And information sharing vital to dismantling criminal organizations. I would like to welcome the subcommittee and appreciate the witnesses for being here today. The chair recognizes himself for Opening Statement for which ill deliver mr. Kings Opening Statement. Law enforcement officers use many weapons to fight terrorism and crime on our streets. Some of these weapons such as badges, guns and squad cars are easy to see. They are the hallmarks of police work. Other weapons, however, that are harder to identify, but every bit as vital. Among these less visible weapons, access to timely and Accurate Information is oftentimes difference between a successful investigation and unsolved crime. In todays threat environment much of the information needed it generated overseas. This is particularly true when it comes to combatting complex Transnational Criminal Organizations that threaten our safety here at home. These sophisticated criminal enterprises do not stop at borders. Instead, they ext
Next, the panel of scholars talks about Abraham Lincolns friendships both before and after he became president. This was part of the annual lincoln symposium in gettysburg, pennsylvania. Its just under an hour. Welcome to the Lincoln Forum and to a special Panel Discussion on lincolns friends. Lets start, if we can, with a lincoln quote because on todays topic, as with most subjects, Abraham Lincoln expressed himself better than almost anyone, and as he said in 1849, the better part of ones life consists of his friendships. Well, we want to look today at what, if anything, he meant by that. How sincere he was or how well he understood his own commitment to and concept of friendship. And i have a group of very accomplished friends to explore that topic with me. Chuck strozier who has spoken at the Lincoln Forum. Who brings his experience as a psycho analyst, a psychobiographer, a one time resident of springfield. Which i moon he knows about lincoln springfield, not one must be a psychoa
Throughout recorded history, people have used substances to relieve suffering and change their moods. Every society has struggled with Substance Abuse and addiction. Because of their power, drugs were entrusted to priests or doctors or controlled by law. In the last 20 years, there has been a rapid increase in the amount of drug use and the variety of drugs available. Today, every part of society is touched rich and poor, young, old, families, schools, and at work. Drug abuse is a Public Health issue, which we cant ignore. The National Institute on drug abuse is part of the oklahoma drug abuse and Mental Health administration. It is the legion agency for drug abuse research. We have been asked to bring the best tools in Scientific Investigation to address critical questions about drug abuse and addiction. We need to know what causes drug abuse, how do we treat it, and most important, how do we prevent it. We need cooperation from scientists around the world to attack the problems assoc
Following Hurricane Irma. [applause] also joining us in the east gallery is his wife first lady ann scott. [applause] gov. Scott good morning. Thank you for your graciousness towards me and my wife. It is wonderful to be here. I think about the first time i gave this speech. I am honored to deliver my final state of the state address today. I would like to recognize a few people. First, speaker of the house richard corcoran. [applause] gov. Scott mr. Speaker, i appreciate your commitment to cutting taxes to make sure that every floridian can get a great education. To Senate President joe negron. [applause] gov. Scott mr. President , your focus on lake okeechobee and floridas environment will benefit future generations. Lieutenant governor carlos lopezcantera. [applause] gov. Scott carlos thank you for , all you do for our great state and for joining me in the fight for freedom and democracy in cuba and venezuela. I also would like to recognize attorney general pam bondi. I spoke to her
American artifacts, Wake Forest University professor david lubin shares images from his book. Watch American History tv this weekend on cspan3. Next on cspan, here West Virginia governor jim justice announced several initiatives to discuss the drug epidemic and to prevent child sex abuse. Now, only briefly do i want to belabor the past with you. I am going to stay back here. I am going to spook myself a little bit closer. Ok. , when i got here, this is what we were facing. Like it or not liking it, when i got here, it was in the middle year, the 16 17 year. We were supposed to have a balanced edge it but it looked like we were going to come up because things kept running away from us. It looked like things could be even more dire and we could very well have a 200 million hole in the budget. The next year, my first full year, 497 million in the hole. In the years thereafter that, going up to 722 million. Now, i said a minute ago, just imagine the miracle that has happened. The miracle t