On the recordOctober 9, 2004
I will vote for this bill, but not with a great deal of excitement. One thing one can say for this bill is that it represents a very significant improvement on the President's budget. I find it rare that any of the budgets that come from the President that relate to homeland security reflect much of what I hear in the popular media and in the popular discussion by the President and other members of the administration. Their proposals rarely reflect a point of view that homeland security is one of the highest priorities of our country. Clearly, we made some improvements, and we have spent billions of dollars. My own judgment, however, is that the Department is much better on press releases than they are on accomplishments.
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