276 Quotes by Michael Chertoff

Well, I said in July before Katrina that we had a lot more work to do in preparedness. And I think that was borne out, obviously, a month later.

As we improve security, we ought to have the ability to begin to manage the risk by looking to communities that haven't gotten the help.

Well, I'm not excusing the fact that planning and preparedness was not where it should be. We've known for 20 years about this hurricane, this possibility of this kind of hurricane.

Well, I mean, Congress did originally set the formula for the state grants, and they guaranteed every state a minimum formula. So that was a congressional decision.

We can't be in the position any longer where we are paying the burden and bearing the burden for countries that won't cooperate with us and take their own citizens back.

As you know, the president has established the 'White House Task Force on Hurricane Katrina Response.' He will meet with us tomorrow to launch this effort. The Department of Homeland Security, along with other Departments, will be part of the task force and will assist the administration with its response to Hurricane Katrina,

We've got the adequate personnel now who are able to make sure that we have a comprehensive evacuation effort.

absolutely an appropriate response while this and other intelligence information continued to be examined and analyzed.

We have to operate with a new level of cooperation and commitment with members of the international community,