based on that very positive case law, we have expressly inc. that exception into the agreement. that section is simply restating what is the law of the land. it is arguably not necessary, but we thought it was important to clarify that in fact, this additional exception, to the exceptions were already operating under, is in fact available to the parkmerced development agreement, and we believe it strengthens the agreement even further. i will leave it at that, and of course, if you have questions, as i mentioned, the city attorney is available to answer questions. supervisor mar: thank you. there are no other presentations. supervisor cohen. supervisor cohen: thanks for your presentation. i am glad that you raised the issues. when i reviewed the documents, i had similar concerns as it relates to the power aspect of the project. i also want to acknowledge you for addressing my concerns for the child care and appreciate you going on record showing the public where the modifications are. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. let's open this up for public comment. i have a number of

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: the yeas are -- the chair: on this question the yeas are 246. the nays are 173. the amendment is agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment 47 presented in house report 112-88, offered by the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 47, printed in house report number 112-88, offered by mrs. maloney of new york. the chair: recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-ca

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or mmercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the the chair: on this vote the yeas are -- the chair: on this vote the yeas are 160, the nays are 256, the amendment is not adopted. under the rule the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: mr. speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union had under consideration h.r. 1234 and reports the bill as amended by that resolution back to the house with sundry further amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 1231 and pursuant to house resolution 257 reports the bill as amended by that resolution back to the house with sundry further amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule the previous question is ordered. is a separate vote demanded on any further amendment reported from the committee of the whole? if not the chair will put them en

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are 234, the nays are 182. the amendment is adopted. there being no further amendments, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chairman of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 1216 and pursuant to house resolution 269 reports the bill back to the house with the amendment adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule the previous question is ordered. the question is on adoption of the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. the question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. third reading. pursuant to clause 1-c of rule 19, further proceedings on this bill are postponed. >> mr. speaker. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. members, please take

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in the congressional record on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment number 2 by mr. tonko of new york, amendment number 9 by mr. cardoza of california. the chair will reduce to five minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first electronic vote in this series. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] prohibited by the u.s. house of without objection, so ordered. mr. leahy: mr. president, we're nearly ten years after the attacks of september 11, 2001. every one of us in the senate know america continues to face thr

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 380, the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from florida, mr. miller, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1383 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1383, a bill to temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for freshmans -- programs of education at nonpublic institutions of higher learning, pursued by individuals enrolled in the post-9/11 educational assistance program of the department of veterans affairs before the enactment of the post-9/11 veterans educational assistance improvements act of 2010 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the the speaker pro tempore: on this motion the ayes are 241. the noes are 171. the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. polis: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman asks for a recorded vote? a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. five-minutes. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s.ouse of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 235. the nays are 167. the resolution is adopted. wi

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the united states. and maybe the gentleman on the other side might want to and during your time you'll have an opportunity to address that. >> i'd like to ask you a question. mr. scalise: we need to start installing fiscal discipline in this house and we're doing it now and it means no more blank checked and no more unbridled spending. the president will have an opportunity to join us in that debate but frankly it starts tonight and we're saying we're not going to keep giving the credit limit. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman om michigan, mr. camp, reserves. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, is recognized. mr. levin: it's now my pleasure to yield to the whip, mr. hoyer from maryland, three minutes. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding, unfortunately, this is a seris issue on which serious time has not been allotted because you put this on suspension. this is a serious

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of on this vote the yeas are 260, the nays are 160. the amendment is agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 40 printed in house report 112-88 by the gentleman from arizona, mr. flake, on which further proceedings were postponed and which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 40 printed in house report 112-88 offered by mr. flake of arizona. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. support a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote and the chair would remind members there are 18 more two-minute votes and would appreciate the members' courtesy by staying close to the chamber. the first of 19 two-minute votes. [captioning made possible by the national caption

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 251, the nays are 175. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. westmoreland: i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourns to meet at 9:00 a.m.omorrow.thet objection. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absences requested for mr. bilirakis of florida for today and mrs. emerson of missouri for today and the balance of the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the requests are granted. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? mr. roe: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized mr.

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] come to the floor of the senate to talk about the patriot act. i'm pleased that we have cracked open the door that we will shed some light on the patriot act. i wish the door were wider open, the debate broader and more significant, but we will talk a little bit about the constutionality today of the patriot act. i was a cosponsor of senator leahy's amendment, and i think it would have gone to many great steps forward to make sure that we have surveillance on what our government does; authorized audits a the attorney general to continue to watch over to make sure that government is not invading the rights of private citizens. and i do support that wholeheartedly. jefferson said that if we had a government of angs, we wouldn have to care or be concerned about the power that we give to government. unfortunately, sometimes we don't have angels in charge of our government. sometimes we can even get a government in charge that would use the

inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. most of the debate happened on this bill yesterday. we expect there will be a series of seven votes this time around and that the conclusion new house will conclude their district work printer brick. while the house continues voted this morning, a couple of notable security activities on the house agenda, including behind-the-scenes work on a draft fiscal 2012 homeland security spending bill, over all cuts. the house military construction veterans the administration subcommittee marking up a draft, 2012 bill. house republicans will be getting a briefing from fbi director robert mahler extending key provisions in the patriot act that expire may 27. so we have a series of seven boats, beginning with amendments and then vote for final passage. while this note is under way, a discussion on one of the most pressing items on the congressional agenda, it possible increase in the nation's debt ceiling. from this morning's "washington journal." from new jersey joins us.

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