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Homeland security secretary chad wolf spoke about request. Budget members of the subcommittee on Homeland Security asked about drug interdiction efforts. President s border wall, and 2020 Election Security. A lot of the questioning dealt plan he administrations on fighting the coronavirus. Welcome. I call this subcommittee on the Homeland Security to order. The first hearing of the cycle get 2021 budget and were glad to be joined by acting secretary chad wolf. Named acting secretary of Homeland Security november 13, 2019. To taking on this very challenging task, he developed and oordinated strategies polici policies to advance the Homeland Security mission and protected his merican public through leadership role in the office of strategy, policy, and plans. Of the is a recipient u. S. Secretary of Homeland Securitys distinguished service edal for his initiatives to counter domestic and International Terrorism and safeguard american interests the duration department. He thank you for th
Logical what 1st ending the presence of Foreign Forces as an emergency measure and making arrangements for that secondly to go back to the draft decision that was put forward to the parliament before the current government took office. But all kurdish representatives boycotted the session and most of the sunni m. P. s were in there the emergency session of parliament is a reminder of the deep ethnic and sectarian divisions in iraq being so nice shias and kurds at least one commander of the. Group has said that if the Parliament Fails to cause a decisive resolution against the u. S. Presence in iraq on sunday all future sessions will be worthless. A powerful cleric who heads one of the leading blocs in parliament criticized the decision as a weak one so theyre called for the shutting down of the u. S. Embassy on socalled resistant groups inside and outside iraq to form urgency battalions similar sentiments were echoed by other shia majority political blocs. This is a real test for loyal
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