Treasury nominee to make Hill rounds before release of tax cut plans

• Geoff Earle
• December 9, 2002

Homeland debate may be on slow track in September

• Geoff Earle
• August 9, 2002

Senate likely to postpone action on homeland bill

• Geoff Earle
• July 26, 2002

Senate panel rejects move to loosen civil service protections

Debate in the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on a proposal to create a Department of Homeland Security moved swiftly Wednesday, until senators took up the controversial issue of civil service protections for employees.

• Mark Wegner, April Fulton, Brody Mullins, Geoff Earle and Charlie Mitchell
• July 24, 2002

Senate chairmen take aim at Lieberman on homeland bill

• Brody Mullins and Geoff Earle
• July 23, 2002

Defense spending bill headed for Senate floor

• Geoff Earle
• July 23, 2002

Unions pleased with civil service protections in Lieberman bill

• Geoff Earle and Charlie Mitchell
• July 19, 2002

House eyes creation of homeland security panel

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• June 19, 2002

Senate in a hurry on homeland security bill

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• June 13, 2002

Ridge to brief senators on proposal for new department

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• June 11, 2002

Turf battle is on in Congress over new homeland defense agency

• Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• June 7, 2002

Reorganization plan gains bipartisan support on Hill

• Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• June 6, 2002

Senate debate on supplemental could be long, bitter

• Geoff Earle
• June 4, 2002

House Democrats urge Cabinet-level homeland security agency

• Geoff Earle
• May 21, 2002

Bush defends actions in light of new Sept. 11 details

• Keith Koffler and Geoff Earle
• May 17, 2002

Senate considers bundling budget bills

• Mark Wegner and Geoff Earle
• May 9, 2002

Ridge briefs small group of senators on homeland security

• Pamela Barnett and Geoff Earle
• May 2, 2002

Senator offers details on 'very personal' decision to leave

• Geoff Earle
• March 13, 2002

Citing terrorist visa flap, Senate leader seeks Ridge testimony

• Geoff Earle
• March 13, 2002

Senate puts aside partisan flap to pass resolution commending troops

• Geoff Earle
• March 8, 2002