Congressman Calls for Reforming Alert System
Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Newport Beach), who chairs the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, said the Homeland Security Department should reform its color-coded alert system to avoid alarming people who are not at risk and to reduce the impact of idle threats from Al Qaeda terrorists.
Cox, speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” said the terrorist threat system may be alarming “an awful lot of people who really can’t do much with this information other than hand-wring and hanky-twist.” Legislation co-sponsored by Cox would mandate a more regional approach.
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