her doctor says through it all, corrine kept positive and focused on others. >> corrine was the kindat -- that understood what other people were going through and had a tremendous amount of empathy for them. >> reporter: after a 10 month battle, corrine lost her fight, but her parents, friends and family who call themselves team k.c.? contain on her dream -- have taken on her dream to improve the quality of life of pediatric patients and their families. and bringing in super mario on wheels was just the beginning. for three years team k.c. has put on an annual swim-a- thon. a blood drive and a picnic for hospital staff and patients. with the money they've raised they've purchased computers, holiday presents and gift cards. >> it's the little things that really matter. like a gift card for coffee in the morning, for a mom that has been up all night sleeping on a tiny sleeping chair who needs something to help her keep going for the day. >> reporter: but corrine's biggest dream was to build team k.c. house, a nearby home for patients' families. >> a lot of these families have a long co

before we go on, i would like to ask corrin to come up. >> [inaudible] >> right. >> corrin woods, member of the central waterfront advisory group, and trash-picker-upper. watching that crane deteriorated has been so sad. i would like to thank the port for your support in its rehabilitation of an earlier time in port maritime history. thank you. >> including many members, next is -- i do not know if i have words for the next item. fleet week this year was more phenomenal, more astounding. bigger, better, everything, over last year, which i did not believe could happen. there is a petite gentleman in the back of the room that is responsible for all of that. i would like to extend a thank- you to general michael himself. i really want to start with port staff. i will not go after the city family, it could go on for days. but port staff has just been incredible. in no particular order, i would like to thank [lists many names] and probably everyone at port maintenance, engineering, real estate, finance, and others i did not get to. we would also like to recognize sinbad's restaurant, who gave

besides corrine woods. is there any public comment on this item? commissioners? questions, comments? >> maybe this is a reflection of the rendering, it looks like the statue is a little further out of the pedestrian thruway. i was wondering why it was not placed all the way past the flow of pedestrian traffic through the crosswalk? >> the shaded area on your screen right now aligned with market street. your question is would be placed further to the north, which is further away from that? >> i am looking at what i thought was the crosswalk. people would walk straight across the crosswalk. they would block into the statute. >> the general flow -- well, you can see the crosswalk on the west side of the street, as indicated by the pointer there. it is a compromise of trying to locate -- your opinions are certainly value and will come -- the location is a compromise of trying to locate the sculpture in a prominent location in front of the ferry building so what has a relationship to the front and center, yet pushing it to the side so that it does not interfere with t

corrine woods. ok. veronica sanchez. >> good afternoon. veronica sanchez. we just -- i wanted to thank you on behalf of the captain for the rate accommodation for the bar pilots. the bar pilots are members of our union. certainly, we are very supportive of their work. we also support the request that they have before you now to try to bring some clarity -- what the expectations are going to be for their lease hold and property for the america's cup, with the hope there can be some resolution that it will be in their favor and will not be disrupted. there seems to be a difference in language between what is in the least and in the staff report and the newspaper. so we are certainly supportive of that. thank you. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? commissioners? >> i was going to ask about the implications on the america's cup, but i think we cover that in staff's report. i did have a technical question. the change would be just the prevailing market rent. is that at the time of renewal? what if the rent goes up and down and it happens to

was an event to mark what many regard as america's most powerful symbol of freedom and diversity corrine >> it was very emotional. certainly coming here and my children are first generation. my whole family is not from here. i was thinking of the people who came to the united states and what went through. it was emotional. i got a little teary-eyed. >> it was just breathtaking. from the engineering to the architecture to the symbolism, it is incredible. >> present were all hundred 25 of america's newest citizens. with the statue as their witness, they swore an oath of allegiance. >> we are a nation of diverse people. that diversity is what makes our country what it is. we are a nation rooted in every nation on earth. >> the statue came to america from france, a sign of friendship between the old world and the new. it became a beacon of hope for millions of immigrants who arrived by ship at ellis island, desperately seeking a new start. when the celebrations draw to a close, a multimillion-dollar renovation will begin to ensure america's guardian of the poor and needy will be there for fu

lacy clay has gotten -- corrine was absolutely relentless on this and we are all here because of her leadship of the work and members of our congressional black caucus and the bipartisan support we have. and of course we wouldn't be on the floor without the leadership of our speaker who enabled this bill to come to the floor. it's a proud day for the congress. look forward to an even prouder day when these medals will be bestowed. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. soil the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. jones: mr. speaker, just a uple comments. does the gentleman have any more -- some the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. mr. jones: mr. speaker, at this time i'm going to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from texas, miss sheila jackson lee -- ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, i ask to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i want to

