feigin: well, your honor, the people have vested the sovereignty in both the state and the united states. justice ginsburg: is there such an example? is there such an example, other than double jeopardy, where the individual has a double whammy, both the state and the federal, usually federalism, as justice gorsuch just pointed out, are protective of the individual? mr. feigin: well, your honor, it is a common fact of life that everyone is subject to both state and federal regulation. it's why everyone in this room, except maybe my friends from texas, pay both state and federal taxes. [laughter] mr. feigin: it's why businesses are regulated by both the federal and state governments, and why everyone knows that an act, and even petitioner agrees, the same act can be both a state and federal crime. justice alito: but what about the adoption of the black -- the blockburger rule as opposed to the same -- same transaction test? mr. feigin: so, your honor, i think -- justice alito: that -- that's a -- that's a rule of federalism, in a way. and yet it exposes defendants to prosecution for the s

this will send the equivocal message to the world and the united states that the united states of americans business when it comes to bringing back the its abducted children. so specifically, the executive branch should consider taking the view that america children's are being illegally obtained in foreign countries as a result of kidnap. with implementation of economic sanctions, noncompliant countries will soon start complying with the hague convention and american children will finally be rescued and protected from the harmful effects of international parental abduction. economic sanctions may have a huge impact almost overnight. the united states is ecuador's principal trading partner. conversely, ecuador is the 42nd largest trading partner of the us. currently, ecuador benefits from tariff-free entry into the united states for many of its products under the generalized system of preference, gsb. in ecuador the annual renewal of the gsb with the us is celebrated as a major victory. and the current president of ecuador, reino, ecuador is now expressing interest not only in negotiating

he didn't for six years pay the state. a lawyer, state attorney sued and he ignored it, and they eventually relented. he had been, become one of the most powerful men in the state and was essentially untouchable. states were making tons of money from this system of convict leasing through slavery. the u.s. commissioner of labor reported estate using convict leasing was making average revenue, four times the cost of running a prison. alabama was making 10% 10% of s entire state budget them convict leasing. so they were very invested in it. probably at all of the historical research i did, the thing that really shocked me the most was learning that convict leasing was more deadly than slavery. it was as deadly as soviet gulags that would come. the death rate throughout the south, , depending on the state, ranged from 16-25% per year. so in four prisoners were dying every year. in louisiana under james is least in the 30 years he had the lease, least 3000 prisoners died. now, during the time of slavery, there were very few pla

and in those cases, the state fills in the gap to create that blue layer. so there are multiple sources that meet that state established guarantee, and the first sources are local property taxes, and eraf, and the state. in the case that's represented on the right hand column, the local property taxes plus the eraf exceed the state established minimum for the district in question. and when that happens, the amount in excess of that minimum guarantee actually stays with the county rather than coming to the school district. so this is what has happened as the city and county was closing its books for last fiscal year, for 17-18, that was determined to be happening, really, for the first time. this is the first time that this has come to light, and that's really the circumstance behind this wind fall that's been reported over the last couple of weeks. so just important to note that there's no net change in funding to schools, so we're still getting funded at that minimum guarantee, where that red bar is, that red line. it's just coming from different sources. a

there are quirks within the states but it's important to note that 14 of the 20 states are part of our coalition today and have signed on to urge the court to leave the decision and those types of policy considerations to the states that are already act of legislating, take the commonwealth of virginia. the commonwealth of virginia generally bars the prosecution by the state when the federal government has already brought the prosecution based on the same conduct but recently, following the 9/11 attacks, virginia amended its law to make an exception for terrorism cases. other parties have spoken about potential exceptions and i think the virginia example shows that states are capable of recognizing the fairness concerns and policy concerns that is raised appropriately . >> i'm asking the court not to overturn its long standing interpretation and would like to emphasize a couple points. the petitioners petition would create a litany of problems that could harm state interest and i'd like to go through a number of examples of those, first imagine a situation in which state aid has a toug

