The U.S. Department of Homeland Security

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security services all Americans by providing an ample amount of security for each individual person living within the country. But with an over growing demand for such services, mostly due to the incident occurring on September 11th, 2001, the amount of money and the efforts put forth for such protection seems to be relatively scarce. As for the political side, both Democrats and Republicans are voicing their opinions on what should and should not happen within the department.
On June 24, 2002 a bill was introduced to the House of Representatives with the idea of creating a fully-functional cabinet-level department, called the Department of Homeland Security. The new department would provide protection for America’s borders against terrorists and their attacks, as well as being dedicated to protecting the lives of the people inside these borders. With the help of the Homeland Security Act that was passed by the senate with a 90-9 vote, on Novembe...