HOMELAND SECURITY HIGHLIGHTS  THE XXXX RECORD DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY XXXX Voted to Create Homeland Security Department. In 2002, XXXX voted for H.R.5005, which was a vote to establish a Department of Homeland Security. [HR 5005, Vote 249, 11/19/02]  XXXX Voted to Create a Cabinet Level Homeland Security Department. In November 2002, XXXX voted to invoke cloture on a bill that would create a cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. It would give the president the ability to exempt some employees from collective bargaining units for national security reasons and allow the department to make changes to personnel rules but would establish a process for unions to object to and negotiate those changes. [HR 5005, Vote 248, 11/19/02]  XXXX Voted to Create a Homeland Security Department that Limited Collective Bargaining Rights. In 2002, XXXX voted for an amendment to establish a Department of Homeland Security, but with limits on collective bargaining rights. More specifically, this was an amendment to give the president the ability to exempt some employees from collective bargaining units for national security reasons and allow the department to make changes to personnel rules. [HR 5005, Vote 247, 11/19/02]  XXXX Voted for the GOP House Version Homeland Security Bill. In 2002, XXXX voted to create a cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. The bill would give the president the ability to exempt some employees from collective bargaining units for national security reasons and allow the department to make changes to personnel rules but would establish a process for unions to object to and negotiate those changes. [HR 5005, Vote 244, 11/15/02]  XXXX Voted to Create a Cabinet Level Department of Homeland Security. In November 2002, XXXX voted to invoke cloture on an amendment that would create a cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. It also would allow the president to exclude workers from union representation for national security reasons, but require the president to certify his reasons in writing. [HR 5005, Vote 240, 11/13/02]  XXXX Voted Against Creating a Cabinet Level Homeland Security Department. In September 2002, XXXX voted against invoking cloture on an amendment to create a cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. It would also allow the president to exclude workers from union representation for national security reasons, but require the president to certify his reasons in writing. The underlying Lieberman, D-Conn., substitute amendment would create a cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. [HR 5005, Vote 228, 10/1/02]  XXXX Voted Against Creating a Cabinet Level Homeland Security Department. In September 2002, XXXX voted against invoking cloture on an amendment to create a cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. It would also allow the president to exclude workers from union representation for national security reasons, but require the president to certify his reasons in writing. The underlying Lieberman substitute amendment would create a cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. [HR 5005, Vote 227, 9/26/02] 191