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TOMORROW: Pfluger Joins Homeland Security Committee Field Hearing to Examine Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis “By Design” *MEDIA ADVISORY*

Washington D.C., March 14, 2023 | Lyssa Bell (202-225-3605)

MCALLEN, TEXAS -- Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 15 at 9:15 AM CT, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) will join House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) at a Full Committee field hearing in McAllen, Texas, outlining how the crisis at the Southwest border is a direct result of Secretary Mayorkas’ failure to enforce the laws of our country.   Full Committee Field Hearing Entitled, “Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis.”   NOTE: The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed online HERE. A media availability will immediately follow the hearing. Press must RSVP by emailing Lyssa.Bell@mail.house.gov by March 14 at 6pm CT.   DETAILS:   WHAT: A Full Committee field hearing to examine the direct link between President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas’ reckless border policies and the unprecedented crisis at the Southwest border.   DATE: Wednesday, March 15, 2023   TIME: 9:15 AM CT   LOCATION: South Texas College, Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence (RCPSE) 3901 S. Cage Blvd. Pharr, TX 78577   WITNESSES:   Panel I   The Honorable Raul L. Ortiz  Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Department of Homeland Security   Steven W. Cagan Assistant Director, Countering Transnational Organized Crime Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement   Panel II   Colonel Steven C. McCraw Director, Texas Department of Public Safety   Sheriff Brad Coe Kinney County, Texas   Chris Cabrera Vice President, National Border Patrol Council    Witness testimony can be found here.