The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee for Homeland Security...

The House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee for Homeland Security advanced Department of Homeland Security FY 2015 appropriations legislation by unanimous voice vote Wednesday. Committee Democratic leadership supported the legislation during the markup. Lawmakers didn’t offer or debate amendments. The full Appropriations Committee will now consider the bill, which would have $39.2 billion in DHS discretionary appropriations. That’s $50 million below the level for FY 2014, and $887.8 million more than President Barack Obama sought, said a committee news release Tuesday (http://1.usa.gov/SVo73B).