FURTHER TO INVESTIGATE THIS ILLNESS, NEIL.
ILLNESS, NEIL. NEIL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
NEIL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHRISTINA COLEMAN.
CHRISTINA COLEMAN. C.D.C. SAYS THAT THE CORONAVIRUS
C.D.C. SAYS THAT THE CORONAVIRUS WILL LIKELY STAY BEYOND THIS
WILL LIKELY STAY BEYOND THIS YEAR.
YEAR. AND THE ACTING HOMELAND SECURITY
AND THE ACTING HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY, CHAD WOLF.
SECRETARY, CHAD WOLF. THANK YOU FOR I THINK JO--
THANK YOU FOR I THINK JO-- THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I TALKED ABOUT SOMEONE ON THE
I TALKED ABOUT SOMEONE ON THE BOAT OFF TO THE COAST OF JAPAN
BOAT OFF TO THE COAST OF JAPAN WHO DOESN’T WANT TO GET OFF AND
WHO DOESN’T WANT TO GET OFF AND DOESN’T WANT TO TAKE THE PLANE
DOESN’T WANT TO TAKE THE PLANE BACK TO THE UNITED STATES AND
BACK TO THE UNITED STATES AND NOT PSYCHED ABOUT REQUARANTINED
NOT PSYCHED ABOUT REQUARANTINED IN THE UNITED STATES.
IN THE UNITED STATES. ARE YOU RUNNING INTO FOLKS ON
ARE YOU RUNNING INTO FOLKS ON THAT SHIP OF A SIMILAR MIND?
THAT SHIP OF A SIMILAR MIND? THEY DON’T WANT TO GET OFF?
THEY DON’T WANT TO GET OFF? >> NO, NOT PARTICULARLY.
>> NO, NOT PARTICULARLY. LOOK, WE PUT A NUMBER OF
LOOK, WE PUT A NUMBER OF MEASURES IN PLACE.
MEASURES IN PLACE. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN VERY
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF
CLEAR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FIRST
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST.
AND FOREMOST. SO THE MEASURES THAT WE PUT IN
SO THE MEASURES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, WE WERE
PLACE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, WE WERE IN THE FIRST COUNTRY TO PUT
IN THE FIRST COUNTRY TO PUT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE,
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE, THE 11 AIRPORTS THAT WERE
THE 11 AIRPORTS THAT WERE SCREENING INDIVIDUALS, IT IS
SCREENING INDIVIDUALS, IT IS WORKING AS YOU INDICATED AT THE
WORKING AS YOU INDICATED AT THE TOP OF THE SEGMENT ONLY 15 CASES
TOP OF THE SEGMENT ONLY 15 CASES IN THE U.S., THAT’S BECAUSE OF
IN THE U.S., THAT’S BECAUSE OF THE MEASURES WE PUT IN PLACE SO
THE MEASURES WE PUT IN PLACE SO MAKING SURE THAT WE SCREEN ALL
MAKING SURE THAT WE SCREEN ALL THE FLIGHTS COMING FROM CHINA,
THE FLIGHTS COMING FROM CHINA, ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT’S BEEN IN
ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT’S BEEN IN CHINA IN THE LAST 14 DAYS NEEDS
CHINA IN THE LAST 14 DAYS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT NOT ONLY BY
TO BE CHECKED OUT NOT ONLY BY DHS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND
DHS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND C.D.C. PROFESSIONALS.
C.D.C. PROFESSIONALS. WE’RE DOING THAT.
WE’RE DOING THAT. WE’RE DOING IT IN THE AIR
WE’RE DOING IT IN THE AIR ENVIRONMENT AND MARITIME PORTS
ENVIRONMENT AND MARITIME PORTS OF ENTRY AND LAND PORTS OF ARE
OF ENTRY AND LAND PORTS OF ARE ENTRY.
ENTRY. THE PROCEDURES WE’VE PUT IN
THE PROCEDURES WE’VE PUT IN PLACE ARE WORKING.
