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
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
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