since he was selected by president trump to lee dhs, he has made it clear that border security, counterterrorism, cyber security must be top priorities in keeping our homeland safe. his also been supportive of our committee's efforts to pass the first-ever reauthorization of the department of homeland security since its creation. landmark legislation, that we intend to pass on the floor of the house next week. finally, secretary kelly has been a great advocate for the dedicated men and women of dhs who wake up each day and carry out the mission of safeguarding the american people. homelands, values, with honor and integrity. it is and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming secretary kelly. [applause] >> thank you for being here at this conference. let me just commend you for the job you have done in the morale of the department. i know the first couple of weeks on the job you went down to the border. i can tell you the morale of border patrol has gone up exponentially. i think that this route the entire department. i know you been on the job for five months. i want to dive in to the issue today.