which is part of the shutdown even though all the other g.s.a. facilities are closed due to that shutdown it the clock tower in the trump hotel remains open to enter the two hundred seventy foot observation tower one must walk through the trump international hotel while it remains open just outside trash litters the national mall as government workers have been laid off during the shutdown and that shutdown is a having a deeper and wider impact than many of us have assume here with more is molly barrows contributor at american lawyer molly happy new year we're so glad to have you back great to see you the g.s.a. for example is more than just the old post office clocktower of course there are some big bucks involved right. you got that right and happy new year to you too bart great to be back on boom bust but back to the g.s.a. yes they are the country's largest public real estate organization you're talking about a lot of rental space to some one point two million federal workers in seven hundred metro areas so yes that amounts to some big bucks

. >> we collectively, i would say that was representatives from g.s.a., as well as the mayor's officeith a lot of departments to talk through what prop 64 and the implementation of prop 64 it meant to them. >> the mayor proposed an office of cannabis, a one-stop shop for permits allowing operators to grow and sell cannabis. >> he wanted a smart structure. he wanted a regulatory structure that ensured that kids didn't have access and community's were safe and that consumers were safe. and he wanted to ensure, more importantly, it was a regulatory structure that encouraged diversity and inclusivity. >> this is an office that will be solely charged with a duty of wanting not only the policies that we create, implementing and enforcing them, but also executing the licenses that are needed. we're talking about 20 different licenses that will put us into compliance with what is happening on the state level. >> this is a highly, highly regulated industry now, at this point. we have anywhere from 7-10 departments that will be working with these industry participants as they go through the per

which they discovered in i think the 1980's on the top floor of a building owned by the g.s.a. when clara barton pulled out she just left it all there and they found it. you might remember seeing it in the paper. and now it is a beautiful little museum and very moving. because they recreated all the wall paper and everything and they've done amazing lighting as well so it's just like the gas lighting. it is very interesting. but they commissioned me to do a large mural for them about clara barton's life. and it is in the form of a kind of fairground banner of the 1860's. she was just such a -- she was just something else, clara barton. and i am over there working frequently during the week, so you can come in and talk to me. 7th and "e." there is a starbucks on the corner. it is two back from the starbucks next to the hair dresser. yes? >> the naughtiest fireman story and could you also tell us whether you were able to resist in some discreet way placing some image related to it in the painting? mr. waddell: >> well, i certainly would have liked to have painted -- one of the on

additional million dollars into this program and offset it as it has been described in the letter from the g.s.a.'s payments. i hope every member can support this commonsense amendment, we're improving on the senate bill, mr. speaker and i yield back asking for a yes vote on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rides? mr. quigley: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman rise in opposition? mr. quigley: i rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. quigley: thank you, mr. chairman. responsibly funding the federal government is one of the most important duties of congress. the previous majority failed to do the most basic task of keeping the lights on. here on day 19 of the 116th congress we democrats are here to reopen federal agencies shuttered by the president's shutdown. this legislation which has already garnered strong bipartisan support in the senate will ensure the fe

additional million dollars into this program and offset it as it has been described in the letter from the g.s.a.'s payments. i hope every member can support this commonsense amendment, we're improving on the senate bill, mr. speaker and i yield back asking for a yes vote on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rides? mr. quigley: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman rise in opposition? mr. quigley: i rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. quigley: thank you, mr. chairman. responsibly funding the federal government is one of the most important duties of congress. the previous majority failed to do the most basic task of keeping the lights on. here on day 19 of the 116th congress we democrats are here to reopen federal agencies shuttered by the president's shutdown. this legislation which has already garnered strong bipartisan support in the senate will ensure the fe

the g.s.a., the general services administration, put their projects on hold. and a 50-person company had to lay off eight car -- eight carpenters and a superintendent because of the shutdown. they will need to lay off more in the days ahead if the shutdown continues. so every day that goes on we see a mushrooming effect in terms of the damage and harm being done throughout the country. and a lot of the folks who work for these small business contractors, small business federal government contractors, are already getting low-wage paychecks, and now they're out of income altogether. one of those workers is lyla johnson. she is a janitor at the department of agriculture. so she works for a company, and that company contracts with the department of agriculture to provide janitorial services. lyla is 71 years old. she has bills coming due for her rent, her credit card, and her car. and here's how she's described the impact of the shutdown. quote, i don't have enough from my retirement and my social security to make ends meet. everything is just piling up on me, and