The first line of defense against any terrorist attack will be our first responders.
Quotes about responders (16 Quotes)
From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders.
All the exercises and training done around terrorist-attack training make our first responders that much better. And the money spent on equipment for homeland security is now used for other emergencies.
We need strong public health institutions to respond to any challenge. We need to deal with critical infrastructure. The reality is that very little money has flowed to communities to help our first responders; to help our hospitals; to help the public health infrastructure.
This is going to be a difficult week ahead, for families watching at home and for first responders collecting the people and trying to restore them some dignity, ... There's not a lot of dignity to be had in these floodwaters.
Connecticut's first responders and defense workers work every day to help us achieve these goals.
We need the federal government to say that, when it doesn't conflict with human needs, federal responders can rescue animals and cooperate.
First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.
Working with Troop A, we were successful in getting the Senate to approve a plan that would protect our first responders and prevent highway fatalities, ... Dozens of police officers and fire fighters have lost their lives in accidents that should have been avoidable. Our initiative instructs the Department of Transportation to develop model legislation that will increase awareness and help save lives.
The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America.
Surely the Department of Defense can and needs to do a better job of training new and existing first responders to respond to sexual assaults occurring in the military.
first responders' ability to communicate during times of tragedy can be literally a matter of life and death.
Every day, first responders put their own lives on the line to ensure our safety. The least we can do is make sure they have the tools to protect and serve their communities.
Police officers and firefighters across America have pleaded for the tools they need to prevent or respond to an attack, but the administration still hasn't delivered for our first responders.
We need to stand together to give our first responders the tools they need ... to protect our communities from terrorist attack and other tragedy.
I extend my deepest gratitude to our Armed Forces and first responders serving both at home and abroad in the war against terrorism.