that's the primary vector in the united states. he second is up through mexico where finished fentanyl is purchased in china, sent to mexico, and then either shipped as part of a poly-drug load mixed in and milled with heroine or inert matter like lactose south of the border and brought up and sold as synthetic heroine or the third way pressed into pills and sold as fake prescription opioids and brought in large numbers of pills across the southwest border. so there are several different vectors for the t to get into the united states. we can clearly see the public health effects that it has in the united states, and fentanyl in its an logs will continue to be a substantial problem in our drug environment in america. >> how many deaths are we looking at at an annual basis from fentanyl. >> >> kemp: in 2017 was 28,400 deaths or 9 per day. that is what's termed by the centers of disease control is synthetic opioids other than methadone which is dominated by fentanyl and its an logs, and that is a 47% increase from the previous year. >

a justification for the state of israel. so that certainly true and that embarrassment was one of the motives for seeking different grounds for his zionism or pro zionism. but it must be said and this connects it to earlier question about numbers that at least in the united states the main line denominations really are dying out. and they have become extraordinarily top heavy. they have very powerful institutions, but they don't have a lot of people in the pews. part of the reason that american christianity speaking broadly has taken a right turn is simply that main line churches, main line crust yan denominations haven't reproduced themselves. and the political center of gravity has shifted to where the communities are and ultimately where the votes are. as for the term main line, the reason i don't like that term is it wasn't actually coined until the late '50s, which was a time at which probably what was meant was beginning the decline that i'm describing so i tend to avoid it. the reason i say liberal is not because i mea

just like it is for every single president of the united states. there is no classes, no degree. >> watch book tv this weekend on c-span two. >> we are at the watkins history museum, where c-span is learning about the city's history. the painting behind me did takes a central air raid on the town that was a significant turning point in the city's history. we take you around the museum to learn more about the raid. >> the civil

pompei have said earlier this is not the last word from the united states on this matter yes but chris. in this the vote debacle because that's the way it appears to have been handled by the white house not only is the president himself facing a huge amount of criticism but you've now got mattison pompei is being accused of at best being loyal soldiers and it was just orchestrating some kind of cover up so then that in the firing line as well so the whole administration these got a question mark over it over it's come down to this entire episode well what they're doing is really they're dealing with the realities the realities excuse me of what we have in the current situation in the middle east the dangers that we perhaps may may see some increased violence or increased destabilization if we do about away from that saudi relationship this is something that you know really everyday americans often either overlook or or simply don't pay attention. too but there are significant back channel conversations happening right now to try to stave off and prevent thi

in my journey from nevada legislature to the secretary of states office, to the united states house of representatives and to the united states senate possible. i can count on them every step of the way. we all know how important our staff is and i'm no exception. i've been fortunate to have two staff members with me my whole tenure in congress. i would like to highlight both of them. my chief of staff, is from north carolina. i know more about north carolina that i thought i ever would. he came to me from another senators office.after 12 years, we talked about writing about together because together, we've seen and been through a lot. from the great recession impact on nevada, the visit from senator reid to my house office. and -- resignation. obamacare, dodd frank, immigration reform, tax reform,f changing the courts to just name a few. he has always been there. in these chambers there is a lot of swings and arrows. and it takes in experts to walk through the minefields. no one does it alone. i've always had him by my side. i thank him for his service to me, but more important, for h

the only three states that have not. recent polling from quinnipiac shows more than 60% of the american people support legalized marijuana and 93% support medical marijuana. 93% support medical marijuana. the american people have made up their minds, this is happening. let's be clear, this isn't just happening in blue states like california or massachusetts, or purple states like colorado. it's happening in bold, deep red states like utah, oklahoma, and west virginia. and it's happening in swing states like florida, ohio, pennsylvania, michigan and missouri. the bedrock principle of our government expressed in the declaration of independence, as the government loses respect for the people, people loz lose respect for the law. congress must respond. the act is a simple, straightford plan. within certain basic federal guardrails, conduct in compliance with state marijuana law will not violate the controlled substances act. this legislation is the embodiment of federalism our founders envisioned, it allows each state to move

