mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i rise in support of the hurricane sandy supplemental appropriations bill and the frelinghuysen amendment to provide the funds necessary to start rebuilding and recovering from the storm. hurricane sandy hit the east coast almost three months ago. never before has the house of representatives taken so long to meet its obligations following a major disaster. i'm relieved we are finally considering this bill today but i'm disappointed once again that some are still playing politics by trying to add poison pills and offsets that jeopardize the state's package. as the current debate over the pending sequestration shows, finding offsets is no easy task and it makes no sense to put that on the back of emergency aid. it defies the very nature of emergency aid and impedes the federal government from doing its most important job, protecting its citizens when calamity strikes. on the surface, mr. speaker, new york city appears to be back up and running, but many people are still homele

mr. frelinghuysen. -- mr. frelinghuysen: hurricane sandy hit 78 tais ago and caused unprecedented destruction, $100 billion in new york and nige air loan. my amendment supplements from rogers' in order to bring the total aid package to $60 billion, the amount requested by the president and endorsed by governors chrisest tee, omo -- christie, cuomo and malloy. this strips owl provisions in the senate that were deemed earmarks and all authorizing language. i'll close by reminding my colleagues of the proud tradition of congress cited in the recent letter cited by in the letters many of us received by the governors of the states affected. the house is not in order. the chair: the gentleman is correct. the committee is in the in order. the gentleman deserves the right to be heard. the gentleman is recognized. mr. frelinghuysen: ma cham chair new york late december -- madam chair, the governors wrote congressional members, the delegations of our three states have been there to provide critical votes to these aid pa

we continued it, mr. pollard was there with me with mr. sanchez and mr. pollard said he was going to submit in documentation to the planner and i left at that. i was not aware there was a hearing in may alt all. the first i heard about that was this evening and i was gone. again the problem is staff could have and should have in my mind reached out to the architect. weas my he was my agent. >> thank you, mr. murphy. >> is there any public comment? seeing none, commissioners the matter is submitted. >> i have a question for mr. sanchez. when we hear testimony that your agency should have reached out to the applicant, when they don't show up multiple times, would that be your protocol to reach out to the applicant, in this case the architect, rather than the property owner? >> thank you, scott sanchez, planning department. in hearing the jurisdiction requestor's testimony this evening and i think getting a better understanding of the facts of the matter, actually the department would not oppose the jurisdiction request at this time. i would agree that the d

mr. larson, you're -- i'm sorry, mr. neil has come back in. mr. neil is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as we debate increasing the debt ceiling this afternoon, i think a bit of history's important as we acknowledge the current fiscal situation. in january 2001 cbo estimated that the total budget surplus for 202 to 2011 would be $26 trillion surplus. instead, after years of reckless spending and tax cuts, the federal government ran deficits from 2002 until 2011. the total deficit over that ten-year period amounted to $6.1 trillion. a swing of $11.7 rl from january -- trillion from january 201 and its projections. we began this path by enacting tax cuts that cost the government $3 trillion. the other major expenditure during those years that contributed mightily to these deficits is the engagement in two wars. by the time we got to january of 2009, the debt was $10.6 trillion setting a record for debt for any administration. pursuing two wars and massive tax cuts was the reason. and mr. johnson, while he was temporarily hol

mr. levin? mr. levin: i yield one minute to the gentleman not from michigan but from the distinguished state of wisconsin, mr. kind. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for one minute. mr. kind: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding me time. mr. speaker, the legislation before us today solves no problems. in fact it just min tains the great uncertainty hanging over the u.s. and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been established in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump into the icy water and make digs together. every bipartisan commission that's been formed to address the issue has come up with th

mr. givner, have i missed anything? >> no, no. i was just searching to see if i had evidence code 1040. i would note that infection f1.8110b involves whistle-blower complaints and the second section you noted c3699-13 involves ethics investigations. do commissioners have objections to taking public comment now. >> no. >> it sound like what you are offering to mr. shaw is something outside of public comment and as a party to this proceeding you are giving him five minutes and after mr. shaw's five minutes open up the floor for public comment. >> okay. we can do that. >> thank you, mr. givner. i'm turning into mr. chatfield my 150-word testimony that i will remail so you don't have to rekey it, introducing typos. i'm sorry, can you hand me that copy back? never mind, i found what i was looking for. so you will recall that when i was here, in october, i testified that 1040 doesn't apply and i also testified quite strongly, both here and at the sunshine task force that c3-699-13 doesn't apply

