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U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) on May 18 proposed a bill that would authorize a total of $4 million to help address personnel shortages in the Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit Program within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

“By strengthening the ranks of TCIU [Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit] we can take on criminal organizations at the source and head off transnational criminals before they reach our border,” Rep. Garbarino said. 

A group of House lawmakers is moving to boost resources for the Department of Homeland Security's criminal investigations unit, which has been strained amid a historic rise in illegal border crossings.

U.S. Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) on May 10 introduced a resolution expressing support for recognizing the Police Unity Tour, a four-day, 300-mile bicycle ride from locations across the country to Washington, D.C., to raise public awareness about law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. 

“I am proud to introduce this resolution,” Rep. Garbarino said, “and I thank my colleagues for joining me in recognizing and supporting the Police Unity Tour during this National Police Week.”

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 8.3 percent in April, down from 8.5 percent in March, but Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) said that’s no reason for President Biden to celebrate, because inflation is still higher than expected.

Two members of the House have brought forth legislation that would press federal agencies to revisit what policies and programs are in place to help U.S. satellite owners and operators defend against hacks to their systems and assets.

The bill, introduced Friday, would charge the U.S. comptroller general to spend the next two years studying the federal government’s existing cybersecurity support to satellite owners and operators, as well as what more can be done.