Welcome. I call this hearing of the subcommittee on homeland curator to order, this is the subcommittees first hearing of the budget cycle, and we are pleased to join chad wulf. Mr. Wolf was named after acting secretary and its thousand 19. Prior to taking on the task, he developed and coordinated strategies and policies that advanced the Homeland Security mission and protect the American Public through his later ship role in the office of shadow gee, policy and plans. He is a recipient of the Homeland Security distinguished Service Medal for his initiatives to counter domestic and international terrorism, a safeguard american interests throughout the duration of his career so, thank you for that. Im glad to be joined by our seven queen is Ranking Member, senator tester. We are continuing to the fiscal year 2021 budget request and look forward to further insight today from you, mr. Secretary. Very pleased to be joined by the Ranking Member of the full committee, senator leahy, as well.
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Well, thank you for the remarks this afternoon, and thank everyone here today. It was just slightly over seven years ago that washington converted food court of the Pentagon City mall the night after, you know, petraeus confirmation hearing before going off to baghdad that then colonel on the phone to someone motioned me to walk over to him because he was want you to come over to iraq, and four sol it years working for and with general petraeus. There are some themes to that, that you talked about today, some themes you cover that id like to teds out more fully. Maybe open a little more grounds for discussion. Reading startses with military eyes. First, as someone who was there, a smaller machine, it was a reminder of just how much activity the lfl and various complex activity was going on in the headquarters in iraq at the different levels, at the force level and core level and liaison to the u. S. Embassy and Iraqi Government and United Nations and so on. Its an amazingingly complex
[applause] it is exciting to be back at the History Museum with my good friend, mentor, colleague eric schmidt and my friend eric. Last time we were here we were talking about lehman and today we are talking about the age of the digital world. Its like you still work at google. [laughter] its a treat for me. I own my career to eric who hired me in the Silicon Valley and many people would end. Its worked out well for you. We talked about this a lot. Everyone needs mentors and sponsors and he continues to be that for me. I met jerry did when i first came to facebook and he is friends with our head of the product chris cox. He totally gets it. He runs around the world to get other people to get it and hes been a voice that has been super important to the industry and technology. So it is exciting to be here with all of you. You are both fairly busy. Its not even that obvious that you knew each other that well so lets start in the beginning. How did you meet and what possessed you to sit d