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Welcome to the subcommittees first hearing on the fiscal year 2018 president ial budget request. Id like to extend a special welcome to todays witness, secretary john kelly. Mr. Secretary, we are very pleased you answered the president s call to lead dhs. Having someone with your credentials to lead this department will strengthen it and enrich it. It is good to begin the fy18 appropriations cycle, despite its late start, im confident this subcommittee will produce a bill that supports the depar...

Good morning, this hearing will come to order. I would ask that my written Opening Statement be entered into the record. Without objection. I want to welcome secretary kelly for a hearing on the Homeland Security fiscal year 2018 budget. This is the third time secretary kelly has been before this committee, the second time as secretary. We appreciate your service to this country, your many years of it. I just want to make a couple of comments. By vocation, i am an accountant so i have gone throu...

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This hearing will come to heard. Next a confirmation hearing for president trumps choice to be the next housing and urban Development Deputy secretary and the chair of the council of economic advisers. This Senate Banking Committee Hearing is an hour and 25 minutes. We will begin todays hearing with an Opening Statement by me and then by senator brown and then ill turn to senator po portman who will introduce mr. Hassett and senator shaheen when she arrives who will introduce ms. Patenaude. I se...

[indistinct conversation] [inaudible] i asked consent that my written Opening Statement be entered into the record. I want to welcome secretary kelly, this is a hearing on the department of Homeland Securitys fiscal year 2018 budget. This is the third time secretary kelly has appeared before the committee. Second time as secretary of the department. We welcome you and appreciate your service to this country. In the of my Opening Statement going to make a couple of comments. By vocation i am a ac...

At this point you filibuster better than most my colleagues so ill move on to another question. Can you give me a yes or no answer . Its not a short answer. Yes, it is. What you feel is irrelevant, admiral. Kennedy if his 7page written statement is any indication, expect more heat as the former f. B. I. Director will be pounded on statements he head on the record about a loyalty pledge, and asking for nor investigative resource. Hes no longer a Government Employee and can spill for thrills at wi...

At this point you filibuster better than most my colleagues so ill move on to another question. Can you give me a yes or no answer . Its not a short answer. Yes, it is. What you feel is irrelevant, admiral. Kennedy if his 7page written statement is any indication, expect more heat as the former f. B. I. Director will be pounded on statements he head on the record about a loyalty pledge, and asking for nor investigative resource. Hes no longer a Government Employee and can spill for thrills at wi...