SENATE MAJORITY LEADER AND SPEAKER OF HOUSE DELIVER REMARKS AT SIGNING OF 9/11 BILL IN WASHINGTON
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) speaks during the signing of the 9/11 Bill on Capitol Hill on August 1, 2007. (UPI Photo/Dominic Bracco II)
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A congressional report said homegrown Islamic terrorists who target U.S. military bases are a "severe and emerging threat" but critics called the report biased.
WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressman, saying Congress could be briefed on the radicalization of American Muslims in prisons, questioned whether the matter warrants a hearing.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The new head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration says protecting subway and rail riders will be as high a priority as keeping air travelers safe.
WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- The Transportation Security Administration disputes U.S. Rep. Peter King's charge that he was kept in the dark about new aviation screening protocols.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The choice of a Detroit-bound airplane as the target for a Christmas holiday terror attack apparently was random, a U.S. House panel determined.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Virginia couple suspected of crashing a White House dinner for the prime minister of India "respectfully" refused to testify before a congressional panel.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A program designed to find weapons in U.S. airport screening is "a waste of money," a U.S. House of Representatives committee chairman says.
ATLANTA, July 22 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressman is calling for beefed-up security at Atlanta's international airport after Georgia state legislators relaxed gun restrictions.
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- A new security program designed to issue tamper-proof IDs to U.S. seaport workers is being delayed by technical glitches, a report said Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee plans a series of hearings next month around the theme of homeland resilience.
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