We will come to order we welcome the acting commissioner of cbp mark morgan thank you for being here today we look forward to getting your perspective on cbp priorities and requirements fiscal year 2021 the budget proposes 15. 6 billion of Discretionary Spending by cbp and increases 714 million above the current your level of the total includes 2 billion of 82 miles of barriers and 625 over the current year appropriation for nearly 80 percent of the total fy 2021 increase for cbp overall. I have obvious concerns for spending another 2 billion on border barriers but aside from any debate this administration continues to circumvent the will of congress by diverting millions of dollars for what congress specifically appropriates for this activity. The house bill does not include the funding. Even more to the point of funding proposed would crowd out other investments we all agree our high priority. For instance it is unclear how many officers are funded or sustained in this Budget Congres
49. 1 billion in discretion fundi funding and the disaster of the relief fund. Today we welcome chad wolf, the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security. Thank you for being with us. Mr. Secretary, the fy 21 budget proposes 49. 7 billion in discretionary funding for the department of Homeland Security. This is a cut of 750 million below the current year level. I want to be clear, absent of any in acted law to affect such a transfer, this subcommittee will continue to include funding f for the secret service. When including funding for the secret service for the total, the budget request for fy 21 is 1. 78 billion above the current year level. There is something of the proposed budget that i believe will find strong bipartisan support. However there are also proposals we should not expect to see funded in the house bill. Among those are funding for border barriers and the expansion of capacity. Particularly in light of high priority needs that just continues to hire custom
He would have completed the process earlier but john wanted to wait until after the ig report was finished. Next, conversation with former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine, william taylor. He testified during the inquiry last fall. Speaking at George Washington university. Good morning, all. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. I direct the Leadership Practice initiative. The International Affairs. On behalf of dean who joined us this morning, its my pleasure to introduce and welcome before us today, Ambassador William Taylor junior. Ambassador taylor, within the world of Foreign Policy and National Security, is very well known in his reputation long proceed temp, ive had the pleasure of working and knowing ambassador taylor, my friend phil for a good 30 years. One of the benefits of the very difficult situation, bill tayl taylor, given his subpoena and testimony, but to the fact that the nation at large got to see magnificent public servant. Thats why we are bringing him here tod
Report was finished. Next, conversation with former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine, william taylor. He testified during the inquiry last fall. Speaking at George Washington university. Good morning, all. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. I direct the Leadership Practice initiative. The International Affairs. On behalf of dean who joined us this morning, its my pleasure to introduce and welcome before us today, Ambassador William Taylor junior. Ambassador taylor, within the world of Foreign Policy and National Security, is very well known in his reputation long proceed temp, ive had the pleasure of working and knowing ambassador taylor, my friend phil for a good 30 years. One of the benefits of the very difficult situation, bill tayl taylor, given his subpoena and testimony, but to the fact that the nation at large got to see magnificent public servant. Thats why we are bringing him here today. He has served the country superbly across his career. He graduated from west point.
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