We will get started now with our last Panel Discussion of the day. This panel is titled a discussion on the department of justice grant opportunities for fiscal year 18 and identifying gaps for possible fiscal year 19 programs. This is the panel where you all get to hear how the department is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to Human Trafficking. Our panel will be moderated today by the honorable beth a. Williams. Beth was sworn in as assistant attorney general on august 21st, 2017, after unanimous confirmation by the United States senate. As a assistant attorney general for the office of legal policy, she served as the primary policy adviser to the United States attorney general and the Deputy Attorney general. And as the chief regulatory officer here at the department. Prior to becoming the assistant ag, miss williams is a litigation and appellate partner at a National Law Firm where her practice focused on complex commercial, securities and First Amendment litigati
Host we wanted to get your take on the Opioid Crisis. Call this number of ura republican. Among the economically stressed white americans, taking a toll along whites, hispanics and blacks. Since the beginning of the decade whites, 12 . Native americans and 18 . The overall death rate for americans and needs prime years rose 8 between 2018 and what it reflects is an outofcontrol epidemic. A lengthy piece in the Washington Post. He files a lawsuit against five pharmaceutical manufacturers. They helped cause ohios current Opioid Epidemic. Heres a little bit from the attorney general from mike dewine hearing on capitol hill late last week. The pharmaceutical companies beginning in the late 1990s tried to change the cultures. That purpose was for pain that goes on day after day. But is not terminal. They were very successful in doing that. In response to your question, one of the things i like to see these companies do, they can do it tomorrow and start, lawsuit or no lawsuit, is to spend s
Higgins who recently wrote about donald trump and his overseas investments. That is it for today. See you tomorrow. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] next, attorney general Loretta Lynch testifies before a House Committee about the Justice Departments 2017 budget request. Then, live at noon, republican president ial candidate john kasich holds a town hall meeting in nashville, tennessee. Campaign 2016 is take you on the road to the white house. Today is the South Carolina democratic primary. Our live coverage begins at 7 00 andern with Hillary Clinton bernie sanders. We will also get your reactions. Join us today. On wednesday, attorney general Loretta Lynch testified before a house panel about her departments 2017 budget request. She also talked about president obamas plan to close the andlity at Guantanamo Bay improving relat
Onondaga, there have been homeless encampments there on the build, theres been people squatting inside the building as of last year, the corner building and its also a part of the commercial corridor in district 11 that were trying desperate toy to bring up to viability and economic viability, weve made some really good improvements close by on that corner, but you know, being able to activate vacant buildings is going to be a major part of our effort to bring Economic Vitality to this part of San Francisco. And, clearly, we look at ways that San Francisco outside of district 11, outside of the southern neighborhoods have faired during our economic boom, weve seen a complete transformation of partser of the city, that hasnt happened in district 11 and thats really why i brought it forward, this supplemental, to help level the Playing Field for district 11 to see that we can get, while were having this boom, some of the wealth the citys been able to generate to come into our neighborhoo
Committee will come to order. Welcome to todays commerce, justice, and science subcommittee hearing examining the department of justices disco year 2016 budget request fiscal year. Let me welcome Loretta Lynch to her first hearing before this subcommittee as she assumes the important spots ability of serving as our nations chief Law Enforcement officer. Welcome. As you begin your twoyear term as attorney general, i believe it is critical for you to return the office of attorney general to its constitutional purpose which is to enforce the laws of the land, not the degrees and winds of the president. The president has a white House Counsel and pretty plenty of attorneys arguing for his point of view on immigration environmental regulations and more. The attorney general, i believe, is the servant of the loss and citizens of the United States, not the president. I want to encourage you, madam attorney general, to consider this perspective carefully as you begin your service in a job that