Reports. A show of diplomatic commitment in vancouver to ending north Koreas Nuclear Weapons Program but the meeting cohosted by canada and the United States yielded just one new tactic for the fight an agreement to prevent socalled ship to ship transfers of outlawed goods to pyongyang i think we all agreed together with our partners here that the timing has turned out to be really for to it because we are seeing we we want to be clear headed we dont want to be in any way pollyannas about this but i think we collectively believe that the peaceful pressure is beginning to have an impact North Koreans know our channels are open and they know where to find us. But a sustained cessation of north koreas threatening behavior is necessary is a necessary indicator of whether the regime is truly ready to pursue a peaceful diplomatic resolution to the Security Threat that it has created our nations must remain united on sustaining pressure until north korea takes concrete steps toward and ultima
Victimized at high and sometimes alarming rates. Kpleks complex jurisdictional patterns still too often hamper investigations and impede justice and resources remain scarce. Report by the tribal law and Order Commission noted the need for almost 3,000 tribal Law Enforcement officers, a 50 staffing shortfall. Thats why the resources requested in the president s budget are vital. Excluding funding for prisons, the budget allocates almost 300 million for Public Safety activities in Indian Country. This level of funding would be historic and it would allow us to build on our progress and make in roads into solving the enduring and intractable problems faced by our tribal partners. For one thing, the budget would take a page from ctask to dedicate specific funding to tribal specific initiatives. A flexible tribal grant 7 set aside for programs for my office would give tribes reliable access to 111 million in grant resources. This would remove some of the unpredictability and anxiety around
So we remember and we honor their service. There are real risks involved in being a diplomat. There always have been, and many of those risks are accentuated today. I know that service can mean sacrifice for families as well. Some of you serve at unaccompanied posts, which means that you are separated from your loved ones. When families deploy and spouses and children serve in their own way, we know that they dont always hear directly from the president. So i need to you transmit to them how much we appreciate the work that they do. Let them know that we know they are part of the ambassadorial team as well. More broadly, i want to thank you for your partnership in what has been a priority for us. And that is renewing american leadership. I believe that a Broader Vision of american strength that harnesses all elements of our national power, including diploma diplomacy, is what is going to make a difference in this complicated age that we live in. Thats how we build a Global Coalition to
Investigations and impede justice. Resources remain scarce. The report by the tribal law and commission noted the need for a thousand Law Enforcement officers. A 50 staffing shortfall. That is why resources requested in the president s budget are vital. Excluding funding for a prison, the budget allocates 300. Illion for Public Safety this funding would be historic and allow us to build on progress to make inroads into solving problems faced by our tribal partners. Page andt would take a donate significant funding to initiatives. A flexible tribal grant, 7 set aside of programs from my office 111 give tribes access to million in grant resources. This would remove some of the unpredictability around the competition for federal funding for which under resourced tribes often at a distinct disadvantage. Makesesidents budget targeted investments as well. 25 million would be devoted to meeting the needs of native american victims who remain chronically underserved. Funds from the department
That, freshman congressman mark walker of north carolina. State legislators from maryland, north carolina, illinois, new york, and missouri part in aook discussion on race relation and responsibility. Many of them are from places that have recently received significant Media Attention on race relation issues. Thank you all. It is a great honor to be here. Engaged with such a distinguished panel and i know that they are known to all of you, but just for the purposes of the record i would , like to acknowledge who is on the panel. We will proceed by way of posing some questions, asking our panelists to talk about some of the very crucial issues that we are all facing at this time. First, we have the honorable catherine she has been a Public Servant for over 20 years and been a part of the baltimore Maryland City council. She is currently the majority leader that is the best politician for getting the job done by the city paper. She has been an entrepreneur by trade and currently also som