this fall, even though cbp staffed a larger number of international cruise ship arrivals at eastport last year, and bar harbor is seeing a reduction in international cruise ship arrivals. the cruise ship industry is a vital to many maine communities and delivers millions in economic benefits to our state annually. this is the flipside of the problems that we are now seeing on the southwest border, creating also, problems on the northeast border and northern border in general. mr. secretary, what i'm asking from you today is to look into this staffing issue and follow- up with me to resolve this problem. >> thank you, senator collins. senator murray. >> thank you, secretary mayorkas for joining us today. i'm glad we have this opportunity to talk about how we can get dhs the resources it needs to fulfill its mission to keep our communities safe, and our nation secure. i hope that we can all agree the department of homeland security does essential work that should not be undermined or shortchanged by partisan infighting. the fy 24 bill that we just passed provided critical resources for