with it but this agency maybe we should have something like what they have in the us the drug enforcement agency the jury's still out on slips the problem is that the crumlin doesn't have a clear concept called believes should work and all but they have different opinions and it's nice to have different opinions in a democracy but when you talk about law enforcement. so you want to have a delirious system in that and the last question it has happened in russia that massive changes over there have been brought about by some tragic events i'm sure you remember they case of private situ regarding hazing in the army right and i'd like to remind you that the problem has been solved that's almost entirely because of soldiers' mothers this each of case stood up and what the defense minister and i told the syria did that there is almost no hazing now they were many cases like that for instance the case of admiral openness unka upon which helped ease the pain killer rules for cancer patients and the right do you think yvonne golan knox case may bring about massive changes to the i think you're right at a

with it but this agency maybe we should have something like what they have in the us the drug enforcement agency the jury's still out on slips the problem is that the crumlin doesn't have a clear concept called believes should work or not but they have different opinions and it's nice to have different opinions in a democracy but when you talk about law enforcement. so you want to have a layer of system in that and the last question it has happened to in russia that massive changes over there have been brought about by some tragic events i'm sure you remember they case of private situ regarding hazing in the army right and i'd like to remind you that the problem has been solved that's almost entirely because of soldiers mothers this each of case stood up and what the defense minister and i told the syria do call did do that there is almost no hazing now they were many cases like that for instance the case of admiral openness and upon which helped ease the pain killer rules for cancer patients and the right do you think if mangala knox case may bring about its massive changes to the i think you'r

it was revealed today, the president of honduras is a target of a drug enforcement agency investigationaundering charged for his activity since 2013, his country has a homicide rate of 41 feelings for 100,000 president, one of the highest in the entire hemisphere. cochair of the border security practice, congressman serves on the house judiciary committee and pockets. great to see you. the president putting tariffs, how are your constituents reacting to the news? >> many of them are concerned because their is a border state, they do a lot of trade with mexico. there's a lot of people understand the president is taking a long-term view of things. also, just like the tariffs are going to hopefully motivate mexico, hopefully they will motivate congress as well. but also, you have to remember, the president is also facing to sherry which is what i believe our constitutional and congressional delegates authority repeatedly. the president is down to very few options that he can exercise, only avenue on our very real crisis. it's a real crisis, real emergency. they are considered, concerned ab

drug enforcement agency raiding a cartel controlled fentanyl lab in northern mexico. more on the evidence of u.s./mexico cooperation to stop illegal immigration, drug smuggling and efforts to secure the border, william la jeunesse joins us from the mexico/guatemala border. >> reporter: with multiple fights a day, i.c.e. deports 1500 guatemalans from the u.s. every week. are you going to try again? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: why? >> i kind of just -- i have three daughters and i need work. >> reporter: some are giving up. others vow to try again. >> couple times, couple more. >> reporter: more guatemalans are apprehended at the u.s. border than from any other cup. a superhighway of migrants passes through guatemala every day inviting drugs, extortion and corruption. >> we have to generate -- to attract investments and generate jobs. >> reporter: last week the interior minister says got mat la is -- guatemala is considering a country agreement requiring honduran and salvadoran my grants to apply for asylum here, not the u.s. >> guatemala is going to be a country t

law enforcement agency sent an email to his entire workforce reminding them that in fact they could not and should not do what the president was encouraging. the acting chief of the drug enforcement agency, the d.e.a., wrote to his organization, the president condoned police misconduct regarding the treatment of individuals placed under arrest by law enforcement. i write to offer a strong reaffirmation of the operating principles to which we as law enforcement professionals adhere. i write because we have an obligation to speak out when something is wrong. our core values are clear and applicable. rule of law, respect and compassion, service, devotion, integrity, accountability, leadership and courage, diversity. this is how we conduct ourselves. this is how we treat those whom we encounter in our work, victims, witnesses, subjects, and defendants. this is who we are. that acting d.e.a. chief, chuck rosenberg, resigned a few weeks later. now we are in the latest iteration of this pattern, this brand new pattern that we are all having to come to grips with as americans, of the president publicly endorsing or advocating lawless behavior. after the president earlier this