mr. issa: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. issa: mr. speaker, i recognize myself for such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. issa: mr. speaker, for the last two years, oversight has worked diligently. our professionals have worked to a certain extent against their own best interest. they found excesses in pay and compensation within the federal system and moved with careful detail to try to reduce those amounts, make it more commensurate with the private sector. currently, federal workers receive typically over $100,000 and about 16% higher compensated than their private sector counterparts. today we will continue something on the fiscal cliff, but before we do it i felt it was important to deal first with this bill and so i'm happy to in a few

i will, mr. carson. thank you. (sighing) mrs. hughes: i'm going out, anna. i've told mrs. patmore and i think everything's under control for tonight, but... what's the matter? nothing. except... well, i haven't had a letter from mr. bates in weeks. i worry... i worry that he's being gallant and trying to set me free, if he wants me to make a new life without him. i doubt it very much. then why would he be silent like this? and stop me visiting? obviously i don't know why but i do know there'll be a good reason. do you really think so? i'd swear to it. dent: they know you tricked them. who knows what? dent: that mr. durrant's a dealer on the outside. what's that to do with me? he's working for your cellmate. all i know is that you punched craig, so they set you up but you hid the stuff they'd planted and turned the tables on them. now they're angry. and what can they do? i'll tell you what they start by doing. durrant's reported you to the governor for violence. you're officially a dangerous prisoner. the governor won't fall for that. no? so when was the last time your wife

mr. reid: mr. president, following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the majority will control the first 30 minutes, the republicans the final 30 minutes. would the chair announce the business of the day. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business for debate only until 12:00 noon with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the majority controlling the first half-hour. the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. mcconnell: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcconnell: i don't know if anyone you know -- i don't kn

quorum call: mr. merkley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. merkley: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. merkley: i thank you, mr. president. i ask unanimous consent the period for morning business for debate be extended until 6:00 p.m., with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. merkley: thank you, mr. president, and i note the absence of a quorum. quorum call: mr. merkley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. merkley: thank you, mr. president. i ask that the qrl be -- quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. merkley: thank you, mr. president. i want to first address the bill that we passed in the early hours this morning. it is a very unusual thing to be passing a bill in the early hours, certainly on the first day of the year, and this bill

mr. shapiro. mr. shapiro: mr. chief justice, and may it please the court: the issue in this case is whether the state may stick a needle in the arm of everyone arrested on suspicion of drunk driving without a warrant and without consent. missouri's answer to that question is yes, even in routine dwi cases like this and regardless of how quickly and easily a warrant could be obtained. justice breyer: i thought the question was if -- if in fact the person won't agree to a breathalyzer. mr. shapiro: the question is -- it's not clear to me. number one, your honor, there's nothing in the record to suggest that the driver is always first offered the opportunity, the choice of choosing a breathalyzer as opposed to justice breyer: was your client was offered the breathalyzer twice? mr. shapiro: this client was offered the breathalyzer, your honor. justice breyer: how many times? mr. shapiro: and declined it twice, that's correct, your honor. but under missouri's proposed rule, there is no role at all for a neutral and det

- mr. monk. - i was at a wedding last night in montville with my assistant. and we were driving home and the car broke down. it was about a mile north of here. there was a bridge. - yeah, west creek bridge. - well, i saw something. - okay. - in...in the sky. - ah. - yeah, it--it was about 10:30 p.m. and it was all lit up. it was hovering there. and, uh, and it went zipping around. - you saw a ufo? - no. no, i didn't say that. - oh. [clears throat] so, uh, was it an object? - yes. - uh, could you identify it? - no, no. - no. and it was flying. - yes. - you add that all up, mr. monk, you've got yourself a ufo. - okay, look. all i'm asking is this: did anyone else see anything last night? - no, sir. nothing was reported. you know, the weather out here can be a little bit tricky. occasionally we get something called dry lightening. - no, this wasn't lightening. it was a vehicle. it was a flying...thing. - okay. where--where are you staying? - we're at the sleep inn out on route four. - okay, we

