The whole thing i was saying went right over the head and you prove my case again. All that was missing was another cheap shot or a bucket of chicken. Back. D the gentleman yields. The question occurs on the amendment. Im sorry. Thewhat purpose does gentleman from california seek recognition . The gentleman is recognized. Chairman, 13 years ago i partnered with the California State Senate democrats in advocating for an open records act for complaints against Police Officers. Five years ago i cosponsored Hank Johnsons stop military rising the police act militarizing the police act. If you are seeking bipartisan support for police reform, you would have it. If you had sought consultation and compromise and cooperation, if you reached across the aisle, you would have found many sincere allies. Not only did you not offer republicans a seat at the table, you have not offered her publicans seats in the committee room, disenfranchising many of us who thought this issue was too important to ph
Thank you, mr. Chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. And the nature of a substitute to hr 71 120, at the end of the bill the following, recorded. I have an instruction to the amendment. The gentleman is recognized. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, over the past few weeks we have seen thousands of americans exercise the right to peacefully protest. I applaud these individuals for spurring the important debate we are having today about police conduct. However, we are also seeing rioting, looting, and violence. This destructive and frankly despicable behavior led to the murder and maiming of Law Enforcement officers, including David Patrick underwood and david dorn. And these destructions and the destruction of cities and the destruction of my owned businesses. Violence is not protected by the first amendment. Those participating in such reprehensible actions should face the full force and extent of the law. One such group inciting violence in our communities is that of leftist
The vote 11 40 eastern, a final vote around 1 30 this afternoon. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The chaplain lord god, in these difficult and challenging times, remind us that the earth belongs to you, and you have not abandoned it unite us with the understanding that you are our father, and we are all members of the human family. We pray for all who have been impacted by the pain of this us to crisis season. Use our senators to make the weak strong, the sick healthy, and the broken whole. Lord, surround those who have been shaken by anguish with your divine presence and peace. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The presiding officer 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. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , jun
Below in the welcome across talk were all things are considered im Peter Lavelle a new Foreign Policy think tank will start business challenging Foreign Policy orthodoxies its called the Quincy Institute for responsible state this is not an ordinary think tank it is funded by charles koch and george soros among others talk about strange bedfellows can these establishment billionaires take on the Foreign Policy blog. Talking strange bedfellows im joined by my guest on the bar in new york hes host of the c. P. R. News a daily radio newscast in london we have been he is a professor of International Politics at City University of london with Research Interest in american Foreign Policy and its thing thanks as well as author of several books including think tanks and power in Foreign Policy and foundations of the American Century and in oxford we cross to could see. He is a senior policy consultant and British American Security Information Council retired u. S. Diplomat and an expert on str
Talking strange bedfellows im joined by my guest on the bar in new york hes host of the c. P. R. News a daily radio newscast in london we have been he is a professor of International Politics at City University of london with Research Interest in American Foreign policy and its think tanks as well as author of several books including think tanks and power in Foreign Policy and foundations of the American Century and in oxford we crossed to ted see he is a senior policy consultant and British American Security Information Council retired u. S. Diplomat and an expert on strategic intelligence and conflict resolution all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to london and we were talking before this recording about the novelty of this Quincy Institute coming into being. The media has commented on oh its obviously because of the who is going to be funding it someone very much to the left and somebody very much