Senate Votes, 90-9, to Set Up Homeland Security Department Geared to Fight Terrorism
By DAVID FIRESTONE
"The following is an excerpt from the article:"
"Eight Democrats voted against the bill: Senators Daniel K. Akaka of Alaska,
Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, Russell D. Feingold of
Wisconsin, Ernest F. Hollings of South Carolina, Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii,
Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Carl Levin of Michigan
and Paul S. Sarbanes of Maryland. Senator James M. Jeffords,
Independent of Vermont, also voted against it, and Senator Frank H.
Murkowski of Alaska was not present."
November 20, 2002
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