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powell: i would say no. sen. kennedy: i want to ask you about, in 1991, governor, you were working for the treasury department. by the way, while we are on that subject, what role did secretary mnuchin have in making decisions if you are confirmed? mr. powell: he would have no role. sen. kennedy: none? mr. powell: i cannot think of any. sen. kennedy: zero, nada? in 1991 while working at treasury, you dealt with the collapse of the bank of new england. you prevented a bank run. you decided to guarantee all deposits. how many of the bankers went to jail? mr. powell: there was some jail going. i cannot put a number on it for you. sen. kennedy: in that same year, while you were treasury, there was an option rate bond big bid rigging scandal. do you remember that? mr. powell: very well. sen. kennedy: maybe some other time we can talk about what an option rate bond is. you were in charge of dealing with the scandal by the salomon brothers, and you did iron out an agreement that penalized the bank. what about the people
powell: i would say no. sen. kennedy: i want to ask you about, in 1991, governor, you were working for the treasury department. by the way, while we are on that subject, what role did secretary mnuchin have in making decisions if you are confirmed? mr. powell: he would have no role. sen. kennedy: none? mr. powell: i cannot think of any. sen. kennedy: zero, nada? in 1991 while working at treasury, you dealt with the collapse of the bank of new england. you prevented a bank run. you decided to...
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i assure you, i would be happy to reintroduce them. but i was very disappointed. >> i make no promise of resolving all our differences in this forum. i'm only pointing out that this two-week extension is only supposed to be that, a measure to get us to that more powerful bill that i know my friend would like -- i would like to be a part of. but i know his intentions are good. i just must oppose the gentleman. >> will the gentleman yield? >> be happy to. >> so we talk all about this wonderful process and all these amendments, but here we are doing a cr. and we're going to be here in a couple of weeks doing another cr. so we can spin this all we want, and in the age of trump, up is down, black is white. square is round, whatever. but the reality is that for whatever, however you want to do it, i would -- i don't think that this process is something can all be proud of. it's really quite a mess and here we are attend of the session. i agree with the gentleman. and under the issues he raised on the dream act, come on. the idea that this is
i assure you, i would be happy to reintroduce them. but i was very disappointed. >> i make no promise of resolving all our differences in this forum. i'm only pointing out that this two-week extension is only supposed to be that, a measure to get us to that more powerful bill that i know my friend would like -- i would like to be a part of. but i know his intentions are good. i just must oppose the gentleman. >> will the gentleman yield? >> be happy to. >> so we talk all...
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i hope that would be a permanent executive officer. based on where this lafco seems to be headed, what you need is a generalist not a specialist. and i think that the cal lafco adviser said something to that effect in the workshop. you need someone like former executive officer fried who has the ability to encapsulate all the issues as a coordinator, then hire out to specialists for a specific contract needs for things like cca 2.0, community choice 2.0 and that kind of thing. i want to reiterate i think not toanl do you need a generalist we need -- not only do you need a generalist. we need that generalist soon. and one more, because it looks like this is not going -- from what i've heard this is not going to be a union position. that is unfortunate. we need to figure out a way that this bid process is not a lowest common denominator bid that ends up having us hire someone for low pay that is not appropriate and we should try to do a prevailing wage for this type of work, for this job and maybe more to cover benefits. >> supervisor few
i hope that would be a permanent executive officer. based on where this lafco seems to be headed, what you need is a generalist not a specialist. and i think that the cal lafco adviser said something to that effect in the workshop. you need someone like former executive officer fried who has the ability to encapsulate all the issues as a coordinator, then hire out to specialists for a specific contract needs for things like cca 2.0, community choice 2.0 and that kind of thing. i want to...
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which i wish you would do. with that, i yield back. >> the distinguished gentleman -- my remarks to a t. and i thank the gentleman for his comments. mrs. slaughter. judge hastings? >> no questions, mr. chairman. >> has the gentleman from colorado seek time? >> no, i don't. thank you. >> the gentleman does not seek time. does the gentleman from -- the distinguished gentleman from georgia seek time? >> i do, mr. chairman. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i wanted to point out that not only did we -- do we have a piece of bipartisan legislation here, but we have a piece of legislation on which folks genuinely and not politically disagree. i thought the ranking member's comments, trying to protect home buyers from being blindsided at the end of the year by a tax bill were very sincere. and telling that we're talking about how to protect people from losing their home and for folks who were not accustomed to buying a home, accustomed to seeing an annual tax bill. having one show up at the en
which i wish you would do. with that, i yield back. >> the distinguished gentleman -- my remarks to a t. and i thank the gentleman for his comments. mrs. slaughter. judge hastings? >> no questions, mr. chairman. >> has the gentleman from colorado seek time? >> no, i don't. thank you. >> the gentleman does not seek time. does the gentleman from -- the distinguished gentleman from georgia seek time? >> i do, mr. chairman. >> the gentleman is recognized....
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i would like this thank the board for allowing me to voice my opinion. i'm here to show support for mcd. i feel all san francisco neighborhoods should be allowed to have access to cannabis. i found in my experience that the mcds are beneficial to neighborhood for the opposition to suggest that the mcd brings vandalism, is utterly without foundation and is a form of scare mongering. they said this would have a negative effect on children in the area. and to close to limit their exposure. if is the case, would it not make sense to close all stores that sell tobacco, alcohol and pornography? >> good evening, i'm an apartment house manager. i used to work across the street from where the barbary coast is. it was grungy. it was filthy. there were a lot of people lying in the street. it wasn't -- it was an uncomfortable block to watch. since barbary coast became established there, the block has improved dramatically. i think at the time there was opposition from some people that were going develop a hotel right next door and they thought it would be detrimental
i would like this thank the board for allowing me to voice my opinion. i'm here to show support for mcd. i feel all san francisco neighborhoods should be allowed to have access to cannabis. i found in my experience that the mcds are beneficial to neighborhood for the opposition to suggest that the mcd brings vandalism, is utterly without foundation and is a form of scare mongering. they said this would have a negative effect on children in the area. and to close to limit their exposure. if is...
