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Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost today admitted that her agency does not have a policy that governs the actual physical act of separating a child from his or her parents, and that the agency did not consult with child trauma experts prior to executing an Administration policy that separated thousands of children from their families.

The astonishing admission came during questions from Rep. Greg Stanton during today's House Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing examining the Administration's family separation policy.

Rep. Greg Stanton asks questions to panelists at the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's hearing "Examining How Federal Infrastructure Policy Could Help Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change."

Rep. Greg Stanton today announced new appointments to his Congressional staff in his Washington, D.C. and district office in Phoenix.

"We've built an incredibly strong and qualified team to serve the residents of Arizona's ninth district and advance our policy priorities," Stanton said. "I value the diverse experiences on my team and am confident that together, we're going work hard and deliver real results back home."

?PHOENIX – The President's national emergency declaration to build a border wall could have a significant negative impact on Arizona's Luke Air Force Base, jeopardizing $40 million in construction projects slated to support the base's F-35 fighter program.

The Administration's plan calls for diverting funds from FY 2019 military construction projects "under a little-known statute that allows the defense secretary to undertake military construction projects 'not otherwise authorized by law' when they are in support of troops deployed in a national emergency."

Mr. Stanton's statement, as submitted for the record:

"Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important hearing today to examine the impacts to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the recent 35-day partial government shutdown. I want to thank each of the witnesses for being here today and for sharing with us some of the impacts that resulted from the shutdown.

The government shutdown impacted 800,000 federal workers across the country and had an $11 billion impact on our economy according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Rep. Greg Stanton asks questions to panelist, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, at the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's hearing "The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investing in Our Nation's Infrastructure Cannot Wait."

As Prepared for Delivery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Member Rep. Greg Stanton delivered the following statement during the hearing, "Preventing Gun Violence: A Call To Action." Today's hearing on gun violence prevention was the first held by the House in eight years.

"Mr. Chairman,