[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18497]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 APPROPRIATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE REFORM

  Mr. FRIST. Madam President, I thank, again, the chairman and ranking 
member--Senator Thad Cochran--for doing a tremendous job over the last 
week on the Homeland Security appropriations bill. It was a tremendous 
accomplishment. As we set out our business before the Senate last week, 
before we adjourn, we will focus on the issues that are important to 
America--the safety and security of the American people. We are going 
to continue that shortly with the Military Construction appropriations 
bill.
  We were able to take up and complete Homeland Security. Right now as 
we meet, we are looking at intelligence reform in this body through 
both the task force and through the Governmental Affairs Committee as 
intelligence reform applies to the executive branch. The leadership 
task force that is chaired by Senator McConnell and Senator Reid is 
meeting now and will be making some announcements later today. And the 
Governmental Affairs Committee, I know there is a press conference 
later today to update people with regard to the reform that is 
underway. Not this week but the week after, the Senate we will be 
devoted to that reform.
  Let me close by thanking everyone for their hard work in completing 
the Homeland Security bill late last night. The specifics of the 
schedule for the next several days I will have more to say about later 
this morning.
  I yield the floor.

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