Speech #1140012641

Speaker. and the time that House Republicans have wasted playing politics with DHS could have been better served passing legislation that actually serves the American people. The full and unconditional funding of the Department of Homeland Security is essential not only to the 18th district. not only to the state of Texas. it is essential to all Americans. I want to point out. specifically. what programs were placed in danger by House Republicans had they gotten their way: 1. $39.7 billion in regular discretionary appropriations for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in fiscal year 2015. 2. $12.6 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP). DHS would be required to accelerate the hiring of CBP officers. 3. $5.96 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plus an additional $345 million from the agencys fee funded accounts. bringing the total to $6.3 billion. 4. $553.6 million in funding to manage the influx of unaccompanied alien children. or "UAC." entering the U.S.. the funding would be used to interdict migrants. care for and transport approximately 58.000 undocumented children to the custody of Health and Human Services (HHS). and facilitate the movement of undocumented families through removal proceedings after crossing the U.S. border. 5. $1.9 billion for both domestic and international investigations. including increases to combat human trafficking. child exploitation. cybercrime. and drug smuggling. and to expand visa vetting capabilities. 6. $4.8 billion for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). 7. $10 billion for the U.S. Coast Guard. 8. $753.2 million for cybersecurity operations in the National Programs and Protection Directorate to fund and sustain improvements to the Federal Network Security and Network Security Deployment programs. 9. $1.7 billion for the U.S. Secret Servicean increase of $80.5 million above the fiscal year 2014 enacted levelto begin preparation and training for candidate protection for the 2016 presidential election and to address critical failures in communications and training at the White House Complex. 10. $7 billion for disaster relieffully funding FEMAs stated requirement. and 11. $1.1 billion for Science and Technology. $32.1 million above the Presidents request.