Subcommittee Hearing: “On the Border and in the Line of Fire: U.S. Law Enforcement, Homeland Security and Drug Cartel Violence”

311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 | May 11, 2011 10:00am

On Wednesday, May 11, 2011, the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management will hold a hearing entitled “On the Border and in the Line of Fire: U.S. Law Enforcement, Homeland Security and Drug Cartel Violence.”  The Subcommittee will meet at 10:00 a.m. in 311 Cannon House Office Building.

Click here for a PDF of the official hearing record, including a full transcript.

 

Opening Statements

Rep. Michael McCaul, Chairman
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Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable Grayling Williams, Director, Office of Counter Narcotics Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security
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Ms. Amy Pope, Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice
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Panel 2

Col. Steven McCraw, Director, Texas Department of Public Safety
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The Honorable Thomas Horne, Attorney General, State of Arizona
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Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzales, Jr., Sheriff, Zapata County, Texas
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Chief Victor Rodriguez, McAllen Police Department, State of Texas
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