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House Approves First Bill To Reauthorize DHS

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 20th, 2017

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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The House on Thursday approved the first ever bill to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security, approving the legislation on a 386 to 41 vote, sending it to the Senate.President Donald Trump praised passage of the bill, noting that it authorizes the department’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency “for the first time,” adding that “this bill reflects my strong commitment to ending illegal immigration and fully enforcing the laws of the United States.”Passage in the House of the 575-page Department…

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