What
Tufts Alumni In Washington D.C. Said:
Cynthia
McKinney (D-GA)
Congresswoman
Graduate, Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
"Americans
are shocked and angered by such brutality on America's shores.
Let us pray for the families of the victims and emergency workers
killed and injured by this catastrophic and senseless act. We
must ensure that these families get as much support as they
need in the long and difficult days ahead. We must also ensure
that our law enforcement authorities also get much support as
they need in order that they can hunt down and capture those
responsible for these great crimes."
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John
Olver (D-MA)
Congressman
Graduate, Tufts University
"Yesterday,
America was assaulted by a carefully planned, coordinated and
executed campaign of terrorism. My deepest sympathies go to
those who have been touched by this tragedy: the victims and
their families. They include victims from my district and my
state of Massachusetts.
My
heartfelt thanks go to the medical personnel, firefighters,
policemen and volunteers who selflessly answered the call. We
are forever indebted to those heroic rescue workers who have
risked and given their lives in the search for victims. All
of us pray that additional survivors will be rescued from the
devastation.
We
must be certain that all the needed resources are available
to do that. But today, we must also look toward the future.
We must ensure the safety of our citizens-the primary goal of
both military and civilian components of our government.
I
support the actions already taken by the President to secure
the nation and provide disaster relief. We must mete out punishment
for the perpetrators of this attack. Our response must be decisive,
but carefully calculated. One critical goal of American foreign
policy must be to mobilize other nations to crack down on terrorism
with new determination.
And
we must overhaul our airport security and surveillance procedures
so that yesterday's disaster cannot happen again. These issues
will consume the Congress, beginning today."
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Bill
Richardson
Former Energy Secretary
Graduate, Tufts University
from Fox News
"I
thought the President was right on the mark. He had to reassure
the country that we would respond aggressively. He had to comfort
the country, show that there's been normalcy. I think the fact
that his Cabinet was out there basically indicating that we're
not going to be terrorized by terrorists, that work in the nation
is going continue, that the economy and airports are going to
open -- I think the Congress showed unity here."
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Richard
Boucher
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Graduate, Tufts University
"There
has indeed been an outpouring of offers of specialized teams,
bloods, just a whole lot of different things -- equipment --
that people around the world have. There has, also, as you know,
been an outpouring of support and assistance in the United States,
among our own people, in terms of giving blood or teams from
the country coming up to help with the search. "
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Daniel
Patrick Moynihan
Former Senator from New York
Graduate, Tufts University
from Chicago Sun Times
"This,
after all, was not Pearl Harbor... we haven't lost the Pacific
Fleet."