[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come back to order. Its good to see you back, mr. Secretary and safe and found. Well continue with the hearing. Senator scott, you are recognized for the remainder of your time for your questions. Mr. Chairman and senator scott, if i may say one thing very briefly without imposing upon the senators time, because im not sure whether what i articulated came through during the Fire Alarm and i apologize for the interruption to this hearing. Senator scott, first, i appreciate your defense of the cuban people and your articulation of that. So powerfulfully and consistently. Secondly, i will take stock of what you said, urging me to be even more vocal about the situation in cuba, as you know, this is something profoundly personal to me. I was born in cuba and my parents brought me here as refugees fleeing the communist takeover of cuba and my father lost his business, the place of his birth, where he thought he would rais
The committee will come back to order. Its good to see you back, mr. Secretary and safe and found. Well continue with the hearing. Senator scott, you are recognized for the remainder of your time for your questions. Mr. Chairman and senator scott, if i may say one thing very briefly without imposing upon the senators time, because im not sure whether what i articulated came through during the Fire Alarm and i apologize for the interruption to this hearing. Senator scott, first, i appreciate your defense of the cuban people and your articulation of that. So powerfulfully and consistently. Secondly, i will take stock of what you said, urging me to be even more vocal about the situation in cuba, as you know, this is something profoundly personal to me. I was born in cuba and my parents brought me here as refugees fleeing the communist takeover of cuba and my father lost his business, the place of his birth, where he thought he would raise his family and even the opportunity to lay his mot
Are they tested for covid19 . Guest i was just down there a couple of weeks ago. As individuals are coming to the northern Mexico Side of the order, many of them are going into shelter facilities that are read Wiring Covid tests before they actually are able to stay the night. Ive visited a facility run by the international organization iom, where if someone is presented with a positive test, they were quarantined in the facility up to 10 days. What we are seeing along the northern Mexico Boarding Border is the ability to test people so when folks are entering the United States, they are able to get tested by cdp but then we move them through a process thats orderly and safe and secure and people seek to apply for asylum, they can begin that process. One of the most important things the biden administration has done is set up the infrastructure, the logistics and put in place the personnel and partnerships so that the border is secure and number two, managed in a humane way. Host it wa
[inaudible conversations] the committee will come back to order. Its good to see you back, mr. Secretary and safe and found. Well continue with the hearing. Senator scott, you are recognized for the remainder of your time for your questions. Mr. Chairman and senator scott, if i may say one thing very briefly without imposing upon the senators time, because im not sure whether what i articulated came through during the Fire Alarm and i apologize for the interruption to this hearing. Senator scott, first, i appreciate your defense of the cuban people and your articulation of that. So powerfulfully and consistently. Secondly, i will take stock of what you said, urging me to be even more vocal about the situation in cuba, as you know, this is something profoundly personal to me. I was born in cuba and my parents brought me here as refugees fleeing the communist takeover of cuba and my father lost his business, the place of his birth, where he thought he would raise his family and even the
While on Capitol Hill, major fireworks over the origins of the pandemic and questions about bringing back those Mask Mandates. State to state. We begin tonight with congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram live on Capitol Hill. Good evening, chad. Good evening, bret. Democrats In Washington heralded the texas democrats saluting them and parading them around town like heros in their quest for Voting Rights. These folks are going to be remembered on the right side of history. The governor and the republican legislators will be remembered on the dark and wrong side of history. They brought their fight to washington but they also brought covid are. At least six texas democrats have now tested positive since they fled austin last week. An aid to House Speaker Nancy pelosi tested positive along with a white House Staffer. That came after a reception with the texas democrats. It raised concerns about covid at the capitol. Heres the math, the break through Infection Rate for those vaccinated i