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House Committee Misses Chance to Question Sec. Napolitano on Immigration Enforcement

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  by  Jonathan Osborne

The House Homeland Security Committee hosted a hearing Wednesday afternoon called “An Examination of the President's FY 2013 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security” with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano.The President's budget essentially cuts all 287(g) funding despite an overwhelming bipartisan vote in the House last year to keep the program. With little chance for the budget to pass, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle didn't put too much pressure on Sec. Napolitano, missing an opportunity to ask hard questions of the Administration and its efforts to curb illegal immigration.

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Senate Committee Challenges Sec. Napolitano on Border Security

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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hosted a hearing Wednesday morning titled “Securing the Border: Progress at the Federal Level” with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano as the witness. While much of the focus was on visa overstays and the definition of "operational control" of the border, Sen. John McCain stole the show with his line of questioning about spotters.