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Homeland Security secretary visits local town
By Bernie Delinski | Times Daily | May 30, 2011
It is impossible to visit Hackleburg without being reminded of the deadly April 27 tornado that tore through town.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano stood Sunday afternoon among the damage and promised the disaster is not forgotten by authorities in Washington, either.
Homeland Security chief surveys Alabama storm damage
Montgomery Advisor | May 30, 2011
Senate's spending-bill backlog
By: Rep. Robert Aderholt and Rep. John Culberson | Politico |June 21, 2011
Phils, Phyllis lend a helping handy
By Trevor Stokes | Times Daily | June 19, 2011
All eyes were on Phil Campbell this weekend as the cheeky gathering of men who share the town’s name showed up for their second convention and in the process brought worldwide attention to the tornado-ravaged town.
Alabama delegates join rebuke of Obama on Libya mission
By Mary Orndorff | The Birmingham News | June 4, 2011
House approves cut to Homeland Security funding for 2012
By Pete Kasperowicz | The Hill | June 2, 2011
The House on Thursday night approved a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill for FY 2012 that funds DHS at $42 billion -- $1 billion lower than the FY 2011 funding level, and $3 billion lower than the Obama administration's request.
Members approved the bill in a 231-188 vote in which 17 Democrats joined all but 20 Republicans in supporting it.
House Republicans Fight To Secure Homeland Security and Protective Service Appropriations
By Audrey Hudson | Human Events | June 2, 2011
The House on Thursday approved $42 billion for homeland security appropriations in a freewheeling process that had Democrats and Republicans attaching amendments on everything from banning grants to ACORN to blocking collective bargaining for airport screeners.