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Understand like myself were a federal prosecutor focused on fraud type of batters. I was for 16 years. And in your finding that you undertook of the arb its my understanding that you felt and this is quoting, your most important finding was the oversight of the arb recommendations at the highest levels within the department. Is that correct . Thats correct. And what highest level were you referring to . Release of the deputy secretary level. And in your opinion is that where the implementation o...

Assistant commissioner alles. Assistant commissioner alles thank you, sir. And good afternoon, sir. Good to see you again. You may recall we last visited our site in Corpus Christi in january. Thank you for coming down to see that. I would encourage any members of the committee to come visit our sites. I think thats very beneficial in understanding what we do better. As you noted, the office is a critical component of our later border strategy. The personnel operate 257 aircraft, 283 vessels and...

Quite a few people entered the room since i made that just decision. How many people are anticipating testifying before the commission today . Well keep it at 3 minutes. Thank you very much. I will be very brief. First as it relates to the agenda, because we are missing commissioner levitan and commissioner bonilla is being excused at noon. I would like to take items 4, 5 and 7, so we get full votes before we go to other administrative items that are informationonly. Having said that, i just wan...

Calendar, but is under the jurisdiction of this commission, you may speak on item 4, and then that will be heard for 15 minutes. And if you are unable to get in during that time, we will continue that item to item 10. Last, just a reminder, when you do speak to the commission, please address your comments to the commission, and neither the commission, nor staff will answer questions during Public Comment. But they may ask staff to respond after Public Comment is done. With that, we are on item 2...

Blue card, but we go through these cards first and will call for additional Public Comment after we go through the cards. Each person commissioner, three minutes . Three minutes. On each item under Public Comment. If you would like to address the commission on an item that is not on the calendar, but is under the jurisdiction of this commission, you may speak on item 4, and then that will be heard for 15 minutes. And if you are unable to get in during that time, we will continue that item to ite...

Jurisdiction of this commission, you may speak on item 4, and then that will be heard for 15 minutes. And if you are unable to get in during that time, we will continue that item to item 10. Last, just a reminder, when you do speak to the commission, please address your comments to the commission, and neither the commission, nor staff will answer questions during Public Comment. But they may ask staff to respond after Public Comment is done. With that, we are on item 2. The president s report. T...

Reality is that i think the staff is doing a super job and i wanted to point out that the public agrees with you. Thank you, that concludes my report. What else am i supposed to say . Nothing. Thank you. [laughter ] is there any Public Comment on this item . Okay. Being none, Public Comment is closed. We are now going to go to item 4, general Public Comment up to 15 minutes. And this item will be continued to item 10, if we do not get through all the card right now. At this time members of publi...

These cards first and will call for additional Public Comment after we go through the cards. Each person commissioner, three minutes . Three minutes. On each item under Public Comment. If you would like to address the commission on an item that is not on the calendar, but is under the jurisdiction of this commission, you may speak on item 4, and then that will be heard for 15 minutes. And if you are unable to get in during that time, we will continue that item to item 10. Last, just a reminder, ...

Commissioner low here. Commissioner harrison . Here. Commissioner levitan has an excused absence. Just real quickly a reminder, we would welcome everyone, but ask that you turn off any electronicsounding devices that could go off during the proceedings. If you are having secondary conversations, we would ask that you take them outside to allow the meeting to run as efficiently as possible. If you would like to speak on any item, we request that you complete a blue card. You do not have to fill o...

Any item, we request that you complete a blue card. You do not have to fill out a blue card, but we go through these cards first and will call for additional Public Comment after we go through the cards. Each person commissioner, three minutes . Three minutes. On each item under Public Comment. If you would like to address the commission on an item that is not on the calendar, but is under the jurisdiction of this commission, you may speak on item 4, and then that will be heard for 15 minutes. A...