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
There's not enough time to answer the first part of your question,
I still don't have the full story about why some things weren't moving, and I look forward to having the answer to that,
The tenor of his discussions on Monday . . . was, this was bad, but it could have been worse, ... There was not a report to me until the following morning that there was a significant breach of the 17th Street levee.
Admiral Allen has my full support in the very difficult work we have ahead,
The one thing about an episode like this is if you talk to someone and you get a rumor or you get someone's anecdotal version of something, I think it's dangerous to extrapolate it all over the place.
Speed was of the essence when the hurricane hit,
speaks for himself and he's entitled to his point of view, and I don't have anything to add.
Now, I'm not suggesting we're going to wait 40 years or even four years, but I think we have to put in perspective the fact that we've come quite a distance. We have quite a distance to come - go, as well.
I define control to mean that we will have an extremely high probability of detecting, responding to and interdicting illegal crossings of our borders.
I can't tell you what the numbers are going to be, but I think we need to prepare the country for what's coming.
I don't think there's a lack of a sense of urgency,
I appreciate his willingness to take on the vital task of leading FEMA during this challenging time.
Great nations, like good people, keep their word,
If confirmed, I pledge to devote all my energy to promoting homeland security and all our fundamental liberties.