Barletta to join Homeland Security
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, was appointed to the U.S. House committee responsible for border security, protecting the country from terrorist attacks, responding to disasters, and protecting national infrastructure in the 113th Congress. Barletta will become a member of the Committee on Homeland Security after he is sworn in on Jan. 3.
The Committee on Homeland Security was established in 2002 to provide congressional oversight for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and better protect the American people against a possible terrorist attack. The committee has jurisdiction over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), and the U.S. Coast Guard; border security programs including efforts to achieve operational control of the border; and border smuggling and trafficking of drugs, human, currency, weapons and other illicit materials.
Barletta will continue to serve on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Education and the Workforce Committee. He will no longer be a member of the Committee on Small Business.
County drug, alcohol board to meet
SUNBURY - The Northumberland County Drug and Alcohol Program Advisory Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, in the Human Services Building, 217 N. Center St.
Surplus food to be distributed
KULPMONT - Residents enrolled in the borough's food surplus program are reminded that the next distribution will be held between 8 a.m. and noon Thursday, Dec. 20, at the borough garage. Residents are reminded to bring their bags with them.