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Congressional Leaders Promise Quick Move on Security Measure November 9, 2002 By ELISABETH BUMILLER WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 - Congressional leaders said today that they would bow to President Bush's demand to try to pass a bill creating a Department of Homeland Security by the end of the year. Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, the incoming Republican majority leader, and Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois made the announcement in the White House driveway after lunch with Mr. Bush. "He feels very strongly about this," Mr. Lott said. Mr. Hastert said, "We're going to look at every way we can to get this legislation done." Their acceptance of the move for quick passage was the first legislative muscle-flexing by the White House after the Republican victories in this week's midterm elections. Mr. Lott at first did not want to pass the legislation this year, but the president did, and the president won. More specifically, Mr. Lott said on Wednesday that he hoped to put off major legislation until a new session of Congress begins in January and to wrap up the lame-duck session that begins next week in just a few days. "I'm not an advocate of lame-duck sessions, whether I'm in the minority or the majority," he said. White House officials said Mr. Bush telephoned Mr. Lott after his remarks. Then on Thursday, in his first public remarks after the election, Mr. Bush said that his No. 1 legislative priority was creating the Department of Homeland Security, right now. White House officials said today that the president displayed no irritation with Mr. Lott at the lunch but was firm that the legislation be passed quickly. "If you don't get it done now," an administration official said, "you start totally over again. You will relitigate issues, and it will take months, no matter which way you cut it." The bill creating the department has been hung up in the Democratic-controlled Senate for months because of a dispute with the White House over worker protections. But even with the Senate moving into Republican hands, it is unclear if, and how quickly, Mr. Bush will get what he wants. Congress is scheduled to begin its lame-duck session on Tuesday with Democrats still in charge, since most of the new senators will not take office until January. Senator Tom Daschle, the Democratic leader, favors creating the department but is insistent on worker protection. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/09/politics/09BUSH.html?ex=1037852930&ei=1&en=2ee5a7828a6303f1 HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
