House Republicans Block Spending to Secure Nation's Ports

Moments ago, the House of Representatives narrowly defeated an amendment proposed by Rep. Martin Sabo (D-MN) that would have provided $1.25 billion in desperately needed funding for port security and disaster preparedness.

It would have helped to ensure that all major US ports had customs officials on hand to do inspections.


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