Statement on signing the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007.(Week Ending Friday, October 6, 2006)

From: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents | Date: October 9, 2006| Author: Bush, George W. | Copyright information

October 4, 2006

Today, I have signed into law H.R. 5441, the "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007" (the "Act"). The Act appropriates the funds needed to protect the United States against terrorism, secure the Nation's borders, assist States and localities in dealing with natural disasters, and perform the other important functions of the Department of Homeland Security. The Act also strengthens the capabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Age...

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