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Congress

House Appropriators Plan $400 Million Cut From DHS Budget

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

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The House Appropriations Committee yesterday released its proposed markup of the FY ’13 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget, showing plans to trim $393 million from the request with the Transportation Security Administration targeted for a significant portion of the cut. The committee’s panel that oversees DHS will markup the Obama administration’s $39.5 billion request for discretionary spending this morning. The panel is recommending a $39.1 billion budget for DHS. The proposed bill would provide $5.1 billion for the TSA,…

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