PLACE ARE WORKING. >> SO FOR THOSE WHO OPT NOT
>> SO FOR THOSE WHO OPT NOT TAKING YOU UP ON FLYING BACK TO
TAKING YOU UP ON FLYING BACK TO THE UNITED STATES, ONE WAY OR
THE UNITED STATES, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ARE THEY’RE GOING TO
THE OTHER ARE THEY’RE GOING TO BE EXAMINED WHEN THEY’RE BACK IN
BE EXAMINED WHEN THEY’RE BACK IN THE UNITED STATES WHETHER ON
THE UNITED STATES WHETHER ON THIS PARTICULAR JET OR OTHER
THIS PARTICULAR JET OR OTHER MEANS IN THE FUTURE?
MEANS IN THE FUTURE? >> THAT’S CORRECT.
>> THAT’S CORRECT. THE MEASURES WE HAVE IN PLACE
THE MEASURES WE HAVE IN PLACE ARE SAYING IN PLACE FOR THE
ARE SAYING IN PLACE FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE.
FORSEEABLE FUTURE. WHETHER THEY COME BACK TO THE
WHETHER THEY COME BACK TO THE U.S. THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS OR
U.S. THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS OR SEVERAL WEEKS, THEY’RE MEDICALLY
SEVERAL WEEKS, THEY’RE MEDICALLY SCREENED BY DHS AS WELL AS
SCREENED BY DHS AS WELL AS C.D.C. PROFESSIONALS AND EITHER
C.D.C. PROFESSIONALS AND EITHER SELF-HOME QUARANTINED IN A SENSE
SELF-HOME QUARANTINED IN A SENSE OR QUARANTINED BY HEALTH
OR QUARANTINED BY HEALTH OFFICIALS.
OFFICIALS. NEIL: SECRETARY, DO WE KNOW WHAT
NEIL: SECRETARY, DO WE KNOW WHAT CAME OF THAT MEETING BETWEEN THE
CAME OF THAT MEETING BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND NEW YORK GOVERNOR
PRESIDENT AND NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO ON SETTLING THE
ANDREW CUOMO ON SETTLING THE SANCTUARY CITY PROGRAM AND ENTRY
SANCTUARY CITY PROGRAM AND ENTRY TO THE UNITED STATES.
TO THE UNITED STATES. >> WE DID HAVE A PRODUCTIVE
>> WE DID HAVE A PRODUCTIVE MEETING, BOTH THE GOVERNOR AND
MEETING, BOTH THE GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENT WANT TO FIND A
PRESIDENT WANT TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS.
SOLUTION TO THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A SOLUTION
I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS, BUT IT REQUIRES MAKING
TO THIS, BUT IT REQUIRES MAKING SURE THAT C.D.C. HAS ACCESS TO
SURE THAT C.D.C. HAS ACCESS TO FULLY VET TRUSTED TRAVELERS.
FULLY VET TRUSTED TRAVELERS. WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS NOW WITH
WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS NOW WITH NEW YORK STATE LAW RESTRICTED
NEW YORK STATE LAW RESTRICTED THAT ACCESS OR LIMITED THAT
THAT ACCESS OR LIMITED THAT ACCESS SO I’VE BEEN VERY CLEAR
ACCESS SO I’VE BEEN VERY CLEAR WITH THE GOVERNOR AND TALKED TO
WITH THE GOVERNOR AND TALKED TO HIM WE NEED THAT ACCESS TO VET
HIM WE NEED THAT ACCESS TO VET THE TRUSTED TRAVELERS.
THE TRUSTED TRAVELERS. AND WE NEED ACCESS TO THE DATA
AND WE NEED ACCESS TO THE DATA BASE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT,
BASE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, CUSTOMS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
CUSTOMS AND NATIONAL SECURITY RELATED REASONS.
RELATED REASONS. ANYTIME WE’RE BUILDING UP SAIL
ANYTIME WE’RE BUILDING UP SAIL LOWS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IS
LOWS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IS DANGEROUS.
DANGEROUS. WE SEE A NUMBER OF STATES GOING
WE SEE A NUMBER OF STATES GOING THIS ROUTE AND WE’RE TAKING
THIS ROUTE AND WE’RE TAKING ACTION NOT ONLY IN THE FORM OF
ACTION NOT ONLY IN THE FORM OF WHAT WE DID LAST WEEK, BUT ALSO
WHAT WE DID LAST WEEK, BUT ALSO THROUGH LAWSUITS, DEPARTMENT OF
THROUGH LAWSUITS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AS A PARTNER AND WE’RE
JUSTICE AS A PARTNER AND WE’RE SUING THESE LOCALITIES BECAUSE
SUING THESE LOCALITIES BECAUSE IT’S DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY,
IT’S DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, SECURITY, AND AGAIN, BUILDING UP
SECURITY, AND AGAIN, BUILDING UP THESE SILOS.
