The Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee is responsible for oversight of all relevant aspects of visa, border, port and maritime security, including Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, Container Security Initiative, the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, the Visa Waiver Program, and Biometric Entry-Exit, among others. It has oversight jurisdiction over 51% of the DHS budget, as well as four of its seven operational components including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
With 26 years of experience in the U.S. Air Force, leading national security and counterterrorism missions, Representative Martha McSally brings a fresh approach to ensuring our homeland is sufficiently prepared for terrorist attacks and other emergencies. Rep. McSally represents Arizona’s second district, which includes over 80 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico. With first-hand knowledge of threats at the border, she is a strong advocate for a better border strategy that uses intelligence-driven operations and all assets in a nimble way to intercept and stop transnational criminal organizations at the border.
The U.S. Border Patrol’s strategy of Defense-in-Depth cedes crucial time and space to the drug cartels in the rural areas of the border by not apprehending individuals soon after they cross, ...
The maritime pathways into the country that power our economy must be secured to prevent this possibility because nuclear material is stolen or lost several times a year, especially in Russia and ...
Fourteen years after the attack on September 11th, one of the few unfilled recommendations of the 9/11 Commission is the failure of DHS to establish a viable biometric exit system. The 9/11 ...
