Wolf. Today we are meeting to consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security chad wolf to be the confirmed secretary of department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. I truly appreciate anybody who is willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be enter into the record without objection well do that. Ill just keep this short because i know we have time constraints here. But a quick description of what enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department, the responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Start with the federal Emergency Management agency deals with hurricanes and wild fires and now covid amongst many other responsibilities. Border security a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem, not by a long stretch, but thiS Administration done a good job of stopping the out of control illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. This agency
Committee held a confirmation hearing for chad wolf to formula become head of the Homeland Security department. Mr. Wolf has been serving as acting dhs secretary since november of last year. Answered questions on election interference, domestic terrorism, and Human Trafficking, among other topics. This is just under two hours. Meeting toe are consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security, chad wolf, to be the confirmed secretary of the department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. This in the past, i truly appreciate anybody who was willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be entered into the record, without objection. I will keep it short. I know which got time restraints we have got time restraints. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Starting with the Emergency Management agency, which has to do with deal with
Confirmed secretary of the department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. This in the past, i truly appreciate anybody who was willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be entered into the record, without objection. I will keep it short. I know which got time restraints we have got time restraints. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Starting with the Emergency Management agency, which has to do with deal with hurricanes, wild fires, and now covid, amongst many other responsibilities. More security is a huge issue. Hes done a pretty good job of establishing the out of control, illegal entry we are experiencing were experiencing over a year ago. The department is concerned about cybersecurity, election security, the security of our Critical Infrastructure. As we just witnessed, some of the protests have sprung into riots, was a protec
Third president ial impeachment trial in United States history. We will get the latest. Then to honduras, where at least 15 women have been murdered in the first 14 days of this year. We will speak with the daughter of honduran indigenous environmental leader Berta Caceres, who was shot dead nearly four years ago. Men were sentenced for her seven murder. First of all, this is a late conviction. It has been almost four years of seeking justice. It is the product of a rather difficult and painful process that has been putting as as victims indirect dispute with the murderers. Amy then we look at a translation crisis at the border. For migrants who speak mayan languages, a Grassroots Group of interpreters is often their only hope for receiving asylum. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. For just the third time in u. S. History, the senate has opened an impeachment trial to determine if a sitting president sh
Over and sudans government says its question revolves by members of a disbanded Intelligence Unit who were angry at the terms theyve been offered upon their dismissal 2 soldiers were killed 4 others were injured the 1st major challenge from within the security ranks for this Transitional Government which took power back in August Morgan has our report now from. Tuesday in what its all started like this. Members of the operation 2 units of sudans general Intelligence Services opening fire in the capital there rejecting a severance package offered to them after the unit was dissolved months ago and they opted to retire rather than join the military tensions were high as people. What was going. On here was remember some clubs are firing their weapons what are we waiting for where are the Security Forces to stop this. Sudans government only months old deployed soldiers to try and contain the situation tanks patrolled the streets while military choppers flew over her. As the main airport wa