Cspan is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Host congressman bob latta is the Top Republican on the subcommittee on communications and technology, arguably the most significant subcommittee when it comes to technology and telecommunications in the congress. He is against this week on the communicators. Congressman latta, what has your subcommittee been up to . Guest the good news is for the american citizens whether on the telephone, we passed the robocall legislation. Thats significant because when you think of the almost 50 billion robocalls that are made every year into this country, its going to hopefully provide relief to the american citizens out there. Its important because a lot of people say one of the top issues people contact me about, and its also the top issue that the fcc and the ftc receive every year is about robocalls. People say to me i thought i signed up for this do not call list, what happened . Unfo
Department on august 21, 2017, after unanimous confirmation in the United States senate. As that of the office of legal policy, assistant attorney general williams oversees the departments policymaking functions and serves as a covice chair of the attorney general task force on religious liberty. She bravely serve as special counsel for the United States Senate Committee on the judiciary can work in private practice and serve as a law clerk to judge Richard Wesley of the United States court of appeals for the second circuit. Please join me in welcoming to the stage assistant attorney general beth williams. [applause] thank you, john, for your kind introduction. Im honored to beer to facilitate a a discussion about the administrations efforts to combat antisemitism. Im also honor to serve in the departments stand for the rights of all americans including those of jewish faith to worship and safety into practice their religion freely. As we were going the last panel one important way tha
Policy beth williams. Assist at that particular time attorney general williams was sworn into the department on august 21st, 2017 after unanimous confirmation in the United States senate. As the head of the office of legal policy, assistant attorney general williams overseas the policymaking functions and serves as the covice chairman of the attorney general on religious liberty. A. A. G. Williams served as special council for the United States Senate Committee on the judiciary. Worked in private practice and served as a law clerk to richard c. Wesley of the United States court of appeals for the second circuit. Please join me in welcoming to the stage assistant attorney general beth williams. [applause] thank you, john, for your kind introduction. Im honored to be here to fa still tate a instruction of the administrations effort to ombat antisemitism. Also want people to worship freely. One important way that the department protects those rights is by investigating and prosecuting hat
Williams. Sworn in after a confirmation by the United States senate. As assistant attorney general, she serves as the primary and as the chief regulatory officer here at the department. Prior to becoming the assistant ag she was a litigation and pel ant partner where she focused on First Amendment litigation. From 20005 to 2006 severed as special counsel and assisted with a and associate justice sam mall junior to the United States Supreme Court. She graduate from the Harvard College with a degree in history and literature and earned her law degree from harvard law school. As the harvard journal of law and Public Policy and i turn it over to beth williams. Thank you so much patrick. On behalf of ft office of legal policy, i want to thank the attorney general, the and associate attorney general and rachel for their leadership on this t. Im proud to be working with the department to take steps to fight Human Trafficking. Im happy to with here with this panel discussing the department of
We will get started now with our last Panel Discussion of the day. This panel is titled a discussion on the department of justice grant opportunities for fiscal year 18 and identifying gaps for possible fiscal year 19 programs. This is the panel where you all get to hear how the department is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to Human Trafficking. Our panel will be moderated today by the honorable beth a. Williams. Beth was sworn in as assistant attorney general on august 21st, 2017, after unanimous confirmation by the United States senate. As a assistant attorney general for the office of legal policy, she served as the primary policy adviser to the United States attorney general and the Deputy Attorney general. And as the chief regulatory officer here at the department. Prior to becoming the assistant ag, miss williams is a litigation and appellate partner at a National Law Firm where her practice focused on complex commercial, securities and First Amendment litigati