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Agency. She responded to public reports about a Facebook Group in which Border Patrol agents wrote inappropriate jokes of migrants and members of congress. This is two hours. Today we welcomed the chief of the Border Patrol and would note she is the first woman to hold this important position. Thank you for being here today. First, i want to acknowledge the men and women of the Border Patrol have faced a multitude of challenges this year with the high numbers of migrants that have been seen coming across the border. I know they have worked long hours and have been asked to do work that they never imagined would be part of their job. I continue to believe the majority of your personnel carry out their mission in a professional manner and to treat those in their custody ....
Your written testimony at least there was you mentioned 700 officers you have moved. Has that had an impact on other areas, negative impact on other areas you had to move them from . We currently have 731 office of proceed operations mitchell brothers and sisters in blue that work at the ports of entry that are supporting my men and women in our efforts. Also have 325 Border Patrol agencies from the northern and coastal regions that i have pulled down on tdy and we also have a volunteer force of 342 that are helping with this crisis right now, and it is certainly pulling them away from their other duties but it is a necessity at the opinion. I desperately need their help to handle this crisis. Thank you. And my time is expired, but i want you to know im committed to not just the doling with the symptoms of this thing but wet have to address the pull that we eave all created. Not you, not your officers but this body. By our enact. I ....
The hearing will come to order. Director wray, appreciate you coming over. Try to get you out of here by 1 00. You have an agency to run. Well do seven minute rounds. If theres cleanup, well try to accommodate. Briefly, the oversight hearing comes at an important time. Even though theres no evidence the russians changed the tally of the 2016 election, i think they exceeded their wildest expectations in terms of interfering with the 2016 election. I think all of us are interested in what to do to make sure it doesnt happen in 2020. I am very interested in what china is doing, section 2015 authorities are about to expire. I want to hear from the director what that means to the country. We have a fisa warrant investigation coming soon, a problem with media leaks at the fbi. Having said all that, it has been a difficult time for the fbi. Lets not let a few bad actors taint a great organization. Before we start, we appreciate what you do. Without their service, this country would be a dange ....
Captioning performed by vitac and its taking my men and women away from their primary mission of border security. Just as were thinking about how to deal with this, i would just ask the members here to, you know, consider, once again, i want these these families and kids in either Family Residential centers or in health and Human Services. My time is up, but we did add money or we are proposing to add money for entry level positions so your men and women can do what they need to do and then we will get those folks to do the changing of diapers and all those things. Thank you. Yes. Mr. Rutherford. Thank you, madam chair. Chief, i almost want to apologize for the position that this congress and previous congresses have put you in. As a Law Enforcement officer myself, i know how frustrating it was for me back in the 70 ....
This is three hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] come to order we appreciate you coming over director ray we will try to get out of here by 1 00 oclock you have an agency to run and if there is any cleanup we will try to accommodate. Very briefly the oversight hearing comes at an important time even though there is no evidence the russians change the tally of the 2016 election they exceeded their wildest expectations or interfere with the 2016 elections. All of us are very interested in what we can do to make sure this doesnt happen again in 2020 and after what china is doing section 2015 authorities are about to expire to hear from the director what that means to the country with a pfizer warrant investigation we that is coming also media leaks at the fbi. Having said all that it is difficult time for the fbi but lets not let a few bad actors taint a Great Organization so befo ....