(applause) >> the second is for a pocket park on boers at san bruno. it will be the first to be a pilot pocket park -- could say that several time, a pilot pocket park. [laughter] >> one of at least five improving every little corner of all the dead end streets on san bruno avenue. * boce. we could go on and on, everything from the garden tour to the brand-new library to the new trees that get planted to the folks in mclaren park getting fixed up. we have the most amazing people, volunteers and neighbors. i am so incredibly proud to live in the portola and watch and be part of all the wonderful things we do. so, everybody here, give yourself a big hand. (applause) >> so, in addition to what mindy said, we should start getting a four-barrel that should get construction in february. (applause) >> without further ado, we would love to have everyone come he up here because i think half the people are from the portola. * but we are going to have barbara, let's see, barbara senich and jackie moray to come up on stage and accept the award on behalf of the por

so, under the senate bill it's amnesty or legalization first and boer security later, if ever. >> well to, if you will, share with us the temperature you've taken of your colleagues there in the house. is it likely, because you've got yo own gang of eight. i don't want to sleight the house. you have your own gang of eight working on this issue. but the first words are, they love wt the gang of eight and the senate has done. are we just going to watch this thing get rubber stamped and rushed through? >> not at all. in fact, i do not think the senate immigration bill, as it now stands, is going to pass the senate. as far as what's going on with the gang in the house, they haven't made their plan public. i like what wee going to do on the judiciary committee, which is a piecemeal approach. we're going to pass a guest worker plan. we're going to pass a bill to admit more immigrants who had the skills we need in america d the skills they need to get jobs and take care of their families. we're going to pass an e-verify bill to make sure employers hire workers who are in the country legally.

the writer freddy de boer said i was giggling from the rook and the sheer lack of any grace among someiberal commentators on what was an obvious outreach to african-americans depresses m me. and a writer i have tremendous respect for accused me of falling short of cable news pathologies, which is bad. critics get one thing right. in going to paul's outright lying i owe mighted playing this bit of the speech, which what's great. and best received by the audience. >> i'm working with democratic senators to make sure that kids who have made bad decisions, such as nonviolent possession of drugs, are not imprisoned for lengthy sentences. i'm working to make sure that first time offenders are put into counseling and not imprisoned with hardened criminals. we should not take away anyone's future over one mistake. >> we should have played that bit of the speech because it is noteworthy and praise worthy. paul co-sponsored legislation with pat lachey to overrule mandatory minimum sentence if a judge orders a minimum sentence is in order. that's awesome. i hope more republicans and democrats con

also facilitating legitimate travel and trade, we strongly support the addition of but 3500 custom boer patrol officers included in the legislation. in order to ensure that officers are allocated properly, we urge the committee to work with cpb to specify the number of officers needed at air, land, and sea ports of entry. lastly, i would like to highlight an area of concern. the proposal in section 6 of the immigration bill to gut the funding for brand usa by 75 percent will stifle the organization's global impact and hurt states like vermont that depend on this to reach new markets. the 2010 passage of the bipartisan travel promotion act was supported overwhelming majority of the u.s. senate, including senators on this committee. and i represent the small, rural states on the brand usa marketing committee. this organization has allowed those of us that are not get way states to finally have a voice in international travel market. since grand usa and vermont have partner together, it is allowed vermont to enter the market of t britain using vermont and new york as gateways. we of artist