Speeches of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland

Thank you, Rosie, for that generous introduction, and for everything you do for VAWA and for justice for violence against women. I am very honored to be able to welcome you to the Justice Department for the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

Hello everyone.

And thank you, Dawn, for that overly generous introduction.

Good morning. 

Thank you for joining together today to mark the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Good afternoon, everyone.

We launched the Election Threats Task Force to respond to a dangerous increase in violent threats against the public servants who administer our elections.

Good morning.

Over a century ago, Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to protect competition in the marketplace. As the Supreme Court has explained, the “central evil” addressed by Section 1 of that Act is “the elimination of competition that would otherwise exist,” including competition on prices.

Thank you, Alison, for that generous introduction. And for your leadership.

I am grateful to be here in South Dakota, and to have the chance to thank, in person, our federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement partners gathered around this table.

Thanks Josh. Thanks for the very overly generous introduction. I appreciate it.

Thank you, Eric, for that generous introduction. And for your leadership.

I am grateful to be here in Wyoming, and to have the chance to thank, in person, our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners gathered around this table.

Thank you, Alex, for that generous introduction. And for your leadership.

Earlier today, Department of the Interior Secretary Haaland and I visited the headquarters of the Unit in the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs that is dedicated to combating the crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons. We were briefed by experts from the Unit and prosecutors from this office who work every day to make Indian Country safer. And we all underscored our commitment to ending these tragedies and helping Tribal communities heal.

Thank you, Tim. I appreciate it.

Before we start on the matters that brought me here today, I want to note another important matter that took place today.

Thanks, Greg, for that generous introduction. And for your leadership of this office.

Now that I’m here, I would say I had been under the naïve assumption that Washington, D.C.’s summer is hot. They say Las Vegas humbles you. And so, it has humbled me.