CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE CALLS FOR ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SECURITY BREACHES ON MILITARY BASES AND GOVERNMENT FACILITIES

April 2, 2014

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement regarding today’s shooting at the Fort Hood military base.

“Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee offers her deepest sympathy to the families of the men and women who lost their lives and to those who were injured at Fort Hood. This is the second time that an incident like this has occurred.  This is a threat to our national security and a threat to the men and women in the United States military.  It is time now to formulate a serious Homeland Security response that makes this base impenetrable.  The last shooting on November 5, 2009, I mourned with the Fort Hood family and we said never again.  Now, we have to question the security of this base and demand zero tolerance for security breaches on our military bases and government facilities.  This should not happen on our domestic soil.”

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