Good morning everybody. Normally we dont start until the ranking members here but people have scheduling problems today, and ive consulted with the staff and i can go ahead without waiting. Thank you, senator cornyn, for being here. Senator kennedys coming. The topic of todays hearing involves the ms13 crisis thats growing and spreading in communities across the nation. The atrocities of these criminals are not new. The group has existed since the 1980s and has made a reputation for itself as a perpetrator of extreme and often gruesome violence. This organization has been dubbed the worlds most dangerous gang. And some say, it would be a terrorist organization. But, you wouldnt expect anything less from a group whose model happens to be kill, rape and control. Unfortunately, over the past two years, this terrifying model has been become a vicious reality for many communities across our country. So far this year, the gang has been publicly linked to dozens of highprofile killings, rapes
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