[iwar] [fc:Slow.Confirmation.Pace.Hit.As.Hurting.Security]

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Washington Times
October 31, 2001
Slow Confirmation Pace Hit As Hurting Security
By Audrey Hudson, The Washington Times
The Senate is shirking its duty to approve key presidential nominees to lead
the charge in the war against terrorism, a leading Republican said
yesterday.
President Clinton's appointees were approved within eight months, but at the
current speed it will take at least a year to confirm Bush administration
nominees, said Sen. Fred Thompson, Tennessee Republican and ranking member
of the Government Affairs Committee.
That means President Bush will serve one-quarter of his term without his
team in place.
"Now that may just be political fun and games until we get to a situation
that we have here now, but we see it has national security implications, and
we all must do a better job," Mr. Thompson said.
Positions that remain unconfirmed include undersecretaries of the Air Force
and Army, assistant to the secretary of defense for nuclear and chemical and
biological defense programs, assistant secretary of state for population,
refugees and migration and two positions at the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, deputy director and associate director.
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut Democrat and chairman of the Senate
Governmental Affairs Committee, said he is also concerned about the delay
and is exploring a legislative solution with Mr. Thompson.
"Every part of the system is to blame," Mr. Lieberman said.
In some cases, the holdup is excessive pre-screening or late nominees from
the administration, Mr. Lieberman said.
"We want to approve them quickly, but we want to make sure they are
qualified to serve in the United States," said Sen. Robert G. Torricelli,
New Jersey Democrat.
The Senate has confirmed 102 positions, but 14 nominations and 11 announced
nominations are outstanding. Additionally, there are 17 holdovers from the
Clinton administration and Mr. Bush has yet to name appointments for 20
positions, according to the Presidential Appointee Commission established by
the Brookings Institution.
"It's important that the administration get these names up here and that
Congress react to them promptly," Mr. Thompson said.
Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, said it must be a top priority for the
Senate to approve essential nominees.
"It is critical to get the nominees through the process to assist and lead
in the fight against terrorism," Miss Collins said.
Americans express an increased confidence in presidential appointees since
the September 11 terrorist attacks, exceeding confidence in elected members
of Congress, according to a poll by the Brookings Institution's Presidential
Appointee Initiative.
The nationwide survey compares results from an identical July poll that
found Americans were highly critical of appointees and the appointment
process.
Seventy-nine percent of Americans now have a very favorable or somewhat
favorable view of presidential appointees, up nearly 20 percent. Forty-two
percent of Americans now say they would strongly encourage a close friend
who is successful in business to take a presidential appointment, up from 30
percent.
"This report shows that Americans clearly believe that presidential
appointees play a critical role in government, particularly during the
current terrorist crisis," said Paul C. Light, senior adviser to the
Presidential Appointee Initiative.
"Americans turn to the federal government in times of crisis because its
very purpose is to solve broad, complex problems that the private sector
cannot," Mr. Light said.

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