11/09/2003
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"Today, the President can exclude unions in each of the departments we lead if he finds that doing so is necessary for reasons of national security."
"I set an ambitious goal."
"Achieving the goal is going to require some good policies out of Washington."
"We do not believe that it is logical, especially in this time of war, for the President to have this critical national security authority for each of the 14 existing Cabinet departments, but to have t..."