pass the united states senate. so i colleague who is from utah imagining some of the land and water conservation fund being made permanent and start going to pass the united states senate, he ist just dreaming of something that is really going to take place and become reality in the very near future. but what you are done is tonight made it a lot harder for us to make sure that we're moving ahead. this legislation that he refused to love to vote out tonight also includes important i would say one thing, the one thing that may be you could say hasn't had constant, constant attention over two years but certainly has grown in importance is new technology to help our firefighters fight fires, locate with a fire is happening, gps systems that make people more safe. that was in this package, and probably yes has gotten against a great guilt over the last six months as we've seen the tragic devastating impact of fires throughout the west. so yes, that was in here and part of consideration. and yes, there were legislative a

in fact, more than half the states in the united states have a contract like she was being forced toign if she wanted to keep her job as a speech pathologist. >> there are 26 states in the u.s. that have some version of this texas law. they're not all as severe as the one in texas, though many of them are. others have very's kinds of restrictions on people who boycott israel, prohibiting the expenditure of any funds to invest in companies, for example, or in pension funds that have companies that invest or advocate a boycott of israel. they all have one thing in common, they impose limitations on the opportunities and abilities of private citizens or private companies that support or participate in the boycott of israel. i think the most extreme example that stuns me the most is andrew cuomo in new york who in 2016 issued an executive order because it could not get a pass through the legislature barring new york state agencies from doing business with companies that boycott israel. he actually ordered them to compile a public list that would be published on a website of any companies

cycling the majority to the united states. ncreasingly, mexican cartels suppressing fentanyl and clandestinely produced in china and the prescription filled smuggling across the southwest border. mexican cartels also produced the majority of the methamphetamine consumed in the united states and they facilitate the colombian trafficking of cocaine which is also increasingly affecting ours communities. the two previous mexican presidentiapresidential adminiss attempted to confront the threat posed by the mexican cartels in their own ways. however, despite mexico's best efforts, the cartels exploited vulnerabilities in governmental institutions at all levels allowing the economic expansion even beyond drug trafficking. the profit earning potential of the mexican cartels exceeds the mexican government's annual budget allocated to its homeland security which amounts to less than 1% of mexico's annual budget. the governments of the united states and mexico have developed a common understanding of the impact of the mexican cartels on

. >> god served the united states and america and its honorable court. please remain standing for the presentation of the colors, the playing of the national anthem and the retirement of the colors. ♪ (music playing) ♪ (music playing) >> please be seated and come to order. this honorable court is now in session. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen. how are you all this morning? good. welcome to the museum at the national archives, i'm chief judge howal of the district of columbia. today's a memorable and important milestone for each of the people who are going to be our new citizens today, and it is my privilege and pleasure to preside over the ceremony this morning. the ceremony began this morning with the joint armed forces color guard presenting our nation's flag and the flag of different branches of the u.s. military. we stand for these flags to show our pride in our country, and respect for the military service men and women who help defend its security. the flag is an important symbol and we are fortunate to stand in this rotunda next to the founda

local level and the state level? the key to disaster resilience is not a bigger fema and bigger budget. the key to disaster resiliency is smart management. they are susceptible to known disasters we have known about for years. if we continue to build a bigger fema, it puts an unrealistic expectation on the agency that we will never be able to meet. job, there are 20,000 dedicated employees who serve their country and serve others. the average employment is 136 days out on the field. and they did. they get stomped on. they get ridiculed. they are never doing it fast enough. the only way we overcome that is all four of the legs in the chair -- on the chair are stronger. >> the former fema chief michael brown stated in august that he feels the u.s. has not learned from hurricane katrina. do you agree with that assessment? calldo believe that what i hazard amnesia is alive and well. we went many years of rebuilding communities after his -- after disasters without making them more did resilient -- more resilient. we use wh

