John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroftis an American attorney and politician who served as the 79th U.S. Attorney General, in the George W. Bush Administration. He later founded The Ashcroft Group, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 May 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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anthrax present in any other facility anywhere else in the country ... (or) in a very broad presence in the facility in Florida.
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Schools will be accountable for confirming the status of student visa holders, the INS will be accountable for enforcing violations of that status, and the American people will gain a measure of assurance that students visiting our country are who they purport to be,
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making it the country with the fourth highest rate of legal immigrants.
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Thousands of FBI agents in all of the field offices across the country ... (and internationally) assisted by personnel from other Department of Justice agencies are cooperating in this investigation,
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I decided this early on at Justice: if the traditional way was the most effective way of doing something, then we'd maintain it. But if it was not functioning at optimum levels, we would be doing the country a disservice by continuing to do things "like we've always done them."
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I know the difference between enacting and enforcing the law, ... It means advancing the nation's interest, not advocating my personal interest.
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These three documents, this letter, is clear evidence linking the hijackers on the three separate flights on September 11,
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On behalf of the entire United States Department of Justice, I express our deepest condolences to Jonathan's family, colleagues and friends. We share his family's grief and will provide any support and assistance to help them through this difficult time. All appropriate resources will be dedicated to investigating this matter.
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It's not a militarization of the border or a fortification of the border,
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The FBI has already begun to update technology systems, improve information management, and provide more effective and timely accountability.
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I'm delighted to have the opportunity to get better acquainted with a variety of challenges faced by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, ... I look forward to working hard personally so that these challenges will be better met and America can better respond to its responsibilities as it relates to citizens of this country.
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I intend to meet with these families shortly and confer with them before announcing a final decision ... on the way in which this matter will be conducted, ... But it is with a view toward meeting the needs of these families and being sensitive to their concerns that we will make this decision.
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I'm very pleased that today our judicial system exercised it responsibility in a way that reinforces justice, ... an additional month of uncertainty.
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Individuals who commit treasonous acts against the United States will be held fully accountable,