House Committee Misses Chance to Question Sec. Napolitano on Immigration Enforcement

Numbers USA ^ | February 20, 2012 | Jonathan Osbourne

[OddLane]

The House Homeland Security Committee hosted a hearing Wednesday afternoon called “An Examination of the President's FY 2013 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security” with DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano.

The Congressmen in attendance were Peter King (Committee Chairman) of New York, Lamar Smith of Texas, Dan Lungren of California, Mike Rogers of Alabama, Michael McCaul of Texas, Bennie Thompson (Committee Ranking Member), Loretta Sanchez of California, Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Yvette Clarke of New York, Laura Richardson of California, Danny Davis of Illinois, Chip Cravaack of Minnesota, Patrick Meeham of Pennsylvania, Scott Rigell of Virginia, Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, Blake Farenthold of Texas, Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, Hansen Clarke of Michigan, Joe Walsh of Illinois, Brian Higgins of New York, Candice Miller of Michigan, Tim Walberg of Michigan, Bob Turner of New York, Janice Hahn of California, and Kathy Hochul of New York.

[paul51]

In closing, this was just another sleepy little hearing; no tough exchanges, no gotcha questions, and little debate. It was more like the whole hearing was a formality rather than an assessment, which is a sad symptom of the current problems in our government. Our country has an illegal immigration problem, yet the Secretary of Homeland Security walks out unscathed. Hopefully, the tone will be different when the House Judiciary Committee gets a chance to access her budget.

Don't hold your breath

[jakerobins]

I am not familiar with the rules of order....can anyone speak in a meeting or does the Chairman or Ranking member have to officially recognize someone in order for them to speak? Congressman Jeff Ducan seems like a pretty good guy he’s from a district in SC not far from me......

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[drypowder]

misses = evades

[moonshinner_09]

Her standard answer now is, I don’t know one way or the other.”