mr. engel: mr. speaker -- mr. nadler: the distinguished the gentleman from maryland said what had to be said. but i want to add, i have been in this house for 20 years. we have seen droughts. we have seen storms, we have seen earthquakes, wildfires out west, this congress has never, never failed to vote emergency appropriations for the aid of the states, never. hurricane sandy struck on october 29. eight, nine weeks ago. it's unprecedented that it should take so long and yet we are going to adjourn sinedine. it is unprecedented and disgusting. i can understand -- i would not sympathesize, but i could understand with members who said that the amount requested is too much, we should change it, quibble with it and debate it, but to ignore it, ignore the plight of millions of american citizens, unprecedented, disgusting, unworthy of the leadership of this house, she should hang their heads in shame. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek reco

mr. levin: mr. president, first let me thank my dear friend from arizona for helping to lead this bipartisan effort where eight of us spent weeks to try to come up with a bipartisan proposal to our leaders. senator cardin was one of the eight and i'm grateful to him and to all of the eight members, including one who's now left, senator kyl. but it -- its purpose was twofold. the first purpose was to address the specific hurdles that have created gridlock, the specific mechanisms which have been overused in this senate that have led to gridlock. now, there's a number of things that have led to gridlock, but the most significant problem that we have faced is the excessive use of the threat of the filibuster on the motion to proceed to a bill. now, the reason that it was us used, according to the many members of the minority, was because of a fear that the tree would be filled by the majority leader and then there would be no opportunity for notice offer amendments. -- for me to offer amendments. so wh

mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 6586 which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 6586, an act to extend the application of certain space launch liability provisions through 2014. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. pryor: i further ask that the nelson-hutchison substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to this measure be printed at the appropriate place in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent the energy committee be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 6060 and the senate proceed to its consideration and consideration of calendar number 269, s. 302 en bloc. the presidi

mr. barr: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, when i graduated from henry clay high school in lexington, kentucky, just over 20 years ago, i had little notion that i would stand before you today occupying the seat which the great compromiser himself once held. henry clay was first elected to this house in 1811. becoming the only person elected as speaker the same day he took office. during his remarkable four decades on the national stage, he steered america through a daunting array of crises, each of which might have shattered the uneon absent his remarkable leadership. indeed, henry clay demonstrated that an unwavering dedication to principle and a practical commitment to compromise are not incompatible values. they are, instead, the tools of statesmanship. the implements of progress. and the guardians of freedom. he was abraham lincoln's bold ideal of a great man. yule guising clay in 1852, lincoln called him, quote, the man for a crisis, unquote. declaring that clay, quote, desired the prosperity of his countrymen pa

mr. messer: thank you. i would next like to recognize my good friend, the distinguished the gentleman from michigan. >> thank you for bringing me to the floor today. it is a privilege and honor to be a member of the house of representatives, the people's house. we have all been sent here to serve the people and i look forward to representing the hard-working people of michigan. mr. bentivolio: members of the first congress were summoned to uphold and defend the constitution. because of the constitution, america became a shining symbol of freedom a prosperity to the world. today, we must ensure that america retains that lust ter. everyone arrives here from different walks of life. some are lawyers, some are business leaders and yes, well, at least one of us is a reindear rancher. i recognize we have different viewpoints and i have joined congress during a contentious time. i do think, however, there is one thing on which we should all agree, the job of a member of congress is to protect th

thank you, mrs. crawley. (laughter) when do you want it to happen? tomorrow night. not mr. durrant? no. any other warder but him. tell turner about it. he's straight. but don't tell him 'til the afternoon. why are you doing this? why are you helping me? i can't stand craig. you do that very neatly, my dear. i was trained by mrs. hughes. she was a good worker. even though things haven't gone so well lately. i hope that you can accept our offer, ethel and that we can be friends. because we both wish you well, don't we, dear? i don't wish you ill i'll say that. i can't accept your offer. and we won't be friends. mrs. bryant: what? not even for charlie's sake? i think you love my son, mr. bryant. i don't think you're a nice man or a kind one, but i believe you love my boy. so you'll be pleased by what i've come here to say. any news while i was out? no. perhaps the home secretary won't see him. papa'll pull some strings until he does. a-ha, you've started on the augean task. how are you getting on? not badly. i'm beginning to get a sense of how it all works. in a way, it's probably best

