U.S. Goverment Response
The continuing fears around the country came as Congress worked to respond to the terrorist attacks, trying to provide $40 billion in emergency funding for law enforcement and rescue efforts underway. Congress also is working on a resolution to grant the use of force against other countries that may be involved with or harboring terrorists involved in the attacks.
While many politicians had spent recent weeks engaged in political squabbling over budget matters, the attacks on New York and Washington have united much of the country behind the recovery efforts.
“This is a national emergency,” said House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-Ms.). “This is a national crisis, and we cannot worry about what the budgetary costs are. We have to get this done.”
A similar resolve shaped the Bush administration, which made several strong statements yesterday declaring that the United States would respond to what Bush declared “the first war of the 21st century.”
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