On the recordSeptember 24, 2002
I congratulate Mr. Lieberman, the Governmental Affairs Committee, and all of the staff members of that committee. They have worked hard, they have worked long, and they have produced a bill that is, in my judgment, a great improvement over the House bill. My amendment only addresses title I of the Governmental Affairs bill. The other titles are not touched by my amendment. What does my amendment do? My amendment substitutes for title I in the Lieberman bill in a way that provides congressional oversight and a systematic and orderly process by which the agencies are transferred into the new Department. My amendment provides for the creation of a Department of Homeland Security. My amendment provides for the same superstructure as does the Lieberman amendment: in other words, the same directorates in title I and the same number of Under Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, and so on.
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