Lee H. Hamilton
Lee H. Hamilton
Lee Herbert Hamiltonis a former member of the United States House of Representatives and currently a member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999. Following his departure from Congress he has served on a number of governmental advisory boards, most notably as the vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 April 1931
CountryUnited States of America
Look, we want a bill on the desk of the president as soon as possible.
She's told us she's happy to have us come back, so we're going to get the information that we want in the commission,
The structure of the intelligence community has not changed since 9/11. The commission believes the status quo is unacceptable, ... This legislation is necessary to make the American people safer and more secure. We believe it must be enacted before the 108th Congress adjourns.
The status quo failed us. Reform is an urgent matter, and reform must not wait until the next attack.
He certainly has kept his agenda in front of us,
Had we learned of it obviously it would've been a major focus of our investigation.
The president needs to articulate very clearly again what the targets are of our war on terrorism, ... It is terrorism with a global reach, particular terrorist organizations? Is it countries that harbor or develop weapons of mass destruction? Is it only countries that harbor terrorists? What really are the targets that we're aiming at in this war on terrorism. I think there has been a loosening if you will of the objectives the president originally stated and it's become less clear just what are our targets. .... Now if you want to take on another whole objective, which is to stop weapons of mass destruction from being developed in countries, you better spell out exactly what you are planning to do and how you plan to get there. The administration is a long way from doing that.
We want to understand what went wrong and what steps have been taken to make the American people safe and more secure.
What struck me after Katrina was we were not as safe as I thought we were,
The defense of America should rise above partisan political concerns,
We have thought about what to do, a global strategy, and how to do it: A different way of organizing our government.
We believe that another attack will occur and we had better get to it and protect the American people. It's not a question of if.
We are a mobile, dynamic society. We depend upon open, accessible transportation systems. Terrorists know that. It's the reason they target transportation, and it's why we must stop them.
We don't really have an ethics process any more in the Congress, so that these things are not exposed or considered until this becomes a criminal law case.