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  • LAWMAKERS VOW HOMELAND DEPARTMENT ACTION

    06/07/2002 2:53:05 PM PDT · by PhiKapMom · 8 replies · 134+ views
    Associated Press | 7 June 2002 | Curt Anderson
    Lawmakers Vow Homeland Dept. Action By CURT ANDERSON .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Both Democrats and Republicans pledged Friday to move quickly toward creating the new Department of Homeland Security sought by President Bush, but challenges were emerging from employee unions and from lawmakers reluctant to give up clout. For House Republicans, meeting the president's goal for passage this session is ``our top priority for the rest of the year,'' said John Feehery, spokesman for Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. Yet even before the details were out, one senior Republican, Rep. Don Young of Alaska, served notice that he...
  • Bush predicts turf battles in security overhaul

    06/07/2002 11:11:19 AM PDT · by PhiKapMom · 3 replies · 201+ views
    CNN ^ | 7 June 2002
    <p>WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Friday acknowledged he expects turf battles between federal agencies and congressional committees as lawmakers tackle his proposal to create a vast new Department of Homeland Security.</p> <p>But he expressed his optimism that his proposal, unveiled in an address to the nation Thursday night, would prevail and would bring a new level of accountability to government anti-terrorism efforts.</p>