House lawmakers today blasted their Senate counterparts for failing to pass a bill that would create a Homeland Security Department by the anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the Pentagon and World Trade Center. "There's no excuse for not giving the people of this country a homeland security bill," said House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) at a Capitol Hill briefing. "We need to move forward. The Senate needs to pass a bill so that we can go to conference and...
