Enforcement experts and others on whether the police responsible was correct, measured and appropriate. In thinking about these issues well be discussing today, i cant help but think about how in my own stair learning all over again the value of our Police Spending more time outside of their police cars, working, talking every day with people in the community, and engaging them in positive ways. As you might imagine, this helps build the bonds of trust and strengthen communities in the way that is armed personnel, vehicles and assault weapons never can. Weve convened in helping state and local police do their important work. Since 1997, federal agencies supplied over 5 billion in Surplus Department of defense supplied and equipment to Law Enforcement. In addition, both the departments of justice and Homeland Security Administration Grant programs that also can pay for militarystyle gear such as armored vests and vehicles. In light of the events in ferguson, our committee has reviewed t
Indoors through the work of everyone here in mr. Greer, his commitment lives on through the work of everyone here. I was always ashamed by virginias abysmal ranking i have always fought for improved Mental Health services and i was always ashamed by virginias abysmal ranking compared to other states for Mental Health funding. Though i would have to admit, Mental Health was never my top priority. I was involved with economic element, education, transportation, Public Safety, environmental issues. There were many things that were at the top of my keep. My heap. I promise you i would give anything to not be in this position today. When my world changed forever last november, i knew i had to do something to make a change to prevent future tragedies. My family had been dealing with my sons illness for some years, but i never truly understood what gus was going through or how he suffered. I determined to devote my life and efforts to change the law to reduce the likelihood that such tragedie
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It. She did. Shes beautiful. When have you ever said that about any guy at nascar ever . Come on. Other than what ive learned about coyote urine this morning. Granulated. I would say that were discussing immigration. That ad on gun control, what a difference a reelection makes. These are issues we have not talked about for years, and now theyre front and center in our national debate. Big thing is front and center, but what happens down the road . Looking a year or two years out, do we actually resolve something . When youre out of the discussion, you know whats going to happen, nothing. Now that theyre in discussion, at least you have the possibility of something that will. I buy that. Were going to see you back here tomorrow for starting point. Cnn newsroom with Carol Costello begins now. Happening now, breaking overnight, investigators releasing new details about what happened that valentines day at Oscar Pistorius house. His family this morning breaking their silence. We have no do
Politically inconvenient news. That is true of weekends in general. Holiday weekends, all the more so. So i do hope you get some time off for the Holiday Weekend. I hope you enjoy your weekend in general. But just keep in mind, this is one of those times to sort of just keep eyes open. All politicians, all public figurers to a certain except have to manage the art of diverting peoples attention at times. Changing the subject. Creating deliberate distractions and, you know, some politicians are better at it than others but all good politicians have to be able to do it to a certain degree. Our current president is very, very, very good at it. He doesnt just have that skill like a normal politician. He has a peculiar nuclear version of it. Let me explain what i mean. A normal political way, a normal politicians way to change the subject, the way a normal politician does it is to stop talking about whatever that person finds inconvenient or unfavorable or uncomfortable, stop talking about