then in the united states senate for almost eight years. nevada, thank you for granting me the privilege of working every day for a state that i am so proud to call my home. and, of course, i'd like to thank my immediate family, especially my wife lynn, for being at my side for nearly 30 years of public service. to my children, hilary harris, drew, and to their spouses, thank you for your patience, your understanding and your tolerance of this process. i would be remiss if i didn't thank my parents, jack and janet heller, setting the right example in our home growing up. to my father-in-law, richard brownback, all of my wife's family, thank you for raising such a wonderful daughter, sister, cousin, and aunt. madam president, i have five brothers and sisters, they all played a vital role in my upbringing. thank you to jack, tammy, sarah, mack, and brian. all of these individuals i mentioned gave me their steadfast support, made my journey from the nevada legislator to the to the u.s. house of representatives and to the united states senate an

now, they've played off the state department versus the us president. credited donald trump for reaching out and trying to improve relations, but said the state department seems to be trying to turn back the clock to a time when there was an "exchange of fire", referring to the regular missile tests that were happening until about a year ago. now, there was supposed to be a meeting between the secretary of state and a senior north korean diplomat last month. that has been delayed. the north koreans have been angered by the us military restarting exercises with the south korean military. and there are questions about how this now proceeds into the new year, whether there will be further progress. things seemed to have slowed down since donald trump met kimjong—un in singapore, six months ago. but the president referring to the north korean negotiations on twitter, just a few days ago, said, there was no hurry and that things were going fine. dan johnson there. let's cross to the south korean capital seoul now, and speak to the bbc‘s korean service report

in a case where the claim is the states are interfering with the federal government, by states imposing term limits by federal members of congress, kennedy adheres to his accountability theory, his divide the atom of sovereignty theory, and says, in this case, the states are interfering and we should not understand their power as allowing them to do that. justice o'connor and the other conservative justices all sort of ignored that in the term limits case. kennedy, we have talked a lot about his inconsistency or his respect, this, in this he was relatively consistent through the cases. >> i was thinking in terms of this panel, and some of the others, when you are dealing with a justice who has been in the majority sided so much, are only hisng about opinions, his work products, or are you talking about the court as a whole? you need to look at both, probably. when i look at federalism, commerce clause, i see some distinctions because in lopez, both federalism and commerce clause, and by the way, i agree over intos emerge separation of power, it is hard to talk about federalism and congr

, when it was a territory of the united states. over here is a statue that was a gift to the first lady, edith wilson, from the city of rome. i mentioned earlier president wilson was the first american president to go to europe while in office. interestingly, edith wilson was the first american first lady to go to europe, while in office, if you want to think of it that way. she had to answer a bunch of questions about how does a first lady conduct herself, how does she dress, all the sorts of formalities of being the wife of a head of state and going to another country. so when the wilsons visited italy, president wilson was in rome and was given honorary citizenship by the city of rome. roam was given honorary citizenship by the city of rome, but edith was given this statue, which for those who are aware of the history of italy would know this is the statue of romulus and remus, and on it are the initials that stand for the senate and the people of rome. it's really a very touching gift. it also fits into the theme of that era of

by the state, well, i foresee the future. and it wouldn't be that hard. it wouldn't have been for a state government -- look, was actually bothering me is yes, i know you are convinced on history. i also know that, it may be less clear than you think, maybe not, that this court several times has looked at the history and they have said it's inconclusive and, therefore. and now we have rule that's been there a long, long time. if were going to go back and look to whether this court at the history right in cases, i have my own candidates. >> i don't agree that the court has several times looked -- >> my problem isn't is that. is this the basis for going back, the same question. but i haven't heard the answer that justice kagan started with. >> so two responses. if i i could finish on the civl rights issue. i just wanted to add the federal government can take control in all manner of ways. in a a particular case they can take custody of someone via an ad process quinto moritz. if congress, estates becoming uncooperative in the civil rights and this was really