mastermind behind the attack as victor hugo gomez who lives in the us and is wanted by the us drug enforcement agency. the second man stabbed to death in as many days both in the same area where police are revealing about the mysterious killings in the tense moments that led up to a suspect's arrest also growing backlash to the president's plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, the advice that california lawmakers are giving so people being deported. >>and a tense situation in sacramento where a police officer, a woman has been shot and is in serious condition at the hospital. police calling it an ambush and there's currently a standoff with the suspect we'll have live reports throughout the broadcast and the fog rolling in now least along the coastline, staying cleary live what we expect till the end of ...6, 7, 8 ♪ ♪ ♪ big dreams start with small steps... ...but dedication can get you there. so just start small... start saving. easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. ♪ ♪ chase. make more of what's yours®. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity

legislative record when i was in uniform as a united states marine and i was working for the drug enforcement agencywork. i get it we need to fund physical border security. we need to secure the border. however constitutionally congress has though defend its quiets. and we can't have a system where one person or a small group of people simply iks wakes up and says i am going to decide to apply tariffs. and that's why i have introduced a bill that would require congress to vote on these issues and claw back some of the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations that it has seeded the last few decades. >> the thing is -- and i know you have your option. others in your party agree with you on the fundamentals and you have various ways to stop this. the president passed asked about the opposition from his own party from you all and here is what he said today. >> and what do you think of republicans who say that they may take action to block you imposing the tariffs. >> i don't think they will could that. i think if they do it's foolish. there is nothing more important than borders. >> sew says

. >> federal drug enforcement agencies are asking congress to ban fentanyl knockoffs. they say it is responsible for thousands of deaths across the country. the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on the issue. next week the house judiciary committee begins a series of hearings related to the mueller report. u.s. attorneys and league amendment perts on lessons learned from other historical investigations. we'll have live coverage on c-span 3 starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. you can also watch online. >> sunday on "american history tv" we continue our coverage of the 75th anniversary of d-day. past american presidents that travelled to normandy's beaches to honor the fallen. he is started by ronald reagan. and then at 4:00 p.m. eastern, the 1944 film d-day to germany. >> we thought we could use it as a point we saw what was here was badly destroyed by the germans themselves. they destroyed the docks which we thought we could use and it took them almost two months before we could bring a ship in. >> at 6:30 on oral histories, world war ii veteran john raaen describes

miss ocasio-cortez: i move $5 million from the drug enforcement agency and into the comprehensive opioid abuse program which is part of the department of justice funding of initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic. i offer this amendment because ending the war on drugs has to mean changing our priorities in order to keep all communities safe and healthy. the best way to do that is by offering people the help and support they need before arrest and criminalization should be considered in the first place. the amendment is a relative common sense one. right now and as of now the d.e.a. will be funded at $2.36 billion, which is nearly $90 million one year increase and $77.7 million above even the president's request. the bronx has an unprecedented opioid crisis with deadly overdoses nearly doubling in a few years. but as families across our nation know, the opioid crisis is not limited just to the bronx. just yesterday in oversight committee we were hearing testimony from medical experts and providers and the testimony from nurse gray of west virginia struck me, she said, we cannot arrest o

now many of the doctors are afraid of the d.e.a., the drug enforcement agency and also cms sometimes s still a lot of misconceptions and, yes, we had to cut back on prescribing. there is no question that too many doctors were a little too liberal. they had a low threshold for prescribing for acute pain, especially. this is pain, you know, if you break your ankle or something. they give too much at a time. it weensd up in medicine chests and then flow out. all that needed correction. but we have gone too far. steve: yeah, there was no balance. so have you heard from patients who needed the stronger drugs and now they are getting them again after this correction? we have owned heard from the people who didn't succeed unfortunately with their doctors. it's desperate. my colleagues and i get at least 10 letters between us a day heart wrenching and one of our group is keeping a registry of people who killed themselves. brian: lapsely, real quick, do you believe the pharmaceutical companies actually got us started on this mess and the addiction morass we are in right now? >> they are part o

