[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2] [House] [Pages 2488-2489] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]IT IS TIME FOR A POLICY THAT REALLY SECURES AMERICA (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) [[Page 2489]] Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, over the last couple of days we have seen the focus of the American conscience look toward whether America is actually secure. Mr. Speaker, I think it is time now for the administration to craft a policy that answers the enormity of the concerns that Americans have expressed in town hall meetings across America. Frankly, I think when the headlines read 1,300 Iraqi dead, our soldiers standing by, not knowing whether to engage or not in the civil war that is pending, it is actually now time for the President to acknowledge that our troops have done their job, they have won the victory, and they need to come home. And then we speak of securing America and having conflicts cause the tension that they are causing and then we still want to say that it is all right to sell our ports to foreign entities; and, of course, I think America needs to know that in the 2007 budget there is no funding for securing the Nation's ports around America. It is time now for the administration to craft a security posture and policy that really secures America. The time is now. ____________________