steve falk, president of the chamber of commerce. the chamber of commerce really is not the enemy here. you turn to what is considered the most progressive chamber of commerce in the country when you need help with pension reform, when you need help designing the health care ordinance to begin with, when you need help with school bonds, when you need help

steve falk, president of the chamber of commerce. the chamber of commerce really is not the enemy here. you turn to what is considered the most progressive chamber of commerce in the country when you need help with pension reform, when you need help designing the health care ordinance to begin with, when you need help with school bonds, when you need help with street bonds and even a sales tax increase. i can tell you there's not another chamber of commerce anywhere close to us that would be supporting all of these issues. i was on the stage with tom ammiano in labor when we introduced healthy san francisco. so i resent a little bit the implication that we're the enemy. we were part of the solution from the very start. we do have a loophole and supervisor campos, you said it very clearly, today this week, next week, are defining moments because you have to decide whether we need a sledgehammer to close the loophole and tie up tens of millions of dollars or can we sit down and find a mechanism to create a minimum balance, create the s

who would be against commerce? we just said we are living in a world that has been overly come modified. where everything has been turned into a commodity value. people do not have the identities. we are world full of brands and no identity. you can read your entire life -- you can do your business and go about in the world using your credit card and never really look anyone in the eye. a world in which things have been comodified, things that should never have been. you cannot put a price on love. you cannot put a price on things that make life meaningful. but this isn't a consumer culture. even though we know we cannot keep it up. if the chinese adopt our lifestyle, we are all goners, we know that. it is not the third world anymore, it is the developing world. well, they are developing and they want things, too. the 21st century will be about competing for resources. there are not enough in a consuming world when there is no limit of appetite. it is a philosophic position. it would be interesting for people to li

chamber of commerce. with that size, scale, and scope, we have responsibility do something about it. so what did we decide to do? on april 12, as part of the joining forces initiative, the chamber committed to conduct 100 hiring bears over a 12 month period. , connecting veterans and military spouses with employers and local communities across the country. the results thus far have been palpable. since the launch of hiring our heroes just five months ago, we have conducted 19 hiring bears. we have connected 20,000 veterans and military spouses with over 1000 employers in 15 different states. our 19th fair was held in this very building on saturday, and close coordination with the american legion, who put together this wonderful convention. we had the help of every government agency you can think of in the state of minnesota. in addition, we had seven state and local chambers of the state of minnesota that came together to put on a hiring fair with 60 employers that had job opportunities for over four hund

peter is supervisor and senior adviser of the traffic and transport division at the chamber of commerce, amsterdam. they are partners with businesses and public authorities to develop a robust and economically healthy region. they supervise a team of professionals in the port industries, barge, rail, and road transport. sounds like mta. the chamber of commerce amsterdam is known as an element of innovative approach to connectivity and mobility. he is strong and establishing unique partnership to create groundbreaking solutions. he started a task force formability management for employers and employees to reduce car trafficked by 10%. -- he started a task force for mobility management for employers and employees to reduce traffic by 10%. >> i will give you the perspective of the business community in amsterdam. athis is the region of amsterda. this is the inner city of amsterdam, and the rest of the city are the suburbs. the whole city, there are 2.2 million people, but the real city of amsterdam, there are less than 800,000, which i think is about the same as san francisco. i will also

here is an example of where money spent by the federal government could provide jobs, could keep commerce flowing, would save millions and millions of dollars. businesses are losing in productivity, gas being burned. all of the things that you think about in theory, but this is reality now. it's hit us just as it hit minneapolis a few years ago. and these are dollars that are -- if you can talk about jobs without talking about infrastructure, then you really don't know what you're talking about. unless we have highways and bren bridges and airports that allow commerce to move, we don't have an economy. >> you won't want to miss out on her unique take on politics and all the day's top stories. it's week nights at 9:00 p.m. right here on msnbc. >>> troubling new data on the record people of poor people in this country is underscoring the need for jobs. the u.s. poverty rate rose to 15.10%, the highest level since 1993. that means 1 in 6 americans are living in poverty, the most since the government began keeping track back in 1959. the u.s. poverty level for a family of four stands at $22,3

