Speaker. earlier this week. I visited U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. a critical military national security asset serving key roles in the war on terrorism. drug and migrant interdiction. and as a strategic forward base for the Atlantic Fleet. Every day. approximately 7.000 U.S. military personnel and contractors go to work at GTMO to keep our country safe and to advance our national security interests in the Americas and throughout the world. I had the privilege of meeting with Captain Culpepper. the base commander. who briefed us on the bases preparedness to assist with major migrant events in the Caribbean. This is important. considering the significant increase in Cubans fleeing the island over the last year. I also met with Rear Admiral Clarke. who serves as Commander of the Joint Task Force Guantanamo.