Scotlands First Minister, humza yousaf, is insisting he will not resign despite a week pof political turmoil. Heres a quick recap of whats been happening. The crisis began when humza yousaf, who leads the Scottish National party, ended its Governing Coalition with the scottish greens. Both parties are pro scottish independence. Thered been trouble in the coalition about the decision to scrap climate targets, and gender policy issues. Theoretically, mr yousaf could lead a minority government, but he faces a Confidence Vote in his leadership and all the main scottish parties say they will vote against him. There is also expected to be a Confidence Vote in his government. Theres the possibility that a former snp member ash regan who defected to another nationalist party could save mr yousaf. But thats highly uncertain. The big picture in all of this is that the position of the Scottish National party is weakening with uk elections due. And that also has implications for the likelihood of
Officers face in carrying out their missions to secure our nations border. Before i begin i would like to start with a moment of silence. Border patrol agent martinez killed in the line of duty last year in texas. I recognize myself. Agents and officers of u. S. Customs and Border Protection work every day to secure our nation often in rugged terrain in remote areas far away from the amenities of modern life and exposed to blistering heat of the arizona desert and the brutal cold in places like montana. Working at the nations ports of entry the men and women are the driving force behind our Border Security operations. The nation and is fortunate they are willing to endure hardship to make sure the border is secure. Agents willing to take risks on every shift to ensure that cartels cannot smuggle drugs cannot smuggle through our ports is dangerous work. Some of them have the potential to kill or cause grave bodily harm. A few weeks ago an agent in san diego was patrolling the border on
Duty last year in texas. And now i recognize myself for opening statement. Border protection work every single day to secure our nation. Often in rugged terrain, sometimes in very remote areas, far away from the amenities of modern life. They are exposed to blistering heat of the arizona desert and brutal cold like montana. They are the driving force behind our Border Security operations. Nation is for nate they atunate this. Not smuggle drugs and dangerous individuals through our ports of entry. It is dangerous work. Made more dangerous because agents are subject to frequent assaults. Some of them have the potential to kill or cause brave bodily harm. Just a few weeks ago an agent in san diego was patrolling the border on allterrain vehicle when he was struck in the chess by a rock. Thankfully the agent released from the hospital and will recover. But this type of assault is far from an anomaly. Many other agents seriously injured by rocks thrown over the fence. On the screens to the
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