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CBP SW Border Supplemental Funding Bill Passed by House
July 30, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On July 28, 2010, the House passed H.R. 5875, the 2010 Supplemental Appropriations: Border Security bill. H.R. 5875 would provide a total of $701 million to help address the threat of increased violence along the Southwest Border by strengthening border security and enforcement efforts.

Senators, Representatives Call on President to Investigate China Paper Subsidies
July 29, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

Senators Snowe (R) and Collins (R) and Representatives Michaud (D) and Pingree (D) called on President Obama to conduct an in-depth examination of China’s unfair subsidization of its domestic paper industry. These Senator and Representatives were joined by over 100 lawmakers from 30 states in asking the President to use the study as the basis for action to remedy unfair trade practices.

New Senate Bill Would Extend SAFE Port Act Programs
July 29, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On July 27, 2010, Senator Collins (R), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Senator Murray (D), introduced a bipartisan bill that would extend port security programs now in place in the U.S. The measure, “The SAFE Port Reauthorization Act of 2010,” would extend anti-terrorism protections designed to safeguard the U.S. shipping lanes and seaports from attack and sabotage. (Senators Collins and Murray coauthored the original SAFE Port Act in 2005.)