Testify about technologies theyre using to secure the nations borders, including efforts to combat drug smuggling. The committee on Homeland Security subcommittee on border and Maritime Security will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to examine the role of technology in the nations Border Security efforts. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Border security is a complicated endeavor, because theres no one size fits all solution. Thinking through what it will take to secure the border is the primary responsibility of the three agencies represented by our witnesses today. Border patrol is our Operational Force between the ports of industry, cbps office of Field Operations job is to facilitate legitimate trade and travel while keeping illicit drugs from entering, air and marine is the supporting element. All three of these critical Border Security components rely heavily on technology to accomplish their mission. Indeed, technology is a Crucial Force multiplier
En route to the hospital aboard a Maryland State Police helicopter, and we e will k wilu posted as to the updates as we get them. And it is clear that the cold weather is a serious concern, and things are going to be worse. And in the next 12 hours, it is go ing to be feeling dramatically different along these parts and the mercury is taking a 50degree nose dive, and you will want to plan for the kids at the busstop tomorrow. Doug kammerer is here with more on the windchill advisory. Yes, many of us walked out and said, you dont need the coat today, and left it at home only to find out that the temperatures have dropped 20 to 30 degrees across the area. Take a look at the numbers that we saw earlier this afternoon a. High temperature the today of 54 in washington, and 59 in fredricks burlg, a fredericksburg, and 50s to the north and west, and this is how it feels, and the high temperatures were 11 or 12 00 this morning, but now we are down to 22 for windchill in d. C. , and 13 inga gai
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