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Peters Convenes Hearing with Secretary Mayorkas to Discuss Resources Needed by DHS to Address Challenges and Security Threats

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas to examine what resources and authorities DHS needs to address evolving and persistent...


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Dr. Paul Stresses Importance of Investigating COVID-19 Origins to DHS Secretary

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks during a hearing titled “The FY24 DHS Budget: Resources and Authorities Requested to Protect and Secure the Homeland." During the hearing, Dr. Paul stressed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, the Department’s continued refusal to investigate the origins of COVID-19.



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Peters, Hawley, Thompson, Garbarino Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Mental Health Support for DHS Law Enforcement

News Release: DETROIT, MI - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase mental health resources for law enforcement personnel at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The legislation...


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Public press releases or notices: House Committee on Appropriations publishes six in February

There were six press releases or notices published by the House Committee on Appropriations in February.


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Dr. Paul Roll Call Op-ed: The Overclassification Problem Plaguing The Federal Government

Dr. Paul Roll Call Op-ed: The Overclassification Problem Plaguing The Federal Government


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Committee Passes Peters And Grassley Bipartisan Bills To Help Prevent Foreign Influence In U.s. Policy

Committee Passes Peters And Grassley Bipartisan Bills To Help Prevent Foreign Influence In U.s. Policy


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Committee Passes Peters And Hawley Bipartisan Legislation To Help Secure Open Source Software

Committee Passes Peters And Hawley Bipartisan Legislation To Help Secure Open Source Software


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Peters & Braun Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Transparency And Accountability For The Federal Government For Federal Agency Performance Goals Advances In Senate

Peters & Braun Bipartisan Bill To Bolster Transparency And Accountability For The Federal Government For Federal Agency Performance Goals Advances In Senate



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Peters, Lankford, Cornyn Bipartisan Bill To Increase Support For Victims Of Human Trafficking Advances In Senate

Peters, Lankford, Cornyn Bipartisan Bill To Increase Support For Victims Of Human Trafficking Advances In Senate



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Peters Convenes Hearing On Modernizing And Improving Federal Government’s Classification And Declassification System

Peters Convenes Hearing On Modernizing And Improving Federal Government’s Classification And Declassification System


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Peters, Lankford, Sinema & Hawley Bipartisan Bill To Create Leasing Program For Underutilized Space Held By Federal Agencies Advances In Senate

Peters, Lankford, Sinema & Hawley Bipartisan Bill To Create Leasing Program For Underutilized Space Held By Federal Agencies Advances In Senate



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Peters Convenes Hearing On Modernizing And Improving Federal Government’s Classification And Declassification System

Peters Convenes Hearing On Modernizing And Improving Federal Government’s Classification And Declassification System


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Green, Gimenez, Garbarino, and Bishop Conduct Oversight on Threats Posed by Chinese-Manufactured Cranes at U.S. Maritime Ports

Green, Gimenez, Garbarino, and Bishop Conduct Oversight on Threats Posed by Chinese-Manufactured Cranes at U.S. Maritime Ports


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Chairman Green in the Washington Examiner: “Secretary Mayorkas Refuses to Secure the Border, But the House Homeland Security Committee Has a Plan”

Chairman Green in the Washington Examiner: “Secretary Mayorkas Refuses to Secure the Border, But the House Homeland Security Committee Has a Plan”


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“Absolutely Unsustainable”: Homeland Security Republicans Hear From National Border Patrol Council Leadership, Northern Border Security Caucus Members and More on a Growing Crisis

“Absolutely Unsustainable”: Homeland Security Republicans Hear From National Border Patrol Council Leadership, Northern Border Security Caucus Members and More on a Growing Crisis


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Subcommittee Chairman Bishop: “The Biden Administration’s Failed Policies Embolden Criminal Organizations to Exploit the Northern Border”

Subcommittee Chairman Bishop: “The Biden Administration’s Failed Policies Embolden Criminal Organizations to Exploit the Northern Border”