ms. thompson, i don't know if you're aware of the board's rules, please go to the microphone, regarding agents speaking on behalf of their clients. i don't know if that's your relationship with this individual or not. >> no, my relationship is not as an agent, although i have read the brief and have assisted in providing ms. lama with information about the process of the appeals board. >> but not on a paid basis? >> no, absolutely not on a paid basis. >> thank for you clarifying. >> my name is barbara j. thompson, a resident of bernel heights and a homeowner since 1979 and feel i have intimate knowledge not only about the operation of the business but about the reputation of the business in bernel and know they're members of the board that live in the neighborhood. and this is not a store that has any advertisement despite the assertion from the department of public health representative of any kind of tobacco tobacco sales, such sponsorship, etc. there is when you walk in the store absolutely no visibility of tobacco products. all of it is controlled by the shopkeeper and that is factual and

ms. brown of florida. amendment number 7 by mr. thompson of california. amendment number 8 by mr. inslee of washington. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 5 printed in house report 112-74, by the gentlewoman from massachusetts, miss tsongas, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5, printed in house report number 112-74, offered by miss tsongas of massachusetts. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes the chair: on this vote the yeas are 195. the nays are 223. the amendment is lost. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 6 printed in house report 112-74, by the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown, on which further proceeding

ranking member thompson pointed out inspector general found that we did not have procedures in place we didn't have agreements with tsa to the administrators programs i'm proud to announce taha et ms. reeder pistole and i have a memorandum that outlines the responsibilities as a team so that it's clear when we work with state and local partners how we are conducting our business. the transportation security grant funds can be used for capital projects as pointed out the physical hardening and other enhancements but also operational projects one of which many people have the right may be familiar with and that is we see something say something campaign, to incorporate and list the writers of the transit systems to report activities to the lord for said agencies. we also provide additional training exercises and drills and a funding source for the visible law enforcement deutsch on the ground such as the k-9 police control as the administrator pistole point of our goal is deterrence. we want to be prepared, we want not to just be able to respond to these events but we want to be sure the threat of the terrorists attacking the mass transit systems. again, the programs as the administ