Fleischmann named to committee
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Chattanooga, has been named to serve on a bipartisan conference committee responsible for exploring border security solutions through appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security. He and nine other committee members from the U.S. House and Senate were appointed Friday by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
The committee also is tasked with making appropriations to compensate DHS employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that began on Dec. 22 due to the partial government shutdown.
“It is a privilege to be named as a conferee on the [House Joint Resolution 31] Conference Committee and to be tasked with putting forth a solution to remedy the ongoing crisis at our southern border,” reads a Friday evening statement from Fleischmann. “I look forward to bringing my perspective and insight as Ranking Member on the Homeland Security Subcommittee as well as hearing that of my colleagues on the conference committee. Together, we will work to deliver the border security plan that the American people want and deserve. Let’s get to work.”
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