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and information sharing vital to dismantling criminal organizations. i would like to welcome the subcommittee and appreciate the witnesses for being here today. the chair recognizes himself for opening statement for which i ll deliver mr. king s opening statement. law enforcement officers use many weapons to fight terrorism and crime on our streets. some of these weapons such as badges, guns and squad cars are easy to see. they are the hallmarks of police work. other weapons, however, that are harder to identify, but every bit as vital. among these less visible weapons, access to timely and accurate information is oftentimes difference between a successful investigation and unsolved crime. in today s threat environment much of the information needed it generated overseas. this is particularly true when it comes to combatting complex transnational criminal organizations that threaten our safety here at home. these sophisticated criminal enterprises do not stop at borders ....
the threat. this is just under two hours. good morning everybody. norm hi we don t start until the ranking members here but people have scheduling problems today, and i ve consulted with the staff and i can go ahead without waiting. thank you sir for being here. senator kennedys coming. the topic of today s hearing involves the ms-13 crises that s 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 world s most dangerous gang. and some say, it would be a terrorist organization. but, you wouldn t expect anything less from a group whose model happens to be kill, rain and control. . unfortunately over the last two years this terrifying model has become a vicious reality for many communities across our country. so far this year, the gang has been public ....
good morning everybody. norm hi we don t start until the ranking members here but people have scheduling problems today, and i ve consulted with the staff and i can go ahead without waiting. thank you sir for being here. senator kennedys coming. the topic of today s hearing involves the ms-13 crises that s 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 world s most dangerous gang. and some say, it would be a terrorist organization. but, you wouldn t expect anything less from a group whose model happens to be kill, rain and control. . unfortunately over the last two years this terrifying model has become a vicious reality for many communities across our country. so far this year, the gang has been publicly linked to dozens of high-profile killings ....
good morning everybody. normally we don t start until the ranking members here but people have scheduling problems today, and i ve consulted with the staff and i can go ahead without waiting. thank you, senator cornyn, for being here. senator kennedy s coming. the topic of today s hearing involves the ms-13 crisis that s 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 world s most dangerous gang. and some say, it would be a terrorist organization. but, you wouldn t 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 h ....