(laughs) (woman laughing) (man laughing) (woman) oh, corrine, that reminds me, katie was...r mission today is to try to kill glen with laughter. (laughing) (laughing) (low-pitched croaking sound) (laughing) oh, god. (man) quit trying to be cocky. (laughing) (low-pitched croaking sound) (laughing) (cheering) you know, the strange thing is that last woman was watching "grey's anatomy." i can't figure that out. critics are frustrated artists. caddies are frustrated golfers. golfers who aren't tiger woods are frustrated they're not tiger woods. and kids are frustrated... well, they're frustrated by just about everything. (man) gabrielle. gabrielle, look at me. just look at me. i want you to tell me where the glove is. if you--if--did you--did you not find the second glove? i had two. where is the second glove? i think i just-- oh, i dropped it inside when i put down my jacket. gabrielle, i don't think you did. i think it's missing. i think--i think you've lost your head. no. you'd better check and see. is your head on straight? yeah. look, make sure. you just check. pat your hea

i want to thank the gentlelady from florida, congresswoman corrine brown, for bringing this forward. and i want to at this time say that the chairman of the financial services committee and the ranking member, mr. frank, they saw the importance of this legislation and wanted to bring it to the floor as quickly as possible. mr. bachus, chairman of the committee, has a son, warren, in the united states marine corps. mr. speaker, with that i would like to ask unanimous consent that i might submit remarks for the record by mr. bachus and also legislation from david camp, very supportive of ms. brown's legislation. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. jones: mr. speaker i'd like to make a few comments then i reserve the balance of my time. i have the privilege to serve camp lejeune marine base, which is in the third district of north carolina, and in 1994 as a candidate for this office, i heard about the very special marines who trained at montford point, which is on the base at camp lejeune. i did not know the history at that time. but as we all know during that pe

>> the corrine agreement is the largest, and tens of thousands, 70,000. let me underscore that the modeling in this area does not include -- includes only goods traded. it is difficult to model services trade. the half trillion dollar career and services market kurdistan to benefit enormously in the united states, through our businesses and employment, is not even part of the studies. these are important net positive for the united states in terms of job -- job creation. bakery and one is obviously the largest of the three. >> i entirely agree with that estimate and the characterization of the conservative nature of the estimate. >> so it is a good day. there is a good chance we will be creating jobs at of these three agreements. i am just going to take a moment to enjoy the fact that we are doing something positive about the economic situation of america. one issue of wanted to touch on, i come from upstate new york. i have a lot of agricultural activity in my district. one product in particular is apples. i know the south korean agreement, there are som

[applause] live at gentleman, i am a proud navy father corrine i am a proud navy grandfather. proud may be grandfathered. . no father could be more proud. i love you boys. thanks for being there for me and your mother during the long separation and keeping me, if at leasttly sane, a well grounded. you have grown into the best of man and the finest of naval officers. i. look forward to watching your careers unfolds. as for my career, i know that my mother would be proud. my father would have been thrilled. if you ask any of my classmates down there from the class of '68 -- 1968, they would tell you they are amazed by my success. [applause] frankly, i do not blame them. i am whoa maze. i have woken up and thought, that is a the issue. i should call the chairman. but that is me. i could thank others who have had an enormous influence on me and deborah. people who made possible every success we have known and made lighter and the hardships we have weather. i will not do that. it is not because i am and losing my memory. that football game might to debra -- deborah to in 1967, navy

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fda which corrine is going into work.urning workers, farmers and businesses because they couldn't compete it as a result of the decisions of the fda last, trade and talked workers have suffered. as a result of this effort to expand and we will do them one day but tar sands and businesses of the united states and in developing countries that rely on these preferences have struggled to beat now with those hostage agreements are finding the her being released. i hope we can turn our attention to the address in china's currency which is costing the united states 1 million jobs. the act deserves that immediate floor vote and we need to tackle china's the verge of killing trade distorting practices like rear restraints, subsidies, lack of i.t. enforcement and state owned enterprises.

>> it's not a corrine yet but as a given to the tighter budget and firemen it's easy to sit there andk at that list and say i'm running ten uav programs. maybe i should just go to one. all i say is 10-8 is probably okay but 10-1 would be disastrous because we are still trying to figure out that technology. where the answer is becoming more evident like it did with the aircraft industry where we settled on a common solution of the single and others it is okay to narrow down. >> thank you. the department of defense just came out with a report talking about the long term investment, short-term strategic. the report is almost schizophrenic and it talks about those things being important it is going to allow the market to continue to drive our needs or provide for our needs and you see that you report we need some kind of a strategic plan moving forward to keep some of our legacy and some of our core competencies. is that -- did you see the report at all? >> i have. >> and your assessment is? >> it seems to continue to assume that this industry operates like a consumer electronics or the a