Acting customs and Border Protection commissioner mark morgan testified the Senate Homeland security and government official. Pretty discuss the challenges they coronavirus pandemic posed to his agency including passenger travel restrictions. The hearing will come to order. Im looking at the title of this hearing. Cbp oversight unit i was talking to mr. Morgan earlier. Wondering if he wouldve broken of four told the future before he took this position. He wouldve done so. Is been challenging yes. Crisis after crisis after crisis. So first want to say i want to thank the witnesses mr. Morgan or your perseverance and your service to the nation. About the past and present and in the future. Things are not getting a whole lot better anytime soon a fear. I would ask consent to my Opening Statement be entered into record. This hearing on the border that we have not had of quite a few months. Obviously need to is a chart. This really what i want to talk about in my opening comments. I think c
Government open or should i say to reopen the government. The White House Position remains the same we will not negotiate the status of 690,000 unlawful immigrants while hundreds of millions of taxpaying americans, including hundreds of thousands of our troops in uniform and Border Agents protecting our country are held hostage by Senate Democrats. We continue to remain anxious to reach a deal on daca, and we look forward to resuming those negotiations as soon as the Senate Democrats rio open the thernment reopen government. The reality that is difficult for Many Americans to understand is if you put forward a bill that continues funding the government, reauthorizes Health Insurance for 9 million children, provides a relief of , democrats and republicans were on a bipartisan basis. The rationale for shutting down the government on a bill that democrats and republicans agree with, on the basis of saying that we will not negotiate, we will not reach a resolution to open the government un
Not making a reference to any political ideology, is hans spakovsky. Im sure hans doesnt really need much of a introduction to this group. Hans is with heritage foundation, and he is one of the countrys recognized, most well recognized authorities on voter fraud and election law. And seated next to hans is don palmer, who is also one of the countrys leading in these areas, and don is a former member of the elections board of the commonwealth of virginia, and he served formally as the Florida Department director of elections during the 2008 and 2010 election cycles and also served in the Justice Department in the civil rights division. He is also a veteran of the United States navy, and i should also remark that hans is a former member of the federal Election Commission and also joining us shortly will be commissioner lee goodman, who is also currently on the federal Election Commission and a former chairman. He will be speaking about election law. So, without further adieu, im going to
The committee will come to order. I want to welcome everybody to todays hearing entitled americas Affordable Housing crisis, challenges and solutions. This is an important issue in this hearing will allow the committee to hear from experienced and welleducated witnesses that can provide more context on Affordable Housing policies and the sections of the tax code with the intent of mitigating this longtime set of problems in our society. As many of you are aware the last time we underwent a National Comprehensive revision of the tax code was in 1986. The passage of the tax reform act, that some Affordable Housing tax incentives were baked into statute with the lowIncome Housing tax credit being chief among them. Since then this important section of the tax code has enjoyed bipartisan support. Still, it is worth examining this particular laws we continue to wrap up our work on tax reform. Throughout todays hearing a one each member to keep in mind some Guiding Principles for tax reform.
The committee will come to order. I want to welcome everybody to todays hearing entitled americas Affordable Housing crisis, challenges and solutions. This is an important issue in this hearing will allow the committee to hear from experienced and welleducated witnesses that can provide more context on Affordable Housing policies and the sections of the tax code with the intent of mitigating this longtime set of problems in our society. As many of you are aware the last time we underwent a National Comprehensive revision of the tax code was in 1986. The passage of the tax reform act, that some Affordable Housing tax incentives were baked into statute with the lowIncome Housing tax credit being chief among them. Since then this important section of the tax code has enjoyed bipartisan support. Still, it is worth examining this particular laws we continue to wrap up our work on tax reform. Throughout todays hearing a one each member to keep in mind some Guiding Principles for tax reform.