THESE SILOS. WHAT WE LEARNED AFTER 9/11, YOU
WHAT WE LEARNED AFTER 9/11, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT THE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT THE DOTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS
DOTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER AND SHARE
TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER AND SHARE INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. WHEN STATES DECIDE TO PUT UP A
WHEN STATES DECIDE TO PUT UP A WALL BETWEEN THAT INFORMATION,
WALL BETWEEN THAT INFORMATION, THAT BECOMES DANGEROUS.
THAT BECOMES DANGEROUS. NEIL: I’M CURIOUS WHY WE HAVEN’T
NEIL: I’M CURIOUS WHY WE HAVEN’T HAD A FOLLOW UP FOR THIS,
HAD A FOLLOW UP FOR THIS, MR. SECRETARY, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY
MR. SECRETARY, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY NEW YORK WANTS TO REMAIN A
NEW YORK WANTS TO REMAIN A SANCTUARY STATE FOR THE MOST
SANCTUARY STATE FOR THE MOST PART.
PART. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS
SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS WOULD BE FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON
WOULD BE FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON THOSE WHO TRY TO GET INTO THIS
THOSE WHO TRY TO GET INTO THIS COUNTRY OR GET CHECKED AND
COUNTRY OR GET CHECKED AND SCREENED WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN
SCREENED WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN THIS COUNTRY AND LEAVE IT AT
THIS COUNTRY AND LEAVE IT AT THAT?
THAT? >> WELL, WE’RE CERTAINLY LOOKING
>> WELL, WE’RE CERTAINLY LOOKING AT THAT.
AT THAT. OBVIOUSLY, THAT’S WHAT NEW YORK
OBVIOUSLY, THAT’S WHAT NEW YORK WOULD LIKE TO DO AND I’M
WOULD LIKE TO DO AND I’M CONCERNED MAKING SURE THAT CDP
CONCERNED MAKING SURE THAT CDP WITH DO THEIR CUSTOMS JOB.
WITH DO THEIR CUSTOMS JOB. THAT WE HAVE CDP OFFICES AT
THAT WE HAVE CDP OFFICES AT BUFFALO AND ELSEWHERE, MAKING
BUFFALO AND ELSEWHERE, MAKING SURE THAT THEY’RE ABLE TO SCREEN
SURE THAT THEY’RE ABLE TO SCREEN INDIVIDUALS AND SCREEN
INDIVIDUALS AND SCREEN INDIVIDUALS COMING INTO THE
INDIVIDUALS COMING INTO THE COUNTRY AND USE THAT NEW YORK
COUNTRY AND USE THAT NEW YORK DATA BASE TO DO JUST THAT AND
DATA BASE TO DO JUST THAT AND RIGHT NOW THEY CANNOT SCREEN
RIGHT NOW THEY CANNOT SCREEN INDIVIDUALS COMING INTO THE
INDIVIDUALS COMING INTO THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. AND IF WE SEE A CAR AT A PORT OF
AND IF WE SEE A CAR AT A PORT OF ENTRY AND FIND NARCOTICS IN IT,
ENTRY AND FIND NARCOTICS IN IT, HOW DO WE DETERMINE, WHAT ARE
HOW DO WE DETERMINE, WHAT ARE THEIR ASSOCIATIONS AND
THEIR ASSOCIATIONS AND CONNECTING THOSE DOTS AND
CONNECTING THOSE DOTS AND SHARING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHARING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION THAT’S CRITICALLY
INFORMATION THAT’S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR JOB AND RIGHT
IMPORTANT TO OUR JOB AND RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE STATE OF NEW
NOW BECAUSE THE STATE OF NEW YORK PASSED OUR LAW, WE’RE
YORK PASSED OUR LAW, WE’RE UNABLE TO DO THAT.
