Ndividual rights of in arate civil actions cases involving disparate impact, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore without objection, members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] house of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois rise . Ms. Wuunderwood as the member designated by mr. Rush, pursuant 965, i resolution inform the house that mr. Rush will vote yes on h. R. 2574. As the member designated by mr. Davis, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Davis will vote on h. R. 2574. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise . Mr. Tonko as the member designated by mrs. Lowey, pu
Administration announcing a major overall to easy government drug sentencing guidelines. He was clear, this isnt just about reforming an outdated inefficient and expensive war on drugs, he said. This is about reforming a judicial system of inequality system that will abuses blacks and minorities. This is holdser speak how theyre disproportionately involved in that system. We also must confront the reality that once theyre in that system, people of color often face harsher punishments than their peers. In recent years, black male offenders have received sentences nearly 20 longer than those imposed on white males convicted of similar crimes. This isnt just unacceptable. It is shameful. Now, the second case in new york city where a federal judge demolished the citys tactics surrounding a controversial stop and frisk law, the law has become a flash point for racial tensions nationwide not unlike stand your ground in the Trayvon Martin case. In her ruling, the judge said that tens of thous
[applause] thank you. Thank you all for coming out on a Beautiful Day here we are. We dont gate lot of those here. Im phil rosin that with the chicago tribune. Im with ken cull less than, cull less than and Shelley Murphy who are here not to do scouting on the Chicago Black hawks. [laughter] but talk about their new book on Whitey Bulger. The boston mobster caught on the lam after sixteen years. And first of all,let get the you have boston journalists for a long time. Between us its probably like what . Sixty years . [laughter] weve been chasing him combined total fifty years each. Wow. At this point in journalism, having a job is its own reward. You have an armful of to if i. A pulitzer prize, its an impressive list. You know, its a wonderful book. The thing that i was reminded of at the beginning, something when i was a kid my father was taking friend of mine to see butch cass did i did. He said whatever the movie makes of them, they are the bad guys. And the ore thing that reminded
So from the protest based politics to the electoral institutional government organized politics in which we sought to gain office and get on the school board, the city council, to be in the office, to become governors, and yes evin president s. I think, however, that what the current moment ought to be telling us is of those of us who understand that the black Freedom Movement was a Freedom Movement and not just the movement for civil rights can no longer rely exclusively on the strategy of the electoral the government politics. For the me the question becomes what form leadership do we need, and where ought that leadership to come from . Well, im persuaded that leadership is almost certainly not going to come from the main stream of the democratic party. And theres no way its going to come from the republican party. So i think we need to look, my brothers, sisters, friends, fellow citizens, to the left. And to the left which understands the fundamental and intransigent resistance of a
Now from the recent Chicago Tribune lit fest, boston globe reporters discuss their book Whitey Bulger americas most wanted gangster and the man hunt that brought him to justice. , the trialgan began june 12, 2013. [applause] thank you for coming out on such a beautiful day. We dont get a lot of those here. Im with the Chicago Tribune, write a business column with kevin and Shelly Murphy of the boston globe who are here not to do scouting on the Chicago Black hawks. [laughter] but to talk about their new book on Whitey Bulger, the boston mobster caught on the lamb after, what, 16 years, and first of all, lets get you guys have been boston journalists for quite a long time at this point. Somebody said between us its, like, what, 16 years . Yeah, weve been chasing him combined total for 25 i mean, 25 each, so 50 between us. Wow. I was reminded in the beginning, when i was a kid, my father was taking a friend of mine to go see Butch Cassidy and the sun dance kid. He said, you know, remembe