[applause] rep. Gabbard aloha. Aloha. Rep. Gabbard good morning. Reverend jackson, thank you so much for inviting me here to join you. I saw him at the South Carolina democratic convention, and he said, you have to come to chicago this weekend. I said, roger that. I will be there. But subfloors Bishop Forrest smith, thank you for hosting us in your church, your service and your kind hospitality. I appreciate the leadership that all of you bring here this weekend. A leadership focused on justice, on service, and on fighting for people, fighting for humanity, fighting for our planet. I grewup in hawaii, and up in a multifaith family. My dad is catholic and my mom is hindu. I am the fourth of five kids. At nighttime, we would often hear bedtime stories from the new testament as well as the i got fromssage that both of these scriptures was the message of love for god. And love for others. One of my favorite verses comes from matthew 22. I know you know this well. Love the lord your god wit
Officials testified at the Committee Hearing on migrant smuggling and trafficking issues of the u. S. Mexico border. This portion begins with the swearing in of witnesses and their opening statements. It is just under one hour. It is the tradition of this committee to swear in witnesses. If you will stand and raise your right hand. Do you swear that the testimony who have given before this committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god . You can be seated. Our first witness is mr. Brian hastings. Mr. Hastings currently serves as the chief on question operations in the u. S. Border patrol headquarters in washington, d. C. Mr. Hastings . Mr. Hastings thank you. It is my honor to represent the men and women of Border Patrol before you today as they are hard at work addressing the Current Crisis on the border. Interdicting illegal aliens, drugs, cash and weapons at the border is a key component of u. S. Border security, and by extension, our Nationa
Groups new report and the Perception Gap between partisans. As always, we take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is monday, july 1. Congress is away from capitol hill for the fourth of july break. We begin with Vice President mike pence from over the weekend on the morality of Border Security. The Vice President told a gathering of conservative activists there is nothing compassionate about open borders. Phone lines as usual. Democrats, 2027488000, is the number. Republicans, 2027488001. Independents, 2027488002. Special line for border state residents. That number, 2027488003. You can catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. You can start calling in now as we show you the Vice President saturday night speaking at the conservative faith and Freedom Coalitions annual dinner in washington, d. C. Here is what he had to say. [video clip] majors wee
Getting your reaction to this meeting, the president s trip to asia, and more. The president will return to washington today. Epublicans 202 7488000 republicans 202 7488001 democrats 202 7488000 and independence call 202 7488002. Lots to talk about with the president returning to washington following the meeting of the g20 in japan. And aover in south korea historic brief visit in north korea. Esident trump tweeting leaving south korea after a wonderful meeting with chairman am jongun. Important statement for alln and great progress. President trump becomes the first sitting president to set trump into north korea. The meeting with kim came four months after the breakdown of a second summit in hanoi. The president argued that the meeting was a success because his relationship with kim jongun deepened. History was made as trump and kim walked up to the demarcation line and shook hands. Kim invited trump to walk into north korea, they stayed for a few minutes then walked into south korea
He currently serves as the chief of on question operations in the u. S. Border patrol headquarters in washington, d c mr. Hastings . Thank you. It is my honor to represent the men and women of Border Patrol before you today as they are hard at work addressing the Current Crisis on the border. Aliens,ting illegal drugs, cash and weapons at the border is a key component of u. S. Border security, and by extension, our National Security. Cartels and other Transnational Criminal Organizations are a threat that requires governance of strategy and in aggressive approach across government. I am sorry to report the Country Vision to this government effort is currently strained as we are forced to devote 4060 of our manpower to the humanitarian flow that serves as a lucrative a business for smuggling organizations. We are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of apprehensions and cannot conduct indepth interviews that provide intelligence on smuggling and trafficking networks. We are distracted with t