[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. I call this hearing of the u. S. Senate committee on agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry to order. A couple of notes, there is a vote scheduled for 3 00. Well proceed and just ask members to go vote and come back if youve not yet asked your questions. And also im told that theres the only ones that control turning on the mics are ourselves in this system, Staff Cant do that, so, please, push talk when you want to talk, and then turn it off unless you want everybody else to hear what youre saying after you talk. So thank you. First, i want to thank members of the committee on both sides to have aisle who have requested that we have this important hearing. Were going to focus specifically on our Cattle Markets today. Many of us have heard from producers concerned with a lack of Transparency And E competition. These farmers and ranchers also raised concerns about concentration and the packing industry, potential Market Manipulations, lack of acces
Gavel in looking at a bill aiming to help farmers and ranchers in similar markets. And Appeals Court Judge or the 7th circuit. Live now to the floor of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will now lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, guide our lawmakers through this day with your higher wisdom. Help them to walk with integrity, reverence, and humility. May they refuse to deviate from the path that honors you. Lord, open their minds to your truth as you use them to bring healing to our nation and world. May they submit their lives to the light of your precepts, replacing fear with faith, falsehood with truth, and hate with love. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indiv
Administrations 2022 Budget Request for the Justice Department. Hell be taking questions from members of the senate appropriations subcommittee. Live coverage on cspan3. The subcommittee come to order. Good afternoon, mr. Attorney general, were delighted to have you back. And i want to begin by congratulating you come the department on the recovery of much of the ransomware from the attack on the colonial pipeline that was excellent work, and i know everybody in the country really appreciates it. And hopefully it sends a message to those groups out there that would continue to hack our industries and our government. The complex and often difficult work of the department is vast. It ranges from national security investigations to operating a national prison system, management of billions in grants to state and local entities. And this year the president s fiscal year 2022 Budget Request for the department of justice is 36 billion, which is nearly 7 increase compared to fiscal year 2021.
A son that used to take them. He moved to colorado. He smokes pot now and he says it does him better than the opiates do. Well leave this at this point to go live now to Capitol Hill where u. S. Attorney general Merrick Garland will be testifying about the biden administrations 2022 Budget Request for the Justice Department. Hell be taking questions from members of the senate appropriations subcommittee. Live coverage on cspan3. The subcommittee come to order. Good afternoon, mr. Attorney general, were delighted to have you back. And i want to begin by congratulating you come the department on the recovery of much of the ransomware from the attack on the colonial pipeline that was excellent work, and i know everybody in the country really appreciates it. And hopefully it sends a message to those groups out there that would continue to hack our industries and our government. The complex and often difficult work of the department is vast. It ranges from national security investigations t