you covered the industry and commerce committee closely. there is a bill that republicans want to bring to the floor. what is coming down the pike. what is next? >> we are expecting to see the train at, which would require a study of the impact of environmental regulations. also, maximum achievable control technology standards for utilities. all of these bills are shuttered similarly and in similar ways. they called for the governor to -- government to rescind regulations that, in some cases, have not been imposed yet. 18 months can be taken to finalize regulations. it would also effect the amount of time businesses would have to comply to these new regulations. these may get through the house, but they will not pass the senate. said he has assurances from the white house that the president would veto them. >> is it even likely that they would be brought to the senate floor under democratic leadership? >> that is the $1 million question, whether senator reid what about these pieces of regulation to make it to the floor. the senate can try t

commerce has been disrupted throughout the region. we have the intersection of three different interstates in the community, i-64 from norfolk to st. louis. this is part of the i-64 artery. we have i-65 and i-71. they all come together there. we have an incredible amount of commerce that goes through our community and this has basically provided gridlock for us now. again, as you mentioned, with no near-term resolution of it. >> congressman yarmuth, president obama is traveling the country talking about the need to pass his overall jobs package. and his jobs package includes a lot of different things. the thing he is in particular talking about on the campaign trail is the need to fix roads and bridges and fix up public schools and do infrastructure work. how do you see your situation with this crisis on the sherman-minton bridge in your district, how do you see that fitting into this larger discussion about how to deal with the unemployment crisis in this country? >> you know, this is -- you almost wish this had happened a day earlie

harper, who is a memberf energy and commerce committee, for four minutes. the chair: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized for four minutes. mr. harper: i thank the gentleman from kentucky. and i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without objection, so ordered. mr. harper: mr. speaker, the train act is on the house floor today as part of the republican regulatory relief agenda to reduce job-killing government regulations on businesses. americans are tired of big government and a majority believes that government regulation coming out of washington, d.c., has a costly impact on life's essentials such as food and gasoline. too many americans are unemployed and a recent survey shows that 70% of voters believe that increasing regulations on american businesses will result in more jobs moving overseas. that is unacceptable. no government agency is more to blame for an absurd increase in regulation than the environmental protection agency. we all want clean air, we all want clean water, we're all conservationists and want tho

the us chamber of commerce says it's confident that the korea-us free trade deal will be approved by congress... in the next six... to eight weeks. lee ji-yoon has more. while the fate of the long-delayed free trade deal between korea and the us still hangs in a cloud of partisan wrangling,... the us chamber of commerce has expressed confidence that the deal will be approved in the next six to eight weeks. john murphy, vice president for international affairs at the chamber told reporters thursday,... that he expects president obama and congress to approve the three pending deals with korea, colombia and panama soon,... saying that the standing of these deals is actually quite high in terms of growing bipartisan consensus. noting how the chamber has been laying the groundwork for years on the trade pacts, murphy also said,... the uscc will step up efforts to ensure that the deals are approved before obama hosts the annual meeting of leaders from the asia- pacific region in mid- november. he also emphasized that the chamber of commerce supports a bipartisan trade adjustment assistance

of ridiculous regulations when you engage in commerce. and i think judge sutton's opinion makes a huge difference by identifying the fact that this is a regulation of inactivity makes no sense. this is a health care service something no one can be sure they won't be using them when they do need them, they will be provided for them at least in some fashion. the cost will be transferred to others. if you're going to self-insure, he had that is a very active process. and, therefore, i think you put all that together this is not -- i think smest this is not going to be seen as a difficult case. miguel thinks otherwise. >> well, actually i think it's a very complicated issue at a number of levels. dealing with the first issue that neil identifies as to when it will get to the supreme court. i think we should all agree that it would be in the public interest for the education of the issue which as contentious as it is to get it done with and to get it on its way to the supreme court just as soon as we can is a clean legal issue. you don't need

