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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.
