Regarding a democratic motion to begin work on a bill dropping the Justice Department from supporting lawsuits to strike the Affordable Care act. Live now to the floor of the u. S. Senate on cspan 2. Eternal god, our heavenly father, we cry to you, but sometimes you seem so far away. In our despair you sometimes seem distant, and we are tempted to surmise that we are all alone. When we shout, we seem to hear the echoes of our anguish. Nonetheless, we know that you are holy, mighty, and good. We have trusted you too long to let go. Empower our senators for these challenging times. Remove from their minds all bitterness and contempt for one another. Keep their hearts clean, their spirits courageous, and their minds clear, as they face these daunting times. We pray in your omnipotent name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation unde
Chicago, president as well. From the dea the special agent in charge is present and from the u. S. Marshals service the chief deputy and chief inspector. Also with me up here are two other United States attorneys. We have my counterpart from the Northern District of illinois. Toms office and my office, we Work Together frequently on combating illegal trafficking of firearms across our common border between indiana and illinois. And finally my colleague justin hurtman whos the u. S. Attorney in cleveland and Northern District of ohio is here and quarterbacking the u. S. Department of just nationwide efforts on operation legend. Were here today to discuss a critically important topic, Violent Crime in chicago. As attorney general barr has made clear the most basic responsibility of government is to protect the safety of our citizens for those of us in Law Enforcement our top priority is to keep people safe. For much of this year chicago and many other cities have experienced significant
William barr held a News Conference in chicago today the federal response to protest across the country. It is what he had to say. Good morning and thank you all for being here. In the u. S. Attorney for the district of illinois. Id like to start this morning but taking it to introduce you to my Law Enforcement colleagu colleagues, some of whom you will hear from in a few moments. We are honored to have attorney general william barr with us today. We have acting director, regina and the special agent, kristin here as well. We also have from the fbi, deputy director, dave. We also have special agent in charge of the fbi here in chicago. The dea special agent in charge, robert u. S. Marshal sargent, david and chief inspector, diego. Also are two other u. S. Attorneys. My counterpart of the Northern District of illinois, tom. Tom sat in my office and worked together frequently on combating illegal trafficking of firearms across our common border between indiana and illinois. My colleague,
Good morning, and thank you for being here. Im the United States attorney for the Northern District of illinois. I would like to start this morning by taking a moment to introduce you to my Law Enforcement colleagues, some of them you will hear from in a few moments. We are honored to have attorney general william barr here with us today. From the atf we have acting director Regina Lombardo and a special agent in charge in chicago is here as well. Dave. E Deputy Director we also have the special agent in charge of the fbi here in chicago present as well. From the dea, special agent in charge is present. We have chief deputy u. S. Arshal and the chief inspector also up here are two other United States attorneys. We have my counterpart from the Northern District of illinois. And my office, we Work Together frequently combating illegal trafficking of firearms across our common border between indiana and illinois. And my colleague justin, who is the u. S. Attorney in cleveland, the Norther
Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for joining us at this remote press conference. Constitution avenue entrance to this building is a latin inscription that translates, everything is created by law and order. That ancient principal still holds true. Our free Society Depends on the rule of law, the assurance ordinary citizens can go about their lives without being subject to arbitrary violence or fear. When the rule of law breaks down, the promise of america does also. Our nation is confronting two serious challenges to the rule of law. The first is a longstanding one that was recently crystallized and driven home by the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. The video of the Police Conduct in this episode, as i said before, is harrowing. When you watch it, and imagine that one of your own loved ones was being treated this way, and begging for their life, it is impossible for any normal human being not to be struck to the heart with horror. This matter is being pursued both the state