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This meeting is about 90 minutes. We are joined by several members of our committee. Guests will share their perspectives. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these challenging times. I appreciate that so many members who have gathered today for this discussion. I am pleased the public will have an opportunity to listen. A lot of important work has been done responding to the covid crisis. This roundtable discussion follows a virtual roundtable held last week about ices covid19 in...

Where democrats on the House Judiciary Committee look at the Trump Administrations response to the Coronavirus Spread in u. S. Prisons and jails. This will minimize any interruptions or noise. Im want do have my video feed on during the entire roundtable, but if you prefer to participate through just audio or if you would like to be visible only when it is your time to speak, you are welcome to turn off your camera at any time. I want to briefly explain how this will work. I will make a few open...

Public will have an opportunity to listen to our conversation. A lot of important work over the last few weeks responding to the covid19 crisis. This follows in the virtual roundtable held last week, ices response at the detention facility. Taking time to participate in this roundtable, i think everyone in advance for what we have. I will turn it over to the subcommittee chair. Thank you. At the outset i want to provide a few guidelines that will help this roundtable goes smoothly. I ask that ev...

Accidents. And new secrets may emerge from egypts Great Pyramid of giza. A Hidden Chamber in the monument. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. North korea. I think we will solve. And if we dont solve it, its not going to be very pleasant for them. Its not going to be very pleasant i guess for anybody. Asia prepares for President Trump. We shouldnt expect any modulation in the language because of where he is . Well, i dont think the president really m...

Going to go down as a result of the refugee overflow. So a story being written. Priscilla gaines. I work a lot with professionals to deal with abuse. He said part of building resiliency is learning how to fail successfully. I love that. Could you talk a little bit about the youth and building resiliency through the parents and educators . Absolutely. I think we really do need to redefine what skills our Education System is trying to train for. Walter spoke eloquently in the last session about sc...

The work that has been done by the admiral. And strengthen this with other military partners out there and so we do have dependable relationships and partners out there that we can work with and depend upon to accomplish a broader effort. So i do think it is important. And we have those who share interests. I would ask you, general, we are going to be conducting these operations outside afghanistan, how effective without me. Throughout the region as well, if you would lose all of your forces wit...

To be very ju disdiciously used. Now mr. Conyers. Thank you, mr. Chairman, and i welcome the contributions of the witnesses. I cant emphasize too much how important this task force is in the judiciary committee, and im so glad that this discussion is taking place. Judge saris, the commissions act demonstrates that the 57,000 inmates eligible for the drugs minus 2 amendment are of color, black or hispanic. Would you agree that denying retroactivity would disproportionately impact minorities who h...

Government corruption. And fifth, criminal cases raising highly sensitive local issues. The Conference Also recommends that Congress Review existing federal criminal statutes with the goal of eliminating provisions that no longer serve an essential federal purpose, an idea that i know has been discussed at past hearings of this task force. Another pressing problem related to overcriminalization is the best of your knowled burgeoning problem of overpopulation, especially of crimes carrying a mand...

Those testifying this morning include the chair of the u. S. Sentencing commission along with representatives from the Justice Department as well as a federal public defender. It should get under way shortly. Its an early day on the house side of capitol hill with the house gaveling in at this hour. In fact, we expect votes in the house in about an hour and a half or so, 10 30 eastern, as they wrap up their legislative week. Also getting under way at this hour, house energy and commerce with a h...

Sunday at 4 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan3. Washington journal continues. Host joining us from our new york studio, Bernard Kerik, former new York City Police officer to Police Police a nomination a nominee to be the interim interior minister, and also a felon. What happened . I had advised president bush that i had hired an illegal anny and failedn to pay payroll tax. I went through a fiveyear investigation. In november of 2009 i pled eight felonies, most of which were related to my childrens nanny...