"Today Congress passed the 9-11 Conference Report, a bill which finally implements the recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission," said Klein. "This bill will make our families safer by improving screening cargo coming into U.S. ports, bolstering the safety of our airports and air travel, and by strengthening our ability to fight terrorism abroad and here at home. Though Congress should have passed this bill over three years ago when the 9/11 Commission made initially made its recommendations, what's important now is that its been adopted and will in short order be implemented. I urge President Bush to swiftly sign this legislation into law."
The bill has strong provisions to better protect America from terrorism - ranging from ensuring that first responders have the equipment they need, to strengthening efforts to prevent WMDs from falling into terrorist hands. The measure will also require 100% scanning of U.S.-bound seaborne containers before they leave foreign ports within five years, and also requires 100% screening of cargo on passenger aircraft within three years.
"We have two major ports in South Florida - Port Everglades and the Port of Palm Beach - and it is vital that our ports have every resource they need to sufficiently screen every single piece of cargo that comes into our state," said Klein. "We, who live and work in South Florida, depend on this level of security."
The measure comes on the heels of the new National Intelligence Estimate, which states that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network has been able to restore key capabilities for launching another attack on U.S. soil.
"Given that the recent National Intelligence Estimate released earlier this month found that al-Qaeda has the capabilities it needs to launch an attack on U.S. soil, combined with the fact that our military is stretched dangerously thin, implementing this bill is a critical step toward thwarting future terrorists attacks."
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