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Theres no doubt that federal, state, and tribal resources professionally applied and in accord with scientifically proven policies can positively impact the crime rate. if you look at our cities, as mr. chairman, you noted, new york has dedicated itself over decades to highly effective, proactive, community-based policing. they saw 344 homicides last year. chicago, on the other hand, while only a third of the size of new york, logged more than twice as many murders. so our professionals in the d...

Years. the homicide rate increased 20% in two years. thats the -- and in 2015, the increase was the greatest in 49 years. i believe its a trend we must confront. the president understands this in one of his first executive orders, he directed us in simple terms to reduce crime in amer a america. we have heard that challenge, we embrace it, and we are setting about to do something about it. at the department of justice, we understand a key fact. and we all need to understand this. 85% of law enfo...

Crime increased across the united states. homicides, 8 .6% increase, cities like baltimore, chicago, missouri have seen massive increases in homicide. baltimore is on pace to top the number of homicides in new york city, even though the population is almost 8 million less. and this country continues to be mired in a national epidemic of overdose, death, and abuse of opioid drugs. over 47,000 people died in 2014. 50,000 died 2015. and last year, 64,000 people. now that we have a new administratio...

Ongoing. the department of justice is resolutely focused on dealing with the terrorism threats that we face. they are real, the military tells us we can expect not a reduction after isis is defeated, but maybe even an increase in attacks. the presidents executive order is an important step to ensuring that we know who is coming into our country. its a lawful, necessary, order that we are proud to defend. and indeed, most may not know, the supreme court has already vacated one courts injunction a...

Constitutional rights of all americans and to prosecuting hate crime violence. every american, regardless of race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation must be safe from violence and criminality. we will not shy away from defending first amendment rights. we stand ready to enforce federal law, to protect the right to speak and to assemble peacefully and to defend the free exercise of religion. were in the midst of the deadliest drug epidemic this country has ever seen. weve seen nothing like it....

Years, it will be lower if these policies are followed. i can assure you of that. our aim is not to see how many people can be incarcerated, but to focus on the most dangerous repeat offenders and actually reduce crime and violence in america. an effective crime reduction strategy also means starving criminal enterprises of their profits, the assets seizure and forfeiture program is one of the most effective tools congress has provided. i know a number of you are concerned about the operations o...

Committee, former colleagues and friends, i appreciate this opportunity. its an honor of a lifetime, you have to know, for me to serve as attorney general, of the united states of america. you can understand and know that with my 15 years in that department, and my 20 years in this committee, with oversight of that department, i understand the respondesibilities that i have, the duties i have to undertake, and ill do my best every day to be worthy of the trust youve placed in me. every single da...

Lower if these policies are followed. i can assure you of that. our aim is to see -- not to see how many people can be incarcerated, but to focus on the most dangerous repeat offenders and actually reduce crime and violence in america. an effective crime reduction strategy also means starving criminal enterprises of their profits. the asset and seizure forfeiture programs is one of the most effective tools congress has provided. a number of you are concerned about the operation of that program. ...

Committee, former colleagues and friends. i appreciate this opportunity. its an honor of a lifetime, you have to know, for me to serve as attorney general of the united states of america. you can understand and know that with my 15 years in that department and my 20 years in this committee with oversight of that department, i understand the august responsibilities i have and the duties that i have to undertake and ill do my best every day to be worthy of the trust youve placed in me. every singl...

The civil and constitutional rights of all americans and to prosecuting hate crime violence. every american regardless of race, religion, sex or sexual orientation must be safe from violence and criminality. we will not shy away from defending first amendment rights. we stand ready to enforce federal law, to protect the right to speak and to assembly peacefully and to defend the free exercise of religion. we are in the midst of the most deadly drug epidemic this country has ever seen. weve seen ...