[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18881]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       INTELLIGENCE DELIBERATIONS

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I wish to associate myself with the 
remarks made by the majority leader with regard to the progress we have 
made on both fronts, both the reorganization of the executive branch as 
well as the reorganization of the legislative branch with regard to the 
9/11 recommendations. I think both efforts have been laudable, they 
have been bipartisan, and they have been cooperative.
  I don't think that being deliberate and being expeditious is a 
mutually exclusive proposition. We have to be deliberate but I don't 
see any reason why we can't also be expeditious.
  Three very important commissions have analyzed and advised over the 
course of the last 3 years. It is not as if this came up within the 
last couple of weeks. It has been under consideration and very 
thoughtfully and carefully considered. I found it somewhat remarkable 
that all three commissions had many of the same recommendations to the 
Congress.
  So this is in keeping with those experts who have very thoughtfully 
and carefully deliberated about this matter. We are simply continuing 
in that deliberative fashion, first in the committee and then on the 
task force. I am hopeful we can continue to be both deliberate as well 
as expeditious as we consider our responsibilities before the end of 
this session of Congress.


                           Order of Procedure

  During the Democratic period this morning, I ask unanimous consent 
that Senator Kennedy be given 10 minutes; Senator Murray, 5 minutes; 
Senator Conrad, 25 minutes; and Senator Reid, 5 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DASCHLE. I ask, as is always the case, the leader time not be 
taken from the Democratic time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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