fleischman: thank you.s has been a substantial hearing. i want to address unmanned systems that is a disruption across the country. tsa began the establishment of a counter you af -- uaf testbed for classifying uas operating in the vicinity of airports. the subcommittee appropriated additional $3 million to expand the program. can you describe the status of this testbed as well as the progress of the expansion efforts? mr. lajoye: absolutely. it is a great question. we are seeing a significant rise in the number of incidents involving a uas. here, we characterize it in two different ways. we get lots of reports daily about the siting of a uas. an incident is where the pilot of an aircraft has to take evasive action. we are seeing an increase in both of those. this is important for us to look at. miami was the first testbed and justice this week, we announced that lax will be the second testbed. $3 million that the committee gave in fiscal 21, so it means miami will be up first and lax will be the second tes

fleischman. >> thank you again, madam chair. director johnson, sir. so almost 900,000 persons across the southwest border illegally during 2019 and we declared it a crisis. it is not possible for cbt and ice to detained the sheer numbers of people apprehended at the border. i have got several questions. to begin, for those migrants that entered in 20, how many or what percentage were given a notice to appear when they were released from cbt or ice custody, sir? >> i believe sir, that the answer to that is everyone that was arrested and apprehended by border patrol was issued a notice to appear but, i will want to confirm that is my understanding. >> yes sir. of those given who appeared, what percentage never checked in with the courts or their eyes officers? >> sir, i don't have that information in front of me. what i will say is typically, once those individuals are reported to court, that is when ice is typically made aware. obviously, for those released on alternatives to detention, we have a much better way and effective way to track those folks t

fleischman. >> thank you madame chair. mr. secretary, thank you for being with us today. as you know, sir, i want to thank you again. my colleagues know that when i deal with administration officials in any administration, such as yourself, i want to deal with you with the utmost respect . but, today, sir, i have to have pointed questions. i do that with the utmost respect towards you in your office. i am deeply troubled, sir. in my opening statement, i mentioned a recent article from the washington post about your shut down of the -- the near shut down of the agency charts enforcing immigration laws. the agency's 6000 officers currently average one arrest every two months. is that an accurate statistic? is that the intended outcome of the various orders and directives, a near stop of all immigration violation arrests? >> mr. braking member i have a few things to say, if i may. -- mr. ranking member, i have a few things to say, if i may. that is a data point with which i am completely unfamiliar. i do not believe it is accurate. we will provide your office with accurate d

. >> we now recognize congressmen/men -- congressman fleischman. >> i have been participating in two hearings concurrently. i am a ranking member on homeland security. i wanted you to note that i wanted to take the time to speak with you today, first and foremost to congratulate you on your employment. and to thank you for the kind phone calls you made to me last week. i think we had a deep conversation about a lot of things and talked about baseball as well. i wish you success in your endeavors, sir. the energy employees occupational compensation program -- such as uranium, minors and oil transporters to ensure they receive fair compensation for illnesses incurred on the job. the reality is the program is a far cry from what the workers and advocates envisioned. some decisions made by the de oic have been contrary to the spirit of the original law. the program was intended to be a claimant friendly process. it has restricted and if it's from sick nuclear -- benefits from sick nuclear workers. there are reservations affected by this agency. my first question is the file rule is more

. >> thank you, madam chair, ranking member fleischman and mr. miller, thank you for being here today. appreciate everything you're doing. as you mentioned, you know, you are operating under some unprecedented times and hardships, big thanks goes out to all the cbp agents and the families that show up every day. with the number one goal keeping americans safe and that should be the number one goal of this committee and that should be the number one goal of all members in congress, so, thank you for what you do. and you know, i had an opportunity to go to the border in 2019 as a part of the appropriations committee and you know, we had a great host, henry cuellar, and while we were at a point of entry, they seized seven to eight kilos of cocaine and while some of my colleagues are focused on all of this humanitarian crisis at the border and we're focused on it as well, but i'm wondering about the crisis and dangers as our cbp agents and others, are directed, taken off their core mission to focus on, you know, other jobs, other things to help addre

delauro: congressman fleischman. >> thank you, madam chair. congratulations. want to briefly acknowledge that this is national teacher appreciation week. i hope you and my friends on both sides of the dais will acknowledge our great american teachers and their great efforts. mr. secretary, in my previous efforts on the subcommittee, for years i have worked in conjunction with colleagues across the aisle and outside stakeholders to provide stem education opportunities to rule -- to rural and low income communities. most recent data shows 3.5 million stem related jobs will need to be filled by 2025 in order to maintain a stable workforce. it is imperative we continue to support public-private partnerships to close the skills gap and cultivate a diverse workforce. my first question, as we begin to reopen schools, how do you believe congress could help in your efforts to increase stem and computer science education in low income and rural communities? what is the administration doing to promote public-private partnerships? sec. cardona: if there is anything that s

. >> thank you, congressman fleischman. >> mr. secretary, congratulations, secretary. i do want to briefly acknowledge that this is national teacher appreciation week and i hope you and my friends on both sides of the dias will acknowledge the efrlts. >> i've worked with colleges across the aisle and stakeholders, stem education, brought opportunities to rural and low income communities. most recent data shows that 3.5 million stem related jobs need to be filled by 2025 in order to maintain a stable work force, it's imperative that we continue to support public-private partnerships to close the skills gap and cultivate a diverse work force. my first question, sir, as we begin to reopen schools, how do you believe that congress can help in your efforts to increase stem and computer science education in low income and rural communities and what is the administration doing to promote public-private partnerships in this area, sir? >> thank you for that question and you're absolutely right. i think if there's anything that stood out in topics that i've had conversations wit