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Peters Outlines Priorities For Senate Homeland Security Committee

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 4th, 2021

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Peters Outlines Priorities For Senate Homeland Security Committee

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Securing against the rising threat of domestic terrorism, improving the federal response to COVID-19, and cyber security are among the initial priorities of Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the new chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. “From cyber-attacks and the rise of domestic terrorism to a deadly pandemic, there is no question that the American people continue to face persistent and pernicious threats,” Peters said in a statement released on Wednesday evening. “As the chairman, I am…

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