So, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the kansas city public library. Robert merry, this is his second presentation in the somewhat hallowed halls of the kansas city public library. Five star library this week from the public journal. Thank you. Hes a graduate of the university of washington. He has a masters degree from Columbia University school of journalism. Hes been a reporter for the observer, the wall street journal, managing editor, executive editor and editor in chief of Congressional Quarterly and more recently, the american conservative. The american conservative, he says its collaborative, but it sounds like robert merry. This is a description of their philosophy. We believe in constitutional government, fiscal prudence, sound monetary policy, clearly delineated borders, authentically free markets and Foreign Policy mixed with diplomatic acuity. We adhere closely to institutional max um, principles over party. One could wish there were more of that kind of true
Will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who makes us one, use our lawmakers today as agents of reconciliation. Give them the wisdom to build bridges that will enable Diverse People to accomplish your purposes on earth. Lord, inspire our senators with such oneness of spirit and resolve that they will provide our nation with a model of cooperation. Remind them of the wisdom of matthew 12 25, which states that a house divided against itself cannot stand. Lord, we thank you for giving senator grassley another birthday. We pray in your unifying name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask for one minute. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Gr
Chicago, president as well. From the dea the special agent in charge is present and from the u. S. Marshals service the chief deputy and chief inspector. Also with me up here are two other United States attorneys. We have my counterpart from the Northern District of illinois. Toms office and my office, we Work Together frequently on combating illegal trafficking of firearms across our common border between indiana and illinois. And finally my colleague justin hurtman whos the u. S. Attorney in cleveland and Northern District of ohio is here and quarterbacking the u. S. Department of just nationwide efforts on operation legend. Were here today to discuss a critically important topic, Violent Crime in chicago. As attorney general barr has made clear the most basic responsibility of government is to protect the safety of our citizens for those of us in Law Enforcement our top priority is to keep people safe. For much of this year chicago and many other cities have experienced significant
William barr held a News Conference in chicago today the federal response to protest across the country. It is what he had to say. Good morning and thank you all for being here. In the u. S. Attorney for the district of illinois. Id like to start this morning but taking it to introduce you to my Law Enforcement colleagu colleagues, some of whom you will hear from in a few moments. We are honored to have attorney general william barr with us today. We have acting director, regina and the special agent, kristin here as well. We also have from the fbi, deputy director, dave. We also have special agent in charge of the fbi here in chicago. The dea special agent in charge, robert u. S. Marshal sargent, david and chief inspector, diego. Also are two other u. S. Attorneys. My counterpart of the Northern District of illinois, tom. Tom sat in my office and worked together frequently on combating illegal trafficking of firearms across our common border between indiana and illinois. My colleague,
Cspan coming your unfiltered view of politics. The Senate Aging Committee looks at the coronavirus and Racial Health disparities. Members and witnesses talk about how covid19 disproportionately addresses fx minority communities. Effects minority communities. Senator moran the Economic Impact of the shuttered main street businesses resulting in responsible Public Health protocols have been felt in every corner of the country. T has become clear that however, during this time of National Emergency and courtney did recovery, there are scam artists that seek to take advantage of consumers especially the nations most full noble communities like that of our nation seniors. Sentinel Consumer Network reports that consumers across the u. S. Have reported cases of different scams totaling approximately 90 million in losses from january 1 until july 20, 2020. At home in kansas over the same time period, consumers report over 500 million cases. Everyone should also bear in only the these are repor