On Friday, October 14, 2011, the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management will hold a hearing entitled “A Call to Action: Narco-Terrorism’s Threat to the Southern U.S. Border.” The Subcommittee will meet at 10:00 a.m. in 311 Cannon House Office Building.
At the hearing, the Subcommittee examined a Texas Department of Agriculture report entitled “Texas Border Security: A Strategic Military Assessment.”
At the hearing, the Subcommittee examined a Texas Department of Agriculture report entitled “Texas Border Security: A Strategic Military Assessment.”
Opening Statements
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman
Witnesses
Mr. Todd Staples
Commissioner
Texas Department of Agriculture
[full text of testimony]
General Barry R. McCaffrey (Ret.)
President
BR McCaffrey Associates, LLC
[full text of testimony]
[truth in testimony]
Major General Robert H. Scales (Ret.)
President
COLGEN, LP
[full text of testimony]
[truth in testimony]
Ms. Sylvia Aguilar
Chief Deputy
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office HQ
Dr. Michael Vickers
Las Palmas Veterinary Hospital
[full text of testimony]
[truth in testimony]
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
Commissioner
Texas Department of Agriculture
[full text of testimony]
General Barry R. McCaffrey (Ret.)
President
BR McCaffrey Associates, LLC
[full text of testimony]
[truth in testimony]
Major General Robert H. Scales (Ret.)
President
COLGEN, LP
[full text of testimony]
[truth in testimony]
Ms. Sylvia Aguilar
Chief Deputy
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office HQ
Dr. Michael Vickers
Las Palmas Veterinary Hospital
[full text of testimony]
[truth in testimony]
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
