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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysasab0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 2:08 p.m., in room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. John Hoeven (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Hoeven and Shaheen. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. SECRET SERVICE STATEMENT OF JOSEPH P. CLANCY, DIRECTOR OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN HOEVEN Senator HOEVEN. The subcommittee will come to order. I would like to welcome Ranking Member Shaheen, and also our witness today, the Director of the Secret Service, Mr. Joseph Clancy. Thank you for being present. I have some opening remarks, and then we'll turn to Senator Shaheen for her remarks, and then, of course, we will invite your opening remarks, Director. As I said, I would like to thank our witness, Joseph Clancy, the newly appointed Director of the United States Secret Service, for being here today, as well as Senator Shaheen. I look forward to working with everybody on the fiscal year 2016 appropriations process. Our focus today is on the fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Secret Service. With an overall budget request from the President that exceeds the budget caps, obviously it is critical that we assess what the Service needs to meet its mission. At the same time, our inquiry today is colored by the unfortunate incidents that have hampered the Service in recent years. Six months ago today, Omar Gonzalez scaled the fence on the North Lawn and made his way into the White House. Last week, more allegations of inappropriate activity came to light. Until the investigation is completed, I will not prejudge the outcome. But these recurring events are truly concerning and need to be addressed. To that end, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec- retary called for a review by the Deputy Secretary, Deputy Sec- retary Mayorkas, and an independent Protective Mission Panel. We (1)

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