The Chairman and ranking member of minority party Of The Committee  Rep. Bennie G. Thompson  He is serving currently his 9 th year in congress for the.

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The Chairman and ranking member of minority party Of The Committee  Rep. Bennie G. Thompson  He is serving currently his 9 th year in congress for the state of Mississippi and his third term for the committee of homeland security  This is also his second term for being chairman of the committee  He is the first Democrat to serve as a chairman for the committee of homeland security  The current ranking member of the minority party is Peter T. King

 Was established on June 19, 2002  The committee was the 107 th Congress committee in congress and started as a select committee it is now up to 111 th Congress committee  The committee was made permanent when a vote was made in January 4, 2005

Duties/legislation  The legislations that pass through are bills having to do with the security of the U.S. it also tends to amending any bills that have to do with homeland security  It also has the power to conduct investigations, hold hearings, and subpoena witnesses.  It also has power over the department of the homeland security

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