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The working families of discussion are prepared to take on the big money interests. Dont tell my wife that. She does not necessarily agree. Of power to turn off the tv right now. On the other hand i understand political realities. When you take on the billionaire, it aint easy. And if i do something i want to do well and it is important not just from my ego. It is important for millions of people who share the same set of beliefs that ill. So to so to do it well we would have to put together the strongest Grassroots Movement in the modern history of this country. Millions of people are saying ...

Over 146 officer fatalities per year. That is a shocking number. One officer killed somewhere in america every 60 hours. All right. But the good news is that numbers are going down. If you go back to the 1970s we were averaging 231 officers killed in the line of duty each and every year. That means the 146 number i cited is 37 lower than it was 40 years ago. That is at a time we have double number of officers serving and putting themselves at risk. Would you have expected that number would have gone up, not down. There are a number of factors that are responsible for that and i have enumerated...

We have one on skype. Well start with chief zachery, the Public Safety director woodway, texas, and immediate past president of the International Association of chiefs of police. Yost, good to have you. Thank you, sir. Thanks for inviting me to testify today. My name is yost zachery, immediate past president of the im sorry i wasnt able to join you in person today. I intended to but my flights were canceled. I began Law Enforcement dispatcher woodway in 1979 and im still there today and currently serve as a chief and a director of the Public Safety department. One of my main duties as a chief ...

Im proud to be a part of. Its jointly under the auspices of the cops office and the bureau of justice assistance. This is done tremendous good in training more than 15,000 officers across this country. Finally, hes increased the federal grant money thats gone to groups like ours and others who are focused on officer safety and wellness. Those are just some great examples of the leadership hes provided. I dont think its any coincidence that as a result of all of those efforts, the last two years now, weve seen fewer Law Enforcement fatalities than any year for the last 50. Thats a great credit ...

Democratic leader harry reid announces morning that he will not seek reelection after five terms in the senate. He released a video statement this morning that reads and part, this accident has allowed me to have a little bit of downtime, i have had time to ponder. As a result, i will not run for reelection. Heres a look at a portion of the video where he talks about his plans for the remainder of the term. Senator reid this accident has caused us for the first time to have downtime. I have had time to ponder and think. We have to be more concerned about the country, the senate, the state of n...