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Senate Appropriators Fund Ninth National Security Cutter In FY ’16 Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 16th, 2015

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Senate Appropriators Fund Ninth National Security Cutter In FY ’16 Bill

National Security Cutter James. Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries

The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (SAC HS) on Tuesday approved a $40.2 billion net discretionary bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’16, less than the Obama administration requested but still making room for a ninth National Security Cutter (NSC) for the Coast Guard, a ship that wasn’t requested.The addition of a new NSC for the Coast Guard doesn’t come as a complete surprise given that Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the full Senate Appropriations…

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