[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Before we begin, i would like to take a moment to recognize the passing of one our colleagues, senator mike enzi. He was a long serving member of this committee, and someone who really embodied the nonpartisan tradition of this committee. He was always a willing partner when it came to commonsense legislative ideas and our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Id like to take a brief moment of silence to honor his memory. Thank you. Thank you, Secretary Mayorkas, for being here today, and for your service to our nation. In accepting the nomination to be secretary of Homeland Security, you inherited a number of very serious challenges. You have a difficult job and i appreciate your unwavering commitment. I have been pleased to see the department and the administration take concrete steps to combat threats against american communities, including the ongoing Covid19 Pandemic
Suicide. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. All right. Lets get straight to our White House, our chief white House Correspondent kaitlan collins. Kaitlan, covid is front and center for President Biden as the country now faces a new surge of cases. Yeah, wolf. And the White House is making a concerted effort to try to correct the messaging after the Cdc Fark sparked a lot of confusion last week when they issued that new Mask Guidance for fully vaccinated americans. And now this week the White House has filled president Bidens Schedule with events related to the pandemic as they are stressing the effectiveness of vaccines given, they say, that right now 90 Million americans who are eligible to get vaccinated still havent done so. With the Delta Variant fueling outbreaks nationwide, President Biden is hitting a key Vaccine Goal Tonight almost one month late. I would say its a significant step that we have hit 70 . Reporter 70 of adults in the u. S. Have now received at least on
[inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Before we begin, i would like to take a moment to recognize the passing of one our colleagues, senator mike enzi. He was a long serving member of this committee, and someone who really embodied the nonpartisan tradition of this committee. He was always a willing partner when it came to commonsense legislative ideas and our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Id like to take a brief moment of silence to honor his memory. Thank you. Thank you, Secretary Mayorkas, for being here today, and for your service to our nation. In accepting the nomination to be secretary of Homeland Security, you inherited a number of very serious challenges. You have a difficult job and i appreciate your unwavering commitment. I have been pleased to see the department and the administration take concrete steps to combat threats against american communities, including the ongoing Covid19 Pandemic. Today, this committee will discuss how we can help
The Homeland Security testified before the Senate Homeland Committee about the President S 2022 Budget Request. Gary peters chaired the hearing. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Before we begin, i would like to take a moment to recognize the passing of one our colleagues, senator mike enzi. He was a long serving member of this committee, and someone who really embodied the nonpartisan tradition of this committee. He was always a willing partner when it came to commonsense legislative ideas and our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Id like to take a brief moment of silence to honor his memory. Thank you. Thank you, Secretary Mayorkas, for being here today, and for your service to our nation. In accepting the nomination to be secretary of Homeland Security, you inherited a number of very serious challenges. You have a difficult job and i appreciate your unwavering commitment. I have been pleased to see
Also died. So both of the parents to these two young children. It was all provoked by just a minor traffic incident. So yet another violent crime. Look at this one. A volunteer in the mayoral race in New York was stabbed in broad daylight. The stories keep coming, this comes six months after ending Operation Legend. Remember Operation Legend . It was the Brain Child of Attorney General bill barr. It was to crack down on crime on The Streets by giving police a real partnership with federal agents in nine cities. It led to thousands of arrests on homicides and firearms and drug charges. The results were positive from the leadership. The program was named for this young boy, legend taliaferro. He was four years old when he was shot, most likely gang related on a june night. So now they have taken away Operation Legend. It doesnt exist. They are scrambling with what they will do about rising crime across the country, this is a big issue that the biden administration faces. Lets bring in Ke