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Several hours ago the House
voted to enact a clean,

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full-year appropriations bill
for the Department of Homeland Security.

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The Senate did the same last Friday.

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A bill funding the Department for
the entire Fiscal Year 2015 is now

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on its way to the President
for signature.

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It is a good bill, which provides
$39.7 billion to fund

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vital homeland security missions.

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On behalf of the approximately
225,000 men and women of the

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Department of Homeland Security,
we thank those in Congress –

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Democrats and Republicans –
who voted for this bill and,

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in particular, those in Congress
who showed the leadership

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necessary to get the job done.

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Congress has done a good thing.
It has fully funded homeland security.

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It has provided our people a strong
bipartisan vote of confidence in the

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importance of their work.

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Now our men and women can return

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to the vital work of combating
terrorism, ensuring border security,

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port security, aviation security,
cybersecurity, and our other

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vital homeland security missions,
without the uncertainty of a

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furlough or a delayed paycheck
hanging over their heads.

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Sunday marked the 12th anniversary
of the Department of Homeland Security.

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Today, as we pursue our vital missions,
we are reforming the way we manage the

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Department, we are filling all the
senior-level vacancies, we are improving

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our responsiveness to Congress, we
are strengthening border security,

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we are advancing cybersecurity, we
are rebuilding the Coast Guard fleet,

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we are improving the immigration system,
we are reforming the Secret Service,

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and doing a number of other things
to improve the Department

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and homeland security.

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In all of this, we look forward to
a continued, bipartisan partnership

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with our Congress.
Thank you.

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Let me take one or two questions
for those who have them.