thank you, mr. st. croix. >> is there a motion with respect to whether we should find the failure to release these three documents in redacted form to be a willful violation of the sunshine ordinance? >> i move that we find that the failure to release these documents was not a willful failure -- a willful violation of the sunshine ordinance. >> is there a second? >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? motion passed. i also want to say in response it to a number of the members of the public that i understand the frustration with not being able to see what we get to see, what the controller's office sees, and what the commissioner itself sees. these investigations are fact-intensive. the commissioner spends a lot of time on them, and i would really like for you to be able to know and to prove that to you. we are bound by rules of non-disclosure. we are bound by the charter and state law and there is good reason for confidentialitis, i think as i set at the last meeting. we need to protect whistle

mr. davis: mr. speaker, yesterday i had the opportunity to experience a great event in the community where i live and work. the people had a tribute to dr. martin luther king who happened to have lived in that community for a period of time. in chicago. we went to all of the places that he used to eat, where all the meetings were held. it was quite an emotional experience. especially for those who were there, got a chance to know him, to meet him, to shake his hand. so i simply commend those residents, friends, neighbors of mine, for making sure that the king dream lives on. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, the russian president recently signed a law to prevent american citizens from adopting russian children. sadly it appears that the russian government is playing politics wi

mr. givner to go over the standard. i have printed out for myself the relevant sections. but to recap procedurally what happened, the miss herrick reviewed and determined that the redacted portion was privileged. that was covered by state law and/or local ordinances that protect the disclosure of this information, including c3.699-13a. her proposal i believe is to produce the information as redacted. >> not having that section at my fingertips, or in mind, and i don't -- but it's hard for me to make a judgment on this without knowing what that privilege -- knowing more about the nature of that privilege that would require that certain information be redacted. >> i am going back to her memo as well. this is the longer one. >> thanks. >> following up on commissioner studley's question, is the privileged standard that we're looking at the one we're talking about all notes, preliminary reports? controller's benchmark studies, audits, investigations and other reports shall be confidential? >>

mr. wall stated this project takes the full intent of what is allowed and not the residential guideline of big block open space, so that's one, and for the third floor the similar thing occurs if you look at the third floor. draw the lines it comes up. the midpoint was established and the last point i wanted to make is the fourth floor which is the roof deck is a solid 42-inch which is a light and view impact, which i know view is not a problem of the planning department, but the light and air impact if that could be made into a transparent railing would help the adjoining neighbors and letting the sunlight in and the east-west axis. >> okay thank you. we can hear from the permit holder now. >> good evening. i am the owner of the plrment. i want to conquer with mr. wall that credibility means everything. i am a licensed attorney. i choose to go inactive. i am an attorney and will die an attorney. this appeal has caused damage to myself and our contractors. in 2009 we purchased the propert

mr. reid: mr. president, following leader remarks, the senate will begin consideration of h.r. 3 it 5, the debt limit legislation. the time until 12:15 will be equally divided and controlled. at 12 faff there will be a roll call vote in relation to the port man amendment. following that, the reces the sl recess until 2:15 for caucus meetings. at 2:15 there will be as many as five additional roll call votes. mr. president, just a brief comment on my friend, the republican leader's, statement. he continues bad-mouthing the recovery. we are in a recovery. the moral of the fourth quarter is a repudiation of the republican playbook. growth went down in the fourth quarter because of reduced government spending. and a resonance of the private sector sector as congress fought over the fiscal cliff. that fight came as a result of the republicans being so unreasonable. we were finally able to work something out that was a k3r078 compromise and that was good for the economy. let's hope the republicans will un

>> mr. st. croix, can you respond to dr. kur's question about 6a? >> dr. kerr is absolutely correct the bar is now one commissioner member can calendar a complaint. i'm not sure why this copy went out, but it's typographical or an old copy, but it's one that has already been voted on and in effect. >> thank you. any other discussion from the commissioners on this agenda item? is there a motion to approve the changes to the regulations for investigations and enforcement proceedings? >> is moved. >> second. >> all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? hearing none the motion passes. the next item on the agenda is discussion and possible action on reports submitted by lisa herrick formerly of the san jose city attorney's office. as you will recall and was referenced previously, on october 22, 2012 we held a hearing on this matter relating to ethics complaints brought by mr. shaw. we also reviewed and considered paper submitted by mr. shaw and heard argument from mr. shaw on the matter. during that

