Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise today in support of Elaine Duke's
nomination to be the seventh Deputy Secretary for the Department of
Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary serves as the
chief operating officer of the Federal Government's third largest
agency. The Deputy Secretary manages 240,000 men and women responsible
for securing our borders and aviation system, enforcing immigration
laws, defending cyberspace, preparing for disasters, assisting in
counterterrorism efforts, and preventing terrorist attacks. In short,
the Deputy Secretary is critically important to our homeland security. On March 15, Ms. Duke was approved by the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by a voice vote.
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