From capitol hill, this runs just shy of three hours. Committee on Homeland Security will come to order to examine the most serious threats confronting our homeland. Before i recognize myself for an opening statement, i would like to take a moment to welcome the newest member of our committee, don bacon. He served nearly 30 years in the air force and his experience in Cyber Security and airborne reconnaissance. He will prove greatly beneficial to this committee. Thank you, sir for being here. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. I would like to thank each of the witnesses, elaine duke, christopher ray, cdc director nick for joining us today. You represent thousands of patriotic man and women who go to work every day to ensure the safety of their fellow americans. Everyone on this committee is extremely grateful for your director, two anades, you helped navigate unprecedented landscape in terrorism around the globe. I would like to call you a friend. And we all wish you the
Security meeting on global Terror Threats. They discuss Cyber Security, thermation sharing, and threat of violent extremism within u. S. Borders. This portion is just under three hours. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The meeting to discuss the most serious threats, but for a recognize myself for an opening statement, i would like to take a moment to recognize the newest member of our committee. Experience will prove greatly beneficial to this committee. Thank you, sir, for being here. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. I would like to thank each of , elaine duke, christopher wray, and Nick Rasmussen for joining us today. You represent thousands of patriotic men and women who go to work to ensure the safety of their fellow americans. Everyone on this committee is extremely grateful for your service. For over two decades, you felt navigate an unprecedented landscape and combat terrorism around the world. You have been a great friend partner to me in
Committee on Homeland Security will come to order. Committees meeting today to examine the most serious threats confronting our homeland. Before i recognize myself for an opening statement, i would like to take a moment to welcome the newest member of our committee, don bacon. Don served nearly 30 years in the air force and is experienced in cybersecurity and Airborne Reconnaissance will prove greatly beneficial to this committee. Thank you, sir, for being here. Thank you, chairman. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. I would like to thank each of the witnesses, acting secretary elaine duke, fbi director christopher wray, and ctc director nick rasmussen, for joining us today. You represent thousands of patriotic men and women who go to work every day to insure the safety of their fellow americans. Everyone on this committee is extremely grateful for your service and director rasmussen, for over two decades, you have helped navigate an unprecedented landscape in combat terr
Passthrough to get through the system. On how weking hard create growth in that part of the economy. Out and getesh this into the weeds on this, i hope you will be briefing us. I know the finance committee has to restriction over this. We have more than a passing interest in all of it. Sec. Mnuchin i will be more than happy to come back and read your staff on this. Heitkamp the demands of the American Public and responsibility of washington, d. C. Is to encourage Economic Growth. That can solve a lot of our problems as we go forward. I want to talk about the xm banks fear. The bank supported 164,000 jobs across the country. Thats compared to 52,000 jobs in 2015 because we didnt have a quorum. In 2015 alone, three chinese export credit agencies financed a total of 500 billion. The potential there is that those could have been markets that were accessing but were not getting access to today. Is au believe the xm bank critical tool for enabling American Manufacturing competitiveness . Sec
Who should be paying higher personal rates sets up an llc or a pass through to get around the system. But, again, this is the backbone off your economy, is it not . It is. And we are working hard on how we create growth in that part of the economy. I dont know to put you on a calendar right now, but as you flesh this out and you get into the weeds on this, i hope you will be briefing us. I know the finance committee has jurisdiction of this, but we have more than a passing interest in all of it . Absolutely. We will be more than happy to come back and brief you and your staff on this. Thank you very much. Thank you senator shelby. Senator hide camp. Thank you mr. Chairman. Welcome mr. Secretary, your first appearance in front of this committee. I couldnt agree with you more. One of the demands of the American Public and the responsibility of washington, d. C. Is to encourage Economic Growth. That can solve a lot of our problems as we go forward. So i want to talk a little bit about the