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As
a lawmaker who has
dedicated the last
12 years to working
on issues of
national security, I
have spent thousands
of hours in
classified briefings
on threats both
domestic and abroad.
I have traveled to
dozens of terrorism
hotspots around the
globe, meeting with
foreign dignitaries
and our intelligence
workers on the front
lines. No one more
strongly believes
that our first and
most important
responsibility is
the protection of
all Americans. We
must always
scrutinize any
foreigner who wants
to enter our country
for any reason.
Today,
the highest level of
security screening
of any category
traveler or
immigrant belongs to
refugees. Those
screenings involve
health checks,
biometric tests to
confirm identity and
multiple layers of
background checks
along with in-person
interviews by
specially trained
Department of
Homeland Security
officers....
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Councilman
David Marks-
by R -5
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This
summer, work started
on air conditioning
at Carney and Joppa
View Elementary
Schools.
The design phase is
in 2015, with
construction in
2016. Other
schools that serve
northeastern
Baltimore County
will also receive
air conditioning
over the next two
years.
Schoolchildren
deserve as safe and
comfortable an
environment as we
can provide
them. I am
proud that in the
Fifth District,
despite budget
limitations, we have
greatly reduced the
backlog of schools
that need air
conditioning.
In 2010, more than
20 schools needed
air conditioning;
today, we just need
to get two
programmed for
funding.
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