Tmac im glad you are here so we can get started. Since your last panel, we know you are going to bring it so we can wrap this up and close up strong. That may introduce our panelists. We have john yang, president and executive director of Asian Americans advancing justice. Mr. Yang leads the organization his to fight Asian Americans to create just america for all through Public Policy advocacy education litigation. His extensive legal background enables advancing justice to address the study all season programs legislative attempts to discriminate against and marginalize Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other minority communities. Mr. Vargas is the chief executive officer latino and elected officials. A nation a Membership Organization of latina policymakers and their supporters, governed by a 35 member board of directors. This vargas also serves is ceo and educational, and affiliated National Nonprofit organization strengthens american democracy by promoting full participatio
Chair rogers the chair recognizes the Ranking Member of the committee, miss delauro. Ms. Delauro delighted you are here this morning. What i wanted to look at is the issue of crime, if you will, and trade. D. O. J. Plays a Critical Role in deterring crime through robust investigations, prosecutions, incarcerations, and the application of penalties. My concern about d. O. J. That there may be some serious blind spots. Lack of resources in critical areas. Particular, the u. S. International trade enforcement. Example, 2022, u. S. Imports were 3. 27 trillion. Conservative estimates based on available data from Economic Policy institute projected 5 to 10 of those imports were fraudulent. This means that there is annually 163 of the 327 billion in illegal trade which impacts u. S. Workers, manufacturers, consumers, and our free trade partners. I understand d. O. J. s infrastructure to combat trade crimes is lightly resourced. 2022 u. S. Customs and Border Protection collected 19. 4 million
Chair rogers the chair recognizes the Ranking Member of the committee, miss delauro. Ms. Delauro delighted you are here this morning. What i wanted to look at is the issue of crime, if you will, and trade. D. O. J. Plays a Critical Role in deterring crime through robust investigations, prosecutions, incarcerations, and the application of penalties. My concern about d. O. J. That there may be some serious blind spots. Lack of resources in critical areas. Particular, the u. S. International trade enforcement. Example, 2022, u. S. Imports were 3. 27 trillion. Conservative estimates based on available data from Economic Policy institute projected 5 to 10 of those imports were fraudulent. This means that there is annually 163 of the 327 billion in illegal trade which impacts u. S. Workers, manufacturers, consumers, and our free trade partners. I understand d. O. J. s infrastructure to combat trade crimes is lightly resourced. 2022 u. S. Customs and Border Protection collected 19. 4 million
Krao eut krao eut one of the mr. Cartwright one of the most important things i look into is the justice assistance grants. Ive been very proud to bring grants home in both of those areas to fund local police and also to fund efforts by our local district attorneys. These are the ones that deserve the credit for that huge drop in crime over the last year, arent they . Mr. Garland i quite agree with that, yes. Mr. Cartwright dont let me put words in your mouth, but who else deserves the credit for this big drop in crime that america has experienced . Mr. Garland look, im we know and weve had experience over decades now with the right kind of strategies for reducing Violent Crime. These involve strategies from the Federal Point of view, require the cooperation that the chairman was speaking of all of our agencies. Then creating joint task forces with state and local Law Enforcement who are enormous force multipliers for the department. Our u. S. Attorneys offices who reach out to communit
Krao eut krao eut one of the mr. Cartwright one of the most important things i look into is the justice assistance grants. Ive been very proud to bring grants home in both of those areas to fund local police and also to fund efforts by our local district attorneys. These are the ones that deserve the credit for that huge drop in crime over the last year, arent they . Mr. Garland i quite agree with that, yes. Mr. Cartwright dont let me put words in your mouth, but who else deserves the credit for this big drop in crime that america has experienced . Mr. Garland look, im we know and weve had experience over decades now with the right kind of strategies for reducing Violent Crime. These involve strategies from the Federal Point of view, require the cooperation that the chairman was speaking of all of our agencies. Then creating joint task forces with state and local Law Enforcement who are enormous force multipliers for the department. Our u. S. Attorneys offices who reach out to communit