Solidly higher, all in rally mode with the dow up more than half a percent, and the s p 500 up, and nasdaq up the most at 9 10 of 1 . For the dow and s p 500, the tech heavy nasdaq up for the first time in five days, putting in weekly gains, and this week we have had the pattern of bind the open and selling the close. Back to last friday, the pattern started last friday of the s p 500 higher midday only two fall. Todays trading higher during the day and finishing lower yesterday, recite a dramatic reversal with highs up more than a percent. We see right now the s p 500 flirting with that top trendline so it will be interesting to see whether or not buyers can hold on. One source of bullish tailwind, rates trading higher. That has been the case more recently when rates are trading lower the has been a tale stocks. Tailwind for that is the degree of sensitivity, but in the last five days we have had strength. There was also a bullish the apartment of energy report, and this was interesti
Appropriation committee which we will hear in the fiscal year 2018 budget request. I am grateful that you and the attorney general brought the leadership to the og. Your input is helpful and necessary as we reviewed the priorities for the Justice Department to ensure that National Security and Law Enforcement is funded appropriately and sufficiently. This is a challenging budget climate as you know. Violent crime has risen and terrorists have escalated fiscal constraints. The president proposes to decrease funding at the department of justice for 630 million in a team for the new total of 28. 3 billion. Since the start of the new administration in the early days of the tenure as Deputy Attorney general, im pleased the department is refocusing on the core mission of enforcing a donations constitution and newly enacted laws. Its critical to target the finite lawenforcement resources towards the worst criminals in our society and i agree with the attorney generals productive to go after t
Appropriation committee which we will hear in the fiscal year 2018 budget request. I am grateful that you and the attorney general brought the leadership to the og. Your input is helpful and necessary as we reviewed the priorities for the Justice Department to ensure that National Security and Law Enforcement is funded appropriately and sufficiently. This is a challenging budget climate as you know. Violent crime has risen and terrorists have escalated fiscal constraints. The president proposes to decrease funding at the department of justice for 630 million in a team for the new total of 28. 3 billion. Since the start of the new administration in the early days of the tenure as Deputy Attorney general, im pleased the department is refocusing on the core mission of enforcing a donations constitution and newly enacted laws. Its critical to target the finite lawenforcement resources towards the worst criminals in our society and i agree with the attorney generals productive to go after t
Chairman shelby the committee will come to the order. Mr. Deputy attorney general, welcome to the congresss Appropriations Committee, which we will hear in the fiscal year 2018 budget request. I am pleased to welcome you here to your first hearing before this subcommittee. I am grateful that you and the attorney general brought the new leadership to the doj. Your input is helpful and necessary as we reviewed the priorities for the Justice Department to ensure that National Security and Law Enforcement is funded appropriately and sufficiently. This is a challenging budget climate as you know. Violent crime has risen and terrorists have escalated fiscal constraints. The president proposes to decrease funding at the department of justice by 630 million in 2018 for the new total of 28. 3 billion. Since the start of the new administration, in the early days of your tenure as Deputy Attorney general, im pleased the department is refocusing on the core mission of enforcing a constitution and
[inaudible conversations] good morning. The committee will come to order. Welcome one and all. On monday september 16 a horrible tragedy unfolded in the navy yard in washington d. C. A very troubled individual took 12 lives in a senseless act of violence. The circumstances that led to this tragedy are multidimensional. The issues raised by this tragedy such as the adequacy of our gun laws and the quality of Mental Health care are outside the purview of this committee. But as we have learned more about aaron alexis a number of my colleagues and i have been asking each other why such a troubled unstable individual possessed a security clearance from the United States government. Why was he originally granted a security parents when he did not disclose his arrest record on his application . Why did the investigator responsible for looking into that arrest rights quote retaliated by deflating someones tires instead of disclosing alexis had shot those tires. We also wonder how such violence