. >> virginia task force 1 is an elite search and rescue team that travels domestcancally and internationally to disaster sites. they put finder to the test at their norton, village test site. >> all right. i think i got it from here. so just fyi, i am a little bit currentlier phobic but i am putting my life in the hands of finder. i am going to climb into the rubble pile and hopefully, they will be able to detect my heart beat in there. minutes. but i certainly wouldn't want to be here for any length of time. and i truly, truly cannot imagine the stress and anxiety one would experience being trapped in rubble like this. >> the first responders go in teams of two usually, one holds the laptop and carries it, sets it down on the ground about ten or twenty feet in front of the rubble. >> okay. it's working. yeah. a real good heart rate, and ris pration rate. i am pretty enthusiastic about this one. the goal of finder that i am hoping is that it will speed the process up. if you could talk a little bit about your interaction with the developers of the technology. >> they have the ability to do t

virginia, mr. scott. >> we created this task force to deal with the growth of the prison expansion and the criminal code. congress has increasingly addressed society problems by adding a criminal provision to the code and we have done this in a knee-jerk reaction charging with the tough on crime policy instead of legislating with thought fully and through evidence-based research. only the matters that can't be handle by the state need to be addressed by the federal government. what valid purpose is served if it is at the federal level and duplicate crimes enforced by the state. state and local law enforcement investigat investigat investigat investigated carjacking for years before making it a crime. judge kelly recommended us of the recommendations made in 1995 regarding five types of criminal offenses that deemed appropriate for jurisdiction. criminal activity with multi state or international aspects, criminal activity involving complex commercial enterprises using federal resources or expertise, high spread local corruption and criminal cases with highly sensitive issues. the library of congress inf

task force. it's chaired by johnson and bobby scott of virginia. there are an estimated 4500 federal crimes in the u.s. code and there were 452 new federal criminal offenses enacted between 2000 and 2007. the task force committee this morning will look to possible changes in the criminal code and penalties. there's bobby scott of virginia in the center of your screen. those testifying this morning include the chair of the u.s. sentencing commission along with representatives from the justice department as well as a federal public defender. it should get under way shortly. it's an early day on the house side of capitol hill with the house gaveling in at this hour. in fact, we expect votes in the house in about an hour and a half or so, 10:30 eastern, as they wrap up their legislative week. also getting under way at this hour, house energy and commerce with a hearing on health care. our companion c-span2 is covering that. >>> judiciary senate member jeffrey bacchus, also scott on the right. they're looking into the task force of overcriminalization. t

virginia, mr. scott. >> we have created the task force and recognition of the need to address the explosive growth of the federal prison population in a dramatic expansion of the u.s. criminal code. for five decades congress has addressed the problems by adding a criminal provision to the federal code. you have done this in a knee-jerk fashion charging ahead with the same sales, tough policy in addressing crime of the day. instead of legislating thoughtfully with the benefit of evidence based research. when it comes to criminal wall only those matters that cannot be handled by the states need to be addressed by the federal government. what valid purpose is served by creating crimes that the federal level if they duplicate crimes and forced through other states. why should there be a federal carjacking statute. state and local law enforcement investigators and prosecutors carjacking effectively 3 years long before congress made it a federal crime. in testimony before the task force judge eileen kelly reminded us of the following recommendations made by the judicial conference in 1995 regarding five types

virginia, mr. scott. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, we have created this task force in recognition of the need to address the explosive growth of the federal prison population and the expansion of the criminal code. for five decades, congress has increasingly addressed societal problems by adding a criminal division to the criminal code. too often, we have done this in a knee-jerk fashion, charging ahead with the tough of crime policy and addressing the crime of the day instead of legislating thoughtfully and with evidence-based research. when it comes to criminal law, only those matters that can't be handled by the state need to be addressed by the federal government. what valid purpose is served by created crimes at the federal level when they're effectively enforced by the states. for example, why should there be a federal car jacking statute? state and local law enforcement have investigated car jacking effectively for years, long before congress made it a federal crime. two weeks ago in testimony before this task force, judge irene kelly reminded us of the follo

virginia, mr. scott. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, we have created the task forcen recognition of the need address the explosive growth of the federal prison population and the dramatic expansion of the u.s. criminal code. the five decades congress has increasingly addressed societal problems by adding a criminal provision to the federal code, too often in a knee-jerk fashion, charging ahead with the same failed, tough on crime policy and addressing the crime of the day, instead of legislating thoughtfully and with the benefit of evidence-based research. when it comes to criminal law on only those matters that cannot be handled by the state need to be served by the federal government. what purpose creating crimes at the federal level if if the duplicate crimes in the state. why is there a federal carjacking statute. state and local law enforcement investigate it and prosecutor carjacking effectively for years, long before congress made it's federal crime. two weeks nothing testimony before the task force, judge irene kelly reamended us of the following recommendati

task force. it's chaired by johnson and bobby scott of virginia. there are an estimated 4500 federal crimes in the u.s. code and there were 452 new federal criminal offenses enacted between 2000 and 2007. the task force committee this morning will look to possible changes in the criminal code and penalties. there's bobby scott of virginia in theen