no stated position

"The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks."

"Chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks."

"In response to the requirements under law, the Commission has organized work teams to address each of the following eight topics:

• Al Qaeda and the Organization of the 9-11 Attack;
• Intelligence Collection, Analysis, and Management (including oversight and resource allocation);
• International Counterterrorism Policy, including states that harbor or harbored terrorists, or offer or offered terrorists safe havens;
• Terrorist Financing;
• Border Security and Foreign Visitors;
• Law Enforcement and Intelligence Collection inside the United States;
• Commercial Aviation and Transportation Security, including an Investigation into the Circumstances of the Four Hijackings;
• The Immediate Response to the Attacks at the National, State, and Local levels, including issues of Continuity of Government."

The commission was comprised of ten individuals:

• Thomas Kean - Republican, former Governor of New Jersey
• Lee H. Hamilton - Democrat, former U.S. Representative from the 9th District of Indiana
• Richard Ben-Veniste - Democrat, attorney, former chief of the Watergate Task Force of the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office
• Fred F. Fielding - Republican, attorney and former White House Counse
• Jamie Gorelick - Democrat, former Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton Administration
• Slade Gorton - Republican, former U.S. Senator from Washington
• Bob Kerrey - Democrat, President of the New School University and former U.S. Senator from Nebraska
• John F. Lehman - Republican, former Secretary of the Navy
• Timothy J. Roemer - Democrat, former U.S. Representative from the 3rd District of Indiana
• James R. Thompson - Republican, former Governor of Illinois

"Public Law 107-306 provided for the reprogramming of $3 million for the Commission. Congress subsequently appropriated, and the President signed into law, an additional $11 million appropriation for the Commission. Recent legislation authorized an additional $1 million, bringing the Commission’s total budget to $15 million."