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Elijah Cummings: “It is inexplicable to me that the House appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2012…”

On the recordJune 23, 2011
It is inexplicable to me that the House appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2012, which provided funding for transit security programs, was less than half of the administration's request.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings criticizes inadequate funding for transit security compared to the administration's request.

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