Taking on a very challenging task he developed and coordinated strategies and policies to protect the American Public as a recipient of the us secretary distinguished Service Medal and to be joined by the Ranking Member senator tester we are beginning to consider the fiscal 2021 budget request and looking at further insight from you mr. Secretary in the fiscal year 2020 i hope to build on the progress made in the 2020 bill enacted december h 2019. With a 54. Six and discretionary funding and protect the homeland for years to come with billions of dollars for Border Security for a border wall system and humanitarian care requirements all add existing Border Patrol facilities. Providing 22 billion from fema to support Disaster Relief and Grant Programs to provide additional funding from terrorism prevention to combat the emerging threat. Funding the deployment of Aviation Security equipment which i actually saw myself at tsa headquarters designed to enhance global Threat Detection capabi
Calling the committee to order of the budget cycle we are pleased to be joined by acting secretary chad wolf. Named after acting secretary november 132019 before taking on the challenging task he developed coordinated strategies and policies for the Homeland Security mission protected the public through his leadership role through strategy and policy as a recipient of the secretary distinguished Service Medal for International Terrorism and throughout the duration of his career. Thank you for that. We are continuing to consider the budget request 2021 and look for further insight from you. Some of the fiscal year 2021 enacted december 20th 2019. And then 50. 46 billion of tidiscretionary funding with those investments to protect the homeland for years to come millions of dollars for Border Security including funding for border wall system humanitarian care requirements and those all add existing Border Patrol facilities. Grant programs to provide additional funding from terrorism preve
Trump card which is the economy. Americansare deeply divided over impeachment showing over half of voters, 51 , believe trump should not be impeached and removed from office compared to 45 that is reverse where the numbers stood before the many hours of hearings. Before they began, more voters voted for impeachment than against it the data on the economy is unequivocal. Showing three quarters of voters have it any time in the past 18 years. For those who believe the economy is on the right track approve. The white house wants to capitalize and that angry letter sent yesterday he wrote that, quote, democrats are desperate. Your party simply cannot compete with our record. Thank you. One of the Big Questions is the proxy for the election a lot of people have said, dont impeach. Lets wait and deal with this election and see where the public stands. If you have a group of candidates arguing that you need to bump up this election because of trump what does that suggest one of the interestin
Movements he said it was in violation of chinese law but the removal happened one day after the communist Party Published an article titled is apple guiding hong kong thugs . To say that they discussed apples impending investment with Consumer Rights protection and fill fulfilling social responsibility. Is that all they talked about . Lets bring in from the wall street journal given what has been happening the last two weeks this smells fishy. It does. Beijing sends the message you better get in line for i think the ceo should be embarrassed for go basically to say we dont call the shots. I know i could not do that from beijing but companies around the world even American Companies operate in have restrictions on speech so to saudi arabia, so does the Thai Government does not allow any criticism of the emperor. Hate speech laws in germany. Incredible restrictions in russia. When American Companies do business in other countries we respect them even if we absolutely disagree with their
Address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, i rise today to honor edward poe bust gimbings, an american war hero and korean war combat veteran who passed away in august of this year at 7 years of age. He joined the marine corps at the age of 16 during the korean war. Mr. Burr chet the fought the mr. Burchett he participated in the black cade of won ton, the longest naval blockade in modern history and the frozen chosen, so called because of harsh winter conditions. Countryroud to serb his and proud to be a marine. He retired after a 40year career, he was a member of the camel county honor guard, appalachian chapter 105 and commander at the Campbell County young marines. There are real heros in this world and they arent music stars, famous athletes or hollywood actors. Our countrys heros are the men and women of our armed forces. He served and sacrificed for our f