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House Democrats Pull DHS Bill From Minibus Appropriation

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 28th, 2020

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House Democrats Pull DHS Bill From Minibus Appropriation

House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday pulled the Homeland Security bill from consideration of a larger minibus appropriations package for fiscal year 2021 that also includes proposed funding for the Defense Department. Lowey offered a manager’s amendment to the House Rules Committee striking the Homeland Security division from the minibus. The appropriations committee earlier this month approved the FY ’21 $50.7 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security along party lines. The bill would zero…

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