To see that as a threat and a security situation to be locked down. And while i think that that perspective is understandable and i think its borne of a good intent to secure the boarder and secure the homeland, when you look at the facts, were spending 18 billion a year right now unprecedented levels of spending weve doubled the size of Border Patrol in the last ten years, we have or record low northbound immigration attempts, record southbound deportations, and el paso is the safest city in America Today four years in a row, actually, bordering on ciudad juarez, what is the largest Financial Community in the world. San diego is in the top ten safest cities, honolulu, another port city, is among the top ten safest cities. So i want to hear you talk about the opportunities at the border. In el paso alone, we have 22 million pedestrian and auto crossings every single year. Its the life blood of our economy, and its the life blood of who we are as a community. That is in addition to the
Cspan. Org. We must deny entry to terrorists, drug traffickers, human traffickers, Transnational Criminal Organizations and other threats to National Security and Public Safety while, and i emphasize this, continuing to facilitate legal trade and travel. In this regard, i, too, congratulate our Law Enforcement and National Security partners and the government of mexico for the capture and arrest this weekend f guzman on february 22nd. D. H. S. Must continue efforts to address the growing cyberthreat to the private sector in the dotgov networks shown by the ongoing series of attacks on public and private infrastructure. Many in con depress have expressed a willingness to help in cybersecurity. We appreciate that. Have studied h. R. 3696 out of this committee. We think bill is a good step forward. We want to continue working with congress on this and other legislation to improve this and the nations overall cybersecurity posture. We must continue be vigilant in prepping for and respondin
One thing hasnt changed in 20 years. The gas tax. Gasoline prices have been on a steady incline for weeks. Just in time for families to pile their car. As we head into the summer, we see a seasonal spike which may or may not hold through summer. 1993 the average price of a gallon of gas was 1. 07. Today it costs 3. 64 for that same gallon. But since 1993 americans have paid just 0. 18 in federal tax known as the gas or fuel tax. Combined with what your state adds on to the federal tax, the nationwide average is 0. 50 for a gallon of regular. But today the Highway Trust Fund largely supplied by federal gas tax revenue is being buried by the nations up keep of highways and roads. Since 1996 highway funds have paid for transit projects. The funds from the gas tax is expected to run out by this summer. And its draining the fund putting it on a path of insolvency. Not enough money to pay for any of it. Anthony fox wants to release states from an age old ban that prevents them from using tol
One thing hasnt changed in 20 years. The gas tax. Gasoline prices have been on a steady incline for weeks. Just in time for families to pile their car. As we head into the summer, we see a seasonal spike which may or may not hold through summer. 1993 the average price of a gallon of gas was 1. 07. Today it costs 3. 64 for that same gallon. But since 1993 americans have paid just 0. 18 in federal tax known as the gas or fuel tax. Combined with what your state adds on to the federal tax, the nationwide average is 0. 50 for a gallon of regular. But today the Highway Trust Fund largely supplied by federal gas tax revenue is being buried by the nations up keep of highways and roads. Since 1996 highway funds have paid for transit projects. The funds from the gas tax is expected to run out by this summer. And its draining the fund putting it on a path of insolvency. Not enough money to pay for any of it. Anthony fox wants to release states from an age old ban that prevents them from using tol
One thing hasnt changed in 20 years. The gas tax. Gasoline prices have been on a steady incline for weeks. Just in time for families to pile their car. As we head into the summer, we see a seasonal spike which may or may not hold through summer. 1993 the average price of a gallon of gas was 1. 07. Today it costs 3. 64 for that same gallon. But since 1993 americans have paid just 0. 18 in federal tax known as the gas or fuel tax. Combined with what your state adds on to the federal tax, the nationwide average is 0. 50 for a gallon of regular. But today the Highway Trust Fund largely supplied by federal gas tax revenue is being buried by the nations up keep of highways and roads. Since 1996 highway funds have paid for transit projects. The funds from the gas tax is expected to run out by this summer. And its draining the fund putting it on a path of insolvency. Not enough money to pay for any of it. Anthony fox wants to release states from an age old ban that prevents them from using tol