WASHINGTON — Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport) has been selected as the new chairman of the powerful House Homeland Security Committee, a panel that helps steer federal counterterrorism programs to New York in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) is slated to be the next chair of the House Homeland Security Committee after winning the nod from a panel of leaders in the House GOP on Monday night. Garbarino beat out four other contenders for the chairmanship in a vote by the House Steering Committee — a panel that

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins lost out on a chance to become chair of the House Homeland Security committee when Republicans Tuesday instead chose Rep. Andrew Garbarino, of New York. Higgins, R-Lafayette, was one of four candidates to lead the committee that plays a leading role in immigration policy and enforcement.