i'm here to voice my support for sharisse benton. during the drafting and redrafting of the cannabis legislation, miss benton differentiated herself, not only as a fierce advocate with a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by small cannabis business owners, but also as someone who grasped the short and long-term implications on small business sustainablity. in many ways, miss benton is an anomaly in her own right. it's obvious there are not many women in the cannabis industry here in san francisco or statewide, much like african american women who occupy this space, and it's really been through her own education and tenacity and incompetegenuity she's here. she's put in the work, a self-starter, fast learn, and overall has the personality to bring a fresh perspective to the small business commission. i have personally appeared before the small business commission on a number of issues, mainly relating to public health and the intersection with small businesses, including cannabis regulations, and there's defi

great grandmother suzy short, and grandparents alice and thomas benton. at an early age, marion expressed an interest in community service through volunteer activities with the brownies and girl scouts of america. even as a child, marion tasko was inspired to help others. it was at this point in her life that marion imagined that she would go on to become an educator. with that goal in mind, she began her education at bennett college, a historically black liberal arts college for women located in greensboro. working during the summers to pay for her tuition, marion had to leave bennet after two years when she could no longer afford to pay the cost of tuition. later in life, marion would return to bennett college on the board of trustees and actively work to support the growth of the college. after leaving bennett, marion tasko moved to philadelphia to be with her family and continue her education at temple university. again, working to pay her way through school, she attended classes at night until her graduation. while she maintained a strong interest in

[cell phone ringing] terri benton. sure, i can start monday. i'm look forward to it. thank you. talk.it fits. perfect. [knocking] [in unison] come in sam! [laughing] i'll [gasps] what? oh my! what is it? somebody sent me flowers! wow. the card's blank. oh, can you believe it? all these years, this is the first time i've received flowers. oh, pink carnations. a woman's love. close, the love of a woman. or it can be any woman a mother, a sister... happy mother's day. it isn't mother's day. i know. oh, sweetheart. i wasn't gonna miss it this year. oh, sweetheart. you didn't get the job? i did get the job. but i turned it down. you turned it down? yup. can i talk to you for a minute? this better be good! it's good, you'll see. you were right... i wasn't connected to anything important. but i'd like to be. pot hole problem is pretty epic. >> yes, it is. but at least one guy is filling those pot holes beuthe's filling them with plants, flowers and trees. >> colby pearson who has nearly 4 million viewers on his youtube channel explain this is his way of alerting drivers to avoid pot ho

hope hicks has benton roller coaster ride which is the donald trump presidency from the beginning back in 2015. the 29-year-old was with the president when he launched the campaign rising through the ran ranks. she has the president's trust and one of the few people he listens to. which is what is putting her in an uncomfortable position today. the "new york times" reports robert mueller's team is focusing on hicks role and drafting a statement about that 2016 trump tower meeting. the "times" report the former spokesperson for the president's legal team disclosed a previously unknown conference call with the president and hicks. mark corallo quit the legal team last year. mr. corallo planned to tell investigators that miss hicks said during the call that emails written by donald trump jr. before the trump tower meeting, in which the younger mr. trump said he was eager to receive political dirt almost mrs. clinton from the russians will never get out. that left mr. corallo with concerns that miss hicks could be contemplating obstructing justice, the people said. matt, let's go right int

this is senator fulbright with president harry s truman and william benton. fulbright is witnessing truman onning the fulbright act august 1, 1946. this act establishes what we have come to understand the fulbright program. since then scholars from more than 150 countries from all over the world participated in the fulbright program. that is something he will hopefully be known for forever. it's one of the most impactful exchange programs in the history of the world. ofwas elected to the house representatives from northwest arkansas, representing us in washington dc in 1942. he just left the university of arkansas and he was only there buddy already44 did impactful things. he laid the groundwork for what would become the fulbright alsoam, but he was instrumental in the u.s. participation in what we have come to understand as the united nations after world war ii. whathis is a speech for became known as the fulbright resolution, where he's encouraging the united states to help establish this international body to resolve issues, to help nations get along, to u

this is the senator full bright with president trumpan and william benton, fulbright is witnessing truman signing the fulbright act. this is the act that establishes what question come to understand to be the foughtbright program later. then sin thence school from around the world, more than 150 countries participate in the fulbright program. it is one of the most impactful international exchange programs in the history of the world. so he was elected to the house of representatives for northwest arkansas, representing news d.c. in 1942. just left his role as university pratt, university of arkansas, and he was only a rep from 1942 until 1944. but within that time he did some pretty impressive things. he started -- laid the groundwork for the fulbright program later and also was instrumental in the united states participation in what we have come to understand as the the unite nations and he encouragings the united states to help establish this international body to resolve issues, to help nations get along to use diplomatic solutions instead of -- real to avoid another world world war. s

met and i got a note friday afternoon from all-pro, which is a commercial painting contractor in benton, arkansas, in my district, that was so supportive of the act, that their plans are to buy more ee whim and um prove the compensation of all 27 of their employees. and finally i think something that across arkansas was very beneficial, is two weeks ago the public service commission announcing for our shareholder owned utilities, center point and intergy, that those tax benefits they're getting will passed through directly in lower utility bills for all arkansasens covered by them, and what a great way to say here's a real benefit to your household that's not just seen directly. so thanks for your leadership. i'm sure it was a trial by fire as you left the private sector and came into washington. so thank you. >>> the other thing i wanted to talk about today from a regulatory review and fsoc's responsibility is the complexity since dodd/frank's imposition of the so-called volcker rule. we've had a lot of bipartisan discussion on that over the past years and how can we deal with it. chai

school in aztec, new mexico, wake forest university in north carolina, marshall county high school in benton, kentucky, and then today in florida. other tragedies have been narrowly averted because of well-trained staff. at matoon high school in illinois, a heroic teacher named angela mcqueen stopped a student gunman from causing a massacre there last september. the threat of students -- the threat of shootings in our schools is everpresent. according to a tally kept by the group every town, there have been at least 18 incidents so far this year where a gun has been fired on a school or college campus. schools and colleges are doing the best they can to prepare and protect their students. i salute the educators and administrators who are working hard. is congress doing all it can to keep our nation's students safe from gun violence? not even close. of course there is no single reform that could stop every shooting in america, but we know there are big gaps in our laws that make it easy for criminals, abusers, and mentally unstable people to get their hands on guns that hurt innocent people.