Good morning. This hearing will come to order. This is the hearing of the title can is the resources needed to protect and secure the homeland. I will review the budget of the department of Homeland Security. We have the acting secretary of Homeland Security, honorable Kevin Mcaleenan to testify. Appreciate and thank you for your long service to this country, in particular at this moment where we are grappling with so many issues. The aftermath of an unprecedented level of disasters with hurricanes and fires in california, hurricanes, obviously, on the gulf coast. The disaster that is occurring at the border right now. And if we could, just quick put up our chart. I think we have our chart. Not only do we have it on the chart, but we had an event in oshkosh over the weekend that required a giveaway so i quick produced out of my factory some cups with that exact same chart. What it shows it how out of control this problem is. In the first seven months of this year, we had over 300 the t
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
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