africa is important to the united states. if we didn't understand it before, the competition posed by china and russia among others, should highlight it for us which is why i do thinks this is a potential turning point in american understanding of what's at stake for us, not just for africa, but for the united states in african affairs, so that as we address this, i think there should be a new openness on both sides to understanding what's at risk here and why it's to our advantage one of the main -- our advantage to update our understanding. >> one of the main themes of your speech and the president makes this point time and time again, is that the american foreign policy should serve the interests of the american people. the interesting thing that struck me about the way you were laying out the strategy is that, yes, it suits our interests and suits our values, but it's also good for africans too. it's more effective in combatting the problems the africans themselves face, whether it's terrorism, economic development, or a l

so it is all of these terrible flaws in the united states. it still was a beacon of hope around the world. it still was a country that took seriously it's enlightening ideals. in this national conversation 1830, that had been simmering for some time, comes to a head and the jackson administration proposes the indian removal act. what it's about is trying to manage this problem, which is there are indian nations in the state. this is something that causes problems for the state, limits their development, and it feels intolerable to a certain number of americans that there should be this self-described indian nations within the united states. in 1830, the act proposes something that is really quite extraordinary. it really imagines a future in which the united states would exist without american indians. it proposes an exchange of land s so that indians inside the territorial borders of the united states would be west of the mississippi. this is one solution, igniting a n intense national debate. and what we show in this section is how many poin

he called the state department's bluff. through multiple hearings in the house and the senate, the state department has rejected your calls, congress' calls to use the tools. clearly demarshes, rising icpa cases with foreign officials and empty threats are not bringing children home. and what are these demarshes? what's in them? does anyone really know? i'm still waiting for a response to a foia request that our organization submitted in february. what is it going to take beyond demarshes? what are the interests of american children that have been kidnapped going to be put first, and when will decisive efforts be made to bring kidnapped abductedhome -- children home? based on multiple discussions with state, it is clear that japan anticipated being cited in 2018. it started at least six months in advance. there was a demarsh in november of 2017 and december. japan knew what was coming, and they were prepared to spin their -- preparing to spin their way out of it. on may 15, 2018, as japan was about to be cited for internatio

there is more the united states can do. we look forward to working closely with the subcommittee to support the efforts of chinese people to support their human rights and seek accountability for those who seek to abuse those human rights and freedoms. thank you for the invitation to testify today. chairman gardner: thank you very much for your testimony. steele: thank you very much for this opportunity to talk about democracy, human rights .nd the rule of law in china the u.s. agency for international development leads international development and disaster assistance. our workouts countries become more self-reliant and stronger partners to america. id's workghlight usa with the tibetans, and the rule of law in asia. thanks to bipartisan support in partners haved supported tibetans in preserving their threatened way of life. usaid has supported the preservation of nearly 7 million tibetan cultural heritage items. support,o conservation tibetan communities are managing their natural resources. we help tibetan communities str

it was certainly beneficial for the united states. at's why i regret that over the last year or so there have been attacks on that system, but still the system of globalization shouldn't be described as international socialism. quite the opposite. it's the spread of capitalist institutions to much of the world. china into integrating itself into the economic system discarded some elements of its socialist economy. it still is a communist dictatorship but it has increasingly taken on elements of capitalism. so it's the opposite, i think, of what you were describing. >> elizabeth cobbs? >> i would respectfully disagree with that too, although i absolutely empathize with this worry, this concern that for decades upon decades, your whole life american soldiers having -- have been dying in various places. the interesting thing about that is that number has declined, so as bad as it is, that 24-hour news cycle which keeps reminding us of the terrible things that are happening tends to overlook that longer-term trend, and that trend has been

and he loves everything about the state of florida. and service for him was of course service in the army and service as an astronaut and service in the state government, in congress, and in the u.s. senate. and i first met bill in minnesota. i'm not sure he remembers this but i do because it was like one of the first senators i met outside of a minnesota senator. and he came to help my good friend, paul wellstone. and i remember what struck me immediately about him was how kind he was and how warm he was. now part of that of course, the warmth was that he was bringing from florida. and our states have maybe you wouldn't think a lot in common. but what you might not know, madam president, is that there are entire beaches in florida filled with minnesotans in the winter months, perhaps even entire towns. but in this point he had come to our state. so it was no surprise then when i first got elected and we got to washington that bill and grace were so welcoming to our family. they got me involved in the prayer breakfast which has meant a