the drug enforcement agency has more young people receive treatment for marijuana dependency than for alcohol and other illegal drugs combined. the amendment ignores the problems of abuse and sends the false message to youth that smoking marijuana is healthy. so i urge rejection of this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. mr. blumenauer: mr. chairman, how much time do i have remaining? the chair: the gentleman has 3 1/2 mibs re-- minutes remaining. and is recognized. mr. blumenauer: i would yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from new york. mr. serrano: i thank the gentleman. i rise in support of the amendment. this amendment is consistent with the trend in recent years to acknowledge that states, d.c. and the territories are taking charge of their marijuana policy. i urge the amendment be agreed to. thank you. the chair: the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. blumenauer: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman has the only time remaining. mr. blumenauer: ok. then i woul

agency. the drug enforcement administration approved that production quota a 14 billion opioid pills in the year 2017. and not for every american, every adult american to have a three-week prescription. approved and the dea. well, we started raising some concerns about it, to say the least. and, they responded. they reduced it the next year to 13 billion. and what has happened since 1993 in the production of hydrocodone? up 12 fold? the production of oxycodone, up 39 fold from 3.5 tons to 151 tons a year? approved by the drug enforcement administration? and what about the production of fentanyl in that period of time? approved by the drug enforcement administration? 25 fold increase. so, when we start talking about the opioid crisis, and it is a crisis, let's start at the beginning. number of us came together and said we want to bring a two tests into this conversation. we don't want dea to rubberstamp farmers request every year for billions of production without taking into concern the public health of the united states. so, they ought to be at this table right now as we talk about the next sta

drugs and narcotics. they already, to some degree, are a law enforcement agency by having to know what is in those packages and to know the restrictions that exist at that point. i'm not sure i understand. i mean, certainly, they're very upset about what happened at this point, but to police this whole thing, they already do that >> alcoholic, you know that when you open up the package. fedex argument is we're in no position to have the expertise to identify whether this is one of the parts that can't be sent overseas >> u.p.s. saying they have no issue. that's a bigger problem for fedex. if one of your competitors is like, hey, nice lawsuit, we don't have the same problem. >> that is the place to watch to see if this escalates or not one more on china. hackers are believed to be tied to the chinese government who have reportedly infiltrated more than a dozen global telecom firms and stolen corporate and personal data. israeli cybersecurity firm said in more than 30 countries across asia, africa and the middle east, companies were compromised by what they are applying are chinese state actors >> what i tho

reviewing law enforcement agencies in the county seize more than $1 million over four years from drug suspects who are never charged with a crime. the district attorney may ban the practice unless they're facing criminal charges. >>> prepping for a biopic in richmond this weekend. they want to stop the city from allowing a housing development to go up there. >> reporter: opponents say there should be no development on the public space. they're planning to document the many species that live there to boost their argument. but the mayor tell police this development will be good for richmond. >> reporter: elizabeth takes photos of wildlife at richmond's beach park and the surrounding open space area. she's an environmentalist. >> i've been coming out here for about 23 years. >> reporter: she plans to document the variety of lifeforms that exist. >> this place is so rich in biodiversity. >> reporter: she says it has two goals. it kroet an ongoing record of the wildlife there. and to fight the agreement to develop what opponents describe as luxury townhouses and condos. >> it's got great v

enforcement agency. >> officers observe an offense. say you are using. it is found out you are in possession of drugsconstituted a lead eligible defense. >> the officer would talk to the individual about participating in the program instead of being booked into the county jail. >> are you ever heard of the leads program. >> yes. >> are you part of the leads program? do you have a case worker? >> yes, i have a case manager. >> when they have a contact with a possible lead referral, they give us a call. ideally we can meet them at the scene where the ticket is being issued. >> primarily what you are talking to are people under the influence of drugs but they will all be nonviolent. if they were violent they wouldn't qualify for lead. >> you think i am going to get arrested or maybe i will go to jail for something i just did because of the substance abuse issues i am dealing with. >> they would contact with the outreach worker. >> then glide shows up, you are not going to jail. we can take you. let's meet you where you are without telling you exactly what that is going to look like, let us help you and

