Barbara Boxer: “I have to say, as someone who has been in office for many years, I have come to be very skeptical about a huge…”

“I have to say, as someone who has been in office for many years, I have come to be very skeptical about a huge reshuffling of agencies in Government and huge moves without lots of time to look at the ramifications. My belief is that in moving so quickly to such a large reshuffling, we are going to bring about less accountability, not more, in terms of how this Government functions. Senator Byrd is saying, yes, we need to create this Department. Let's bring forward some of the best and brightest people to begin to put it together. But let's slow down; let's take a deep breath. Let's make sure what we are doing is going to result in more protection for the American people, more efficiency on behalf of these departments, not less. I am also very concerned about the movement away from rights for people who will work in this Department.”