It is a real honor for us to welcome scott morrison, the Prime Minister of our great ally australia. In his two years of Prime Minister he has heard the country through several crises, the wildfires. The covid19 crisis where australia has an impressive record, and Foreign Policy the Prime Minister led a research and of australias insolent in the south pacific. Australia was the first government to exclude huawei from its 5g network. Australia is currently undergoing, as are many other countries in the world, a challenge in china. States, indiad and japan, and others. Prime minister, i have the Great Fortune to spend three weeks and australia. I had worked for the government in the past and was very impressed by the depths of everything we are doing together. You will be interviewed by margaret brennan. She is moderator of the pbs show face the nation. She is the correspondent for our Great Network pbs. Minister, welcome and we look forward to a good conversation. P. M. Morrison thank y
In the Pacific Region of relations with china and india. Good beating everyone and welcome back to the aspen security forum. I am the executive director of the aspen strategy group. I should say good morning to the Prime Minister of australia and durability in australia. Its a real honor for us to welcome scott morrison, the Prime Minister of our great ally australia. He leads one of the strongest one of the most impressive allies of the United States, inarguably the most important region of the world, the indopacific. It is two years as Prime Minister he steered the country through several crises, the wildfires of last autumn, the covid19 crisis were us jilly has a very effective and impressive record, and in Foreign Policy the primaries has led a resurgence of influence in the south pacific, australia was the first government to exclude huawei from its 5g networks, aldosterone is currently undergoing as are many of the countries in the world a challenge from china on many fronts that
Unfortunately, we know that far too often throughout our history and even today, our nation has failed to live up to our highest ideals. Eight minutes and 46 seconds. Thats how long a Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of george floyd. An unarmed, handcuffed black man lying on the pavement. For four for eight minutes and 46 seconds. George floyd pleaded for his life. He said, i cant breathe. He cried out for his mother. He suffered and then he was silent. Millions of americans watched the video in shock and horror. Why didnt the officer just lift his knee off of mr. Floyds neck . Why didnt he just lift his knee up for just a minute, just lift it up . Why didnt one, just one of the other officers push his knee off of mr. Floyds neck . Whats happening in america that someone let alone Police Officers thought this was okay . Of course, we know it was not okay. It was not okay. It was a crime. It was murder. Watching those images has awakened something deep in the s
Words were not written by a liberal democrat to call names that or cast aspersions but one of our great military leaders defense secretary general mattis. Every day we get fresh evidence that this countryoni will have to unite in spite of the president not because of him. I yield the floor. Thank you mr. President. I come to the floor at a time with the democrats on democrats rally cry astonishingly that is defend the police defined the police this is on the previous battle cry of abolish i. C. E. Thats what the democrats are calling for today. Leading democrats radical left wing lawmakers like aoc are pushing these very dangerous ideas. Let me say it again liberal democrats all across the country are asking all of us to un find Law Enforcement in america. Mr. President , if we did that crime would go through the roof. School safety would cease to exist, the most vulnerable in our society would have no one to turn to o or call in case of an emergency. That yet democratic mayors across
This comes on the heels of a previous battle cry abolish i. C. E. Thats what the democrats are calling for today. Leading democrats, radical leftwing lawmakers like alexander owe comes ya cortez owe comes ya cortez are pushing these dangerous ideas. Liberal democrats all across the country are asking all of us to defund Law Enforcement in america. Mr. President , if we did that, if we did that, crime would go through the roof. School safety would cease to exist. The most vulnerable in our society would have no one to turn to or call in case of an emergency. Yet democratic mayors across the country seem to be on board. Last week the democrat mayor of los angeles said he plans to slash the l. A. Police departments budget. New york city mayor de blasio has vowed to cut funding for the new york Police Department. The Minneapolis City Council announced sunday that it would vote to disband, disband the citys Police Department and said they had a vetoproof majority. House democrats have now j