Meeting focused on steps taken to improve border facilities to provide medical care as well as medical evaluations given to migrants while they are in customs and custody. [no audio] subcommittee will come to order. The meeting today to receive testimony on the adequacy of dhs efforts to prevent child deaths in custody. The chair is authorized to clear the and recess at any time. Underwood will question. Representative garcia permitted to sit in question witnesses. Without objection, so ordered. Jaclyn was seven years old. Alonso, eight years old. Cordova, 10 years old. An, 16 years old. Carolos, 16 years old. Died in theen custody of the United States government in the past 18 months. They were migrants from Central America who died of preventable conditions that went untreated. Three of them spent the last hours of their lives in detention facilities on the southern border. We must never forget their names, suffering, or the terrible losses their families had to endure. We are here t
Subcommittee on Border Operations will come to order. It is meeting today to receive testimony on the adequacy of dhs efforts to prevent child deaths in custody. Without objection the jurors authorized an endpoint. It has unanimous consent there would be permitted to sit and question the witnesses. The chair asked with unanimous consent dissent as the witnesses. Without objection, so ordered. Jacqueline hall mccain. Seven years old. In the big gomez angel. Darlene valley, ten years old. One areas, 15 years old. Will mayor two years old. Carlos hernandez frescoes, 16 years old. They used to six children died in the custody of the United States government just in the past 18 months. They used to children were migrants from Central America who died of preventable conditions that went untreated. Three of they used to children since the spent the last hours of their lives in detention facilities on the southern border. We must never forget their names, their suffering, their terrible losses
Once they arrive in customs and Border Protection custody. [inaudible conversations] s with this subcommittee on border facility operations todayod people will receive testimony how to prevent child death and custody. We can declare recess at any point. Chair asking them as consent we can sit and question the witnesses. Without objection so ordered. Jacqueline mckeen, seven years old. Felipe gomez alonso, eight years old. Darlene cordova, ten years old. Juan gutierrez 15 years old. Willll mayor one wilmer ramirez, two years old. Carlos fernandez, 15 years old. These six children died in the custody of the United States government in the past 18 month months. They were migrants from Central Americaa who died of preventable conditions that went untreated. The last hours of their lives were in detention facilities on the southern border we must never forget their names or suffering or the losses their family has had to endure. We are here thiss morning to examine the conditions that led t
Foy. Conflict zones are not clear cut, and the government of assad is still the governing authority there. While we take every precaution to ensure that no assistance, mind you, no assistance benefits this brutal regime, lines are continually shifting, and we need to make allowances for activities that could touch the government on controlled areas. So i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlelady has the only time remaining. Ms. Lee i urge a no vote, and i yield back. The chair the gentlelady yields back. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from south carolina. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed say no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the amendment is agreed to. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 12, further proceedings will be postponed. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . While commending the chair for a Job Well Done today, i now move that the committ
Foy. Conflict zones are not clear cut, and the government of assad is still the governing authority there. While we take every precaution to ensure that no assistance, mind you, no assistance benefits this brutal regime, lines are continually shifting, and we need to make allowances for activities that could touch the government on controlled areas. So i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlelady has the only time remaining. Ms. Lee i urge a no vote, and i yield back. The chair the gentlelady yields back. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from south carolina. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed say no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the amendment is agreed to. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 12, further proceedings will be postponed. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . While commending the chair for a Job Well Done today, i now move that the committ