC Must Take More Aggressive Steps To Protect Mutual Fund Investors   December 2 - Bush Administation Fails To Live Up To Another Promise
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