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Palazzo Plans Amendment To Add 12th NSC To DHS Budget

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 19th, 2018

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Palazzo Plans Amendment To Add 12th NSC To DHS Budget

Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.).

Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) on Thursday said he plans to introduce an amendment next week to provide funding for a 12th Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC) when the House Appropriations Committee marks up the fiscal year 2019 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security.The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC-HS) unanimously approved by voice vote sending the $51.4 billion DHS bill to the full committee, which will markup the spending measure next week. The proposed appropriations bill, the…

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