Let us honor their sacrifices by passing H.R. 2638. which funds the important work of the Department of Homeland Security. The Homeland Security Appropriations bitt makes significant strides forward toward implementing the suggestions of the 9/11 Commission report. as welt as addressing the most pressing security issues that we. as Americans. face. In particular. new emphasis has been placed on port. rail. and transit security. on the need to support state and local efforts to prevent and respond to terrorism threats and natural disasters. on aviation security. and on border and immigration security. Earlier in this Congress. we passed H.R. 1684. the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for 2008. This legislation included many significant provisions I ensured were incorporated either into the base bill or through amendments at the full committee markup. and I am pleased that my amendments are reflected in H.R. 2638. making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for FY 2008.
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