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“I am pleased that this administration has finally headed the many calls in Congress to designate the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization. Haqqani is responsible for the brutal killing of hundreds of American soldiers in Afghanistan and for terrorizing the Afghan and Pakistani people.
“As a husband and father of five children, including four daughters, I find Rep. Akin’s remarks reprehensible and insulting. I denounce such offensive views in the strongest possible terms.”
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Follows Fact-Finding Trip to Latin America Where Iran, Hezbollah Have Increased Presence and Influence
By CQ Staff
Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul made another push Wednesday for his vision of a more accountable Department of Homeland Security, releasing a report cataloguing the department’s procurement mistakes and ushering an overhaul bill through the subcommittee he chairs.
Issues Report on Flawed Acquisition Practices Costing Taxpayers Billions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security, which accounts for more than $150 billion in total major acquisition programs, continues the same flawed acquisition processes that over the last decade wasted billions of taxpayerdollars and jeopardized the Department’s ability to carry out its mission of protecting the homeland.
H.R. 5913: The DHS Accountability Act of 2012