From the State Department. Here is part of the Administration's approach of publicly challenging Congress to get with the program. That is less than total executive control of Congress, the phony straw man you offered, but much more than zero control, the other half of your phony choice.
The President is providing that leadership tonight by asking the Congress of the United States to do a big thing. Look, I spent 12 years up there. You and I both know that when you start putting these agencies and departments together, a lot of men and women up there spend a lot of time waiting to become committee chairmen who have responsibilities over some of these things. I mean, this is going to cause -- this is a real challenge for Congress, and we say that in a very respectful way, because we're asking them to rethink the kind of partnership relationship they have with the homeland security function. And I'm convinced that if we couple congressional leadership with presidential leadership, we'll do a great thing for America, and be better prepared to defend ourselves against future terrorist activity.
Their power to oversee federal agencies is in no way diluted and cannot possibly be diluted by any constitutional means. The Executive branch does not have the power to do that.