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>> The men and women of CBP

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bring a level of expertise, knowledge, importance

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that they can make a huge difference

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in making the American public feel safer

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and working with our state and local partners, that is unprecedented.

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The important part, too, is that we bring assets that no one else has.

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We're going to be doing radiation inspections.

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We're inspecting cargo and vehicles, particularly for explosive devices.

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You know, I know that there'll be thousands of vehicles

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that will end up being inspected by our folks.

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And we know as good as the technology is,

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it's only as good as the people operating it.

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And when you look at the level of experience that they have,

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we have one operator that's inspected well over 60,000 vehicles.

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That's pretty impressive.

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And we have air assets and Black Hawk helicopters that make a huge difference.

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Besides the important role of securing our nation's borders

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and protecting this country from terrorism,

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we also have a huge economic role.

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We have to make sure that our traders, our manufacturers and our consumers

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are protected from counterfeit goods.

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I couldn't be more proud of the work that they're doing,

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whether it's the inspections of vehicles

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or whether it's the air assets or all the other things

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that they bring to the table because of their skills, knowledge and abilities.