Dodd Says Bush Admin. Uninterested (Hostile) In Passing 9-11 Reforms

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By SUSAN HAIGH
Associated Press Writer

October 4, 2004, 6:53 PM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The overhaul of the nation's intelligence community may have to wait until
next year because the Bush administration "is hostile" to the recommendations of the Sept. 11
commission, Connecticut's senior senator said Monday.

U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., said Monday that efforts by House Republicans to
include expanded anti-terrorism powers in the bill could kill the measure. But Bush, he said,
could prevent that.

"The president can pick up
the phone and tell (GOP
Majority Leader) Tom DeLay
and (House Speaker Dennis)
Hastert and say, 'Look, I
want the bill and quit fooling
around and get this thing
narrowed down,' and it's
done," Dodd told The
Associated Press in an
interview. Hastert, R-Ill., and
DeLay, R-Texas, are the top
two House Republican
leaders.

"So, there's no mystery
here," Dodd said. "It seems
quite clear to me the
administration is hostile to the
idea."

The White House did not
immediately return a call for comment. Republicans have said the Sept. 11 commission's
recommended bill lacks sufficient reforms, and the GOP additions will make the country safer.

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But House Republicans said that wasn't enough and added new immigration enforcement
powers and increased other law enforcement authority in their version of the bill. The Senate
is considering a version closer to the commission's proposal.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ct--dodd-terrorism1004oct04,0,5931803.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

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