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The construction of the National Biodefense facility in kansas, both of which could be delay and lead to associated higher costs. Also at risk are the badly needed security upgrades at the white house complex and the issuing of state and local terrorism prevention and response grants so critical to supporting our local first responders. These are just a few of the negative consequences of not fully funding our department of Homeland Security. Madam speaker, nothing can be gained by another stopgap funding measure but much can be lost. We should not allow ourselves or the American People to be ...

Let the world know about our values. And i think whats been happening here over the last few years is the fact that weve retreated in the world. And when we retreat, it creates a vacuum. Now when we retreat, what does that mean . Well, it means our friends are not sure who we are. And it even confuses our enemies and emboldens our enemies in a lot of ways. Now i think its really important we dont try to travel around the world remaking every country in the image of america. But it is important that we can assert ourselves, and, you know, i think i was the first leading republican that i know o...

Screeria nigeria. Secretaries lay out Agency Priorities at this Years National league of cities conference. Next, the Senate Judiciary Committee Hears testimony from sally yates on her nomination to be the next Deputy Attorney general. She currently serves as the acting Deputy Attorney general and was nominated by president obama last january. Topics addressed included mandatory minimum sentencing, the president S Immigration executive order human sex trafficking, and countering violent extremism. This runs an hour and 50 minutes. Out of respect for congressman lewis and senator isaacson and i...

Access network would cost. Im out of time. Thank you. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Thank you to you and the Ranking Member for holding this important hearing. As a former prosecutor and cochair along with senator burr of the 911 caucus in the senate, i know how important it is to support our First Responders. Im also the state that had that bridge collapse and while everyone saw on tv the First Responders show up and repeatedly dive into that water to look for survivors and all the work of the Emergency Responders, what people didnt see were the 77 men and women at the Minneapolis Emerge...

Resources that would go to prosecutors, and federal agents to be able to investigate and prosecute crimes, are being diverted to the bureau of prisons. The bureau of prisons now takes up almost twothirds of the departments budget. Thats really untenable and unsustainable. So i believe that mandatory minimum sentences are an important tool. But we but that we need to use that tool effectively. Senator blumenthal . Thanks, mr. Chairman. At the outset id like to ask permission to include in the record a statement from senator patrick leahy, our colleague from vermont, in support of ms. Yates nomi...