Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

Example input: Except for this small vocal minority, we have just not gotten a lot of groundswell against this from members, " says APA president Philip G. Zimbardo of Stanford University.
Example output: "Except for this small vocal minority, we have not gotten a lot of groundswell against this," says APA president Zimbardo.
Example explanation: Both texts convey the same meaning that they have not gotten much groundswell against this except for small minority.
Q: Each of these trends contributed to what can only be described as Congress's slowness and inadequacy in treating the issue of terrorism in the years before 9/11. The legislative branch adjusted little and did not restructure itself to address changing threats.
A:
Each of these trends contributed to what can only be described as Congress's slowness and inadequacy in treating the issue of terrorism in the years before 9/11.