On the threats facing the United States. This is two hours and ten minutes. Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee Homeland Security Affairs Committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome my witnesses. Id like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and houston, texas. In florida. Throughout the caribbean and puerto rico. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we set up the hearing on the other enormous threats. Theres real threat to human life occurring now throughout the nation. And well acknowledge that. All the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everybody joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security e lain duke. Director of federal bureau of investigation christopher wray. The director of the National Counter Terrorism Center nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank you for your service. The threats are growing. Evolving. I do not envy
States. This is two hours and ten minutes. Good morning. This hearing of the Senate Committee Homeland Security Affairs Committee is called to order. This is our annual threats to the homeland hearing. I want to welcome my witnesses. Id like to start by acknowledging the victims of the hurricanes and houston, texas. In florida. Throughout the caribbean and puerto rico. Maybe it wasnt contemplated when we set up the hearing on the other enormous threats. Theres real threat to human life occurring now throughout the nation. And well acknowledge that. All the individuals are in our thoughts and prayers. Im sure everybody joins me in that. We are pleased to welcome the acting secretary of the department of Homeland Security e lain duke. Director of federal bureau of investigation christopher wray. The director of the National Counter Terrorism Center nicholas rasmussen. We want to thank you for your service. The threats are growing. Evolving. I do not envy any of you your task of the serio
Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. We meet this morning to consider opening a very small portion of alaskas 1002 area to responsible Energy Development to meet the 1 billion budget reconciliation instruction that our Committee Received last week. The 1002 area covers 1. 57 million acres of land in northeast alaska within the nonwilderness portion. You can bring it over here sean. I think its important to put this in context in terms of the areas that we are talking about. Anwr itself is 19 million acres. This is approximately the size of south carolina. The nonwilderness area is 1002 area, is 1. 5 million acres, approximately the size of delaware. The area here is designated as wilderness, federal wilderness, 8 million acres there. When we are talking about anwr itself, its important to recognize there are parts of anwr that are designated as wilderness and parts within the refuge and parts of anwr, the 1002 area specifically designated for consideration for oil
Good morning everyone. Committee will come to order. We meet this morning to consider opening a very small portion of alaskas 1002 area to responsible Energy Development to meet the 1 billion budget reconciliation instruction that our Committee Received last week. The 1002 area covers 1. 57 million acres of land in northeast alaska within the nonwilderness portion. You bring it over here, sean. Within the nonwilderness portion of an war. And i think its important to put this in context in terms of the areas we are talking about. Anwar itself is 19 million acres. Approximately the size of south carolina. The nonwilderness area, is approximately the size of delaware. The area here is designated as federal wilderness. So when were talking about anwr itself, i think its importedant to recognize there are parts that are designated as wilderness, parts within the refuge and parts, the 1002 area specifically been designated for consideration for oil and Gas Exploration. So again i want to be
Good morning everyone. Committee will come to order. We meet this morning to consider opening a very small portion of alaskas 1002 area to responsible Energy Development to meet the 1 billion budget reconciliation instruction that our Committee Received last week. The 1002 area covers 1. 57 million acres of land in northeast alaska within the nonwilderness portion. You bring it over here, sean. Within the nonwilderness portion of an war. And i think its important to put this in context in terms of the areas we are talking about. Anwar itself is 19 million acres. Approximately the size of south carolina. The nonwilderness area, is approximately the size of delaware. The area here is designated as federal wilderness. So when were talking about anwr itself, i think its importedant to recognize there are parts that are designated as wilderness, parts within the refuge and parts, the 1002 area specifically been designated for consideration for oil and Gas Exploration. So again i want to be