UNABLE TO DO THAT. >> ARE YOU WORRIED THAT A
>> ARE YOU WORRIED THAT A BOOMERANGS ON YOU AND MORE TO
BOOMERANGS ON YOU AND MORE TO THE POINT THAT THE PEOPLE TRYING
THE POINT THAT THE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET INTO THE COUNTRY AND THE
TO GET INTO THE COUNTRY AND THE NEW YORK COURT IS AN INVESTMENT
NEW YORK COURT IS AN INVESTMENT HAVEN TO SAY NOTHING OF JUST A
HAVEN TO SAY NOTHING OF JUST A DESTINATION HAVEN, THAT THAT
DESTINATION HAVEN, THAT THAT COULD BE IN JEOPARDY, THAT THIS
COULD BE IN JEOPARDY, THAT THIS COULD WHAMMY US ECONOMICALLY.
COULD WHAMMY US ECONOMICALLY. >> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE THE
>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
ABILITY TO DO THAT. TO THIS DAY, NEW YORK DOES NOT
TO THIS DAY, NEW YORK DOES NOT ALLOW US TO VET TRUSTED
ALLOW US TO VET TRUSTED TRAVELERS THROUGH THEIR DATA
TRAVELERS THROUGH THEIR DATA BASE.
BASE. THAT’S A SECURITY, AND
THAT’S A SECURITY, AND JEOPARDIZES THREE OR FOUR OTHER
JEOPARDIZES THREE OR FOUR OTHER PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS. BEFORE I SHUT IT DOWN ACROSS THE
BEFORE I SHUT IT DOWN ACROSS THE BOARD, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, I
BOARD, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, I DON’T WANT TO DO THAT AND WE
DON’T WANT TO DO THAT AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE
HAVE TO LOOK AT THE VULNERABILITY THAT NEW YORK
VULNERABILITY THAT NEW YORK CREATED WHEN THEY PASSED THIS
CREATED WHEN THEY PASSED THIS LAW.
LAW. THAT’S WHAT THEY’VE DONE NOW AND
THAT’S WHAT THEY’VE DONE NOW AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO TALK WITH THE
WE’LL CONTINUE TO TALK WITH THE GOVERNOR AND AGAIN THIS WEEK,
GOVERNOR AND AGAIN THIS WEEK, I’M SURE TO FIND THE SOLUTION.
I’M SURE TO FIND THE SOLUTION. WE WANT TO DO THAT, BUT THE
WE WANT TO DO THAT, BUT THE PRECEDENT THAT IS--
PRECEDENT THAT IS-- THAT NEW YORK HAS DONE HERE,
THAT NEW YORK HAS DONE HERE, RESTRICTING ACCESS TO CVP AS
RESTRICTING ACCESS TO CVP AS WELL AS TO ICE, TO DO THEIR LAW
WELL AS TO ICE, TO DO THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT MISSION, PUTS THE
ENFORCEMENT MISSION, PUTS THE NEW YORK RESIDENTS AT JEOPARDY.
NEW YORK RESIDENTS AT JEOPARDY. >> DO YOU KNOW WHETHER THE
>> DO YOU KNOW WHETHER THE GOVERNOR AND THE PRESIDENT, YOU
GOVERNOR AND THE PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW, LEFT ON GOOD TERMS?
KNOW, LEFT ON GOOD TERMS? DID IT GET NASTY, WHAT?
DID IT GET NASTY, WHAT? >> NO, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS A
>> NO, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS A PRODUCTIVE MEETING.
PRODUCTIVE MEETING. I WAS IN THE MEETING.
I WAS IN THE MEETING. IT WAS A CORDIAL MEETING AND
IT WAS A CORDIAL MEETING AND WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THE
WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THE VULNERABILITY THAT I’VE OUTLINED
VULNERABILITY THAT I’VE OUTLINED HERE AND WE AGREED TO GO AWAY
HERE AND WE AGREED TO GO AWAY AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND
AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND I THINK WE WILL FIND A SOLUTION,
I THINK WE WILL FIND A SOLUTION, BUT WE’VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO,
BUT WE’VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO, AGAIN, SHARE THAT INFORMATION
AGAIN, SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
OFFICERS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, SO THEY CAN
HOMELAND SECURITY, SO THEY CAN DO THEIR JOB.
DO THEIR JOB. I’M NOT WILLING TO CUT CORNERS
I’M NOT WILLING TO CUT CORNERS AND ENROLL PEOPLE IN TRUSTED
AND ENROLL PEOPLE IN TRUSTED TRAVELERS PROGRAMS THAT WE