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Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland"

Published October 8, 2015 | Video Starts at 17:31

I think we are in agreement that because we've talked about this repeatedly, I'm a manufacturer. I'm always looking for the root cause. And I think we agree, Senator Carper, that The root cause of our unsecured border is literally our insatiable demand for drugs. And it's been insatiable for decades, which has given rise to the drug cartels who are beginning to combine with transnational criminal organizations, potentially terrorist organizations. (17:31–17:36)

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Asserts that the primary cause of the unsecured border is the demand for drugs.

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Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 12:24-12:31
“When I took over chairmanship of this committee, Was it about 10 months ago?”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 00:15-00:20
“We developed a mission statement... to enhance the economic and national security of America.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 00:29-00:42
“We established five [priorities]: Border security, cybersecurity, protecting our critical infrastructure, including our electrical grid…”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 01:11-01:28
“These threats that we face the nation are real. They're not diminishing, they're not receding. They're actually growing.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 01:55-02:02
“I remember hearing in a briefing that the members of the communities themselves think that we've got a complete handle on this, that we know…”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 04:23-04:40
“There was a New York Times article that really described an FBI informant operative really having multiple, I mean, I think hundreds of…”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 05:36-05:57
“The threats we're facing, they're not on the run, they're growing.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 12:03-12:08
“That report language [for the border metrics bill] will be done, I think, next week.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 12:38-12:41
“We haven't stemmed the flow [of foreign fighters] the way we want.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 14:48-14:51
“The goal of our strategy... needs to be to deny them [ISIS] that territory.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 16:35-16:35
“General McCaffrey said we're only interdicting 5 to 10% of the drugs coming to the southern border.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 17:51-17:56
“We have to recognize what incentives are we creating for illegal immigration.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 21:21-21:25
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Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 21:51-21:58
“Let's have a functioning guest worker program.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 21:57-22:00
“We can control things here. I don't know how much we can control in Central America.”
Chairman Johnson's remarks at HSGAC hearing: "Threats to the Homeland" | Uploaded October 8, 2015 | 22:02-22:07
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