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Duncan, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS WILL COME TO ORDER. THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING IS TO EXAMINE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND HOW WISELY...
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| 00:08:31 |
Barber, Ron - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING, AND WELCOME TO WITNESSES AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING...
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| 00:13:59 |
Duncan, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
MEMBER. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ARE REMINDED THAT OPENING STATEMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD. WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE A VERY DISTINGUISHED...
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| 00:16:44 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE 10 YEARS ON AFTER 9/11, THE 9/11 ATTACK. THE PRE--- FREE CONGRESS AT THE CENTER FOR NATIONAL INSTANT TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE BIG...
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| 00:21:46 |
Reese, Shawn - Analyst
REESE. >> CHAIRMAN DUNCAN, RANKING MEMBER BARBER, MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE I WOULD LIKE TO THANK...
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| 00:26:22 |
Nelson, Rick - Senior Fellow
NOW RECOGNIZE MR. NELSON TO TESTIFY. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN DUNCAN, RANKING MEMBER BARBER, AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. THING FOR...
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| 00:31:14 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
BUILD A UNIFIED DEPARTMENT AND POSITION ITSELF OF THE FUTURE. WHEN DHS BEGAN OPERATIONS 10 YEARS AGO, GAO RECOGNIZE THAT CREATING SUCH A LARGE AND COMPLEX...
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| 00:35:27 |
Duncan, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
YOU THINK OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY. I LOOK FORWARD TO QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK THE WITNESSES FOR EXCELLENT TESTIMONY, AND PROVIDING...
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| 00:36:49 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
AS I SAID IN IN MY OPENING REMARKS, MY PRINCIPAL CONCERN REMAINS THAT WITHOUT A THOROUGH DISCUSSION OF THE NATURE OF THE THREAT AND THE ARROGANCE OF...
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| 00:39:38 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
AND IMPLEMENTATION CAPABILITIES? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THINK I CAN BE EFFECTIVE, AND THAT'S A SUGGESTION THAT GAO ME EARLY IN THE DEPARTMENT...
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| 00:40:54 |
Reese, Shawn - Analyst
BE SPENT, DIRECTING DHS IN CERTAIN AREAS OF? >> AS YOU KNOW WE ARE FOR -- WE ARE A CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE. I DO HAVE AN OPINION THAT THERE...
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| 00:41:37 |
Barber, Ron - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
CHAIRMAN. YOU KNOW, AS A THINK ABOUT HOW WE SPENT OUR SHOULD SPEND PUBLIC MONEY I THINK WE SHOULD SPEND IT LIKE ALL OF US DO IN OUR OWN HOUSEHOLD,...
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| 00:44:02 |
Nelson, Rick - Senior Fellow
QUESTION. DHS IN MY OPINION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PLACES TO WORK FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. ONE IS THE MANDATE WE...
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| 00:46:49 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
BEFORE THOSE CHANGES ARE ASPECTS OF THE PLAN ARE IMPLEMENT ITS? >> THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF THINGS. YEAH, IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS A DHS AND LETS...
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| 00:48:52 |
Rothfus, Keith J. - U.S. Representative, [R] Pennsylvania
RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THINK YOUR PANELISTS FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE EVERYTHING YOUR TESTIMONY TODAY....
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| 00:49:40 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
THE AGENCY THAT WOULD PROMOTE MORE UNANIMITY SPEAKER SPEAK ON BEHALF OF GAOTHIS PERIOD WHAT DO WE DO AT EACH IS, I THINK THAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED...
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| 00:50:47 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
VERY QUICKLY. YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT MORALE BECAUSE OF THE IDENTITY OF THE DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT CAME TOGETHER AS A WHOLE GROUP OF ALREADY EXISTING...
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| 00:53:01 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE DEPENDING ON THE CROSS-BORDER TRADE. >> IT'S A REMARKABLE QUESTION ABOUT HOW ONE HARMONIZES THE ECONOMIC POWER OF THE UNITED...
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| 00:55:42 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
MAKE A COMMENT RELATED TO HOW TO GO ABOUT TO DO THAT, AND I WANT TO KIND OF MOVE BACK TO THE COMMENT I MADE ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT. THE REASON...
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| 00:56:54 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
MAY GIVE A DIRECT ANSWER TO THE CONGRESSMAN. CONGRESSMAN, THERE WILL BE NO AID AND COMFORT FROM IT WITH RESPECT TO THE LEGALIZATION OF ANY KIND OF...
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| 00:57:40 |
Hudson, Richard - U.S. Representative, [R] North Carolina
SUBCOMMITTEE, MR. HUTTON, FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND THANK YOU TO THE WITNESSES FOR BEING HERE TODAY. GOVERNOR COME IT'S ALWAYS A...
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| 00:58:23 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
IN THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE ACTIVITY? >> YES. GAO IS ISSUED A REPORT AND YOU ON DUPLICATION OF OVERLAP AND FRAGMENTATION ACROSS THE FEDERAL...
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| 01:04:09 |
Payne, Donald M. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
TRADE-OFFS. ISCHEMIC A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR MY DISTRICT HAVING TO PUT THE POINT OF ELIZABETH LET ME ASK YOU ALSO YOU HAVE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS...
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| 01:04:42 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
FEES' EMPLOYEES VERSUS THE CONTRACTORS? >> THE GAO LOOKED AT THE CONTRACTORS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. A FEW YEARS AGO THAT DHS COULDN'T...
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| 01:06:12 |
Daines, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Montana
CHAIRMAN. I NOTICED SOME OF MY PEERS REPRESENT THE DISTRICT STATES THAT ACTUALLY SHARE BORDERS. THIS MIGHT BE FOR MS. BERRICK. I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE...
