Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to todays hearing concerning fiscal year 2025 in the budget request from the department of Homeland Security. Im calling this hearing to order. We will come secretary of Homeland Security, alejandro mayorkas, to just lie about the fy25 request. Thank you for being here on a busy day. Im looking forward to a lively discussion about the Budget Priorities for the coming year. Nothing is more important in our federal budget and supporting the 260,000 federal employees who spend every day defending our nation. I have reviewed the president s proposed budget. I support lots of it. Have questions about other parts, and i look forward to our subcommittees bipartisan work. I want to use the rest of my time here today to address two elements that linger in the room. First, this budget, even with this proposed increase is not enough to secure our border and manage the unusually high levels of immigration to the United States that started not in 2021 or 2022, but
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to todays hearing concerning fiscal year 2025 in the budget request from the department of Homeland Security. Im calling this hearing to order. We will come secretary of Homeland Security, alejandro mayorkas, to just lie about the fy25 request. Thank you for being here on a busy day. Im looking forward to a lively discussion about the Budget Priorities for the coming year. Nothing is more important in our federal budget and supporting the 260,000 federal employees who spend every day defending our nation. I have reviewed the president s proposed budget. I support lots of it. Have questions about other parts, and i look forward to our subcommittees bipartisan work. I want to use the rest of my time here today to address two elements that linger in the room. First, this budget, even with this proposed increase is not enough to secure our border and manage the unusually high levels of immigration to the United States that started not in 2021 or 2022, but
If either of these reservoirs were to breach their berms, look what is out there . 3,000 homes and residences out there, all in jeopardy. That is what is threatened at this hour. Already water is going out the spillway, crossing what is route 6 out there. That road out there is route 6. Already water overbreaching that. And headed into those homes. Theyre hoping though, that is as bad as it gets. It is pretty bad. Well show you next hour what that looks like. For now, it holding. They hope it continues to hold. Neil jeff, thank you, very, very much. By the way to jeffs point, it rice it is really not just houston but Hillary Vaughn is here. Hi, hillary. Reporter they got off one of people just rescued. They were waiting since 4 00 a. M. For a response. What did you feel waiting for the rescue crew . Obviously keeping the girls safe. Luckily were in a second story home. We hunkered down there. We wanted older neighbors to get out first. Were ablebodied, so. Reporter what did you decide