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GOP Steering Committee Taps Garbarino to Lead House Homeland Security Committee

His second-ballot nod now goes to the full GOP conference for ratification before he assumes oversight of the Homeland Security Committee.

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Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., is poised to take the Homeland Security Committee gavel.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino attends a House Republican Conference meeting on May 20. Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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Overview

  • The Republican panel chose Rep. Andrew Garbarino on the second ballot to succeed retiring Rep. Mark Green as Homeland Security chair.
  • Garbarino prevailed over Reps. Michael Guest, Carlos Gimenez and Clay Higgins in a contest that highlighted centrist and conservative factional divides.
  • The full House Republican Conference is expected to approve the Steering Committee’s pick without major opposition.
  • As chairman, Garbarino will oversee DHS’s work on immigration enforcement, border security, counterterrorism and cybersecurity.
  • He will be charged with advancing Republicans’ and President Trump’s immigration controls and new border security measures through upcoming hearings and legislation.