WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: During a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to examine the persistent and concerning threats posed by terrorists and violent extremists, a witness agreed with Portman on the importance of the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Counterterrorism Cen more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2022: Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and Republican California Rep. Tom McClintock sent a letter Tuesday to the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calling for information about the May assassination plot against former President George W. Bush. The Daily Caller first obtained the letter to Secretary of St more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlighted multiple recent attacks and criticized the Biden Administration for failing to provide the Committee with data on the magnitude of the domestic terrorist and violent extremist threat as required by Title  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 117-99) on the CTPAT Pilot Program Act (S. 2322), which aims to require a pilot program on the participation of non-asset-based third-party logistics providers in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. The report was advanced by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, on April 27, 2022. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY S. 2322, the Customs Trade Partnership Against Ter more ST