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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbakw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Shelley Moore Capito (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Capito, Murkowski, Boozman, Lankford, Tester, Shaheen, and Baldwin. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION STATEMENT OF MR. TODD OWEN, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT COMMIS- SIONER, OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO Senator CAPITO. Welcome, everyone. I call this hearing of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security to order. This is the sub- committee's second hearing of this budget cycle. We are here today to review the role of the Department of Homeland Security in stop- ping the flow of opioids, methamphetamines, and other dangerous drugs. I would like to say that while Senator Tester will be here shortly, in the interest of time, and also the fact that we're going to have a vote around 3:00, we're going to push ahead, although it's not due to a lack of interest. I also would like to say personally that this is an issue that's extremely important to me, as a member of the State that's most deeply affected by this opioid crisis. We thank Customs and Border Protection's Todd Owen, Immi- gration and Customs Enforcement's Derek Benner, and Science and Technology Directorate's Andr6 Hentz for agreeing to appear before our subcommittee today. This is an outstanding panel to help our subcommittee to get a more detailed understanding on this topic. Each witness is appearing before our subcommittee for the first time, and we look forward to hearing from all of them. I am also very pleased to be joined here shortly by Senator Tester. Senator Tester and I are off to a good working start here for the fiscal year 2019 process. The Department of Homeland Security is one of the many agen- cies that are fighting this ongoing battle with the opioid crisis. The Appropriations Committee and many other congressional commit- tees are working to ensure that the entire Federal Government is coordinating across its many agencies to tackle this problem, and it is important for this subcommittee to understand the unique roles that the Department of Homeland Security play. (1)

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