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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbcae0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:00 a.m., in Room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Shelley Moore Capito (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Capito, Hoeven, Kennedy, Lankford, Tester, and Shaheen. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION STATEMENT OF HON. DAVID PEKOSKE, ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSPOR- TATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO Senator CAPITO. I call this hearing of the subcommittee on Homeland Security to order. This is the subcommittee's second hearing of the fiscal year 2021 budget cycle and we are pleased to be joined by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad- ministration (TSA), David Pekoske, welcome. Administrator Pekoske was confirmed by the Senate as the seventh TSA Adminis- trator in August of 2017. Prior to joining TSA, Mr. Pekoske served as the 26th Vice Com- mander of the United States Coast Guard. He has demonstrated expertise in counterterrorism, crisis management, strategic plan- ning initiatives skills that are very useful as he served as the Act- ing Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for several months last year, and thank you for that service. He has received numerous awards for his years of service, including the Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal, Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal. I am glad to be joined today by the Ranking Member Senator Tester. Senator Tester and I have been working together to consider the fiscal year 2021 budget request and we look forward to the insight from Administrator Pekoske today. I would like to mention there is a lot going on and so we will probably have members floating in and out throughout the hearing. The Transportation Security Administration has proven to be one of the most crucial compo- nents to the Department of Homeland Security's mission of safe- (1)

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