Impacted staffing and the safety of corrections offices. Let me just finish by offering two recommendations to the committee to address this growing problem. First, i believe that congress can and should fund federal state and local task forces to focus on gangs. They could be modelled after the joint Terrorism Task forces and should have a Single National and coordinated infrastructure led primarily bay federal agency with significant input from local departments. These Regional Gang Task forces will need the full spectrum of support from centralized intelligence sharing and analysis to the prosecution in the u. S. Attorneys offices. Where federal grand juries and firm sentencing have the greatest impact on disrupting the gangs. The senate has previously enacted legislation to accomplish this purpose. But it was never approved by the house. Senator mccaskill, you mentioned that sometimes we have an impossible job. My last recommendation i urged congress to act to balance Citizens Righ
Impacted staffing and the safety of corrections offices. Let me just finish by offering two recommendations to the committee to address this growing problem. First, i believe that congress can and should fund federal state and local task forces to focus on gangs. They could be modelled after the joint Terrorism Task forces and should have a Single National and coordinated infrastructure led primarily bay federal agency with significant input from local departments. These Regional Gang Task forces will need the full spectrum of support from centralized intelligence sharing and analysis to the prosecution in the u. S. Attorneys offices. Where federal grand juries and firm sentencing have the greatest impact on disrupting the gangs. The senate has previously enacted legislation to accomplish this purpose. But it was never approved by the house. Senator mccaskill, you mentioned that sometimes we have an impossible job. My last recommendation i urged congress to act to balance Citizens Righ
The house is coming in at 9 00 for an early session. We will bring you live coverage gavel to gavel of that. The president earlier this morning met with the European Union leader. This is what one leader had to say after meeting with the president. On one area, first and foremost on counterterrorism. I dont have to explain why. There are some issues that remain open like climate and trade. Sure we can say have a common position and opinion about russia. When it comes to the conflict in seems we are on the same line. However, my main message to is we give our cooperation and friendship its deepest meaning. Freedom, human rights, respect for human dignity. Today is thetask consolidation of the free world around those values, not just our interest. Principles, this is what we should be saying. That was the leader of the European Union council. The president will later go on to italy for the g7 meeting. If you go to www. Cspan. Org, you can follow our programming there. Another story in th
Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf the United States house of representatives 115th congress, welcome to todays reath laying ceremony. Mr. Collins eternal god, we are thankful nor moment of remembrance for it is in the silence of this hall that we remember the sacrifices of those who have laid their life down in service to this country. We remember the brothers and the sisters in arms who willingly took on the responsibility and the burden of the defense of this country. We are thankful for their sacrifice and remembrance of their families. Who saw them leave but did not see them return. I pray that we will always remember that measure of devotion and that in every moment of silence we remember that we are here in great part by their sacrifice that we honor in this place on this day. For you have given us strength. Let us have the courage to act upon it. As these we remember from every branch of service. It is in your name we pray, amen. Since its founding after the civil war, the observa
Manchester. Americans are bond to our british friends by common language, culture and many other things such as common law. As a boy i remember the strength that to us americans to witness the courage of the british people as they stood strong in the battle of britain. We know the result of the british people will once again vanquish a common foe. Today i think we can speak to all members of the committee when i say god save the queen and god save great britain. We care great deal for friends overseas and we wish them the best. Todays hearing will have a dual focus. We will discuss the president s budget for fiscal year 2018 and ongoing efforts to reform our nations tax code. We are pleased to be joined here today by treasury secretary, Stephen Mnuchin will provide the ministrations perspective on these important issues. We welcome you back to the committee and as if this was your first Budget Hearing before this committee let me warning these hearings tend to be grueling, that is a ne