Defense
Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Date:
Location:
2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Date:
Location:
2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Date:
Location:
2212 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
April 15, 2021
Thank you, Madam Chair. Admiral Faller, it's good to see you again.
SOUTHCOM is an extremely important area of operations that frequently does not get the priority it deserves because of conflicts in other areas of the world. It has been, and will continue to be, a priority of mine.
The crisis on our southern border is just the most recent reminder of how critically important the region is to the security of our own country.
I have seen for myself on many visits to the border and to the region that this is not a new problem we are trying to solve.
We have tried many times to address the reasons why people decide to make the dangerous journey from Central America to the United States.
