The challenge further signaling protecting the right to vote will no longer be a priority of Justice Department, and its all based on a lie. And not a lie President Trump came up with. Rightwing conservatives have been raising a false alarm about socalled voter fraud for years, despite the fact that no credible evidence has ever been produced demonstrating that it is a real problem. Take the Trump Administrations attack on lgbt rights. These are lies, the lie that families led by a gay or lesbian couple dont provide a safe environment for children. The lie that allowing transgender people to use the appropriate bathroom opens the door to Sexual Assault. President trump didnt invent these lies, but he and his administration proudly repeat them. Take the attacks on science, especially climate science. We now have enough evidence to conclude that Climate Change is real and its manmade and it is a threat to our nations security and a threat to the planet. Defense secretary mattis knows thi
Thank you, senator. From my perspective, having joined as a correctional officer in 1988 and around that time the bureaus population was a little more than 60,000. I think historically when you book at the bureau of prisons and go back from 1940 to 1980, the bureaus population pretty much remained flat for many, many years in excess of 20,000. So in 1980, which is the primary target for this discussion, we, as an agency, we had approximately 24,000 inmates in the federal system. We had less than 9,000 employees, 41 institutions and able to operate the entour bur en tour bureau of prisons for 330 million. So when you look at the increase from 1980 to 2013, we were at more than 800 as far as the growth of the population. And our staffing didnt keep pace with that growth. And with our mission, where we are tasked with anyone and everyone who is convicted and turned over to the department of justice and placed in the care of the bureau of prisons, we have a job to do, a significant job. An
Were going to go into our next panel, next discussion. Unfortunately, one of the congressional candidates that we had texted me about 3 00 a. M. Picture from himself on a plane. He was going to be taking the red eye from california to here to be with us and then taking the flight right away back. Unfortunately, his airplane had mechanical problems and he was unable to make his connection in chicago, but we have two of the young africanamerican congressional candidates. Were going to have a discussion about political activism. Theyll talk about their campaign. We will then break down to a discussion of political activism, how were active in your local communities and how we can sort of learn from each other and how to best become active within our own communities and why thats important. To lead our conversation, we have with us mr. Eddie adiu. Thats fine. Thats fine. So i want to thank everybody for being here today. This is something that adc has not done previously but i think its cr
To be with us and then taking the flight right away back. Unfortunately, his airplane had mechanical problems and he was unable to make his connection in chicago. But we have two of Young American candidates. Well have a discussion about political activism. Theyll talk about their campaign. Well then breakdown to a discussion of political activism, how were active in your local communities and how we can learn from each other and how to best become active in our own communities and why thats important. To lead our conversation, we have with us mr. Ayoob. Thats fine. So i want to thank everybody for being here today. This is something that adc has not done previously but i think its critically important because as we talk about activism especially on issues of importance to our community, one of the things that really has been lacking has been an interest in members of our community in running for congress or Political Office of any kind but specifically younger members of our community
Himself on the plane. Hofs goi he was going to take the red eye from california to here. His airplane had mechanical problems and unable to make his connection in chicago. But we have two of the young africanamerican congressional candidates. Were going to have a discussion about political activism. Theyll talk about their campaign. We will then break down to a discussion of political activism, how were active in your local communities and how we can sort of learn from each other and how to best become active within our own communities and why thats important. To lead our conversation, we have with us mr. Eddie ayoob. Thats fine. Thats fine. So i want to thank everybody for being here today. This is something that adc has not done previously but i think its critically important because as we talk about activism especially on issues of importance to our community, one of the things that really has been lacking has been an interest in members of our community in running for congress or P