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One more week
One More Week You have probably heard by now that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been funded for one more week. Congress agreed and the President signed this agreement minutes before midnight, February 27, 2015. I don’t know the difference … Continue reading
Posted in airports, budgets, CBP, Coast Guard, Congress, Constitution, Customs and Border Protection, defense, Democrats, federal budgets, federal government, National Security, partisan politics, partisanship, Public welfare, Re, Republicans, Transportation Security, TSA, white house
Tagged Boehner, budget, CBP, Coast Guard, Congress, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, leadership, McConnell, national security, President Obama, republicans, White House
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What’s in DHS, really?
I don’t see a lot of front page news about the potential shutdown of The Department of Homeland Security. I don’t see a lot of commentary on the TV news I watch daily. I am concerned about this. I was … Continue reading
Simple Things to Agree On, Maybe Not
There are some basic things that most of us can agree on. Such things as safe bridges and roads to travel every day on. Safe airport navigation systems nationwide. Safe imports that we use, eat, drink and play on or … Continue reading
Posted in budgets, Congress, federal budgets, federal government, National Security, Public welfare, white house
Tagged airports, bridges, Congress, data, DHS, federal budget, federal employment, highways, Homeland Security, imports, investments, leadership, maritime, national security, roads, statistics, transportation investment, vessels, White House
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Can We Agree that We Need Good Government?
One of our founding fathers, the fourth U.S. President, James Madison, wrote: “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Constitution, federal government, National Security, Public welfare
Tagged agencies, Civil Service, Constitution, federal employees, federal government, founding fathers, general welfare, good government, government, James Madison, national security, Preamble, radical Islam
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