he called the state department's bluff. for multiple hearings in the house and senate, the state department has rejected your calls, congressman's -- congresses calls to use the tools. clearly demarche raising cases with foreign government officials and empty threats are not being children home. and what are these demarche? what is in them? does anyone know? i'm still waiting for response that our organization submitted in february. what is it going to take beyond demarche? when are the interest of american children who've been kidnapped going to be put first and when will decisive efforts you made to bring abductor children home? based on multiple discussions with state, it is clear that japan anticipated being cited in 2018. it started at least six months in advance. there was a demarche in november 2017 and december . japan knew what was coming. and they were preparing to spend their way out of it. on may 15, 2018 as japan was about to be cited for international parental child abduction by the united states, they held a p

bush, the president of the united states. ussein is being removed from power. and a long era of fear and cruelty is ending. the government of iraq and the future of your country will soon belong to you. >> things, however, very quickly started to turn dicey. >> the city of baghdad has now experienced five days of looting. government ministries, hospitals, museums, the homes of the wealthy and even the palaces of saddam hussein have been stripped bare. >> we saw the looting and the total disorder in the streets and frankly, the indifference on the part of american authorities to what was happening. >> the pentagon says coalition forces will indeed get that unrest under control. but that has not yet happened. >> it wasn't just that there was disorder. the society is being torn apart and there's nobody in control. and that was our fault. >> mr. bush declared an end to the military phase of the war in iraq and called the battle a victory in the war against terrorism. >> the administration's very intent on actions that show to the

the united states is engaged in an extradition process. ms. ing traveled to canada, canadians have put her into custody, pending an extradition hearing. we'll continue to engage through legal processes to get the just outcome that's connected to that. we have a set of trade discussions that are ongoing with the chinese as the chinese have said we're working on that while all the other issues, not just this particular issue. we have lots of complicated issues going on with china today all around the world and we work on each of those to get good outcomes for the people of the united states of america and respecting the rule of law each step along the way. we'll do that here as well. >> next question adrian -- global mail. >> minister, it seems -- it's clear that these two canadians were appear to be detained why won't you acknowledge that directly? and then what is the how is michael kroger doing the ambassador met with him in beijing, and secretary pompeo, is there anything the u.s. is going to do to lean on china to release these people that h

on their many trade issues then the united states will impose tariffs on two hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods that's on top of terrorists that already apply to two hundred fifty billion dollars worth of chinese goods now the chinese foreign minister wang ye has says that he hopes there could be more exchanges and visits between the two sides just before the talks president xi jinping said he was very happy to be meeting president donald trump and the best option for china and the united states was cooperation but there remains a fundamental areas of disagreement between these two sides especially in the area of forced technology transfer and the fact that the united states says the u.s. companies that want to do business here in china have to enter into fifty fifty joint venture arrangements and then hand over their know how the united states is saying that has to stop there is one area though i think where president xi jinping is unlikely to yield and that concerns his industrial policy known as made in china twenty twenty five this is his aim to make china a wo

the united states congress for 12 years. and then in the united states senate for almost eight years. nevada, thank you for granting me the privilege of working every day for a state that i am so proud to call my home. of course, like to thank my immediate family. especially my wife, for being on my side. for nearly 30 years of public service. to my children, hilary, harris, drew. to their spouses, thank you for your patience. your understanding and your tolerance of this process. i would be remiss if i did not think my parents jack and janet heller. setting the right example and religious tone in our home growing up. to my father-in-law, richard, all of my wife's family, thank you for raising such a wonderful daughter. a sister, cousin and aunt. madam president, i have five brothers sisters -- ancestors. they all played a vital role in my upbringing. so thank you to jack, tammy, sarah, match and brian. all of these individuals i mentioned gave me their steadfast support. in my journey from nevada legislature to the secretary