we need to excuse me we need to see our highways in our roads because they do what they improve commerce isn't that what eisenhower did when he created the interstate i happened to be around lou younger than you are at this time where he created this substantial number of jobs but most important are who benefit the wealthy the businesspeople because it improves commerce that's what we need to do you're absolutely right we need to do it and you don't have to cut a deal to save jobs and create jobs is most important about it keep him from having to go to minus to get his appearing on his car i'd like to get at least i know this i'm curious your thoughts on this is it your sense that the republicans are going to say no to the gas tax and are going to say you know. are we going to syria peter what we saw in august you know i think so and i think the reason is because republicans they're hearing from their constituents they want to fight they don't like when the publicans are all over and the pain is is there are important things that should not be cut there are also a lot of things that need

chamber of commerce said the program is not waste. mr. trire: reclaiming my time, let me say to my friend, we are not going to waive the three-day layover requirement and whatever changes, whatever changes are made in this measure will be addressed in the committee and then fully debated on this house floor oso members have an opportunity to decide whether or not they'll support the special rule that would then make in order consideration of this continuing resolution that will prevent a government hutdown and take us to november 18 so that very thoughtful members of the appropriations committee, like the acting speaker, will be able to deal with the appropriations priorities, between now and november 18. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i want to make sure the record is clear. when it comes to democratic support for the continuing resolution. in his pen an pad press conference, minority whip hoyer said he was, and i quote, loath to support yesterday's c.r. of i have a copy o

is concerd with quantities of commerce, their interest is seconry. >> rose: all right. russia's weight as an economic power over the next decade will be largely dependent on what happens to the price of oil. $150 oil, you are going to see a lot of stuff in russia, 60-dollar oil, you are not going to see an economic event that is important in a commercial sense. >> rose: let me close this with a broader sort of -- this is a country of great landmass, this is a country of huge, wonderful, extraordinary culture. this is a country, lots of nuclear weapons, and this is a country that has been -- had its deep economic issues and finally, this is a country unlike rising powers faces a declining population and demographics. >> i think we are looking at a country that is gog through a trsition, a historic transition. russia back to the days of peter the great had a debate about whether they were really an asian culture or a european culture thatdidn't share in the renaissance and the reformation. thethey are still basically the. and i think they are now searching for their soul,

i am a member of the ports maritime commerce advisor in committee. even though i am retired now, i have been a customer of the port for over 20 years. first as an executor of the shipping line, and lately as the regional manager. it is welcoming to see the port staff has drafted a proposition for a long-term policy, for preservation of the deep water board, as well as thick the future maritime uses, which will continue to provide many import opportunities for the residents of san francisco and the bay area. the port of san francisco has a unique position in the bay area, because it is the only port that has facilities for passenger and [inaudible] . also, we have deeper water. and we can accommodate them. it is really a form we protect those stocks for future uses. it is very important for the shipping committee to note there is a policy in place to protect those. i am also happy to say there is wording in this document. with that, i want to say that i will ask the port commissioner to ratify the policy, which i strongly support. thank you very much.

wells fargo, the san francisco chamber of commerce are honored to have him here today. please welcome mirkarimi -- mayor ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: good morning. all right. it is great to be in the city of san francisco because we are doing everything right. i know they only gave me 10 minutes this morning. i could probably talk for hours about what we're doing in our city to make sure it is economically strong, but finally have 10 minutes, it is going to be about jobs, jobs, and more jobs. [applause] that is what we have to do in this city. i want to speak on the state of our city's economic climate. in order to have a city that is, as you have heard me say time and time again, that is safe, solvent, and successful, we need to invest in our residents, in our businesses here, and in our city. that is why jobs and our business climate are the top party is that my administration will continue to push very hard. that means creating and retaining jobs and creating the conditions for businesses to start and grow and prosper in our great city. today, san francisco's unempl

ridiculously easy question, that is it's incentives to make a purchase in enter -- interstate commerce and they're not raising subject issues but it's in that box. and the arguments there are a lot of other things congress might do with that jurisdiction are arguments that don't work where the only questions is whether something is within a subject matter. so, for example, as you and i have discussesed, the attack on the social security law said congress has the power to set the social security able at 25. well, yes, that's because it's the jurisdictional question. when the minimum wage law was passed and the question whether that fit within commerce among the states, the statement was made of congress you can pass the minimum wage of $5 an hour or $5,000 an hour. well, of course. but that's the nature of jurisdiction. there's other constitutional doctrines that come into play when congress does such a thing. and right now it is in disputeably within the congress' power to enact all kinds of ridiculous regulations when you engage in commerce. i think judge sutton's opinion makes a huge

