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C good morning. This hearing is called to order. I want to thank the witnesses for your testimony and for taking the time, for your courage. The mission of this committee is pretty straightforward. To enhance the economic and National Security of america and to promote more efficient effective and accountable government. The Committee Really is in many respects to committees and one. We have Homeland Security and we have governmental affairs. This hearing is really focusing on the Homeland Secur...

Form including islamist terrorism. What we try tried to do in this committee is through this hearing process layout a reality. I come from a manufacturing background. Salt a lot of problems. The only way to solve a problem is first admit you have one properly define it, properly describe it, gather the information and admit to the reality. There is no way anybody can deny we have a problem worldwide in terms of extremism and violence. We witness it just a few hours ago on a practice field for a ...

C good morning. This hearing is called to order. I want to thank the witnesses for your testimony and for taking the time, for your courage. The mission of this committee is pretty straightforward. To enhance the economic and National Security of america and to promote more efficient effective and accountable government. The Committee Really is in many respects to committees and one. We have Homeland Security and we have governmental affairs. This hearing is really focusing on the Homeland Secur...

To enhance the economic and National Security of america and to promote more efficient effective and accountable government. The Committee Really is in many respects to committees and one. We have Homeland Security and we have governmental affairs. This hearing is really focusing on the Homeland Security side of the Committee Structure and within that structure we have four priorities. Border security, Cyber Security infrastructure and countering extremism and violence in any form, including isl...

Morning, this hearing will come to order. I will ask my written Opening Statement be entered in the record. Without objection. I want to welcome secretary kelly. This is a hearing on the department of Homeland Securitys fiscal year 2018 budget. This is the third time secretary kelly has appeared before this committee. The second time as secretary of the department and, again, we welcome you and appreciate your service to this country, many, many years of it. In lieu of my written Opening Stateme...

That mean that exit subway at china town had takes a stair case or escalator. Escalator goes down and they have emergency evacuation stairwells that come out and go to the street. Trap doors in the street emergency hatches from the inside you can open and up get out. There are elevators. There is in the a lot of combustible materialless in the stations. And the trains are not combustible. But as you remember in the 70s there was the transbay tube fire and an oakland worker was killed there is po...

So theres plenty of fuel for the fire to use. And once we see those plumes, it will create an environment all to itself. You have got nationwide resources at your service right now. Reporter the u. S. Forest service is doing its best to keep residents informed. But with the fire nowhere near containment, firefighters and residents are feeling overwhelmed. Im pretty smart. If its coming close, im going to leave. But i just dont want to come back and see it gone. Its so beautiful. Reporter shes a ...

As SIA has previously reported, in addition to prohibiting federal grant and loan funds from being used to purchase covered equipment, Section 889 directed agencies to prioritize...

Nearly $20 million in grant money will be distributed across Oregon and several nonprofit organizations to help the state better prepare for potential disasters or terrorist attacks. Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the award from the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday.

U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the federal funds Thursday. They’ll go to public and tribal agencies in addition to some nonprofits.