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
The committee will come to order without objection. The chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. We are convening to hear the testimony of acting secretary of Homeland Security kevin mcaleenan. I want to briefly address the spectators. I already saw two signs being held un, so i want to address you. We welcome you and we respect your right to be here. We also ask in turn that you respect we ask for your respect as we proceed with the business of this committee today. It is the intention of this committee to proceed with this hearing without disruptions. If a disruption occurs, listen up, a Capital Police officer will go up to the individual and instruct that they cease demonstrations. If the individual does cease, no action will be taken. However, if the person does not cease, he will be asked to leave. Were grateful for your presence here today and your cooperation and we want to move this hearing along quickly. And every time i have to stop and police have
Agents. This portion of the House Oversight committee is just over an hour. You can watch the entire hearing at cspan. Org. Hour. The committee will come to order without objection. The chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. We are convening to hear the testimony of acting secretary of the committee will come to order without objection. The chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee. We are convening to hear the testimony of acting secretary of Homeland Security Kevin Mcaleenan. I want to briefly address the spectators. I already saw two signs being held un, so i want to address you. We welcome you and we respect your right to be here. We also ask in turn that you respect, we ask for your respect as we proceed with the business of this committee today. This hearing without disruptions. If a disruption occurs, listen up, a Capital Police officer will go up to the individual and instruct that they cease demonstrations. If the individual does cease
Enforcement agents. This portion is just over one hour. The committee will come to order without objection. The chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. We are convening to hear the testimony of acting secretary of Homeland Security Kevin Mcaleenan. I want to briefly address the spectators. I already saw two signs being held un, so i want to address you. We welcome you and we respect your right to be here. We also ask in turn that you respect we ask for your respect as we proceed with the business of this committee today. It is the intention of this committee to proceed with this hearing without disruptions. If a disruption occurs, listen up, a Capital Police officer will go up to the individual and instruct that they cease demonstrations. If the individual does cease, no action will be taken. However, if the person does not cease, he will be asked to leave. Were grateful for your presence here today and your cooperation and we want to move this hearing along
Testified before the House Oversight and committee. Just over anis hour. Hour. I want to briefly address the spectators. I already saw two signs being held up, so i want to address you. We welcome you and we respect your right to be here. We also ask in turn that you respect we ask for your respect as we proceed with the business of this committee today. It is the intention of this committee to proceed with this hearing without disruptions. If a disruption occurs, listen up, a Capital Police officer will go up to the individual and instruct they cease demonstrations. If the individual does cease, no action will be taken. However, if the person does not cease, he will be asked to leave. Were grateful for your presence here today and your cooperation and we want to move this hearing along quickly. Every time i have to stop and the police have to address issues like that, that just slows us up. I would also remind all members to avoid engaging in any adverse personal references. I now rec