Different way. That might increase smugglers and cartels who will say well take care of the situation for you and you pay us, is there a correlation there, is there not . I think its difficult to speculate. We have smuggling that occurs at our ports of entry. Across our southwest borders where migrants are presenting someone elses documents or hidden in vehicle. Its difficult for me to know. Senator peters is there anything being done to ensure that migrants waiting to go across are not being approached to use their services . Are either we or the Mexican Government engaged in attempting to disrupt that kind of business connection . Mr. Howe i dont have firsthand knowledge of that. The mexican authorities would have that responsibility. Senator peters would we want to know what the mexican authorities are doing and would we encourage them to do something . Mr. Howe absolutely. Senator peernts is it possible to get that information . Mr. Howe absolutely. Senator peters c. B. P. Said ove
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A lot of areas where we can move forward. Thank you all very much and thanks for having me again. National Governors Association also held assumption on scripture drug abuse Prescription Drug abuse in the u. S. Mary bona also created the Prescription Drug abuse caucus. This is one hour and 20 minutes. If i could have your attention, lets take our seats so that we can get our joint session started. First of all, i am governors Steven Beshear from kentucky. I chair the mga health and Human Services committee. Welcome to all the governors who are here. This is a joint session of the health and Human Services committee and the Homeland Security and Public Safety committee. Joining me is vice chair of our Committee Governor bill haslam of tennessee. Im pleased we been able to come together with Homeland Security and Public Safety committee for todays discussion regarding the nations opioid crisis. I want to thank the leadership of the other committee, governor Rick Schneider of michigan, go
Choctaw reservation last week talking about that. What are the sources of wandering . Is the universal service fund useful to you now and what would we have to do to improve its . Look at the federal government do in terms of funding for tribal infrastructure . Particularly for those tribes that might have more difficult the . Im thinking of the pueblos in new mexico or the tribes at the grand canyon smaller and less funding available. How were these funds helpful to you the once a helpful to the wants of we do have in these programs that we these programs that we do have are they . Thank you congressman pallone and you are always welcome. With usf funding Stable Funding mechanisms are critical. Where they have to develop the climate bank plans are land federal Funding Sources to be there to begin with. Providing funding for the structure build outs and that is critical to the longterm sustainability of these telecommunications providers. Are you using funds from universal service now
Ive been asked as you can imagine since mondays announcement about what i think about this candidates or that candidates position and i say they can speak for themselves. Policy, they can talk to themselves. But today, one of the candidates made a comment about john mccain. Now, say what you want about his politics one way or the other. But let me be fundamentally clear. John mccain is an American Hero and i will denounce anyone who speaks ill of someone who has been a prisoner of war, not just senator mccain, but anybody else like that. We need to stand up and defend them. I will make an exception to speak out if someone goes personal against someone in our military. I will always defend other veterans regardless of what their politics are. So im glad to be here today. I had a lot of fun last month in with joni joni, ernst, her husband, gayle we rode into the ride and roast. They tell me if i win this job, i may not be riding for about eight years. So i want to be riding as much as i