Hearing on Perspectives on House Reform: Committees and the Executive Branch : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Rules of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, July 10, 2003 |
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Page 34 - The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.
Page 27 - ... •The views expressed in this statement are those of the author and should not be ascribed to the trustees, officers, or staff members of the Brook ings Institution.
Page 29 - Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency...
Page 31 - I said earlier, this problem is going to be with us for a long time to come, and it is important that we go at it logically, strategically, and with continuity.
Page 12 - I would be happy to answer any questions that you and members of the committee may have. Senator MAGNUSON.
Page 34 - I believe that the problem of energy is going to be with us for a long time to come.
Page 4 - I would like to recognize the distinguished ranking member of the full committee, the gentleman from Michigan, the Dean of the House of Representatives, Mr.
Page 28 - Expresses the sense of Congress that each House of Congress should review its committee structure in light of the reorganization of responsibilities within the executive branch by the establishment of DHS.
Page 9 - Idea that the United States is the most powerful country in the world.