mr. rose crans? >>> welcome. >>> thank you mr. president and commission rs thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. mike is going to run out of time and i just want to emphasize that we told bawsca twice last summer orally that we would work with them to make sure that they would have this -- in the future of their water system we don't think this is the way to do it and takingsing the power away from the volters of san francisco and we believable the stakes holders in san francisco have a stake in the future of yosemite and so, that is we are urging you not to take not to adopt this resolution but to put it off and negotiate it a better resolution and one more issue here, the noter whereas, extraordinarily deceptive it's not the right anybody outside the bay area looks at the water system. not the way professors at uc davis or the staff at department of water resources or department of interior looks at it they don't think that hetch hetchy is the source of 75% of the water the -- river is the source of 75% and the ques

. >> question number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, mr. speaker, before answering the honorable gentleman's question onto the whole house will wish to join in paying tribute to kingsman david robert shaw, first battalion duke of lancaster's regiment. he died in the queen elizabeth hospital birmingham last wednesday as result of wounds he sustained in afghanistan. he gave his life for the safety of the british people and is incredibly brave contribution must never be forgotten. our condolences are with his loved ones. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the south i shall have further such meetings later today. >> i'm sure the whole house and the whole country would want to -- associate of those with the prime minister's comments. on monday, mr. speaker, the prime minister stated that the task for our generation was the struggle against terrorism. on tuesday, his government sacked 5600 troops. why is it, is this such kept into what the prime minister said and what t

. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the cells i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. is it right that a mother and my contingency may not -- confirmed by his minister, her son serving in her majesty's armed forces -- [inaudible] >> the reforms to housing benefit that we're putting in place, and i'm happy to look at the case of the honorable lady says -- [shouting] >> but they have a very clear principle out of their hard. there are many people who don't have housing benefit, who cannot afford extra bedrooms, and we have to get control of housing benefits. we are now spending as the country 23 billion pounds on housing benefits and we have to get that budget under control. >> rebekah harris. >> will my right honorable friend welcome today's news that university application for uk universities are up 3.5% of this year, and there at the highest level ever for disadvantaged student

mr. menat shaw on this issue. and the memo, the two memos, one from your staff and the one from the outside attorney are regrettably ambiguous. mr. menat shaw is quite right to point out that unless something is specifically exempt, it's by definition "a public record," period and it's a public record and disclosable unless it can be withheld under one of the specific sections of the state law. and if you look at the two charter sections that have been quoted, both of them are set out within the scope of the applicable state law. now the memo before you says that we're not exempt from disclosure, but may be disclosed. well, a determination that they may be disclosed means that they were public records and your obligation is to disclose them. now i can't help, but observe, because it's come up so many times, that the ethics commission is supposed to be the most ethical of city hall bodies. and the fact that you have been repeatedly challenged on your own openness and willingness to disclos

mr. levin? mr. levin: i yield one minute to the gentleman not from michigan but from the distinguished state of wisconsin, mr. kind. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for one minute. mr. kind: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding me time. mr. spker, the legislation before us today solves no problems. in fact it just min tains the great uncertainty hanging over the u.s. and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been estlished in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump io the icy water and make digs together. every bipartisan commission that's been formed to address the issue has come up with the same

. >> and mr. fung respectively i would also ask that the potential for future projects on this site as the current applicant leaves the site and sell its and have a nsr requirement on the site so future notifications are required. okay. >> i think that is under the jurisdiction. >> mr. sanchez. >> scott sanchez planning department. is there a end date and otherwise this is in perpetuity for all time and do you have that so if you want to set a maximum time. it could be three years or such time they have the notification requirement, whichever is first. >> until the law changes. >> well, that was what i was going to propose. until there is legislation that changes the notice requirement. >> until there is legislation otherwise requires notice. >> yes, exactly. >> it is my understanding that the proposal being considered by the board of supervisors would require notice of all permits. >> correct. of this particular type of permit for this particular type of zoning area. >> so i wonder if there is a

. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, you talked at the very beginning of your remarks about a deliberate tif process, how important that was. and mr. ryan talked about regular order. we're all for that, but we're beginning not with a deliberative process and this is not regular order. this is not the product of a deliberation in the ways and means committee and hearings and markups. this really is kind of a back room deal that -- i first read about it when you were on your retreat. so we begin on that note, and i think one way to avoid that characterization would be to agree to what mr. brady asked for is an open rule. i'd ask both of you, mrs. miller, mr. ryan, whether or not you would favor an open rule here so we can have a deliberative process so that, you know, members who quite frankly haven't even read this yet because of, again, yesterday when you dropped it in, it was inauguration day, martin luther king's birthday. there are questions about constitutionality that people who are not constitutional expe

mr. chairman, directors you do have a quorum. >>> thank you. working with all of these microphones to try to get them on. item 3 announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. please be advises that these sound producing electronic devices are prohibited at the meeting and any person responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the room. please be advised that cell phones that are set on the vibrate position do cause microphone interference, so the board respectfully requests that they be placed in the off position. i. 4, >> moved. >> second. >> all in favor say aye? >> aye. >> so ordered. thank you. >> item 4 communications. mr. chairman i know of none. >> okay. >> item 6, introduction of new and unfinished business by board members. >> six months ago we went through some tough labor negotiations and came up with a good contract that would give us flexibility in our work rules and what we have going on out. there what i would like to get is a status upd

mr. speaker. but isn't the real danger that with a government changes in tax and benefits in wales, you will see in particular in the community with the vast majority of people work of those people will have less money in their pockets? they will have less money to spend in local shops? there will be more shops closing. there will be fewer people in jobs and it will be a double whammy for the welsh economy? >> if he wants to be taken seriously with having a mess about deficit reduction, he knows you cannot begin to to deficit reduction until you take a serious approach to welfare reform. on the side of the house we're doing it in a fair and responsible way. a way that rewards hard work. >> order. questions to the prime minister. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm sure the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to richard reginald walker, 28 engine regiment, attached to 21 engineer regiment. it is clear to see from the tributes paid that he was outstandi

mr. becerra: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resolution is read. without objection, the resolution is agreed to. the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the gentleman from california. for what purpose do you rise? >> i ask unanimous consent for a resolution's immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: report the title. the clerk: house resolution 8. resolution providing for the designation of certain minority employees. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration of the resolution? hearing none the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. sessions: mr. speaker, i offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 9. resolved that unless otherwise ordere

and as mr. yee indicated, they do, they will, and they have all the function ality for the most part in terms of payment option as the old ones except for credit card. some of the concerns that he's raising that are very legitimate concerns are ones that we have accounted for and are addressing as part of the core program. >> we have a full commitment to meet and work with him. >> the only problem with this as far as i can see, i think that is a pretty significant exception credit cards can't be used. a lot of folks are going to have to carry a whole bunch of quarters with them or come and get one of our cards. it is not going to be quite as easy as if you had the credit cards. it will be easier, most will start? june? >> the installation of the new meters would start around june. and this is the schedule that, you know, we're still on the schedule that we had articulated when this was approved. >> that's a lot of quarters. >> that's part of the concern we have with senior citizens and everyone

. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. ranking member and madam secretary, thank you for what i can only describe as a truly exemplary career. i look forward to the future for you. i have two broad based questions for you if i can, madam secretary. you now have held this office for four years in an extraordinarily challenging time in our history. we're seeing we've recently passed the two year anniversary of the arab awakeni awakening. spreading out through the middle east. and iran, pakistan, afghanistan. as you close on your tenure, i was wondering if you might be willing to share some important lessons learned from the time you spent in this post. and enlighten us as to what congress can do to help respond and even get in front of these threats as we move forward. and related to that if i may, assuming that you're going to say what you've said a couple of times about increased engagement at the ground level, how do we do that in areas that are unstable? where we need to depend on local governments or local security forc

