Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoffis an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security under Presidents George W. Bush andBarack Obama, and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. He previously served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He succeeded Tom Ridge as United States Secretary of Homeland Security on February 15, 2005...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth28 November 1953
CountryUnited States of America
Those who got out are fine, ... Meet the Press.
we are doing everything possible, as quickly as possible, to prevent further misfortune and loss of life and distress.
We are in the process of doing everything within our power to get resources down to the state of Florida, ... everybody's patience and forbearance.
We are committed to cutting red tape and getting help to people who need it, ... We are getting real assistance in record time.
We are not going to be able to have people sitting in houses in the city of New Orleans for weeks and months while we de-water and clean this city,
We make sure there are assurances in place in general. Sufficient to satisfy us that the deal is appropriate from a national security standpoint.
We may never know everybody who participated. But actually, I am encouraged by the fact that, as we have pulled together information that comes globally to us, we've filled in more and more pieces of the puzzle.
When we remove the water from New Orleans, we're going to uncover people who died hiding in houses, who got caught by the flood, people whose remains will be found in the street, ... It is going to be about as ugly a scene as you can imagine.
we have an ongoing flood situation even as we're in the middle of recovering from the hurricane.
We are pleased to have the American Red Cross, which has long been a leader in emergency preparedness and response, co-sponsor National Preparedness Month 2005, ... The commitment of the American Red Cross and the members of National Preparedness Month Coalition are integral as we work to encourage all Americans to prepare for emergencies. As leaders in their communities, these organizations will help spread life saving information and move the entire nation toward a greater state of preparedness.
To be sure sometimes we differ, ... but the point is not that one society values privacy more than the other ... but the application of those values.
We urge all Americans to take some simple steps to prepare for emergencies, including getting an emergency supply kit, making a family emergency plan and learning more about how to respond to emergencies that could affect your area,
We face an extraordinary threat to our national security and physical safety of the American people of a character that, at least in my lifetime, we have never faced before,
We're hiring as rapidly as we can, and we're prepared to bring all the resources.