This hearing will come to order. Good morning. Next week americans will honor our nations veterans who have paid the price for our freedom in times of conflict and served as our shield in times of peace. Today, nearly 20 million americans have earned the title of veteran. Im proud to say that maine is home to more than 114,000 veterans. The second highest percentage in our entire country. We owe them such a great debt. The gratitude we express in words on veterans day can repay this debt only in small measure. A truly grateful nation must match its words with actions. As we will learn today, one issue that calls for our immediate action is to fight a newer enemy facing our veterans and that is those relentless con artists who seek to rob them of their life savings and defraud them of the benefits they have earned in service to our country. Often, veterans fall victim to the same scams that this committee has highlighted in recent years such as the irs imposter scam, the grandparent sca
A senate agent on robo call fraud. A pennsylvania sheriff, u. S. Postal inspector and Telecommunications Consultant testify on the impact of robo call scams and how to better educate the public. An hour and 45 minutes. The hearing will come to order. Good morning. Protect american seniors from scammers who seek to defraud them is a central goal of this committee. In the past six years we have held 23 hearings on fraud and scams targeting our seniors. Using phones and the internet, they have proven to be relentless. To protect our nation seniors, we must continue not only to prosecute con artists who steal literally billions from our seniors, but to also find new, more effective ways to block a legal spoofing and robo calls at the network level. Last year robo callers generated more than 26 billion unwanted calls that reached American Mobile phones. When land lines are included, the number soars to 48 billion. In may alone, our residents received an astonishing 93 million robo calls las
Good morning. This hearing will come to order. This is the hearing of the title can is the resources needed to protect and secure the homeland. I will review the budget of the department of Homeland Security. We have the acting secretary of Homeland Security, honorable Kevin Mcaleenan to testify. Appreciate and thank you for your long service to this country, in particular at this moment where we are grappling with so many issues. The aftermath of an unprecedented level of disasters with hurricanes and fires in california, hurricanes, obviously, on the gulf coast. The disaster that is occurring at the border right now. And if we could, just quick put up our chart. I think we have our chart. Not only do we have it on the chart, but we had an event in oshkosh over the weekend that required a giveaway so i quick produced out of my factory some cups with that exact same chart. What it shows it how out of control this problem is. In the first seven months of this year, we had over 300 the t
Good morning. Picketing will come to order. This is a Hearing Resource the title protect the homeland. We will review the department of home its a good budget. When the acting sect of Homeland Security, the honorable Kevin Mcaleenan here to testify and want to fraternal appreciate and thank you for your long service to this country. And in particular, at this moment where we are glad, grappling with some issues. The aftermath of an unprecedented level of disasters of hurricanes and fires in california, hurricanes in the gold coast, the disaster that is occurring at the border right now. If we could just put up our chart. Do we have our chart . Org we have it it on the chart that we have and that an oshkosh would weaken the required a a giveaway. So a quick produced out of my factory some cups with that exact same chart. What it shows is how out of control this problem is in the first seven months of this year. We had over 300 total, 312,000 individuals coming either as over the border
Using just phones and the internet, fraudsters have proven to be relentless. Seniors,t our nations we must continue to not only prosecute con artists, who steal literally billions from our seniors, but to find new ways to block illegal spoofing and robo calls the Network Level. Last year, robo callers generated more than 26 billion unwanted calls that reached mobile phones. Were included, the number soars to 48 billion. May, our residency received 93 average robo calls each day. So far, robo callers are on pace to generate 50 billion unwanted illegal robo calls targeting american consumers. Overwhelmingly are initiated by offshore robo callers who are using new technologies to perpetuate their schemes. Today, we will focus on a practice called spoofing. Allows scammers to mask their identity by replacing their caller id with one that fits their story. When victims see the irs or the local shares Department Show up theyeir caller id, understandably answer the phone. They are also worrie