ernestine is a regular attendee of our rec and park meetings. thank you, ernestine. it's my understanding, back in 2006, the board of supervisors passed a unanimous resolution urging that ferry park be named after sue beerman, who is, as everybody knows and agrees, was one of our great civic leaders. that resolution was actually also ratified and approved by the rec and park commission thereafter. and so sometimes we say -- we call it sue beerman park formerly known as ferry park. the more important news is there's important renovation going on in sue beerman park. we hope to be complete and have a great ribbon cutting in june with new irrigation, pathways, improved accessibility, better landscaping and better drainage. ernestine, i hope we can to prove some of your concerns wrong and you come to the ribbon-cutting in june. >> don't tell me that -- >> thank you, ernestine. [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] >> thank you. as is our practice at the board of supervisors, we'll provide everyone 90 seconds for the question,

. >> victoria, and we have ernestine, nancy, and linda. >> i am with a neighborhood parks council, andto invite you to some upcoming events from the neighborhood park council. we're holding our town hall at the rec center, and we hope that you'll be able to join us. we welcome the commission and the department to join us, and we're happy to include -- to continue the dialogue so we hope that you'll join us. there is further information on the web site. and also, we're happy to announce that we are served -- we are holding a summer social to celebrate the volunteers and we will be celebrating the part groups from all 11 of the different districts of san francisco. we hope that you'll join us. we are still finalizing the details but we hope to see you at either event, and thank you so much for your ongoing support. >> bernstein? >> you have damaged the gateway to the city with corruption, incompetence, lack of supervision and oversight, leadership, irresponsibility ai. most of the park is pitch dark. there is crime and vandalism, homelessness, recommended outreaches missing, with money -

my name is ernestine woods, and i would like to speak on this reduction of health care for the most indigent population in the city of san francisco. this is really cruel and inhumane to do this to the most vulnerable population we have. i urge you not to do this and to be more fair and respectful of these people. thank you. president chiu: next speaker. >> good afternoon. i think you for giving us the opportunity to speak today. my name is evelyn dawes. i am a health-care provider. with the cuts, i am afraid of san francisco general. i have had a bad experience with them. i almost died. thank you. president chiu: next speaker, please. >> my name is mabel davis, and i have been a home care worker for 33 years. my insurance is with kaiser. please do not let them cut me. i am a diabetic. i have not had any problems with kaiser and my diabetes is under control. i have been working for almost 33 years. i beg you not to let this be cut. i still love kaiser. that is where my doctors are. that is where i would like to stay. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am the director of substance a

johnson is also survived by four sisters, barbara jones, trumela jones, ernestine write, and betty coally. three brothers, rudolph sharp, eugene sharp, and very good friend of mine, david sharp of phoenix, arizona. mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing this great life. we extend condolences to her husband, bishop joseph johnson, their sons, and all of their family and friends. mr. speaker, i thank you for the time this morning. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg, for five minutes. mr. walberg: thank you, mr. speaker. on tuesday the house overwhelmingly defeated by a vote of 318-97 a blank check on spending. we stopped the unconditional raising of the debt ceiling. the fact remains we are in a debt crisis because washington spends too much, not because it taxes too little. america's drowning in debt and we need to significantly reduce spending and make long-term reforms that encourage private sector job creation and move towards a balanced budget. raising