enforcement, state agencies and federal enforcement agencies. it provides them with important resources to bring the fight against illegal drugs. it also supports prevention and education campaigns to ensure that our children do not suffer from addiction and deadly overdoses. and on the subject of public safety, i am encourage that had this bill prevents the administration from raiding funds from the treasury department's asset forfeiture funds. these funds, our local police departments can use to purchase better equipment and keep our communities safe. another way to strengthen public safety is by financially investing in our local communities. and i am pleased that the bill rejeggets president trump's proposal to cut funding for community development financial institutions by 94%. mr. speaker, i look forward to the swift passage of the financial services, general government appropriations bill. thank you, mr. speaker. and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from illinois reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. mr. graves: i would like to highlight one point there and i enjoy working with mrs. torres and

on tuesday and ice has requested that agents in the branch of the agency that conduct long-term investigations into drug insist enforcement removal operations deporting undocumented immigrants or into and thatsecurity agents were not clear what he was referencing in his tweets on monday, which came less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to appear in florida for a rally in 2020. lynn, portland, oregon. hi. caller: i will vote for him in 2020, but i wanted to comment on that one lady who thinks that he dictators.'s to my opinion is that he massages their egos so that he can get them to come to the table and do things that they wouldn't ordinarily do. they are used to people that just make orders and do what they want. that is ableebody to stand up to them at the table and gives them the little things they need to come to the table. another guy that called right after that calling trump a liar every day, i think that people don't listen to him. the way that his speech is, he speaks in hyperbole a lot of times and sometimes that is reported as lies. and if that is all you listen to , some of the stations that reported tha

drug impaired driving. the agency launched the campaign if you feel different, you drive different. a public education campaign and enforcement campaign, drive high, get a d.u.i. i would like to commend this committee for its supports of high visibilities enforcement campaigns, and i look forward to our continue collaboration on these. we have awarded grant fund to states for training for law enforcement officers to recognize drivers who are impired by drugs, including opiods and marijuana. had this is one critical example of the partnership with the law enforcement community. for more than 30 years, we have 179ed the development of comprehensive emergency medical services or e.m.s. i feel fortunate to have had the blessing earlier in my career to serve as a 9-1-1 dispatcher and emergency medical technician driving an ambulance and providing patient care, and i know how important these life-saving services are in our communities. in january of this year, after years of work together with stockholders published agenda 2050 to provide national leadership and creating a more people-centered e.m.s. system vision for the future. w

drug manufacturers have created a new substance that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and responsible for tens of thousands of deaths and that's fentanyl. so i strongly believe our law enforcement agencies must have the necessary tools to control this. by controlling these substances either by class or restricting access to the precursor chemical used to make them cannot be the only solution. we need to take a multipronged approach and have to address the immediate threat by fentanyl analogs and the scheduling process and address the public health problem including prevention and treatment. a strong prevention infrastructure can help, we believe, stop drug use before it ever starts. mr. chairman, we are fortunate to have witnesses here today. thank you for that, who have a tremendous amount of experience related to these issues. because the department of health and human services plays a critical role in the scheduling process, i must say that i'm disappointed that they're not represented. i believe we would have benefit frd their perspectives. but i look forward to hearing from this panel. senator graham: i associate myself with your opening statement and you described the challenge fo

drug impaired driving. the agency launched the campaign if you feel different, you drive different. a public education campaign and an enforcement campaign drive high, get a dui. i would like to commend this committee for the ongoing of high visibility enforcement campaigns and i look forward to the continued collaboration on these. nhtsa has awarded grant funds to states to support training for law enforcement officers to recognize drivers who are impaired by drugs. including opioids and marijuana. this is just one example of nhtsa's critical partnership with the law enforcement community. for more than 30 years, nhtsa has supported the comprehensive emergency medical services or ems. i feel fortunate to have had the messing earlier in my career to serve as an 911 dispatcher and providing patient care and i know how important this is in the neighborhoods and in our communities. in january of this year, nhtsa after years of work together with stakeholders provided national leadership in providing a more people centered system vision for the future. nhtsa works closely with the department of commerce on grants to support state, l