U.S. President George W. Bush said today in his weekly radio address that in the three years since the September the 11th attacks, the government has acted decisively to protect the homeland. "This week, I took another important step by signing the 2005 Homeland Security Appropriations Act." ''This bill provides essential resources for Coast Guard patrols and port security, for the federal Air Marshal program, and for technology that will defend aircraft against missiles," Bush said. He added: "With this law, we are adding new resources to patrol our borders and to verify the identity of foreign visitors to America. The new law also includes vital money for first responders, and for better security of chemical facilities and nuclear plants and water treatment plants and bridges and subways and tunnels." Bush stressed, saying: "We are expanding and strengthening the capabilities of the CIA. We are transforming the FBI into an agency whose primary focus is stopping terrorism. We have established the Terrorist Threat Integration Center so we can bring together all the available intelligence on terrorist threats in one place." --More 2225 Local Time 1925 GMT
