Rep. Candice Miller is focused on border security. My interview with Miller after her last border hearing is here. From her press release:
Congresswoman Candice S. Miller Michigan’s 10th Congressional District
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman – Subcommittee on Border & Maritime Security House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
For Immediate Release March 11, 2011
Contact: Erin Sayago 202-226-4709
**Media Advisory**
Strengthening the Border – Finding the Right Mix of Personnel, Infrastructure and Technology
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 15th at 10:00am to examine the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) efforts to secure the border by using a combination of personnel, infrastructure, and technology. In particular, the hearing will examine the impact of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano’s decision to cancel the Secure Border Initiative project and recompete the contract, the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems and the deployment of National Guard troops to secure the border.
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15th at 10:00am in 311 Cannon.
Live Web cast will begin at the start of the hearing.
Witnesses:
• Michael J. Fisher, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol
• Mark Borkowski, Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Michael C. Kostelnik, Assistant Commissioner, Office of CBP Air & Marine, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Hugo Salazar, Major General, The Adjutant General Arizona National Guard • Richard M. Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office
When: 10:00am, March 15th, 2011
Where: 311 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
### Erin Sayago | Communications Director Office of U.S. Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10) Desk: 202-226-4709 | Cell: 202-257-1554 https://candicemiller.house.gov/
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