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Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) is scheduled to become the leading Democrat on the House subcommittee responsible for crafting Homeland Security Department (DHS) funding, replacing Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) shortly after he was charged with bribery. Aides verified the information, initially disclosed by Bloomberg Government, to The Hill on Friday afternoon. A House Democratic aide said Underwood,…