09/17/2013
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"What occurs to me is that the National Guard, along with the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, by having basically part-time civilians could play a significant role in this."
"Tell us why is it essential for the Senate to act on this?"
"These budget constraints are really constraining a part of the budget that at least our States rely on significantly."
"My goal is to produce a bipartisan, fiscally responsible Homeland Security appropriations bill for 2013."