To be one of the few organizations that did see a very generous budget, including the addition of 2,000 officers this fiscal year, and in the administrations request for 2015, theres also a request for another 2,000 plus officers. Which we know are critically important to securing the economy and encountering this threat. I understand the manpower. Im concerned about technology and other things necessary to support the increase in people along the border. Im looking at the International Side of it. Well, we use those officers to deploy them in places like preclearance overseas. Deploy them in the Immigration Advisory Program. Deploy them to the National Targeting Center. When we collect the information, we collect the intelligence reports and others too. For instance, the officers based on their experience and their knowledge in turns that into actionable operational entities and being able to question them and continue to address that. So its not a matter of resource. Are you satisfie
Recognition that we still remain in the eye of the storm and we must be diligent. I would offer to say that we will not fall victim to the terrorists intent, and that is that we will not terrorist ourselves. We will be vigilant which i believe is extremely important, but we will be fair and adjust and we will recognize the Civil Liberties of all. But we are in some very challenging and difficult times, and so i want to thank the chair woman for allowing us and this committee in working with me and the full committee to be the very First Committee that is addressing the question of isis here in the United States congress upon our return. That is an important statement for Homeland Security Armed Services, the Intelligence Committee are the corner stone of defending this nation, and our collaboration and working together is key. And that, we are doing. This factfinding hearing will lay the ground work for many other hearings that will be necessary to expeditionly address this question. T
Mr. Bruce swartz, you are not going to be of very good witness if you want to answer questions based upon your knowledge in this area has supplied to us by the department of justice. Well, senator, as i said at the outset, i can speak to the criminal aspect here and the impetus for many of these children to live fully. Whether the basis for their asylum is sufficient will have to be determined in the proceedings themselves. Just a range. I am not prepared at this stage i will tell you this, it does not give me a lot of faith in the Public Officials who are dealing with this issue if they do not have some kind of gut instinct as to the number of people who are coming into this country that might actually really need asylum. That does not give me a very good sense of you having a handle on the situation. Senator, i will talk with my colleagues in the executive office of immigration review to give their review their view on that particular question. I can speak to the criminal justice asp
The clerk the speakers room washington, d. C. , february 11 2015. I hereby appoint the honorable david w. Jolly to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the chair will receive a message. The messenger mr. Speaker a message from the president of the United States. The secretary mr. Speaker, im directed by the president of the United States to deliver to the house a message in writer. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2015, the chair will now recognize members fromis smiedy the mority a mority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the jotyndinit leaders d the noty whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Dold, for five minutes. Mr. Dold thank you,
This is abc7 news. A spirited scene with a serious mission. A group in San Francisco makes a commitment to change and to keeping the dream alive. Good evening, everyone. We begin with a 12hour rally in support of homeless rights and in honor of Martin Luther king junior. It is a right to rest rally happening now in San Francisco. Alyssa harrington is there live. Alyssa, you have been there for several hours and the group has been there since, what 5 00 this afternoon . Around 50 people have gathered and will booy spending the night be spending the night here. The bart station is one of the places police have cracked down on people sleeping in walkways. The demonstrators are here to protect their right to rest. On blankets and eating pizza and watching a civil rights documentary with signs that say housekeys, not handcuffs demonstrators gathered on the side of San Franciscos market street. They are spending the night near the powell street carol car turn around for a sleep in. We are de