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2026年3月4日 22:33 UTC（更新于1小时前）
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美国国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆于2026年3月4日在美国华盛顿特区国会山出席众议院司法委员会”监督国土安全部”听证会作证。REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 购买授权，新标签打开
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – 美国国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆周三在国会听证会上为政府斥资2.2亿美元开展边境安全广告宣传活动进行辩护，此前有议员质疑相关合同流程及获资的共和党关联企业。
在众议院某小组委员会听证会上，科罗拉多州民主党众议员乔·内古塞对诺姆进行了质询，他援引2025年2月的一份合同通知称，国土安全部因”迫切需要阻止非法移民”将竞争限制在四家公司内。
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“这是欺诈行为，我认为最终会有人承担责任。”内古塞表示。
此前，作为监督总统唐纳德·特朗普激进移民打击政策的高级官员，诺姆周三在参议院小组委员会上同时受到民主党和共和党议员就合同及选商流程的质询。
用这笔资金制作的广告中，诺姆的形象十分突出，其中一段在其家乡南达科他州拉什莫尔山骑马拍摄的场景尤为醒目。
诺姆周二曾表示，该合同通过”竞争性流程”授予，且未涉及政治任命人员。周三她再次强调，合同”完全合法合规”。
国土安全部一名发言人周二表示，职业政府雇员负责监督采购流程。
有记录显示，该合同授予了两家与资深共和党人士有关联的公司，相关细节首先由美联社和ProPublica报道。
其中一家名为”安全美国媒体”(Safe America Media)的公司在中标前一周于特拉华州注册成立，联邦记录显示该公司获得1.43亿美元。
第二家位于路易斯安那州的公司”思考的人”(People Who Think)获得7700万美元。
截至发稿，两家公司均未立即回应置评请求。
即将卸任的国土安全部发言人特里西亚·麦克劳克林的丈夫所经营的公司The Strategy Group周三表示，其作为分包商获得22.6万美元，仅占总额的一小部分。
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Noem defends $220 million ad campaign amid lawmaker scrutiny
By Ted Hesson
March 4, 2026 10:33 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” to testify, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday defended the government’s spending of $220 million on an advertising campaign for border security amid questions from lawmakers about the contracting process and Republican-connected firms awarded the money.
During a hearing before a U.S. House of Representatives panel, Representative Joe Neguse, a Democrat from Colorado, grilled Noem over a contracting notice that said the Department of Homeland Security had limited competition to four companies in February 2025, citing an urgent need to stop illegal immigration.
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“It is fraud, and ultimately, I think there’s going to be accountability,” Neguse said.
The criticism came after Noem – a top official overseeing President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown – was questioned by both Democrats and Republicans before a Senate panel on Wednesday about the contract and process to select the companies.
The ads produced with the funds prominently featured Noem, including in a scene filmed on horseback at Mount Rushmore in the former South Dakota governor’s home state.
Noem said on Tuesday that the contract was awarded through “a competitive process” and that no political appointees were involved. On Wednesday, she said the contract was “all done correctly, all done legally.”
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A DHS spokesperson said on Tuesday that career government employees oversee the procurement process.
The contract was awarded to two companies linked to long-time Republican operatives, records show, details first reported by the Associated Press, opens new tab and ProPublica, opens new tab.
One of the companies, Safe America Media, was incorporated in Delaware a week before winning the contract. The company was awarded $143 million, federal records show.
The second, the Louisiana-based firm People Who Think, was awarded $77 million.
Neither company could be immediately reached for comment.
The Strategy Group, a company run by the husband of outgoing DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, said on Wednesday that it was paid $226,000 as a subcontractor, a small portion of the total.
Reporting by Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing by Matthew Lewis
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