Tag: House Appropriations Committee

DEA Chief Won’t Say If Mexico Cooperates Enough in Fight Against Drug Cartels

April 27, 2023
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram repeatedly declined to answer a host of pointed questions from Republican members of a House Appropriations Committee panel during an April 27 budget hearing, including whether she thinks Mexico is cooperating enough with the United States in fighting the drug cartels flooding the country with fentanyl. Asked twice…

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ICE Only Using 73 Percent of Detention Capacity Due to COVID Rules: ICE Deputy Director

April 19, 2023
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The deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Congress that ICE is only using 73 percent of its capacity for detaining illegal aliens due to lingering COVID-era regulations. ICE Deputy Director Tae Johnson, who in his capacity performs the duties of ICE director, appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on April 18…

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ICE Using 73 Percent of Detention Capacity Due to COVID Rules: ICE Deputy Director

April 19, 2023
Featured TopicsHouse Appropriations CommitteeImmigration & Border SecurityPolicies & ImpactsPoliticsTae JohnsonU.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementUS
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The deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Congress that ICE is only using 73 percent of its capacity for detaining illegal aliens due to lingering COVID-era regulations. ICE Deputy Director Tae Johnson, who in his capacity performs the duties of ICE director, appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on April 18…

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ICE Deputy Director Proposes ‘Virtual’ Arrests as Immigration Backlog Balloons

April 18, 2023
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is considering “virtual” arrests to address a growing backlog of unprocessed illegal immigrants. Deputy Director of ICE Tae Johnson told the House Appropriations Committee on April 18 that his agency has been overloaded with work due to the unprecedented influx of illegal immigrants along the U.S. border with Mexico over the…

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Republicans Attack ‘Woke Politics’ as Education Secretary Outlines Department Budget

April 18, 2023
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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona was met with questions about education policy, rather than spending priorities, when presenting a $90-billion education budget to a House subcommittee on April 18. The volley of criticism about the direction and performance of the U.S. Department of Education began at the start of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health…

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China Not Ready to Take on US, but Is ‘Rapidly Closing the Gap,’ Generals Testify

March 23, 2023
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China’s military planners publicly proclaim the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will be the world’s dominant military power by 2049, and the first step in that ascension is controlling the South China Sea to incorporate Taiwan, by force if necessary, into the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) by 2027. None of this is going to happen,…

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Justice Watchdog Asks Congress to Grant Authority to Investigate DOJ Lawyers

March 23, 2023
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Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector-General (IG) Michael J. Horowitz wants Congress to upgrade his authority to include investigating allegations of professional misconduct against government lawyers involved in litigation, providing legal advice, and official investigations. “While the IG has jurisdiction to review alleged misconduct by non-lawyers in the department, it does not have jurisdiction over alleged…

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House Republicans Draw Flack for Changing Earmarks to Favor Rural, Exurban Districts With GOP Officials

March 8, 2023
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House Republican leaders are revamping their approach to earmarks—the controversial tool that enables individual representatives to direct tax dollars to favored projects in their districts — by barring them from four major appropriations bills in the 118th Congress. House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas) and the GOP chairmen of the panel’s 11 subcommittees on…

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House Republicans Criticized for Changing Earmarks to Favor Rural, Exurban Districts With GOP Officials

March 8, 2023
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House Republican leaders are revamping their approach to earmarks—a legislative tool that enables individual representatives to direct tax dollars to favored projects in their districts—by barring them from four major appropriations bills in the 118th Congress. House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas), along with the GOP leaders of that panel’s 11 subcommittees, on Feb….

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Civil Liberties Fears Prompted by House Sergeant-at-Arms’ New Capitol Access ID Plan

January 31, 2022
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Members of Congress worry that House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker’s proposal for sophisticated new electronic identification programs to monitor and control who can enter any part of the U.S. Capitol complex could become a civil liberties nightmare. “We must ensure we are protecting the rights of citizens to petition their elected officials, and legislative activities guaranteed…

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