Honorable Todd Tiahrt
United States Representative, Kansas, Republican
Representative Tiahrt, of the Fourth District of Kansas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. He served in the Kansas Senate from 1992 to 1994. He serves on the Appropriations Committee. The following is from the July 26, 2002, House floor debate on H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002.I rise today in support of H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This important legislation will bring more than 100 different security and safety units from around the Nation together into a newly created Cabinet department. This new department will work to control movement…