Dismantling Transnational Criminal Organizations. I would like to welcome the members of the subcommittee and express my appreciation to witnesses for being here today. The chair now recognizes himself for an opening statement, for which i will deliver mr. Kings opening statement. Law enforcement officers use many weapons to fight terrorism and crime on our streets. Some of these weapons, such as badges, guns and squad cars are easy to see. They are the hallmarks of police work. There are other weapons, however, that are harder to identify but every bit as vital. Among these less visible weapons, access to timely and Accurate Information is often times the difference between a successful investigation and an unsolved crime. In todays threat environment, much of the information needed by Law Enforcement in the United States is generated overseas. This is particularly true when it comes to combatting complex Transnational Criminal Organizations that threaten our safety here at home. Thes
Well have oral argument on that case late they are week on the cspan networks. The house is gaveling in. Live votes will be at 6 30 here on cspan. Le 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass s. 772, the ashlynne apple bert act. In Indian Country to lerk s. 772, an act amend the protect act to make Indian Tribes eligible for amber alert grants. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona, mr. Biggs, and the gentleman from maryland, mr. Raskin, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. Mr. Biggs mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks and include extraneous materials on s. 772, currently under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Biggs mr. Speaker, im honored to be the
Holy see, thank you, sir, for your time. Guest thanks for having me on. Host well bring you now to the floor of the house. Theyre about to gavel in. Well bring you gaveltogavel coverage here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Gracious god we give you thanks for giving us another day. The members of this peoples house will be leaving for the memorial day recess. As they meet with their respective constituents, give them the gifts of wisdom and discernment that in their words and actions they will do justice, love with mersy, and walk humbly with you. May they also have the attentiveness that is called for to hear the concerns of those whom they represent. On this weekend especially, we remember those men and women who have given their lives in service to our country. Bless them with everlasting peace and give consolation and peace to those who mourn them. May all that is done be for yo
Doing legislation to put it on the table. That is just one thing but there is many issues around this. Absolutely. The reason it feels straisk to write a letter and take a couple months to figure what the letter is but it is complicated and layered issue and think we want to make sure that if we are going take this step wlaurfb level it ends up being we want to address key issues with long term impacts and help us move forward. This letter approach is consistent withi actually read the minutes from the last meeting and we actually talked about these issues to try to get the tmc and other shuttle buses to see how they could be a part the vision zero solution. Absolutely. To the shuttle buses, the mta has held the first two meet jgz have a Quarterly Working Group of large vehicle operator jz not just tour buses it is commune shuttles and trucks and carriers and teamsters who meet quarterly to diss cus the isaoos. Identifying issues they are seeing but also talk about issues we are observ