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Transcripts For CSPAN3 Hearing On Security At The Southwest Border 20240710

Subcommittee is chaired by Senator Kyrsten Sinema of arizona. I welcome ranking Member Lankford, members of the subcommittee, and our witnesses for Todays Discussion focused on southwest Border Land ports of entry. I hope todays hearing can help us refocus our southwest Border Security discussions back towards the ports of entry. Unfortunately votes on the Senate Floor Will impact our Hearing Today so i will submit my Opening Statement for the record in the interest of saving times for our panelists. With that i would like to turn the time over to Senator Lankford for his Opening Statement. I want to recognize our ranking member for his opening remarks. Thank you, you dont have to turn the gavel over. I appreciate that very much. I also in the interests of time will submit my Opening Statement for the record. I appreciate our witnesses for being here and the materials theyve already submitted. I look forward to questions with them. Thank you. I ask each of our witnesses to keep their O

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Hearing On Security At The Southwest Border 20240710

Statement. I want to recognize our ranking member for his opening remarks. Thank you, you dont have to turn the gavel over. I appreciate that very much. I also in the interests of time will submit my Opening Statement for the record. I appreciate our witnesses for being here and the materials theyve already submitted. I look forward to questions with them. Thank you. I ask each of our witnesses to keep their Opening Statements to five minutes. Your full written statements will be submitted for the record. Our first witness is Kevin Mcaleenan who previously served as acting secretary of Homeland Security in 2019 and the commissioner of customs and Border Protection from 2017 to 2019. Even before this time he had a long career managing Cbps Workforce and leading the organizations operations to secure the u. S. Border while expediting lawful Trade And Travel at 329 ports of entry in the United States and 70 international locations in more than 40 countries. Mr. Mcaleenan, were honored to

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Hearing On Security At The Southwest Border 20240710

Lankford for his opening remarks. Thank you, you dont have to turn over the gavel. I also am going to submit my comments, and with the panel. Ill ask each of the witnesses to keep your statements to under five minutes. Your full remarks will be submitted for the record. And the first is mr. Mcaleenan. Before this time he had a long career managing c vps work force and operations to secure the u. S. Border and expediting travel, to 70 locations and 40 countries. Mr. Mcaleenan, thank you for joining us today and youre now recognized for your opening statement. Thank you, madam chairman, ranking Member Lankford and to be back before you today with the oversight of management. The topic of this hearing, improving Security Trade and travel on the southwest border is a critical one. Its a privilege to be with such a knowledgeable group, and panel on southwest border operations. Our ports of Entry And Land ports in particular traditionally received less consistent focus than they deserve in m

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