Thank you, senator. From my perspective, having joined as a correctional officer in 1988 and around that time the bureaus population was a little more than 60,000. I think historically when you book at the bureau of prisons and go back from 1940 to 1980, the bureaus population pretty much remained flat for many, many years in excess of 20,000. So in 1980, which is the primary target for this discussion, we, as an agency, we had approximately 24,000 inmates in the federal system. We had less than 9,000 employees, 41 institutions and able to operate the entour bur en tour bureau of prisons for 330 million. So when you look at the increase from 1980 to 2013, we were at more than 800 as far as the growth of the population. And our staffing didnt keep pace with that growth. And with our mission, where we are tasked with anyone and everyone who is convicted and turned over to the department of justice and placed in the care of the bureau of prisons, we have a job to do, a significant job. An
The presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the ayes are 53, the nays are 45. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, randolph d. Moss of maryland to be United States district judge for the district of columbia. The presiding officer under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the may nomination. A senator mr. President . Mr. Leahy i ask consent all time be yielded back. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection all time is yielded back. Mr. Leahy i withhold that request. I yield back my time on this side. The presiding officer the senator from georgia is recognized. Mr. Isakson on behalf of myself and is senator chambliss from georgia the presiding officer the chamber will come to order. Mr. Isakson we would like the senate to look favorably. We could appreciate y
The presiding officer are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote . If not the yeas are 53, the nays are 47. The amendment is agreed to. There are now two minutes of debate on mcconnell amendment 836. The senate will be in order. The majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President i believe the next Second Amendment number 836. The presiding officer the senator is correct. Mr. Mcconnell let me just say to my colleagues this is an amendment that ought to pass 1000. Let me tell you why. The administrator of e. P. A. Testified in the last couple of weeks she doesnt are have the authority under the Clean Power Plans to cut off state roads and bridges funds. So today with my friends from kentucky and oklahoma, ive introduced an amendment thats really quite simple. It says washington bureaucrats shouldnt be allowed to punish innocent americans by threatening the roads and bridges they use. Just because a citizens state may take a waitandsee approach a waitandsee approach as cour
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