Attended the funeral of the man whose death in Police Custody in minneapolis a few months ago sparked global protests against racism. Also coming out there says a protests here in germany as a result of george fords death and the government reports this morning that germanys racism problem is getting worse. Im burnt off its good to have you with us they came for a final time to say goodbye the funeral of george floyd the black man whose death in Police Custody ignited a global protest against racism and Police Brutality is taking place at the fountain of praise church in Houston Texas friends and members of floyds family spoke some strongly eloquently about the man that they knew and loved lets hear what some of those friends and family had to say. After we thank you for this celebration we thank you for the life of george oh i dont doubt that at a moment when he caught up for you mama we believe that means that mom and i want this nation and. That the family is out. To get ourselves f
Namesure you include your and where you are texting from. Wj. Twitter, it is cspan you can also post on our facebook page. The story is similar in a number of publications across the country with the reporting of latenight news from those cities. Tensions ease in some cities, but others see more chaos. Wall street journals washington is becoming a heavily armed fortress and criticism of President Trumps response is mounting. The star tribune is investigating on the investigation. Minnesota human rights launching an investigation into the Police Department after filing a civil rights charge related to the death of george floyd. The probe announced by the governor on tuesday will look at Minneapolis Police policies and procedures over the past 10 years to determine whether the department has engaged in discriminatory practices toward people of color. That is from the minneapolis star tribune. The online version is more updated, but just a bit more from their lead story. Protests roll on
Thanother in this conflict in middle east. I fear the president srr erratic decisionmaking, lactose tragedy and inability control his impulses may bubble us into a war nonetheless, even if he does not intend it. With this bipartisan resolution the senate will assert its Constitutional Authority and send a clear bipartisan message that the president , this president or any president s,nd cannot sidestep congress when it comes to matters of war and peace. Its important to do this now and the president s actions in the middle east have escalated the confrontation before the state of the union h, the president himself said war with iran was closer than you thoug thought, his words. To me be clear, nobody in this chamber will shed a single tear over the death of iranian general but that does not mean that we disregard the potential consequences of the strike or any comparable action. It is more than appropriate for congress to affirm that it has authority over any major longterm hostilities
Momentous or unusual and should be routine around here and unfortunately as you and i have experienced it is not routine and what is not routine is United States senate, the Congress Getting the job done and part of the job is theap appropriation process and outta be something that we do every year on a routine basis in every city council, every county commission every school board in the state of kansas passes a budget and determined to spending the school board of the city council or the county commission. And yet when we come to washington, d. C. Over the years it has become problematic, difficult for us to do one of the basic things of a functioning government. To determine the money to be spent in broad terms into fill in the spaces with what we should do with individual agencies, departments within the budget agreement. So we are here poised for a vote tomorrow, a motion on closure and what that means to folks in kansas, should we begin the proces of debating amending and passing
Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess. We welcome the attorney general of the United States, Merrick Garland. Testified on the department of justice fiscal year 2025 budget request. The Department Request of about 38 billion in discretionary sources, an increase of nearly 2 over the fiscal year of 2024 and access levels. Once again, the departments budget submission uses names such as, quote, upholding the rule of law and keeping our country safe is the job of congress to examine whether Agency Priorities lineup with these themes and fund the department appropriately and accordingly. Unfortunately, the departments budget underwhelmeds, and has not thoughtfully identified areas where strategic reductions could be made, aside from aid to local Law Enforcement. I am not advocating for arbitrary largescale reductions. That would make the department an effective, and our country less safe. However, i do believe that robust Law Enforcement and strategic reductions ar