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Appropriations members question DHS ad contracts after committee flags consultants' awards
Summary
Committee members asked why DHS awarded advertising contracts to private firms and whether the buys served public-information goals or political messaging; DHS denied the total sums reported and said the ads also run internationally to deter migration.
A senior appropriations member raised concerns about DHS advertising contracts and asked whether taxpayer funds were being used to produce political messaging that featured Department officials.
The ranking member said the administration had purchased ad buys and asked for contract documentation, naming two companies that had received awards in the millions: an $11.6 million award to a firm described in testimony as People Who Think…
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