> streamlining government services

That sounds like "free with purchase" or "jumbo shrimp", but i see what you are getting at. But Gonz saying its "symbolic only / nothing changes" tells me that its a bit of pandering and 'look busy'. Which is a perfect use of the Senate's time.

>>According to Gonzales, its purely symbolic.
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>Seems to me that it sets the stage for streamlining government services, among other things, further on down the road.