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House Committees Agree To Regularly Reauthorize DHS

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 12th, 2017

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House Committees Agree To Regularly Reauthorize DHS

House committee chairman that have oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have agreed to regularly authorize the department, which hasn’t been the subject of a comprehensive policy bill since its creation in 2002, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on Thursday.“We are finally on a solid path to overhaul the Department of Homeland Security and make sure it stays ahead of threat to our country,” McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said in a statement. “I am…

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