Senate Panel Delays Vote On Security Bill
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Senate Panel Delays Vote, Fine-Tunes Security Bill
The Senate is planning to move legislation to implement unfulfilled recommendations of the commission that investigated the 2001 terrorist attacks, but with provisions that appear to put the chamber on a collision course with the House, CongressDaily reports. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee was scheduled to debate its sweeping bill Wednesday, but Chairman Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., on Tuesday night delayed the vote until Thursday. Although Lieberman blamed inclement weather for forcing the delay, aides are likely to use the extra time to fine-tune the draft. The bill addresses homeland security intelligence and information-sharing, grant funding for emergency responders, and efforts to create emergency communications equipment that works across jurisdictions.
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