We appreciate you coming and taking the time in your thoughtful testimony. Youre looking forward to answers to what should be a number of interesting questions. Members of this committee, it should come as no surprise that the security of our borders been a top priority in this committee. In november 2015 we published a report the state of americas border security. We have copies, so any new members are all members emma i would be happy to give you one. We have learned an awful lot. I would ask that my Opening Statement be entered in the record. I will take silence as a consent, thanks. I would like to read some of the findings out of that Opening Statement as well as other things we have learned very first and foremost, what we have ,earned in this 23rd hearing the first finding is that our borders are not secure. Two, americans demand for drugs is one root cause. In order to secure our borders agents need full situational awareness, including staying on the other side of the border.
We appreciate you coming and taking the time in your thoughtful testimony. Youre looking forward to answers to what should be a number of interesting questions. Members of this committee, it should come as no surprise that the security of our borders been a top priority in this committee. In november 2015 we published a report the state of americas border security. We have copies, so any new members are all members emma i would be happy to give you one. We have learned an awful lot. I would ask that my Opening Statement be entered in the record. I will take silence as a consent, thanks. I would like to read some of the findings out of that Opening Statement as well as other things we have learned very first and foremost, what we have ,earned in this 23rd hearing the first finding is that our borders are not secure. Two, americans demand for drugs is one root cause. In order to secure our borders agents need full situational awareness, including staying on the other side of the border.
15 to 20 feet possible. Be careful walking down by the beaches today. Many reports just off of the coast. That will play into our weather today and probably into friday morning. Everything continues to go up and over the ridge of high pressure. A few high clouds. Up north, things are falling apart. A patch or two of fog up in Sonoma County. Theres enough of an off shore component that the coast looks nice today. 54 in the city. Plenty of 40s. A little warmer than yesterday. All signs towards sunshine and warmer temperatures with a lot of 70s. So we have good news coming out of marin county. Right, sal . Yeah. That crash has been cleared. Slow coming from novato to san rafael but all lanes are open. Starting in east bay. This is the peak of the commute for a lot of people. 880 you have an opportunity to get in here before the commute fills in. 580 filling in as well. Looking at the bay bridge. The traffic has been backed up to the macarthur maze as metering lights are on. We have slowin
In 1970s but historically very high levels of inequality. Do you agree with that . We can get into measuring nontaxable incomes or health care or pensions and Social Security which have a big impact, a bigger impact than people realized, smaller families, twocareer families and things like that. Lots of households that arent working whether they retired or other reasons, but those things do affect it. Do i think we pass through an era where innovation has been strong like it was back when we were inventing electricity and cars and industrializing the economy and i think some fortunes have been made as a result and perhaps we are not at that level but the nature of the investments have changed because you went from a capital intensive economy that required a lot of investors and savings so they had to share to an Economy Today where it says innovationeconomic and we can go on a long list. And so they can scale without really having to share their value of their innovation. Thats allowed
In 1970s but historically very high levels of inequality. Do you agree with that . We can get into measuring nontaxable incomes or health care or pensions and Social Security which have a big impact, a bigger impact than people realized, smaller families, twocareer families and things like that. Lots of households that arent working whether they retired or other reasons, but those things do affect it. Do i think we pass through an era where innovation has been strong like it was back when we were inventing electricity and cars and industrializing the economy and i think some fortunes have been made as a result and perhaps we are not at that level but the nature of the investments have changed because you went from a capital intensive economy that required a lot of investors and savings so they had to share to an Economy Today where it says innovationeconomic and we can go on a long list. And so they can scale without really having to share their value of their innovation. Thats allowed