Record to reflect the views of mr. Van hollen earlier about not having amendments where we can fully discuss in the house the twoyear funding for the syrian rebel army, and also to make sure that we do not have combat troops actively engaged in iraq. But, mr. Speaker, i am rising right now to strongly state my deep disappointment in a version of the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange act that was included in the National Defense authorization. Heres the National Defense authorization bill, and in here are some land bills. Now, one of the land bills in particular that have been included in here is extremely controversial and it is nongermane and will lead to the destruction of sacred sites for two major tribal nations in our country. And when it does that, when it destroys these sacred sites, it benefits a foreignowned Mining Company with troubling ties to the government of iran. Id like to submit for the record a long list of tribal organizations and other groups who oppose this proposal
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Long, and there are a lot of people who believe it will never change. He has given us his promised that it will change and it will be different because he is invested, and we will have to translate those words into action. A couple more calls. Lets hear from missouri. Hello. What i want to ask this representative about government is what is going to be done about the things regarding Michael Brown and mr. Garner . Something has to be done about those existing conditions it is obvious that we have gotten to the tilt point. This federal government must take over the policing that is happening at the state level, which is nothing but a continuation of jim crow laws. That someoneved did be so afraid of an unarmed that he was so t he has the right to murder people. Is it appropriate for a federal takeover . You made a point about Darren Wilson and whether the use of horse the use of force was excessive or not. The point that i find interesting is that he was 64, a badge, an entire police fo
With us on washington journal tomorrow. Now president obamas pick to be the next attorney general Loretta Lynch testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary committee from earlier today. [indiscernible] good morning. I welcome everyone to this very, very important hearing. Very important hearing. Before we start id like to state a few things. These are some ground rules, pretty much the same as what former chairman and my friend senator leahy and others have done stated in the past. I want everyone to be able to watch the hearing without obstruction. If people stand up and block the view of those behind them, or speak out of turn, its not fair or considerate to others. So officers would then remove those individuals. I know that theres a lot to protest regarding this administrations policies, but this isnt the time or place to do it. Before i turn to our Opening Statements, i wanted to go over a couple of housekeeping items and explain how were going to proceed. Se
The problem with where the Net Neutrality issue has gone is it is not focused on the substance, which there is a lot of consensus around. It is focused on the Legal Authority to drop to adopt rules. Our concern is they are going to undo a regulatory status now for over a decade. On cspan two. The Senate Judiciary committee recently held a confirmation hearing her attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch. She serves as the u. S. Attorney for the Eastern District of new york. She would replace current attorney general eric holder who has been with the Obama Administration since 2009. She would also be the first africanamerican woman to head the Justice Department. At this hearing she answered questions about immigration criminal sentencing, and cyber security, among many other topics. This portion is 4. 5 hours. Good morning. Before we start id like to state a few things. These are some ground rules, pretty much the same as what former chairman and my friend senator leahy and others have d