Bowles-Burr Debate: on Homeland Security

Erskine Bowles: Support the 9/11 Commission

Some excerpts from the Bowles-Burr debate: On the 9/11 Commission

BOWLES:"He [Burr] voted against the 9/11 Commission. I have never understood that, Richard."

BURR: "The 9/11 Commission work was good. But we did delay implementation [of some anti-terrorism measures] a year waiting for the 9/11 [Commission]."

Source: Winston-Salem Journal, "NC Senatorial Debate Excerpts"

Richard Burr: Support the 9/11 Commission but it was too slow

Some excerpts from the Bowles-Burr debate: On the 9/11 Commission

BOWLES:"He [Burr] voted against the 9/11 Commission. I have never understood that, Richard."

BURR: "The 9/11 Commission work was good. But we did delay implementation [of some anti-terrorism measures] a year waiting for the 9/11 [Commission]."

Source: Winston-Salem Journal, "NC Senatorial Debate Excerpts"

The above quotations are from North Carolina Senatorial Debate, between Erskine Bowles (D) and Richard Burr (R), Sept. 28, 2004. Click here for definitions & background information on Homeland Security. Click here for more quotes by Erskine Bowles on Homeland Security. Click here for more quotes by Richard Burr on Homeland Security.
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