Wolf. Today we are meeting to consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security chad wolf to be the confirmed secretary of department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. I truly appreciate anybody who is willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be enter into the record without objection well do that. Ill just keep this short because i know we have time constraints here. But a quick description of what enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department, the responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Start with the federal Emergency Management agency deals with hurricanes and wild fires and now covid amongst many other responsibilities. Border security a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem, not by a long stretch, but thiS Administration done a good job of stopping the out of control illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. This agency
That. Ill keep it short because i know wevegot time constraints here but a quick description of what an enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security managers 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Ill start with itthe federal Emergency Management agency that has to deal with do hurricanes and wildfires now covid amongst many other responsibilities , Border Security, a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem by a long stretch but this administration has done a good job of stopping the outofcontrol illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. Pe this department is concerned about cyber security, Election Security, security of our Critical Infrastructure and as we just witnessed with some of the protests that have sprung to right, also protecting our federal buildings and of course we have to thank David Underwood in open oakland california, a member of the federal Protection Services so the responsibilities are
Committee held a confirmation hearing for chad wolf to formula become head of the Homeland Security department. Mr. Wolf has been serving as acting dhs secretary since november of last year. Answered questions on election interference, domestic terrorism, and Human Trafficking, among other topics. This is just under two hours. Meeting toe are consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security, chad wolf, to be the confirmed secretary of the department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. This in the past, i truly appreciate anybody who was willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be entered into the record, without objection. I will keep it short. I know which got time restraints we have got time restraints. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Starting with the Emergency Management agency, which has to do with deal with
Launching legal action against u. K. Dozens of people arrested in hong kong as thousands of police try to stop prodemocracy protests on Chinas National Day. So we start with azerbaijan where they azerbaijan and the media are defying International Calls for a cease fire to the fighting in a go to car back the president of france russia the United States of issued a joint statement deploying the loss of life in the disputed territory and called for the warring parties to regime talks on account of her backers internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but controlled by armenian separatists a flare up in fighting over the past week is the deadliest in decades both russia and france say they have evidence that syrian masteries have gone through turkey to join the fight on behalf of azerbaijan turkey denies the claims peace do a place you dont we havent. Mation today that is very clear that indicates that fighters from syria have lifted their then members of jihadist groups and they t
Across india over the gang rape and death of 2 women from the dalai community. The e. U. Formally launches legal action against the u. K. Over its plans to breach parts of the brics it divorce agreement and scores of arrested in hong kong even as new laws and coronavirus restrictions cause protesters to create. Global come to the program we begin with the conflict between azerbaijan and armenia and the disputed nagornokarabakh region where its alleged syrian fighters have now joined the battle that france and russia are saying they have evidence the fight has traveled through turkey to join the fight on behalf of azerbaijan adorn a car by his internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but its controlled by on media and separatists a flare up in fighting over the past week is the deadliest for years robin foresee a walker reports. The spoils of war shown by as every Public Television of a 1000000 tanks and other hardware proof the army says of terror troops taken in the disputed l