276 Quotes by Michael Chertoff

Get yourself into that command center in Baton Rouge!

We've got tropical storms and hurricanes brewing in the ocean.

I don't think there's a lack of a sense of urgency,

From my own experience, I don't endorse those views,

there is no specific, credible intelligence information indicating that an attack in the United States is imminent.

If an ultra-catastrophe occurs, there's going to be some harmful fall-out.

I appreciate his willingness to take on the vital task of leading FEMA during this challenging time.

We cannot hermetically seal 7,000 miles of land borders and keep out 100 percent of illegal crossers, ... But we can create such a high likelihood of interdiction that it will have a strong and unequivocal deterrent effect on those who wish to cross illegally.

For those who wonder why it is difficult to get these supply and medical teams into place, the answer is, they are battling an ongoing dynamic problem with the water,