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Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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| Homeland Security & War On Terror |
Positions and Views |
| Homeland Security, a General Statement |
Reed: Reed Calls for Three Months of Debate on PATRIOT Act
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader William H. Frist outlining his support for a bi-partisan bill that would provide a three month extension of the expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act.
The PATRIOT Act, approved shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 2001, gave the nation’s law enforcement agencies increased investigative and surveillance authority to combat terrorist activities.
Reed stated, “The President and the Republican Leadership in Congress are making a false argument about the PATRIOT Act. The choice is not kill the PATRIOT Act or pass it. There is a better way that gives us the time we need to thoughtfully debate some very important constitutional and civil liberty issues involved in this bill. A 3-month extension of the PATRIOT Act gives Congress the time it needs to carefully debate important matters without being rushed by the need to adjourn for the holidays.”
Source: Candidate Website Date: 10/02/2004 |
| Making Our Homeland More Secure |
Reed: No Response |
| National Security Agency (NSA) Examinining Domestic Phone Records |
Reed: No Response |
| Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission |
Reed: No Response |
| Radical Fundamentalism |
Reed: No Response |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Reed: No Response |
| Bioterrorism |
Reed: No Response |
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
Reed: No Response |
| National Guard in the Department of Homeland Security vs. Defense |
Reed: Senator Reed knows that securing our homeland means more than just defending America against terrorism. It means providing local law enforcement with the tools they need to keep our streets safe and maintaining a well-equipped National Guard that can rapidly respond to emergencies.
Source: reed.senate.gov/legislation/index.cfm Date: 07/01/2008 |
| Intelligence |
Reed: No Response |
| Domestic Intelligence Agencies |
Reed: No Response |
| NSA Surveillance of Citizens |
Reed: No Response |
| Color-Coded Warning System |
Reed: No Response |
| Local First Responders |
Reed: No Response |
| Air Security |
Reed: No Response |
| Port Security |
Reed: No Response |
| Rail Security |
Reed: No Response |
| Hazardous Materials Security |
Reed: No Response |
| Cybersecurity |
Reed: No Response |
| Spent Nuclear Fuel |
Reed: No Response |
| Drinking Water Security |
Reed: No Response |
| Evacuation Preparedness |
Reed: No Response |
| War on Terror, a General Statement |
Reed: Senator Reed Urges the Bush Administration to Refocus on the Global War on Terror
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Washington, DC — Calling on the Bush Administration to refocus on the global war on terror, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today said it is imperative that the Bush Administration recognize that the war on terrorism is much larger than the war in Iraq. At a press conference in the U.S. Capitol with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Reed noted that the vast resources and attention devoted to Iraq has diverted our nation’s attention from the larger war on terror.
Reed stated, "We are engaged in a global struggle, but we don’t have a coherent global strategy. We are hugely engaged in Iraq, but that engagement has cost us around the globe."
Reed stressed that while the Bush Administration has focused heavily on Iraq, the Taliban has regained strength in Afghanistan, and Iran and North Korea have stepped up their nuclear programs.
"The president is fond of saying that Iraq is the central front in the war on terror. The reality is there is no central front. This is a worldwide, dispersed, disaggregated organization. In fact, it is less of an organization, more of a sympathetic band. And we have to have a strategy that's coherent with that," said Reed. "We have to have a strategy that recognizes that the Iranian threat is real. We hope that they will become engaged in serious negotiations.
"But the administration, for many, many months, refused I think to deal seriously with our European allies to engage in such negotiations. Today, we hope that that effort will be successful."
"We have a long-term obligation to confront and fight and succeed in this war on terror, but we need a strategy that recognizes worldwide threats, that is appropriate to these threats, and that deals decisively to secure or protect the safety of the American public," concluded Reed.
Source: Candidate Website Date: 10/02/2004 |
| War on Terrorism Policies |
Reed: Senator Reed Urges the Bush Administration to Refocus on the Global War on Terror
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Washington, DC — Calling on the Bush Administration to refocus on the global war on terror, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today said it is imperative that the Bush Administration recognize that the war on terrorism is much larger than the war in Iraq. At a press conference in the U.S. Capitol with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Reed noted that the vast resources and attention devoted to Iraq has diverted our nation’s attention from the larger war on terror.
Reed stated, "We are engaged in a global struggle, but we don’t have a coherent global strategy. We are hugely engaged in Iraq, but that engagement has cost us around the globe."
Reed stressed that while the Bush Administration has focused heavily on Iraq, the Taliban has regained strength in Afghanistan, and Iran and North Korea have stepped up their nuclear programs.
"The president is fond of saying that Iraq is the central front in the war on terror. The reality is there is no central front. This is a worldwide, dispersed, disaggregated organization. In fact, it is less of an organization, more of a sympathetic band. And we have to have a strategy that's coherent with that," said Reed. "We have to have a strategy that recognizes that the Iranian threat is real. We hope that they will become engaged in serious negotiations.
"But the administration, for many, many months, refused I think to deal seriously with our European allies to engage in such negotiations. Today, we hope that that effort will be successful."
"We have a long-term obligation to confront and fight and succeed in this war on terror, but we need a strategy that recognizes worldwide threats, that is appropriate to these threats, and that deals decisively to secure or protect the safety of the American public," concluded Reed.
Source: Candidate Website Date: 10/02/2004 |
| National Intelligence Estimate Assessment |
Reed: No Response |
| Al-Qaeda |
Reed: No Response |
| Guantanamo Bay Prison (GITMO) |
Reed: No Response |
| Terrorist Prisoner Rights Under Geneva Conventions |
Reed: No Response |
| Torture of Terrorists |
Reed: No Response |
| Waterboarding |
Reed: No Response |
| Trials of Terrorist and Combantant Detainees |
Reed: No Response |
| Habeas Corpus and Legal Rights for Combatant Detainees |
Reed: No Response |
| Enemy Combatants |
Reed: No Response |