Wolf. Today we are meeting to consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security chad wolf to be the confirmed secretary of department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. I truly appreciate anybody who is willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be enter into the record without objection well do that. Ill just keep this short because i know we have time constraints here. But a quick description of what enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department, the responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Start with the federal Emergency Management agency deals with hurricanes and wild fires and now covid amongst many other responsibilities. Border security a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem, not by a long stretch, but thiS Administration done a good job of stopping the out of control illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. This agency
Committee held a confirmation hearing for chad wolf to formula become head of the Homeland Security department. Mr. Wolf has been serving as acting dhs secretary since november of last year. Answered questions on election interference, domestic terrorism, and Human Trafficking, among other topics. This is just under two hours. Meeting toe are consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security, chad wolf, to be the confirmed secretary of the department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. This in the past, i truly appreciate anybody who was willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be entered into the record, without objection. I will keep it short. I know which got time restraints we have got time restraints. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Starting with the Emergency Management agency, which has to do with deal with
Confirmed secretary of the department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. This in the past, i truly appreciate anybody who was willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be entered into the record, without objection. I will keep it short. I know which got time restraints we have got time restraints. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department. The responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Starting with the Emergency Management agency, which has to do with deal with hurricanes, wild fires, and now covid, amongst many other responsibilities. More security is a huge issue. Hes done a pretty good job of establishing the out of control, illegal entry we are experiencing were experiencing over a year ago. The department is concerned about cybersecurity, election security, the security of our Critical Infrastructure. As we just witnessed, some of the protests have sprung into riots, was a protec
Well leave this now to go back to the floor of the house. Ordering the previous questn onouse resolution 1071 and adoption of the resolution, if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule torquehe remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute vote. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on ordering the previous question on House Resolution 1071 on which the yeas and nays are oered. The clerk will report the right tool of the resolution. The cle the clerk house calendar numberrk 66, House Resolution 1071, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 6276, to direct the administrator of General Services and the director of the office of management and budget to identify the utilization rate of certain public buildings in federally leased space and for other purposes. Providing for consideration of the resolution, House Resolution 1065 denouncing the Biden Administrations immi
Material on House Resolution 1065. Objection. R pro tempore without mr. Fry i yield myself as much time as i y consume. The eaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Fry just over three years ago Joe Biden Took Office as president of the United States and he immediately began upholding his Campaign Promises to reverse the to reverse the Trump Administration policies. This president issued executive orders that americas borders are open. Construction, rescind the remain in mexico policy, prevent the od block i. E. And c. B. P. From enforcing immigration laws. In the weeks that will follod pd aid at catch and release, and preventi immigration. After all, if trump d it, it must be bad. What was the result of bidens radical dismantling of policies that word nd prevent ilLegal Immigration . The biggest mass ilLegal Immigration in the history of the United States. Nearly 7. 5 aliens have been encountered by the customs and Border Patrol on the southwest border. There have been 37 st