On hercan watch this website. We will now take you to the floor of the u. S. House. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order o. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. February 26, 2018. I hereby appoint the honorable dan new house to act as speaker pro tempore dan new houses to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, sprine, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the 2018, the nuary 8, chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate p. M. Ue beyond 1 50 each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Abraham, for five minut
Committee will come to order. Mr. Debty attorney general, welcome to the commerce justice and science appropriations subcommittee which we will be hearing in department of justice fiscal year 2018 budget request. Im pleased to welcome you here to your first hearing before this subcommittee and im grateful that you and attorney general sessions have brought new desperately needed leadership to the doj. Youre input is helpful and necessary as we review the present Spending Priorities in order to ensure the countrys National Security and Law Enforcement needs are funded appropriately and sufficiently. This is a challenge in budget climates as you know. As Violent Crime has risen, the president proposes to decrease funding to the department of justice by 637 million in 18 for a new total of 28. 3 billion. Since the start of the new administration and during the early days of your tenure as the Deputy Attorney general im pleased that the department is refocusing on these core mission of enf
Appropriation committee which we will hear in the fiscal year 2018 budget request. I am grateful that you and the attorney general brought the leadership to the og. Your input is helpful and necessary as we reviewed the priorities for the Justice Department to ensure that National Security and Law Enforcement is funded appropriately and sufficiently. This is a challenging budget climate as you know. Violent crime has risen and terrorists have escalated fiscal constraints. The president proposes to decrease funding at the department of justice for 630 million in a team for the new total of 28. 3 billion. Since the start of the new administration in the early days of the tenure as Deputy Attorney general, im pleased the department is refocusing on the core mission of enforcing a donations constitution and newly enacted laws. Its critical to target the finite lawenforcement resources towards the worst criminals in our society and i agree with the attorney generals productive to go after t
Appropriation committee which we will hear in the fiscal year 2018 budget request. I am grateful that you and the attorney general brought the leadership to the og. Your input is helpful and necessary as we reviewed the priorities for the Justice Department to ensure that National Security and Law Enforcement is funded appropriately and sufficiently. This is a challenging budget climate as you know. Violent crime has risen and terrorists have escalated fiscal constraints. The president proposes to decrease funding at the department of justice for 630 million in a team for the new total of 28. 3 billion. Since the start of the new administration in the early days of the tenure as Deputy Attorney general, im pleased the department is refocusing on the core mission of enforcing a donations constitution and newly enacted laws. Its critical to target the finite lawenforcement resources towards the worst criminals in our society and i agree with the attorney generals productive to go after t
Chairman shelby the committee will come to the order. Mr. Deputy attorney general, welcome to the congresss Appropriations Committee, which we will hear in the fiscal year 2018 budget request. I am pleased to welcome you here to your first hearing before this subcommittee. I am grateful that you and the attorney general brought the new leadership to the doj. Your input is helpful and necessary as we reviewed the priorities for the Justice Department to ensure that National Security and Law Enforcement is funded appropriately and sufficiently. This is a challenging budget climate as you know. Violent crime has risen and terrorists have escalated fiscal constraints. The president proposes to decrease funding at the department of justice by 630 million in 2018 for the new total of 28. 3 billion. Since the start of the new administration, in the early days of your tenure as Deputy Attorney general, im pleased the department is refocusing on the core mission of enforcing a constitution and