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Homeland Security funding bill passes; House Republicans reject accusations of shortchanging.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 25-JUN-03 		Format: Online - approximately 720 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Homeland Security funding bill passes; House Republicans reject accusations of shortchanging.(NATION)

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Byline: James G. Lakely, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The House yesterday passed, on a 425-2 vote, a bill that will spend $29.4 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, while Democrats complained that the amount fell "dangerously short" of protecting the nation from terrorist attacks.

Rep. Harold Rogers, Kentucky Republican and chairman of the House Appropriations homeland security subcommittee, lauded the "largest reorganization of the federal government in 50 years" and insisted that the government was doing all it could to fight terrorism.

"There is no doubt that America is more safe today than it was on Sept. 10, 2001," Mr. Rogers said, noting that the bill spends...

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