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Senate Reaches Deal on Homeland Security Measure

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Published November 13, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The Senate agrees on a bill to create a Homeland Security Department after negotiating over labor issues for the new agency's staff. The House could vote on the measure today. NPR News reports.

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