I am telling you, if we ever clean up plastics in the ocean, it will be because of these two folks and senator lee, and i wi be willing coconspirators. I have been told about this a lot, and im astounded by the problem mankind has created for the oceans. We can be better stewards of gods creation. We are going to have a hearing today about some solutions, and we are going to find a way to create some kind of fund that people can contribute to. I know they are doing it for the world bank, but i like the global fund idea where you come together under American Leadership to solve the problem. To our two colleagues, to live for your leadership. Senator leahy . Thank you, mr. Chairman. With all the jokinthat goes back and forth, it isafe to say that the chairman d i feel very strongly about this. We do want to help. Were inwhitehouse and vietm last year, and we met with the vietnamese officials and scientists to discuss Ocean Plastic pollution and had a great meeting, and we talked about a
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Half. Good morning. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation, we welcome those joining us on our heritage. Org website and the cspan network this morning. For those inhouse, check with our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off. Those watching online, youre welcome to send questions or comments, simply email the speaker at heritage. Org. We will post todays program on the heritage homepage for everyones future reference as well. Welcoming our guests, introducing the program is doctor ken holmes, acting Senior Vice President research, previously served as Vice President of foreign and defense policy studies and director of the davis institute, Founding Editor of the annual index of Economic Freedom which is the signature heritage publication of 2002 to 2005, served in the george w. Bush administration is assistant secretary of state for International Organization of affairs. [applause] thank you. Three minutes. Good morning, welcome to the Heritage Foundation. A pleasure to welcome y
Picture, now, after the decision, hundreds of protesters took to the street of ferguson. Some shaking a police car while officers responded with tear gas. Dozens of fires were set. And there are reports of stores being looted, a bat was used to break a window at a mcdonalds restaurant, entire used car lot was set on fire. St. Louis county police chief says whats happened overnight is much worse than the august protest. I dont think we were under prepared. But ill be honest with you, unless we bring 10,000 policemen in here, i dont think we can prevent folks that really are intent on just destroying a community. Now, ferguson also had some peaceful demonstrations, president obama appealed for calm and understanding, pleading with both residents and Police Officers to show restraint. As they do their jobs, in the coming days, they need to work with the community, not against the community, to distinguish the handful of people who may use the grand jurys decision as excuse for violence, d
This is the front page everybody woke up to in the town where joe biden was born, scranton, pennsylvania. See at top, city native joe biden accepts democratic nomination. Provinghath former Vice President rises from green ridge streets to lead the party. And rest of the front page. This is where it started, northeastern pennsylvania, biden backers hold watch parties to mark key moment. Look at this. Lower left, trump questions bidens local roots. This is the scranton paper. He said hes from here, hes not really from here. Dont believe it when he tells you hes from here. Were about five minutes away from President Trump saying that joe biden is from kenya too, hes not really from scranton. President questions bidens local roots. So those are bidens hometown papers this morning. Around the country today, including some of the states thought to be in play for the general election. Arizona republic on the left, biden takes dramatic mantle, i will draw on the best of us, quoting from the ap