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House, Senate Committees Approve Border And Cyber Security Bills

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 4th, 2017

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House, Senate Committees Approve Border And Cyber Security Bills

The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday marked up a $15 billion authorization bill that would provide $10 billion for President Donald Trump’s security wall along the southern U.S. border, related infrastructure, and technology and air assets.The bill also provides another $5 billion for modernizing U.S. ports of entry.Debate over the Border Security for America Act (H.R. 3548) was halted after several hours for floor votes and a classified briefing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before proceeding to recorded…

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