Congress has been considering bills that will have a direct impact on the amount of money states receive for homeland security efforts. By Butler Cain, Alabama Public Radio
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Homeland Security Funding
Tuscaloosa, AL – Congress has been considering bills that will have a direct impact on the amount of money states receive for homeland security efforts. These proposals also will come with some new requirements on how that money can be spent. Alabama Public Radio's Butler Cain spoke with Jim Walker, director of Alabama's Homeland Security Department, about the current budget debate and how Alabama may fare in the process.
OUTRO: Jim Walker is director of the state Department of Homeland Security. He spoke with Alabama Public Radio's Butler Cain about homeland security efforts in the state and how the Congressional budgets could affect them.