believes the funding atvm will hurt manufacturers and their employees and the chamber of commerce agrees with them. now i think it's time to stay with our position and vote no and get a clean c.r. that's what i asked the committee to do. we need a clean c.r. and don't need this offset and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from kentucky. . mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. wolf. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. wolf: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in strong support of h.r. 2698, to provide the continuing resolution for the initial weeks and i want to be sure that we keep the government open and by passing this bill we will keep the government open. this bill is needed to keep vital government services and programs operating past the end of the fiscal year on september 30. as the gentleman from kentucky has stated, the committee on appropriations has made great progress in moving 11 of the 12 annual bills. however, additional tim

i cannot believe anyone is trying to stand in the way of commerce. thank you. >> i am a resident in san francisco and also a business owner. i used the company, but we found them on google. we had a noise issue at our first establishment on a cold streak, which is similar to union, who -- on polk street, which is similar to union. they have heavy traffic and have been created for mixed use. i just want to say that even though they have gone in our favor, we were able to avoid this process where we had an amicable agreement with the landlord. our landlord was happy. our tenants were very happy. expertise was definitely the finest. i also want to save us -- to say san francisco has a long history of being a vibrant nightlife community. i think we should be lucky to have people like logan and darren, to engage the community. we could have owners who do not listen and cause trouble. these guys are doing what i think is best for the neighborhood, and i hope you'll approved their applications. >> next speaker please. >> i am from 2827 octavia, and i wish t

copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] ♪ >> the ranking democrat of the house, energy, and commerceommission on "newsmakers." and then, "the contenders." a look at the life of james blaine. and cutting taxes and increasing spending. >> i want to begin asking you about the president postponed jobs plan. are you confident that this will create jobs? if so, which parts will do so? >> i think his proposal will create jobs and do so right away. it is not the answer to our problems. it is the beginning of the answer. we have got to get people working. and get people working, it will help our economy starts growing again. when we talk about deficit cutting, that should not be our first priority by now. we need to get people into the jobs and do lall of the things that need to be done, like working on our infrastructure, working on construction, helping local governments to what they need to do. this is not as mass of a bill as i would hope for. it is an important step and we need to take it. the president took a lot of the ideas republicans had been for in the past. he said these are bipar

so if that wasn't enough, here's what the chame of commerce said, i quote -- chamber of commerce said, i quote, the atvm program promotes manufacturing in the u.s. and is an important component of american energy security. well, so yesterday the chairman of the appropriations committee, we sent him the letter, says that the atvm loan program is a, quote, a government subsidy for failing industries, end of quote. g.m. failing? chrysler failing? ford failing? how misguided. well, now you're on your rampage to kill jobs and you propose to cut another program, section 1705, the loan program to help investments in new energy technology. this is a dangerous precedent. it's also, let's be frank, a dangerous smoke screen so some republicans can change their votes. that's what this is all about. well, you don't want to listen to warren buffett on taxes and now you're thumbing your vote at bill gates. they issued a report yesterday, bill gates and a number of other technology leaders, and i quote from the report about energy and programs like what you're trying to cut, i quote, if the u.s. fail

excluding cars, the commerce department says overall retail sales were up only 0.1%. and wholesale prices are not moving up. a separate report from the labor department shows producer price inflation was also unchanged last month, held down by a drop in energy costs. if you want to know about the u.s. economy, it pays to watch u.p.s. the firm delivers almost two million packages a day worldwide, so it has its pulse on business and consumer demand worldwide. with some help from joe montana today, u.p.s. introduced a new program called "u.p.s. my choice" to avoid missed deliveries. and for a fee, recipients can reroute a package and get a two- hour delivery window. erika miller was there and spoke with c.e.o. scott davis. she began by asking his view of the economy. >> i think that in a slow growth economy i think all of us were disappointed in the first six months of this year, people thought we'd see probably 3% gdp growth. we saw, as you know, four tenths the first quarter, 1% the second quarter. so it's been disappointing. i think the second half of the year started