Emergency on the border and its time for democrats to, quote do their jobs. One hour from now homeland secretary secretary Kristin Nielsen expected to face questions from house lawmakers as the commissioner will likely face the same on the senate side. Bill those hearings coming a day after we learned of a record surge on the border. Nearly 270,000 a 270,000 apprehs so far in 2019. Thats nearly 97 increase from just a year ago. 76,000 total apprehensions and arrivals in a four week month in february. Highest encounters in any february in the last 12 years. We have apprehended and encountered more families in just five months and five days than last years record total. The system is well beyond capacity and remains at breaking point. Are we on the fifth caravan . Do we need sixth and seventh and endless caravan before we say its an emergency . We are on track to spend 1. 6 billion of housing unaccompanied minors in u. S. Custody. If this is not a crisis, what the hell would be . Bill Ca