my kid goes to george peabody in richmond -- we need to change the culture and the perception. this modest request is going to potentially allow a very good family in laurel heights area to stay in san francisco. my wife and ana maria went to the laurel heights improvement association about this specific request. they were told that had they asked first they would fully support this assignment. so i find if very hard to believe that because their decision-making process was based upon who asked first really has a negative view about this project. thank you. >> thank you. is there additional public comment? okay. seeing none, dr requester you have a two-minute rebuttal. . >> thank you. i just submitted the 12 letters of opposition to the project including from the suzuki family, whose

throughout his career, he has been the recipient of many accolades, including three emmys, the george foster peabody award. his role in our society should not be taken for granted. there are hundreds of journalists in cuba and around the world who are being persecuted and imprisoned for showcasing the realities within their own countries. jose speaks for them. i congratulate jose for 30 years within the industry and thank him for his commitment to the principles of independent journalism and freedom of the press. thank you, mr. speaker, for the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, last night the house rules committee filed a 2015 government funding bill. my top priority is keeping the government opened and this bill will prevent the kind of widespread economic damage that would be caused by a government shutdown. funding the government is more

he wants full credit, doesn't want george bush getting off easy. may have been mr. peabody.ant to go to ron christie here. how do you explain the pride, the self-respect with which the former vice-president takes personal responsibility for run the program of waterboarding and all the rest of it? >> good evening, chris. if you listen to what he said on "meet the press," he takes credit for working with the president to design a program that was effective to make sure we didn't get hit again. the notion this is somehow dick cheney program behind the president's back is utter non-sense. those of us in the white house on 9/11, and i was there, we did everything that we could to change from a mode of domestic priorities to domestic consequences. how do we re-open new york city below 14th street? how do we get america back on its feet again? most importantly, how do we take the steps necessary to make sure this country is not attacked again? so i think what dick cheney did, it was legal, it was harsh, but it kept this country safe. >> and as we know, he was the intelligence offic