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Carter Supports DHS Budget Emphasis On Border Security, Immigration Enforcement

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 13th, 2017

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Carter Supports DHS Budget Emphasis On Border Security, Immigration Enforcement

Rep. John Carter (R-Texas), HAC HS chairman.

The chairman of the House panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that he supports the Trump administration’s proposed increases for the two agencies that are focused on land border security and immigration enforcement.Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) said on Tuesday at the outset of a hearing to examine the FY ’18 budget requests of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that the proposed spending levels are “a start in the…

Congress

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Congress

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