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Pete Flores , acting commissioner for

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Customs and Border Protection .

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So our mission within CBP for this

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inauguration is really to ensure that

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we have a safe and smooth transition of

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our presidents . Uh , this year , so I ,

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we , what we believe here , right , we

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have a significant expertise in what we

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bring . Our employees from a national

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security perspective , from a tactical

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perspective , from a capabilities

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perspective , have a lot to add to

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ensure that we have a safe , secure ,

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and orderly transition of power . OK .

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A lot of planning went into what we're

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doing today , months in regards to what

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we're doing , what were , what were the

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needs , what were the asks , and what

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could we fulfill in order to ensure

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that we have a smooth and safe

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transition of power . So meetings with

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our LFCs that handle this and our

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deputy LFC . meetings with our

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components , the leadership of each of

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our law enforcement arms within CBP to

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ensure that we have the right assets

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and the right people coming to do this .

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So what we've done , we've overall ,

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including the parade , we have over 700

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people attached to this inauguration .

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From aerial surveillance and what we're

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doing on the water , men and women ,

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agents and officers on the ground ,

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guarding and protecting areas of

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interest , personnel , uh , tactical ,

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plain clothes , and uniform doing this

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throughout the inauguration .

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Yeah , the challenge for us is gonna be

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what the scope of the change is . Our

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employees are prepared , tactically ,

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they know what to do . Professionally ,

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they know how to handle this .

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Equipment wise , they're well equipped .

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They have the knowledge and skill set

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to do this . What we're facing now are

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any significant changes to where they

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will be positioned , what they're

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expected to do , but we know that they

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have the capability to do it . For me ,

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this isn't our first significant event ,

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not our first inauguration , but what

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this means for us , the importance of

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having CBP and our employees there is

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that other law enforcement agencies

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realize what our capabilities are ,

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with the skill sets our employees bring ,

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and realize it takes us , they need us

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in order to help make this successful .

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So I would say that . These are

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historic events . Our employees that

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participate in these events should

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realize that , that they're

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participating in a historic event where

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you have significant law enforcement

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personnel jointly participating to

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ensure . That this historic event goes

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as expected , peaceful , safe and

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secure . So being a part of that , my

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career is a significant has significant

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meaning for me because it should have

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significant meaning for our employees

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and this country . So