Tom Ridge
Tom Ridge
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Ridgeis an American politician who served as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003, and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. Prior to this, Ridge was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 August 1945
CityMunhall, PA
CountryUnited States of America
It was serious enough from our perspective ... a credible enough theory that at least we ought to tell folks we are mindful of it and that you ought to be mindful of it out there as well,
He is not one to parse. He has said he will serve out his term and that has not changed,
I am going to step back a little bit, breathe deeply and then decide.
I just met a fireman who was trying to save somebody else's house when his went up in flames, ... In the operations center, there are a couple of people on duty today -- 12-hour shifts. They lost their homes, but they know they still have a job to do, and maybe their presence will help save somebody else's homes.
For the first time ever, this international effort will establish one world standard for ship and port security,
The bottom line is that homeland security is not about one department, one level of government or one organization, ... It is a national call to action, a philosophy of shared responsibility, shared accountability, and shared leadership.
It needs to be discussed, and we will continue to discuss it,
if the Brazilian government thinks it's in their interests (to fingerprint and photograph Americans), so be it.
Clearly, we could provide enough security to put the mass transit systems out of business, ... Trying to find that balance is something we need to do.
do all we can to honor those who rose up with resolve to defeat evil.
I'm not trying to condone the sloppiness or inaccuracy of the work that was done, ... We saw that ourselves.
They are insidious, ... a vast paradox of personalities and groups, some spontaneous, some very methodical, yet they are all intent on doing us harm.
With so many symbolic gatherings in the next few months, we must be aggressive,
There are a lot of us who think that some of the information we share with the public probably should be restricted in some fashion, ... We may have to take a look at these kinds of issues from a different perspective because of the tragedy of September 11.