Care for migrants in cbp custody and stopping Illegal Drugs coming over the border. From later last month this is just shy of two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] today, we welcome the acting commissioner of u. S. Customs and border protection, mark morgan. Mr. Morgan, thank you for being here today. We look forward to getting your perspective on cbps priorities and requirements for fiscal year 2021. The fiscal year 2021 budget proposes 15. 6 billion in discretionary funding for cbp, an increase of 714 million above the current year level. The total includes 2 billion for the construction of an additional 82 miles of border barriers, an increase of 625 million over the current year appropriation, and nearly 88 of the total fy 2021 increase for cbp overall. I have obvious concerns about spending another 2 billion on Additional Border barriers. But aside from any debate we might have about them, this administra
Coronavirus. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on Administration Budget request for the department of Homeland Security. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Acting secretary wolf is here today on the extraordinary troubling circumstances. Americans are rightfully concerned about this coronavirus, and spread its way across cost group called and claimed the lives of thousands and including at least six years home. Working to the government for leadership and guidance. And fourthly the Trump Administration, has not been equal to the task so far. In the place of this potential pandemic, the president is downplayed as threats, overstated help close scientists are to developing a vaccine, and muzzling experts in his own administration who disagree with him. It is a crisis unfolds, the president has continued to hold political rallies including a recent one that he
Security, cybersecurity, Disaster Preparedness and the coronavirus. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on Administration Budget request for the department of Homeland Security. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Acting secretary wolf is here today on the extraordinary troubling circumstances. Americans are rightfully concerned about this coronavirus, and spread its way across cost group called and claimed the lives of thousands and including at least six years home. Working to the government for leadership and guidance. And fourthly the Trump Administration, has not been equal to the task so far. In the place of this potential pandemic, the president is downplayed as threats, overstated help close scientists are to developing a vaccine, and muzzling experts in his own administration who disagree with him. It is a crisis unfolds, the president has continued to
Are, bernie. They are not with you. Amy two out of seven. That is the number of Democratic Candidates at last nights debate who are billionaires with Michael Bloomberg and at either end of the stage, frontrunner Bernie Sanders was at the center facing a barrage of criticism. Your hearing it tonight, the ideas im talking about are radical. They are not. In one form or another, they exist in countries all over the world. Amy we will speak with anand winnersdas, author of take all. Just wrote the billionaire election does the world belong to them or to us . We will also then go to columbia and charleston, South Carolina, for reaction. And we will look at billionaire Michael Bloomberg facing calls to release his tax records. I got into this race only 10 or 12 weeks ago. We have been working on our tax returns. We probably have another couple of weeks to go. We have complied with every single requirement for disclosure. And when i was mayor in new york, we had tax returns out 12 years in a
At the Eisenhower Executive Office building next to the white house. This is half an hour. [applause] as somebody said, with that background, i was going to look like i had up floating had peered i apologize for that. Is great to be here with my fellow agents. It is especially great to be here with spouses and children of my fellow agents. Over the past few years ive had the opportunity to speak with President Trump on many occasions about Border Security, before and after his election. He has always been concerned about securing the border and he is constantly asked what do we need to better to get it done. Him, wascasion, i told giving him examples of his past successes and he suddenly interrupted me and said, muhammad ali was the greatest fighter in the world. Because he never dwelt on the past. He was always looking to the future. And how he could get better. He said, i do not to know about the past. I want to know what i need to do now and into the future to make this great nation