Kerry: Bureaucratic Bungling Still Hurting Our Port Security

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Kerry: Investigation Shows Bureaucratic Bungling Still Hurting Our Ports

John Kerry: Investigation Shows Bureaucratic Bungling Still Hurting Our Port Security
March 16th, 2006 @ 12:38 pm

John Kerry’s Senate office reports today, that the “Department of Homeland Security will release an investigation today into port security – an investigation that John Kerry called for eight months ago to fix gaping holes in the security of America’s ports”:

Today’s Inspector General’s report was required by an amendment John Kerry authored to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill last year.

“It’s been more than four years since 9/11, and the government still can’t get port security right. The incompetent handling of the Dubai Ports deal was just the tip of the iceberg. Shiploads of cargo slip into our ports uninspected and the Department of Homeland Security wastes millions on idiotic projects that score zero on their own threat scale while needed security improvements aren’t happening and our ports and cities remain vulnerable,” said John Kerry.

Kerry’s amendment required the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress on the department’s progress implementing 12 recommended changes to improve the Port Security Grant Program.

MORE - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=2297

[ProSense]

1. This is going to be a key issue in the 2006 election. n/t

[blm]

4. I think Dems can take out a few NY Repubs on this - like Peter King.

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[wisteria]

2. This so much more important that the censure move, it is a shame

that hard work and concerns about our security aren't acknowledged properly.
This is a good move on Kerry's part and should have received a lot more attention, we are trying to maintain the upper hand on the ports issue, my guess, is that all we will hear about is the useless censure move, Dem's having no spins and Senator Feingold.

[blm]

3. But media told us there were no Democrats talking about port security

before Dubai - you mean they lied?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

5. recommended and

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