Surviving the poachers is a lifelong challenge. Now to them without loss or revel militia elephant pot, a Witness Documentary on out to 0. Ah, the me a come back mariam mas watching Al Jazeera Life from london with continuing coverage of the conflict in afghanistan. Weve been looking at exclusive algebra, images of Taliban Fighters inside the president ial palace in the capital kabul. This is after they conducted a military assault right across the country in that traditional song strongholds in the south. But weve also seen the taliban go into the north of the country. This is where historically, that has been a great deal of resistance against the taliban. They will also in the east and the west, seizing strategic Border Crossings and gradually closing in on the capital. And meanwhile, weve been hearing about Panic And Fear on the streets of cobble throughout the day. Foreign embassies have been evacuated, and that is really only deepening a sense of anxiety among many people in the
Administration. Go to cspanshop. Org. And now, a Senate Hearing on security, travel, and trade along the u. S. mexico border. Among the witnesses is kevin mcalean, who served as acting Homeland Security Secretaryto i the trump administration. I welcome ranking member lankford, membersco of the subcommittee, and our witnesses to Todaysbe 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 onse the Senate Floor are going to p impt our hearing today. So imes going to submit my ful Opening Statement for the record in the interest of saving time for questions for our panelists. And with that y would like to turn theti gavel over to or turn thee time over to Senator Lankford for his Opening Statement. I want to recognize our ranking member for his openingst remark. Thank you. You dont have to turn the gavel over, butme were working on it. I appreci
As this meeting is virtual, we must address a few housekeeping matters. Please stay muted to eliminate background noise. If i note that you have not an muted yourself, i will ask if you would like to be an muted. If you indicate approval by nodding, i will ask zach to unmute your microphone. If there is a technology issue, we will move to the next member and you will retain the balance of your time. A clock on the screen will show the balance of the time remaining. I will use the gavel to remind members that their time is almost expired. The clock will turn red and i will begin with the next member. We will begin with the chair and Ranking Member. Members will be recognized by seniority. Finally, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email to which members can send anything they wish. That Email Address has been provided in advance to your staff. With that, i want to acknowledge ranking Member Cole and all of our colleagues, and i want to thank our witnesses for t
If there is a technology issue, we will move to the next member and you will retain the balance of your time. A clock on the screen will show the balance of the time remaining. I will use the gavel to remind members that their time is almost expired. The clock will turn red and i will begin with the next member. We will begin with the chair and Ranking Member. Members will be recognized by seniority. Finally, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email to which members can send anything they wish. That Email Address has been provided in advance to your staff. With that, i want to acknowledge ranking Member Cole and all of our colleagues, and i want to thank our witnesses for testifying. Good morning to dr. Collins. Welcome back. I would also like to welcome the five institute directors joining dr. Collins today. Dr. Diana bianchi, director of the national institute of Child Health and human development. Dr. Anthony fauci, director of the national institute of alle
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