Yes, it seems to me that you need to report back to us what that policy should be, how long you should retain it.
John Hoeven
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John Hoeven is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from North Dakota since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the position of Governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010. During his tenure in the Senate, Hoeven has focused on issues such as agriculture, energy, and infrastructure, advocating for policies that support North Dakota's economy and rural communities.
Director, talk about manpower. I know you are, I know, perennially short of manpower.
So you have a clear policy and procedure in place that requires that? That is in place now?
I am going to switch to the September 19 fence-jumper incident and just ask you to give me your report.
Director, on the Joint Operations Center (JOC), have you taken steps and are you confident that for any incident that might occur at the White House, that they have the communications capability to get everybody doing what they need to be…
How many of these are new people or additional people versus backfilling, because you have an attrition challenge, too?
We're in a global battle for market share as to who produces oil and gas in this country, and we're duking it out with OPEC.
What I am trying to understand is your follow-up now to ensure that an incident is properly reported up the chain.
It's the Keystone XL pipeline that has sort of become a metaphor for what we don't have in this country.
Just one other follow-up question on having adequate personnel, not only retaining adequate personnel, but also the training.
And you are confident now for an incident that occurs in one part of, for example, the White House complex, an officer or agent reports up, that your Joint Operations Center can fully take charge of the communications and have everybody…
So there needs to be some thought given and analysis as to what that retention policy needs to be, correct?
If the same event happened today, that on-duty supervisor, on-scene supervisor, should relay that information up to the deputy chief of the White House...
I rise today to speak in support of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act legislation that has been drafted and introduced by my good friends Senator John Cornyn of Texas and Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. The bill helps…
We are going to be doing reauthorization this year, so we are going to, obviously, be reauthorizing the program.
I have introduced, or I will be introducing legislation that addresses the sodium piece.
I would ask that you update us on that status and anything else you can do. Would you be willing to do that?
So economic impact right now, $90 billion from hunting and fishing. And you think with this expanded access that this legislation provides, we could increase that further, correct?
I think you are familiar with 'right to try' laws that a number of States have now passed...
I have legislations to do that. I have talked to Senator Isakson, who is the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee. He's supportive.





