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McCaskill Ask Kelly For Briefing On Funding Plan For Security Wall

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 7th, 2017

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McCaskill Ask Kelly For Briefing On Funding Plan For Security Wall

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Just ahead of plans by the Department of Homeland Security to solicit industry for prototype solutions for wall structures along the U.S. southern border, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) on Tuesday requested Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to have the department brief a Senate panel on the acquisition and funding plans for a border security wall.“Securing our border is a key national security issue, and it’s irresponsible for the Department of Homeland Security to move forward with a border wall without…

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