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| 01:06:50 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
A BETTER VALUE THE WAY WE MANAGE THE BORDER SECURITY? >> I THINK THE FIRST THING THEY CAN DO IS TO USE A LOT OF THE GOOD RISK INFORMATION THAT THEY ...
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| 01:10:23 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
BORDER IS VAST COMPARED TO THE SOUTHWESTERN BORDER. I SPOKE RECENTLY IN CANADA, AND THE CANADIANS ARE THE MOST LOYAL ALLIES AND FRIENDS, AND BY THE...
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| 01:11:19 |
Nelson, Rick - Senior Fellow
THAT? >> THE LAST TWO YEARS THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS BETWEEN THE DHS AND THE GOVERNMENT BEYOND THE BORDER ACTION PLAN. IN FACT THE IMPLEMENTATION...
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| 01:12:14 |
Duncan, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
PATROLLING THESE MILES ON THE NORTHERN BORDER. >> TIME IS EXPIRED, BUT WE DO HAVE TIME FOR A SECOND ROUND OF QUESTIONING IF THE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO...
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| 01:13:38 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
A CONSISTENT THEME WITH ALL OF THE WITNESSES TODAY TO THE STRATEGY, THE PLANNING AND THE STRATEGIC MISSION. YOU HAVE TO ASSESS THAT AND DETERMINISM...
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| 01:15:07 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
THE GOVERNOR. >> WHEN THE CBP USED THAT MEASURE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT WENT INTO CALCULATING IT WAS UP THREE MENGIN TURN BACK SOME ESTIMATED...
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| 01:16:06 |
Nelson, Rick - Senior Fellow
IT. >> I WOULD MEASURED MORE ALONG THE TERMS OF HOW EFFECTIVELY ARE WE ACHIEVING THE MISSION. THEY'VE BEEN EFFECTIVE AT KEEPING THE ATTACKS FROM HAPPENING....
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| 01:16:45 |
Reese, Shawn - Analyst
ISSUES. >> I'VE HEARD THAT IS A BORDER SECURITY IS NOT AN ISSUE I FOCUS ON BUT IT'S A GOOD ANALOGY WHEN I WAS DISCUSSING THIS IDEA OF WHAT THIS HOMELAND...
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| 01:17:40 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
ACHIEVE. OPERATIONAL CONTROL, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OR NOT. IT'S AN INCIDENT OF AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY AS TO WHETHER WE HAVE CONTROL...
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| 01:19:11 |
Barber, Ron - U.S. Representative, [D] Arizona
TO THE RANKING MEMBER FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. THE POINT YOU JUST MADE IS A POINT I WOULD LIKE TO SCORE A LITTLE FURTHER AND MY FIRST...
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| 01:20:32 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
SUCCESS USING THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH IS A RISK BASED PLAN? >> YOU MENTIONED A DATA. I THINK THAT IS ONE POINT YOU MAKE UP FRONT. THEY ARE COLLECTING...
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| 01:23:18 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
CITIES GOOD IDEAS CAN BE HEARD? >> CONGRESSMAN, IT COMES DOWN TO AT THE MINISTRY OF AND CONGRESSIONAL DEMAND THAT THE MISSION ITSELF WOULD BE EFFECTIVELY...
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| 01:24:30 |
Daines, Steven "Steve" - U.S. Representative, [R] Montana
RIGHTLY DEMAND. >> WE NOW RECOGNIZE YOU FOR A QUESTION. >> SPENDING TAX DOLLARS WISELY LIKE THE CHAIRMAN AND THE RANKING MEMBER THE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT...
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| 01:25:21 |
Nelson, Rick - Senior Fellow
NELSON? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION OF. I THINK THE DHS HAS A HUGE ROLE IN THE SAND COMES BACK TO THE INFORMATION SHARING AND ARCHITECTURE WHICH IS...
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| 01:26:40 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
AND, YESTERDAY I DISCOVERED I LEFT MY CELL PHONE CHARGER IN RICHMOND AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO WASHINGTON AND MY PHONE WENT DOWN, I FELT COMPLETELY DISENGAGED....
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| 01:28:12 |
Nelson, Rick - Senior Fellow
OWNED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR HOW DO WE ENABLE THE DHS TO WORK FOR THOSE ENTITIES AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION, SHOULD BE THAT WE HAVE EXPERTS INSIDE THE...
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| 01:28:38 |
Berrick, Cathleen A. - Director
AND WE HAVE EXPERTS THAT SPEND TIME LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE AND THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME OUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE AND TALK MORE ABOUT THE WORK THAT IS...
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| 01:29:32 |
Duncan, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
LIKE. >> INFORMING THE MEMBERS THE CHAIRMAN IS PLANNING TO HAVE A FULL COMMITTEE HEARING ON CYBERSECURITY SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND THAT OF THE...
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| 01:31:44 |
Nelson, Rick - Senior Fellow
ECONOMY IN EL PASO AND THE UNITED STATES? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY THE CRITICAL BALANCE AND SOME ARGUE BETWEEN THE TRADE AND...
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| 01:34:16 |
Gilmore, James S. III - Governor, [R] Virginia
TODAY. I HAVE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THE DRUG ISSUE AND YOU CAN TELL BY MY EMPHASIS TODAY I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. I GUESS MY ANSWER TO...
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| 01:35:44 |
Duncan, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
VALUABLE TESTIMONY IN THE MEMBERS FOR THEIR QUESTIONS AND PARTICIPATION TODAY. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THE WITNESSES...
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