11/29/2004
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"S. 2452 would create an inflexible and inefficient bureaucracy that could hinder rather than improve our ability to protect the Nation."
"President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate 25 individuals and his intention to designate one individual to serve in his administration."
"S. 2452 fails to strike this balance."
"I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed requests for FY 2003 budget amendments."