 XXXX Voted Against Creating a Cabinet Level Homeland Security Department. In September 2002, XXXX voted against invoking cloture on an amendment that would create a new cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. [HR 5005, Vote 226, 9/26/02]  XXXX Voted Against Creating a Cabinet Level Homeland Security Department. In September 2002, XXXX voted against invoking cloture on an amendment that would create a new cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. [HR 5005, Vote 225, 9/25/02]  XXXX Voted Against Making Homeland Security Reorganization Subject To Congressional Approval. In 2002, XXXX voted against an amendment to make the homeland security reorganization subject to congressional approval in three stages over 13 months. The amendment’s sponsor suggested that action on the homeland security legislation be delayed until the following year to permit more analysis of the proposal. [HR 5005, Vote 222, 9/24/02; Congressional Quarterly Daily Monitor, 9/24/02]  XXXX Voted Against Creating a Cabinet Level Homeland Security Department. In September 2002, XXXX voted against invoking cloture on an amendment that would create a new cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. [HR 5005, Vote 218, 9/19/02]  XXXX Voted Against Putting the Homeland Security Director on the National Security Council. In September 2002, XXXX voted against an amendment that would make the attorney general and the secretary of new Department of Homeland Security full statutory members of the National Security Council. It also would make the director of the FBI an advisory member of the council. The substitute amendment would create a new cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. [HR 5005, Vote 215, 9/12/02]  XXXX Voted Against Congressional Oversight for the White House’s Anti-Terrorism Office. In September 2002, XXXX voted against an amendment that would remove from the underlying bill, provisions that would codify the White House anti-terrorism office into law and require that its director be confirmed by the Senate. The underlying substitute amendment would create a new cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. [HR 5005, Vote 214, 9/12/02]  XXXX Voted to Proceed to a Bill that would Create the Department of Homeland Security. In September 2002, XXXX voted for a motion to proceed to the bill that would consolidate 22 agencies into a new cabinet-level Homeland Security Department charged with protecting domestic security. [HR 5005, Vote 209, 9/3/02] XXXX Voted To Exempt the Secret Service from the Authority of Homeland Security. In October 2004, XXXX voted for an amendment that would exempt the Secret Service from the jurisdiction of the proposed Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The underlying amendment would transform the Governmental Affairs Committee into the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, with jurisdiction over much of the Homeland Security Department. It also would create an Intelligence Appropriations Subcommittee, merge the Military Construction and Defense Appropriations subcommittees, eliminate term limits for members of the Intelligence Committee and shrink its size by two slots. [Vote 202, 10/7/04] XXXX Opposed Placement of TSA under Jurisdiction of Homeland Security Committee. In 2004, XXXX voted against placing the Transportation Security Administration under the jurisdiction of the proposed Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. [Vote 201, 10/7/04] XXXX Favored Privatizing the Department of Homeland Security; Could Lead to Jobs Going Overseas. In 2004, XXXX voted against an effort to block President Bush from handing some Homeland Security Department jobs to private companies, companies that could ship American jobs overseas. A victory for Democrats and labor unions representing federal workers, the 49-47 vote was an embarrassing setback for Republicans and further snarled efforts by GOP leaders to adjourn Congress for the year in October, before the Nov. 2 elections. [HR 4567, Vote 168, 9/9/04, USA Today, 09/08/04] 192