pompei have said earlier this is not the last word from the united states on this matter yes but chris. in this evolving debacle because that's the way it appears to have been handled by the white house not only is the president himself facing a huge amount of criticism but you've now got mattison pump a is being accused of best being loyal soldiers and that was orchestrating some kind of cover up so then that in the firing line as well so the whole administration these got a question mark over it over it's come down to this entire episode well what they're doing is really they're dealing with the realities the realities excuse me of what we have in the current situation in the middle east the dangers that we perhaps may may see some increased violence or increased destabilization if we do about away from that saudi relationship this is something that you know really everyday americans often either overlook or or simply don't pay attention to. but there are significant back channel conversations happening right now to try to stave off and prevent this activ

and the third is the decreased role of the united states that you pointed out. in that context, then, i think all these three things come together, particularly the relative point of the united states during the obama administration. but i think as trump's america first policy, though they're hard to read, they haven't been very coherently defined yet. they look like extending some of obama's caution and the idea the last thing you another war in the middle east and stuff like that. and that the notion of burden sharing, if there's one idea that is consistent between obama's foreign policy and trump's foreign policy is the emphasis on burden sharing they both have. and it translates into fight your own wars. for them, they've done that. right. all they asked for is some support. now they're getting crucified for it. now, of course, one can -- it's no problem making the case against the yemen war. both in syrtheory and practice. from the point of view of burden sharing is problematic to lecture a country like saudi arabia about how they need to fight their own war

you know about the work mike pompeo is doing at state. you obviously know about the great work sam brombeck is doing for the religious liberties. those are the big names. the reason i come here tonight is just to remind everybody that for every one or two of those, there are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of men and women working in the federal government every single day on these types of issues. folks that you will never hear of. you may be sitting with them tonight. there's folks here who work for the federal government for whom this is an absolute priority. the reason they asked me to go to the ministerial was to deliver the message that, yes, you see the headlines about mike pence, but you don't see what's going on behind the scenes, and it's happening every single day. as a result of that, we had some large accomplishments in the last two years, things you're probably familiar with. we had the state department ministerial which i mentioned which was such a success. not only did we have, i think, 500 or 600 people participate f

then in the united states senate for almost eight years. nevada, thank you for granting me the privilege of working every day for a state that i

. >> the state refuses to test dna. >> if you're convince of this man's guilt do the testing. >> they weren't after the truth. they were after a conviction. >> there's a body in the water. >> he was butchered and murdered. >> many people proclaim their innocence. >> in this case there are a number of things that stink. >> this man is remorseless. >> he needs to pay for it with his life. >> the electric chair flashed in front of my eyes. >> get a conviction at all costs. put the truth forward. >> pampa, texas is a smaller town, population around 17,000. i was elected sheriff of gray county and took office january 1st of 1993. >> sheriff stubblefield after a year in office counted down to new year's eve at home with his family. >> i heard on my scanner, police department received a 911 call of a victim of either a shooting or a stabbing over at campbell street. i told my wife, i said, i'm going to head down there. >> happy 1994! >> police discovered 22-year-old scooter kaler on his neighbor's front porch with knife wounds to his torso, kaler died shortly after reaching the hospital. pol

creativeve to be more going beyond the states. i think the forum in paris -- there are so many issues where we need to work the aunt the states -- work beyond the states with the business community, the territories, the cities. for is a new prospect multilateralism. i agree with what has been said about the proliferation of multilateral vehicles out there. we live in a world that was called multi-multilateralism , where it is just not the international institutions. the point i was going to make is that the ad hoc stuff is not enough. when we look at international [speakingns, we need french] the charter of the united nations and the universal organizations, but we also need the coalitions and some flexibility to them. of thethe two causes current crisis of ori andteralism that t the ambassador mentioned, that is u.s. application and the persistence of geopolitics. what we haves, seen in the wake of the global financial crisis is an enormous disillusionment -- and it is the rising populism -- enormous disillusionment with globaliza