i have my mother teresa, my grandmother, edna. i have my in-laws, collin and lewy. i have my brother and sister in-law creg and elaine. >> thank you. [ applause ]. >> thank you board for the recognition and this award. >> well deserved. thank you, sir. [ applause ]. >> thank you mr. chair. so i wanted to start by just acknowledging the last couple of days have been extraordinarily difficult days for muni riders but many in the city has been impacted by the sick out that has happened starting yesterday morning where it's unfortunate, not a good couple of days for the city and for muni but we're grateful for the patience of our riders. some of the feedback we've gotten acknowledging the great work of the operator who's have come to work and rest of the organization whose salvages and tried to support the service has opinion tremendous. the muni riders are a resilient bunch and grateful for them. a great effort by john and his staff within transit and can disand communication and jerry and his staff and enforcement. really folks coming together to minimize the impact.

the voice.oetry is dunbar, edgar to vincent , edna st. human, it's music for the spirit.professors of literature looking at what is called concrete poetry, poetry which is to be seen and so how it is shaped is so important to the poetry. that's fine. that may be true. but for me, until the human voice gives it elevation, it doesn't realy sing. it doesn't come into its own. it doesn't lift the highs -- heart and make the blood race. >> of all the talents you have, what one resonates most with you? what one is the clearest expression of who you are and what you are? >> i'm a writer. that's what i am. that's who i am. that's how i described myself to myself and to god in prayer, when i say, lord, you remember black angelou, 6'0" female, i write. when i feel i have to describe myself to the lord, i always include what i do. i write. that's what i do. i thank the lord i'm able to do other things, i'm grateful, but that's how i describe myself to myself. >> is it in your judgment, a learned craft? or is it -- >> everything is learned, charlie rose. i don't know how you learn it

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edna experience. it adopt the a hands-off experience of adop adopting irai politics. nowhere was the obama administration's failure more pronounced than during the debate over whether to maintain a limited number of u.s. troops in iraq beyond the 2011 expiration of the 2008 status of forces agreement or sofa. the administration is quick to lay blame on others for the fact that they tried and failed to keep a limited presence of troops in iraq. they blame the bush administration, of course for man dating the withdrawal in the sofa. this does not ring true because as condoleezza rice has blade clear, the plan was to renegotiate the agreement to aphor a continued presence of u.s. forces in iraq. everybody believed, she said, in 2011 it would be better if there was some kind of residual force. most of all, the obama administration blames iraqis for failing to grant the necessary privileges and immunities for a u.s. force presence beyond 23011. this, too, is totally misleading because, as we saw firsthand, senator graham and i traveled to baghdad, to erbil, and we met with

yoder: i rise this morning to ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating my grandmother, edna yoder'sirthday. born in 1911, she will turn 103 on saturday. she and my grandmother spent their lives raising their four children, including my mom, wain yoder. she believes -- wayne yoder. over the past 103 years she lived through the great depression, the dust bowl and two world wars, to name a few. she's seen a lot and to this date tells great stories, has a wonderful and cherry sense of humor and gives advice. every day i get up and think of prosperity and freedom, i think of my grandmother who worked themselves to the bone to build this great children so their children and her children's children will realize the opportunity of their dreams. today, my grandmother plays puzzles, working in the bell choir, keeping up with her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. grandma, happy birthday to you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman i