I am especially supportive of the provisions that will authorize the Chief Medical Office to serve as the Departments lead authority on matters relating to all aspects of health and creating an Office of Health Affairs to be headed by the CMO. This would give the CMO more autonomy in having oversight and regulating the agencys role in Bioshielda program that itself has not functioned as envisioned or needed. I am also very glad to see the increased funding in Customs and Border Protection. Our Nations borders. including those in my districtthe U.S. Virgin Islands. are major points of illegal entry to the United States and renders it vulnerable to terrorist attack. I am pleased to say that U.S. Border Patrols Ramey Sector has begun detailing Border Patrol Agents to St. Thomas and also plan on detailing Agents to St. Croix. But our goal is to have a border patrol unit and we will work to see that this provision enables us to do that. Mr. Chairman.
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