We tried, didn't get to that, but we do know that there was a reconciliation that added $260 billion to the department. I'm a big supporter of the Department, but I'm big supporter of Article 1 of the Constitution. And That $260 billion is more than four times what Congress usually allocates to the department in one fiscal year. including not including the disaster relief fund. This funds never were never considered by the members of this subcommittee, nor did the reconsideration include a single safeguard to keep the funding accountable to the taxpayer. (01:11–01:23)
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Asserts that the $260 billion is over four times the usual annual allocation by Congress to the Department of Homeland Security.
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