cbp has two important missions. i was pleased administration finally heeded my call to end travel restrictions at the canadian border. the reopening of the canadian border to vaccinated individuals is an important and long-overdue step. your background in law enforcement including -- how familiar are you and how will you prioritize and manage the mission? chief magnus: thank you for the question. not only has my time growing up in michigan, but also in the six and a half years i spent in north dakota where one of the cross-border traffic to canada is also essential for a host of reasons. it causes me to believe this is going to continue to be very important as perhaps the laws and rules change regarding title 42. whether it is appropriate staffing to address these issues , other factors that need to be considered, i'm very committed to cross-border traffic and trade. sen. wyden: senator daines is next. sen. daines: chief, if you are confirmed, you will be the helm of the largest law enforcement agency in the united

cbp x-ray machines. the biden administration has engaged in a public-private partnership now to keep u.s. ports open 24/7 to address shipping issues. we want to ask specifically about your role in this. it's clear to me that you are not going to be in a position to deal with all aspects of the supply chain backlog, but improved processing of shipments through ports is clearly part of your portfolio. that is where in effect you are the point person, improving processing of shipment reports. how would you go about carrying that out? mr. magnus: mr. chairman, thank you for the question and i couldn't agree more that preserving and reinforcing american supply chain is one of our top priorities and must be one of our top priorities. it's certainly something i care deeply about. as we approach the holidays we see the impact of a supply chain that's struggling right now. so, although cbp is only one actor at the ports, and certainly not the only entity that has responsibility for the smooth movement of goods th

in the biden administration's latest show of contempt for this mess, vaccine mandates for cbp agents and i.c.e. agents will further throw the situation influx. who is it to mandate vaccines when they are not holding illegal aliens entering our country to the same standard? sadly, this is another way for democrats to defund the police. when too many c.b.p. agents will be fired or forced to quit because getting vaccinated is not the right choice for them, i will continue to denounce these lawless and disastrous policies that are perpetuating this border crisis. mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the hoosier gym. before the nights town gym became the hoosier gym, it served the community for 64 doors, opening its doors back mother 1921. many know this location when it became famous for the release of the movie "hoosiers" in 1986. so did the hoosier gym, its staff and its patrons, congratulations and we are looking forward to the next 100 years. mr. speaker, i rise today to denounce disturbing trend we have seen turning the i.r.s. into a political weapon. demo

>> on that question, the 1.3 million are arrests i think made by cbp. they are referred. they are -- cbp makes the decision about whether with those people into removal proceedings or to refer them to the justice department for prosecution. we have this year charged thousands of cases, thousands of cases, criminal cases, with respect to violations of the immigration laws, with respect to crossing of borders. i don't have the exact number. but the number is in the thousands. >> my time is expired. i express the concern, because when the department becomes focused on things that are not part of its business, harassing, intimidating parents of america, sometimes lose focus on the things that only the federal government can do. like controlling our border from the dangerous effects of illegal immigration. thank you. >> senator cruz and cotton are speaking three-minute rounds, is that correct? senator booker as well. senator booker. >> in recent months, there's been a disturbing spike in harassment and intimidation and threats of violence against school administrators, teacher

in this case, we were asked to come in and support our partners at hhs and cbp. we no longer have a role. it is done more throughout interagency avenues. >> how much money has been extended for the limited role that you say fema had? >> i don't have the exact dollar amount but all the funding has been reimbursed by those agencies. >> could you get the numbers for us? could you report on why you were there? the dollars that were spent? are you still there? >> we have nobody that is supporting that mission directly. it is all being supported through normal interagency venues. >> ok. is there any other outstanding issues with other states that your agency either needs to respond to or has not responded to? >> i would have to know specifically what types of events you are talking about. to my knowledge, we are still managing recovery from disasters across this country. we will continue to support those disaster response and recovery efforts. >> you lead off with the fact that climate change is an overriding issue. i guess money is no object when it comes to combating