‘We’ve Got to Start Having a Very Critical Look at Our Agencies’: Sheehy on DHS Functionality

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Ingraham Tim ░░░░░░░░ media of course is ░░░░░░░░ on this proposal that ░░░░░░░░ reportedly shared with reporters ░░░░░░░░ wanting to gut the ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security the ░░░░░░░░ claiming that you re ░░░░░░░░ on border security I ░░░░░░░░ to agree with you ░░░░░░░░ ve been pushing you ░░░░░░░░ to break up the ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ it s completely fat ░░░░░░░░ bureaucratic and not doing ░░░░░░░░ job Clarify for the ░░░░░░░░ what your plan actually ░░░░░░░░ SHEEHY It is since ░░░░░░░░ has the fix for ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy to create more ░░░░░░░░ When you have a ░░░░░░░░ of broken agencies putting ░░░░░░░░ whole new broken agency ░░░░░░░░ top doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ Creating the DHS in ░░░░░░░░ way that 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ a lot of sense ░░░░░░░░ was attempting to hone ░░░░░░░░ certain capabilities that we ░░░░░░░░ overlooked during our Cold ░░░░░░░░ years we were not ░░░░░░░░ to fight a counterterrorism ░░░░░░░░ However since then as ░░░░░░░░ ve continued to add ░░░░░░░░ agencies and functions but ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen is ░░░░░░░░ paper pushers more paper ░░░░░░░░ more officers more assistant ░░░░░░░░ of this and that ░░░░░░░░ very little actual additional ░░░░░░░░ My point with the ░░░░░░░░ is if we re ░░░░░░░░ to get our executive ░░░░░░░░ of government under control ░░░░░░░░ we have to do ░░░░░░░░ from a spending standpoint ░░░░░░░░ well as an authority ░░░░░░░░ We ve got to ░░░░░░░░ having a very critical ░░░░░░░░ at our agencies and ░░░░░░░░ sure they fit the ░░░░░░░░ The men and women ░░░░░░░░ DHS are working hard ░░░░░░░░ day to protect us ░░░░░░░░ know what they do ░░░░░░░░ ve served alongside them ░░░░░░░░ It s not the ░░░░░░░░ in the field doing ░░░░░░░░ job It s the ░░░░░░░░ around that that we ░░░░░░░░ to look at and ░░░░░░░░ sure it s actually ░░░░░░░░ its job and not ░░░░░░░░ pushing more paperwork around.”