Statement of Senator Dianne
Feinstein On the Terrorist Attacks on the United States
September 12, 2001
In my view, this is an act of war against the United States. I join the President and the Congressional leadership in declaring our resolute determination to respond to this horrific attack on our nation. Any country or other entity who would harbor the terrorists responsible for this tragedy is an enemy of the United States and we must respond militarily. Today is a dark day in our nation's history.
I urge all Americans to come together with a sense of unity and purpose. We cannot countenance such actions against the United States. To the loved ones of those who have been killed or injured I extend my deepest sympathy. Their deaths must not be in vain. As chair of the Terrorism and Technology Committee, I am also convinced that the need for homeland defense and homeland security must be our nation's number one priority.