House, Senate diverge on 9/11 response
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With most of its legislative work unfinished, the closing days of the 108th Congress are coming down to a quick march
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An agreement reached on Saturday by congressional negotiators on post-Sept. 11 intelligence reforms was thrown into doubt by resistance by some Republicans in the House of Representatives.
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Sept. 11 commission members are unhappy with the way House Republicans are handling legislation needed to implement some of the commission's terror-fighting recommendations.
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Top senators prepared an anti-terrorism bill Tuesday that could spark future clashes with the House, proposing more homeland security money for smaller and rural states and dropping requirements for tougher cargo inspections.
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ASHINGTON, Aug. 17 - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and the acting director of central intelligence urged Congress on Tuesday to move cautiously in adopting recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission. They also joined in opposing ...
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WASHINGTON - The GOP-controlled House on Thursday refused to endorse a Senate proposal addressing the Sept. 11 commissionâs terror-fighting recommendations, pushing ahead with a bill that would increase
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Following September 11, 2001, few questioned then-Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff 's urgency, but his critics contend that he was not candid with a Senate committee that he offered reassurance to on two fronts.
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Police patrol the Capitol armed with rifles and wearing biological, chemical and radioactive attack gear. One senator was so concerned about the terrorist threat that he temporarily shut down his office during the recent pre-election recess. But more than three years after Sept. 11, Congress has yet to decide how it would respond to a catastrophic event that kills or incapacitates many or most of its members.
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The Bush administration argued Friday that discrepancies between the nation's new terror law and the way it is being carried out should not stall one of the Pentagon's first terrorism trials.
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Republicans and Democrats tore into each over war policy Tuesday, set off by a presidential speech the White House insisted was nonpolitical. A GOP leader said Democrats seemed "more interested in protecting the terrorists" than shielding fellow Americans.
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Legislation to reform the US intelligence system after the September 11 attacks and failures in Iraq has fallen victim to partisan wrangling, with lawmakers saying a final bill is unlikely before the November 2 election.
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WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders on Friday easily pushed through sweeping new law enforcement powers as part of a Sept. 11 anti-terrorism package, but the House now must negotiate a truce with the Senate on those measures to get President Bush's signature before the elections...
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SECURITY REFORM: The bill, which adopts many of the findings of the Sept. 11 commission, was also expected to pass the Senate, despite a few remaining conflicts.
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WASHINGTON - The House approved GOP-crafted legislation Friday to implement the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations and give law enforcement new powers to fight terrorism and curb illegal immigration...
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Congress will mark the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a pre-election agenda focusing on national security-related issues.
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An influential bipartisan group of members of Congress, backed up by leaders of the Sept. 11 commission, announced yesterday that they were offering a bill in the House and Senate
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The Bush administration defended its  plan for more massive spending on aviation security before a  skeptical U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday and said a Sept.  11-style hijacking or a bombing remain top threats.