Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few items to pass along at the top and then well get right to your questions. As some of you may be aware, the department of defense released a statement earlier today regarding support to the department of Homeland Security, which ill reiterate here from the podium at the request of the department of Homeland Security secretary austin approved a temporary department of defense increase of an additional 1500 military personnel to supplement us customs and Border Protection efforts on the us southwest border for 90 days. These 1500 military personnel who will be sourced from the active duty component will fill critical capability gaps such as ground based detection and monitoring data, entry and warehouse support until cpb can address these needs through contracted support. Military personnel will not directly participate in Law Enforcement activities. Its important to note that the department is also evaluating options on how we might replace these depl
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An hour and 45 minutes. [indistinct conversations] good morning. In congress, and your recognize, my friend. Mr. Hill chairman mast, thank you. First, let me start out before i do opening comments and welcome our families and provide introductions for the family members who are here on this very tough, emotional day for them. And a quarter, her husband ryan is a humanitarian aid worker who has been imprisoned in afghanistan since 2022. He is the father of three kids and has been away for 600 days. Deborah, her son is a freelance journalist and was kidnapped in syria in 2012. This august will mark his 12 and hopefully final year away from home. My dear friend marion, her father is a texas psychologist who traveled to syria back in february 2017 to treat refugees and establish a clinic. A day after arriving, he was stopped at a checkpoint outside of damascus and has not been seen since. Giselle, her father jimmy is an iranian journalist and Software Developer who has been detained by the
An hour and 45 minutes. [indistinct conversations] good morning. In congress, and your recognize, my friend. Mr. Hill chairman mast, thank you. First, let me start out before i do opening comments and welcome our families and provide introductions for the family members who are here on this very tough, emotional day for them. And a quarter, her husband ryan is a humanitarian aid worker who has been imprisoned in afghanistan since 2022. He is the father of three kids and has been away for 600 days. Deborah, her son is a freelance journalist and was kidnapped in syria in 2012. This august will mark his 12 and hopefully final year away from home. My dear friend marion, her father is a texas psychologist who traveled to syria back in february 2017 to treat refugees and establish a clinic. A day after arriving, he was stopped at a checkpoint outside of damascus and has not been seen since. Giselle, her father jimmy is an iranian journalist and Software Developer who has been detained by the
Good morning. ]. Good morning. I want to thank you for taking the time to join us today. I want to thank my colleagues for paying attention to this important issue as well. I am going to defer any remarks from myself other than to say it is an important issue to speak about and keep in the face of everybody americans detained abroad. It is something that we pay vigilant attention to, the chairman, and i am going to yield to my colleague and friend mr. French hill who did all of the heavy lifting in putting this round table together and say thank you, mr. Hill for every bit of work you put in on this. Not just for this round table but consistently throughout your time of congress and you are recognized, my friend. Chairman, thank you. Thank you for your persistent leadership on behalf of americans wrongfully detained or held abroad. First, let me start out before i do, welcome our families and provide introductions for the family members that are here on this very tough and emotional da