>> motion to move mr. bass forward with a recommendation up to the board. >> we have a motion with recommendation. do we have a second? we can do that without opposition. (gavel) congratulations mr. bass. >> item number two is considering appointing one member from determining november nineteenth the bicycle advisory committee. one seat one applicant. >> thank you could recall mr. casey allen. since he's not in the audience we do have the file in the record, reappointment. served in the bicycle committee since 1999; an appointment from supervisor avalos's staff. we will open up for public comment. >> my name is -- hill chair of the bicycle advisory committee. mr. allen could not make it today apparently but i do want to speak in support of him. casey has been on the bac longer than any other member, handling roberts rules of order. also has an incredible knowledge of the city. he has bicycle for a long time and is highly unusual in the fact that his profession as a local landscape architect in gardner with

mr. yee? good afternoon, mr. yee. >> good afternoon, mr. chairman, members of the board, mr. reiskin. vaughan yee with sustainable streets. as you recall, you approved the enforce. of sunday parking meters as part of the last two-year budget cycle with the target date of implementation by january 6 of 2013. * so, i'm here to give you a brief update on where we are status wise on that process. basically we've taken two tracks to accomplish that goal, target date. the first is that we are focusing on the communications to try to achieve some widespread awareness of this significant policy change, and to raise awareness of the new metering hours before this target date, we are doing -- we are having -- we'll be having parking control officers to distribute fliers on cars in december as part of their regular duties. we're placing advertisements on muni bus exteriors, half page ads in the various newspapers and the customer service center. we are including book slip notices in fast track quarterly summaries and also the sfmta rpp program, renewal notices. we're using the existing

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thank you very much. >> thank you very much, mr. kronig. our best to mr. wood as well, mr. ward rather. yes. >> mr. kronigi if you wouldn't mind, because i did have a chance to look at these documents and i do understand that it's ms. ambrose's expertise. [speaker not understood] as well as our own office of labor enforcement, the issue that you just raised that i think would resonate with our committee work force and our community partners is the apprenticeship issue. a contractor who fails routinely, whether intentionally or unintentionally to engage in appropriate apprenticeship program denies our community work force, specifically local residents, an opportunity to find a career path into the building trades, whether that be the laborers, carpenters, electricians or sheet metal workers. i know -- i know enough about apprenticeship programs to speak about them. we have our own and we are actually quite successful at employing high numbers of local residents. i would want to ask you, can you develop just a little bit on this particular contractor and those failures and wh

and within two days mr. halloway presented these sketches to me, and then, after looking at the sketches, and putting that information out, this suspect was soon taken into custody. so the bulletin, and then the sketches, that mr. halloway provided, are certainly of a professional manner. this led to the arrest of this individual. this individual was held to answer during a preliminary hearing, and he's currently in custody, seeking mental help by order of the court. so i want to recognize mr. halloway for his good work, and also knowing when to back off, becoming a good witness, a normal citizen would do. have a plaque from the commission or the chief's office. >> chiefs office. >> yes, we do. hold on a second. >> from the san francisco police department-n deepest gratitude for your performance of outstanding bravery in service to others at great personal risk such an example of bravery is worthy of the highest esteem by the san francisco police department we give you this, our certificate of appreciation.

mr. paulson. public comment is closed. we have a motion to continue to the call of the chair, until applicants complete their applications. we have that motions. we will second that, i can do that without objection. (gavel) before we enter a emotion to convene in closed sessions, is there any member that wants to make a comment? seeing none. at this time we asked members of the public to please exit the roomdirector rubke? >> present. >> mr. chairman, directors you do have a quorum. >>> thank you. working with all of these microphones to try to get them on. item 3 announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. please be advises that these sound producing electronic devices are prohibited at the meeting and any person responsible for one going off may be asked to leave the room. please be advised that cell phones that are set on the vibrate position do cause microphone interference, so the board respectfully requests that they be placed in the off position. i. 4

mr. chu. >>? mr. campos, thank you mr. clerk i have a numb of number of items and the first is authorizing the-off real estate for 17th and folsome street park project and i also have a memoriam for man we will spain rod drying guess and he was one of the district's most colorful andby loved artist and is with robert crumb influenced generations of cartoonists and not only in the mission but throughout the city and born in new york to an italian artist mother mr. rod drying guess dropped his first name in favor of spain passionate about his latino heritage created murals with crumb in the late 1960's and 70s, in in addition, to zap economics his works include biographygraphy and dark hotel online graphic novellings, spain was working on a graphic story for the 2004 san francisco hotel workers strike, so, we would like to ask that we adjourn the meeting today in his memory. i also have another item as you know as a city, we have been working with other cities to deal with the issue of homelessness within our veteran populat