Misdemeanors to the index and they have submitted 20 or fewer and a smaller number of states have submitted regards regarding restraining orders. 19 states have submitted dome Domestic Violence restraining orderers and of these nine states have submitted ten or fewer end of quote. I note that rhode island has submitted zero Domestic Violence misdemeanor arrest and also for hawaii, illinois 10, minnesota, 162. New york, 02 and vermont, 20. Iowa ranks near the tops of the state but i can confess we have do a better job in my state. 79 of the records submitted come from three small states. As the report says, quote, if all states submitted records of misdemeanor convictions at the average rate of these three states we can project there would be 2 million records and more than 40 times the number currently submitted end quote. This means that large numbers of prohibit person under the law can purchase a firearm because the instant background check fails to identify it as such. Our system i
Obviously its congresss constitutional prior if to rearrange priorities but in so doing please to not carve money out of our readiness account. Readiness is key, and ready to get those goals up. Please lift sequestration. Fees choices were troublesome, all on your hands. It will get worse and more difficult. This is a message that i wanted to repeat today. We need to get full Spectrum Readiness up. Now that i talk about todays readiness, let me shift to the future i also told, i think we will have greater reliance because obviously you know our numbers have been coming down. Right to leverage their reserve more. We have to maintain a technological edge. We have to be remaining ready with topnotch people. We need to become more agile. So what does all that means . It means a lot of things. We need to keep working diligently of our top three programs. The new fighter, the new tanker, the new bomber. In the general would give you some updates on the street. These and other technical inves
They are less protected than any other time. Ive offered legislation to close this loophole and require a period after the Domestic Abuser becomes subject to a temporary restraining order. During that period when a judge has found that someone possesses, someone poses a threat and issues a temporary restraining order, the subject of that order should be barred from purchasing or possessing a gun, and the Justice System should be helping the potential victim. Unfortunately and tragically and unacceptably, most victims are still at the mercy of their abusers rage despite the kind of courage that lori jackson demonstrated in breaking with an abusive spouse. Ive also introduced a measure, the gun homicide prevention act, to make sure that there are incentives and resources and grants available to states so that they will enforce these laws. These states are provided with grants under this legislation that encourages them to get illegal guns out of the hands of dangerous people and away fro
Wherever they can. In government buildings, hospital grounds or with families and friends people flee to areas they believe are safe to attack. These areas are becoming hard are to find. Gaza 45 clopts long and 614 wide. Israeli ministry advised 44 of gaza is a battleground. With the blockade in place, most people are unable to leave gaza even to get Urgent Medical attention. So they come to United Nations facilities for protection when their homes and neighborhoods come under fire. More than 240,000 people. But over 103 u. N. Facilities have come under attack. Including a school hosting over 3,300 displaced yesterday. Nineteen people were killed and over 100 injured. The United Nations has lost staff and other humanitarian workers have been killed since the outbreak of hostility. The outlook of gaza today is that no place is safe. Mr. President , Inspector General and other cnn officials have condemned this and other attacks in the strongest possible terms. The parties to the conflict
Good evening. Joe biden is the president elect. The president may not want to hear it today, but maybe hell accept that two men he admires finally came out and said so. Vladimir putin and and herrero says it is over. So did Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell who went public after putin did. The Electoral College has spoken. So today i want to congratulate president elect joe biden. The president elect is no stranger to the senate. Hes devoted himself to Public Service for many years. So, six weeks, dozens of court cases, two Supreme Court rejections, one fascist rally, four stabbings, countless threat against Election Officials who are just doing their jobs and more than 200 million in deceptive trump fundraising since the election. A slow clap, everyone for Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell. He was not saying anything thats not obvious, after news organizations called the race for president elect biden. It is not like he said anything to condemn what the leaders of his party