Bulletproof vest program, Critical Resources to enable state and local Law Enforcement jurisdiction to purchase their lifesaving vests. It is imperative the program be funded and reauthorized with Adequate Funding. Physical wellness is a huge part of an officers safety. A fit officer will be able to serve his or her Community Better as well as provide better support to his or her fellow officers. It is imperative chiefs promote wellness within their departments and encourage their officers to get regular physical checkups and exercise frequently. The iecp center for officer safety and wellness can be a resource for Law Enforcement in this area. The center promotes health and wellness as part of reducing officer injuries initiative. Iecp released the impact of fitness and weight on injuries fact sheet, reducing officer injuries final report, which highlights the importance of physical wellness. Recently iecp also released two resources examining the importance of officer nutrition. A gu
A house homeland o Security Committee hearing on u. S. Counterterrorism efforts. Cent ann ryan joins us shes the author of the recently released book the presidency in black and white my upclose view of three president s and race in america. Well be talking about that book. I want to start withwe w the president s trip this weekend to selma. Id thi what did this trips mean, not just to this president but the american presidency as a whole . You were there, you saw the president s speech. Not only was i there, i got ai there, ride down to selma on air force presid one with the president. I was part of a group of five black journalists who interviewed the president. Jo we got one question each in the conference room. Of t it was a lot of race questions, most of them were race sidency questions. But what it means to this nation and the presidency, john, race house plays and has played throughout ey hav the course of history and at the white house, and for each president they have dealt wi