The chair the gentleman will suspend. Pursuant to House Resolution 504, the gentleman from new york, the gentleman from new york, mr. Serrano, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. Mr. Serrano sorry for interrupting you, mr. Chairman. My amendment is very straightforward and prohibit funds allocated in the bill being used for the construction and operation of private forprofit prisons. The use of private the use of private prisons in our country is in a crises. People are being locked up in a facility that doesnt respect basic human rights. One in four people behind bars worldwide is in a United States jail. Thats right. The country with less than 5 of the worlds population accounts for a quarter of all the worlds prisoners. In fact, our prison population has continued to increase over the past few decades even as statistics have shown a decrease in crime. According to the f. B. I. , violent and Major Property crimes are at a historic low. Nevertheless, more and more ame
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And live from studio fourteen here at aljazeera headquarters in doha im dead you know welcome to the news grid scenes of gunfire and tear gas and flaming barricades as opponents of kenyas president try to derail an election that overt kenyatta has no chance of losing his bitter rival right refused to run urging everyone friends and foes to join his boy part were live to the oppositions heartland and the capital also on the grid rumors of a run wild in spain as barcelona and madrid try to stare its other down in their secession standoff there it is there had been talk that catalan president parness would call a snap election to break the deadlock but hes yet to confirm anything so until he does the National Government is Standing Firm with its moves toward seizing catalonia powers and a day most thais have been dreading dressed in mourning bly and fighting back tears theyve said a final farewell to their longtime king a National Father figure well look at the devotion and mystique surro
Dont want to say learning too much but thinking too much about the other side. I would like to start by stating a special welcome to president bill clinton. Several policymakers are leading the way in health reform, including car was meant Elijah Cummings and both will be joining us in the program. Also any audience, our condiment, john, and representation from the senator ben cardinss office. Finally, i would like to extend an especially warm welcome to senator whom we are now protocol [applause] proud to call [applause] who we are proud to call one of our own. Thank you so much for being here. We are indeed honored to be working with the Clinton Foundation to bring us todaysummit on americas opioid debt epidemic. It is a National Crisis that needs involvement from public and private organizations and individual citizens. 100 die fromarly opioid overdose. The the past 15 years, death rate from opioid overdose has tripled. The causes are complex. Chronic pain are prescribed opioids ins
Online viewers around the world. Good morning and welcome. I ellen mckenzie, dean of the Johns Hopkins school of Public Health. I would like to start by extending a special welcome to president bill clinton. And also joining us today, several policymakers leading the way in Health Reform including congressman elijah couplings and dr. Lianna wynn who will join us here in the program. Also in the audience. Congressman john sarbanes, Antonio Hayes and representation from senator ben carsons office. I would like to extend an especially warm welcome to senator Barbara Mikulski whom we are now proud to call [ applause ] who we are proud to call one of our own. Thank you so much for being here. We are indeed honored to be working with the Clinton Foundation to bring you todays summit on one of our most important Public Health problems, americas Opioid Epidemic. This is a National Crisis that demands involvement from all levels of government, public and private organizations as well as from in