Its fullness in eternity, we bring our petitions to you using some of his final words. Bless the members of this peoples house and those in authority on all levels of society with wisdom and courage to address the unholy oppression that awaits so many of our brothers and sisters of color. May there be a new creative way of establishing Something Like Community Policing that peace and security might be enjoyed where we live. O lord, do we dare to consider the power of nonviolence in our homes, our communities, our nation, and perhaps in leadership for our world. Might we truly be called, if not challenged, to beat our swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks so that nations shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall we learn war anymore. And as we are reminded, the greatest expression of nonviolent challenge to injustice is the vote. Bless all efforts to secure access to the ballot for all american citizens. Help us, o lord, to answer the highest calling of our he
Victimized at high and sometimes alarming rates. Kpleks complex jurisdictional patterns still too often hamper investigations and impede justice and resources remain scarce. Report by the tribal law and Order Commission noted the need for almost 3,000 tribal Law Enforcement officers, a 50 staffing shortfall. Thats why the resources requested in the president s budget are vital. Excluding funding for prisons, the budget allocates almost 300 million for Public Safety activities in Indian Country. This level of funding would be historic and it would allow us to build on our progress and make in roads into solving the enduring and intractable problems faced by our tribal partners. For one thing, the budget would take a page from ctask to dedicate specific funding to tribal specific initiatives. A flexible tribal grant 7 set aside for programs for my office would give tribes reliable access to 111 million in grant resources. This would remove some of the unpredictability and anxiety around
So we remember and we honor their service. There are real risks involved in being a diplomat. There always have been, and many of those risks are accentuated today. I know that service can mean sacrifice for families as well. Some of you serve at unaccompanied posts, which means that you are separated from your loved ones. When families deploy and spouses and children serve in their own way, we know that they dont always hear directly from the president. So i need to you transmit to them how much we appreciate the work that they do. Let them know that we know they are part of the ambassadorial team as well. More broadly, i want to thank you for your partnership in what has been a priority for us. And that is renewing american leadership. I believe that a Broader Vision of american strength that harnesses all elements of our national power, including diploma diplomacy, is what is going to make a difference in this complicated age that we live in. Thats how we build a Global Coalition to
Get us going. [noise] the subcommittee on housing, transportation, and Community Development will come to order. This hearing is in hybrid format. We will have witnesses testifying both in person and by video, and senators may appear in person and by video as well. I want to thank senator rounds for joining me in this bipartisan hearing, focusing on the issue of homelessness. Senator rounds found out late yesterday, i think, that he is needed at an important market with the form of relations committee, so we wont be able to stay for the entire subcommittee, which we understand. Thank you for being here. And thank you all to our panelists, those of you in person as well as those of you joining virtually, for being here today. So, without a safety, sit, affordable place to live, nothing in your life works. Its nearly impossible to maintain a job, go to school, or stay healthy. Based on data from 2020, almost 600,000 americans experienced homelessness on any given night. With this number,
Get us going. The subcommittee on housing, transportation, and Community Development will come to order. This hearing is in hybrid format. We will have witnesses testifying both in person and by video. And senators may appear in person or in video as well. I want to thank senator rounds for joining me in this bipartisan hearing, focusing on the issue of homelessness. Senator rounds found out late yesterday, i think, that he is needed at an important Foreign Relations committee, so he wont be able to say for the entire subcommittee, which we understand and thank you for being here. And thank you also to our panelists. Those of you in person, as well as those of you joining virtually, for being here today. So, without a safe, decent, affordable place to live, nothing in your life works. Its nearly impossible to maintain a job, go to school, or stay healthy. Based on data from 2020, almost 600,000 americans experienced homelessness on any given night. With this number, 61 of those experie