Journal claudia's Journal: Where is Ms. Feinstein's Nose?
Read the penultimate paragraph and/or read sulli's journal about his dealings with Ms. Feinstein. There's got to be a better Democratic candidate. It was most likely her nose (or Lieberman's) they found up Bush's ass during his colonoscopy.
Dear Ms. Claudia:
Thank you for writing to me about the Department of Homeland Security. I appreciate receiving your letter and I welcome the opportunity to respond.
On November 25, 2002, President Bush signed into law H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This legislation represents the largest restructuring of the federal government in over fifty years and is among the most important bills I have considered in my ten years in the Senate.
The Homeland Security Act would create one of the biggest departments in the U.S. government, combining some 22 federal agencies with about 200,000 employees. The new department will have four major divisions: border transportation and security, emergency preparedness and response, science and technology, and information analysis and infrastructure protection
I voted for this legislation because our current terrorism policy is terribly disjointed and fragmented. Currently, homeland security functions are scattered among more than 100 different government agencies. These agencies have many overlapping (and in some cases duplicative) activities, programs, and missions. Moreover, they often fail to communicate and share information, making it hard to for the government to "connect the dots" to prevent a terrorist attack. Now, for the first time in our history, this nation will have one federal agency charged with the primary mission of preventing terrorist attacks within the United States, reducing the vulnerability of the U.S. to terrorism at home, and minimizing damage and assisting in the recovery from any attacks that may occur.
In addition to helping consolidate and coordinate our anti- terrorism policy, the Homeland Security Act includes versions of two bills I introduced separately. First, the Homeland Security Act includes language I authored to move responsibility for unaccompanied alien children from the Immigration and Naturalization Service to the Department of Health and Human Services, and to require the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to develop a plan to ensure that unaccompanied children can gain access to legal counsel. Second, the Homeland Security Act includes a bill I authored to increase state and local access to federally collected homeland security information and intelligence.
Unfortunately, the final version of the Homeland Security Act contained a number of provisions giving special treatment to pharmaceutical companies, airline and rail companies, offshore tax evaders, and companies engaging in grossly negligent conduct. Many of these provisions were added at the last minute and had nothing to do with protecting our nation from terrorism. Shortly before passage of the Homeland Security Act, I supported an amendment to strip the special-interest provisions from the bill. This amendment was defeated 52 to 47. However, I am working to seek Senate reconsideration of these provisions early in the 108th Congress.
Again, thank you for writing. If you should have any more questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202)224-3841.
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