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U.S. Congress Approves $30 Billion for Homeland Security Department The U.S. Congress yesterday approved almost $30 billion in fiscal 2004 funding for the Homeland Security Department, according to the Associated Press (see GSN, Sept. 18). The House of Representatives voted 417-8 to approve the $29.4 billion homeland security appropriations bill. The Senate approved the bill by a voice vote. The funding in the bill is $1 billion more than the Bush administration’s original request and includes more than $4 billion for first-responder programs, $9 billion for border protection and more than $5 billion for the Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Air Marshall program, AP reported. The bill also funded the Bush administration’s Project Bioshield with $890 million next year and $5.6 billion over the next 10 years to help fund research and procurement of treatments and vaccines against biological weapons agents (Associated Press/Washington Times, Sept. 25).
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