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
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.
We want to understand what went wrong and what steps have been taken to make the American people safe and more secure.
There are so many competing priorities. And it's awfully hard to keep people focused on something like this.
But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.
For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.
One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This should concern our national security policy as well as our conscience.
Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.
I hope the product is being sharpened from what we saw. We saw a lot of things that were unsubstantiated, that were almost in the rumor category.
Anyone watching that storm knew it was going to affect Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. This is not a disaster for the mayor of New Orleans to deal with.
The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world.
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 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.
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.