Senate Committee To Examine Role Of National Guard In Homeland Security

By Thomas Duffy / October 11, 2001 at 5:00 AM
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) today will offer up a bill to create a cabinet-level homeland security agency that makes no mention of the Defense Department's role, but Lieberman told InsideDefense.com that he would take a long look at how the National Guard fits within the proposed agency's domain. Lieberman's bill mirrors one offered in the House last March by Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Ellen Tauscher (D-CA). The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee -- Lieberman is the committee chairman -- will...

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