The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an amendment sponsored by Congressman Stephen F. Lynch that would increase funding for surface transportation security by $15.6 million. Lynch’s amendment is included in H.R. 2217, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which would fund the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2014. “In April, when two bombs were detonated at the Boston Marathon, we received a chilling reminder that our nation remains a target for terrorists and their sympathizers. The foiled plot just one week later to bomb a passenger train running between Canada and the United States demonstrated that our surface transportation systems remain at risk,” Congressman Stephen F. Lynch said. FLOOR SPEECH VIDEO:
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:19:40 +0000