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In July, Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport) assumed the gavel of one of Capitol Hill’s most powerful committees, Homeland Security.
Elected to the House in 2020, Garbarino is now chairing the significant legislative body not even halfway into his third term.
Created in 2002 in the wake of the September 11 Attacks, the House Homeland Security has oversight related to security of the homeland, as well as authorization and policy oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS was created just months after the Homeland Security Committee was established.
Long Islanders made their voices heard this week. Across Nassau and Suffolk counties, more than 420,000 people turned out to vote. They showed once again that when local government works, our community stands behind it.
The results were clear and expected. Long Islanders supported leaders who have focused on safety and the everyday issues that matter most to our families and communities.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R., N.Y.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, explained to the Washington Reporter how his home state senator’s ongoing shutdown is causing an “increased risk amid an evolving threat landscape.”
While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) continues his historic obstruction, Garbarino painted a bleak portrait of what America’s airports look like — and laid the blame squarely at the feet of Schumer and his fellow Senate Democrats.
Sept. 11, 2001, is more than a dark moment in history; it is a day that has forever marked New Yorkers and the nation, especially for the families and first responders who lost loved ones and those who are still impacted to this day.
Long Island Rep. Andrew Garbarino was elected chair of the House Homeland Security Committee in July. The third-term member of Congress now helms a panel with a wide ranging jurisdiction including cybersecurity, counterterrorism, emergency management, transportation security, border security and special event security.
U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, joined Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, and former Homeland Security Committee Chair Peter King on Tuesday, Aug. 5, to discuss Nassau’s various potential safety threats during the county’s weekly “Terror Tuesday” briefing.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport) has been selected as the new chairman of the powerful House Homeland Security Committee, a panel that helps steer federal counterterrorism programs to New York in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
Garbarino, a third-term House member, defeated three other contenders for the post in a vote by the House Republican Steering Committee on Monday evening. The selection was officially approved by the House Republican Conference in a Tuesday morning vote.