
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), who is likely to become chairwoman of the House panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security, has said she opposes hefty increases in spending on physical barriers along the southern border in favor of a number of other priorities, including a new heavy polar icebreaker for the Coast Guard and more research funding for the department.In July, the congresswoman voted against the $51.4 billion markup by the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC-HS)…