Attorney general Jeff Sessions, one of the speakers at the National Lawyers society federalist meeting in washington. Later there will be a keynote speech by white House Counsel gahn. D mc live coverage, here on cspan. [applause] host good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to be with you and to look at this overflow audience here. Particularly, its an honor to me to introduce a gentleman. Hat i have known for long time hes a good friend and certainly a person i have great admiration for. As lawyers we all appreciate the many responsibilities of the attorney general. He is, of course, the chief Law Enforcement officer of the area easedernment area eased the Legal Advisor to the executive branch. And he has a special responsibility to the people of the country to be sure that the constitution is preserved and protected. Sessionscareer of jeff could not have been better to make him such an ideallyqualified person for this responsibility. Jeff, of course, as you know,
I did not want you to hear the secret things i was saying. Can you hear me . Do you want to . Paul is giving a speech to about 500 people. The guy in the back raised his hand and says senator, i cant hear you. Immediately, the guy in the rose that i can and i will trade places with you. Many of the Surgeon Generals family lives in my neighborhood. Theyre counting on you for. Rotection do have a lot of st. Marys people here . Thank you for being here. The bads a crisis news is that it is a crisis everywhere. The good news is that it is a crisis everywhere. That everybody in the congress, whether they or charles role area module ys or and whether it is rural, urban, suburban, it is a crisis. You can go to the rule most parts of the hampshire and they will tell you there is a problem. I am so pleased they say, dr. Wanted to here. And i say a few words of welcome. The Surgeon General wanted us to do something. I talked to him and congratulated him on his appointment. He said, lets do a for
The afternoon. That thats it for the week as members will be out for mlk holiday lawmakers back on tuesday, january 16th. Now live to the floor of the u. S. Senate. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, in whose hand lies the destiny of people and nations, empower our lawmakers to do your will on earth even as it is done in heaven. May their lives reflect gratitude for your merciful kindness and loving providence. Lord, break the bonds of any excessive selfsufficiency by showing them what they can accomplish with your supernatural strength. Help them to be blessings and not burdens, as they live life with the gifts of enthusiasm and expectancy. As they live at full potential according to your expectations, use them to glorify your name in the earth. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to ou
The radicalization process . Is the telling the truth as to where he went . Did he go to turkey or syria . And obviously, these trips are going to be the foundation for much more indepth investigations. Maria questions remain. Still no word on a motive or if the suspect had any help. He is still in the hospital refusing to cooperate. His first court date is sent for next weather for next wednesday. Heather shooting at foxwoods casino, Connecticut State Police say the suspect is dead. It happened in the park garage at the casino. State police say a Tribal Police officer fired one shot after the suspect pulled a weapon. Troopers say the officer was trying to arrest the suspect on an outstanding warrant. Connecticut state police are investigating the shooting. Ed here we are tuesday afternoon, a little over 48 hours to get off for the next patriots game. Mike garoppolo was not in the practice during the media this is actually a friday on the football schedule. A player doesnt practice on
With what we think of the most important things, the best tasting things, but things, but the good news is you always can come back for more, we we will hang around during the break. You can talk to us. Left out of the table outside. We will try to debunk a few of the myths about north korean sanctions. The 1st is that the us and other nations face a policy choice between sanctions and diplomacy. Really, both of those along with the other instruments of National Power should be used in an integrated comprehensive manner. You do not rely upon any one tool. Clumsy and sanctions are two sides of the same point. As frederick the great said diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments. The 2nd myth is that sanctions cant affect an isolated country like north korea. Well, even the most isolated regime as to have money that crosses borders at some. In suitcases full of cash which is bushes were in a patient or digitally. Because of its centrality the us dollar to the International