mr. crapo: mr.dent. the presiding officer: the senator from idaho. mr. crapo: thank you, mr. president. we're not in the quorum call, are we? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. crapo: thank you, mr. president. in the past few weeks, i've been working with my colleagues in the senate to draw attention to the privacy concerns of requiring all financial institutions to report on -- to the i.r.s. on the in flows or out flows of every checking account under a certain threshold, under the guise of the tax gap, democrats will turn banks and credit unions into private investigators for law-abiding americans. the greenbook that came out from the white house required that every single financial account, not just bank accounts, not just credit union accounts, but all financial accounts that have more than $600 worth of inflow or $600 worth of outflow in a given year would have to have that reported to the i.r.s. we've been pointing this out to people across america now for several weeks and the uproar is l

crapo: mr. magnus, welcome. u.s.toms and border protection, cbp, is the nation's largest federal law enforcement agency. its responsibilities are staggering. test with facilitating lawful international trade and travel. the united states is a leader in international commerce in that leadership depends on ensuring the lawful trade and visits go smoothly. it requires we safeguard from terrorists, drug traffickers, and transnational criminals. in 2020, a year where the pandemic retailed -- curtailed trade and travel, the 63,000 men and women on an average day processed 650,000 passengers and 77,000 containers, arrested 39 criminals at u.s. ports of entry, seized 3600 pounds of drugs, caught $3.6 million of drugs that entrenched international property rights, and discovered 250 tests that could cause untold damage to u.s. farmers. the cbp's work is not just point of entry inspections. cbp also undertakes sophisticated investigations to ensure custom laws are far less properly enforced, including identifying actors that s

mr. magnus: ranking member crapo , thank you for that question. i agree, we have some significant challenges at the border. the numbers are very high and it is something that has to be addressed. clearly we have a broken system. so yes, senator, i will commit to enforcing the law. sen. crapo: thank you. at the border, the cbp does not test migrants routinely for covid prior to their release into the united states. officials in mcallen, texas, said that 7000 of the 88,000 migrants released into the city since february have tested positive for covid-19. do you think we should test migrants for covid-19 before releasing them into the cities? mr. magnus: senator, yes, i absolutely do and appreciate where you are coming from with this question. as a chief in tucson we have experienced similar challenges and it puts a great deal of pressure not only on the ngo's but also on the dedicated men and women of the border patrol and, for that at her, ice, who have to interact with these folks. it's a humanitarian matter but also a public health matter and i wo