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>> i would. then also included in that, i we to direct staff, if it pleases e chair, to schedule the meeting r december for a public workshop. >> commissioner ronen, do you hy comments on that? >> supervisor ronen: this wouldt you? >> not a special meeting of laft an opportunity for me in my capn a public seat that i would engae members of the public so we coua broader input that we would brik to this body. and i would present to this bode vote on future agenda items in . >> supervisor ronen: that woulde fantastic. >> supervisor fewer: that is wol for you to do that. i believe there is a motion on r to continue this item until ourg in january. i think you made the motion. >> i did. >> second. >> this is moved by commissionek and seconded by commissioner ro. without objections, the commiss- sorry, that we will reschedule m to be heard in january. thank you very much. >> to the chair, just a word abe meeting in january. does this body have an inclinato when in january they would likee january meetin
>> i would. then also included in that, i we to direct staff, if it pleases e chair, to schedule the meeting r december for a public workshop. >> commissioner ronen, do you hy comments on that? >> supervisor ronen: this wouldt you? >> not a special meeting of laft an opportunity for me in my capn a public seat that i would engae members of the public so we coua broader input that we would brik to this body. and i would present to this bode vote on future agenda items in...
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guess would i like to have that maybe come back. >> okay. >> i agree. >> okay. and in terms of the interviewing process, whether we want dhr to do some initial screening by phone and/or if we want a peer review panel. we can also have some of that decided in january if you would like us to come back with that information and then you can also make a decision then about who among you will participate in the interviewing process, if you all want to do it, and we can bring you some potential questions that you may consider asking. does that sound like something to defer to january? >> i think that makes sense. i would ask all of the board members to participate if they're able to. >> okay. so i think that ticks the boxes. maybe i can propose a motion for you to consider and we need to take public comment, but the motion would be then to delegate or nominate vice president fung as the board's liaison for this process. to authorize the use of the draft job description with the minor revisions that commi
guess would i like to have that maybe come back. >> okay. >> i agree. >> okay. and in terms of the interviewing process, whether we want dhr to do some initial screening by phone and/or if we want a peer review panel. we can also have some of that decided in january if you would like us to come back with that information and then you can also make a decision then about who among you will participate in the interviewing process, if you all want to do it, and we can bring you...
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i would say yes, we probably would. i don't know if we lack the knowledge of our own founding and convictions or we lack the courage of them. often when we have to push democracies, and the wisdom of that is its own question, but we have pushed them in ways that don't reflect our system. i think it is having a darker view of human nature and a higher view of the ends of government and how we should direct popular will toward that is something that we've lost the art of trying to construct and have lost the knowledge of how it was constructed for us. >> it is a nice question two end on. it underscores my point about the difference between qualitative and quantitative majority. if you want to set up a democratic regime in any serious sense, you have to guard against the likelihood that the majority isn't going to devour the minority. we have a long, sad history of democratic regimes that don't produce the results that protect everyone, but only the results that protect the majority interest. that problem has always been th
i would say yes, we probably would. i don't know if we lack the knowledge of our own founding and convictions or we lack the courage of them. often when we have to push democracies, and the wisdom of that is its own question, but we have pushed them in ways that don't reflect our system. i think it is having a darker view of human nature and a higher view of the ends of government and how we should direct popular will toward that is something that we've lost the art of trying to construct and...
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i would support capp street. i really want it have the chance to work in the city again instead of having to drive across the bridge. we need these jobs to keep us busy because we cannot afford to go without work. please think of us when you guys consider approving this project. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. >> dear commissioners, good evening. my name is tony sivlon. i live in the mission for 10 years. several years ago, lucas gives me a job. over the years, he's promoted me from carpenter to superintendent. i no longer work for lucas. he helped me to get a very good job with another construction company. it's important to me and my family that builders continue to build apartments in the city in the mission so that there is local work for me and my friends. we don't like driving across the bridge or anywhere else. we like to work in the city. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. >> dear commissioners, i'm clemente. i live in the mission and i have be
i would support capp street. i really want it have the chance to work in the city again instead of having to drive across the bridge. we need these jobs to keep us busy because we cannot afford to go without work. please think of us when you guys consider approving this project. thank you. >> president hillis: thank you. next speaker, please. >> dear commissioners, good evening. my name is tony sivlon. i live in the mission for 10 years. several years ago, lucas gives me a job. over...
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>> president breed: supervisor kim, i would agree with you, it would be the 13 and 27th >> supervisor cohen: i'm happy to do meeting on election day, but perhaps not a hearing. be mindful of what we put on the forward calendar. >> president breed: i don't know if it's possible, it's what we're required to do by law, it's unpredictable. >> it is, but we can be mindful. thank you. >> supervisor tang: i want to support supervisor kim that we meet on 13th. the first tomb i ran for office, i was two hours late to my own party. so not meet on election day. >> supervisor ronen: i want to echo support for supervisor kim. >> president breed: supervisor kim, is that a motion? >> supervisor kim: yes. >> president breed: supervisor kim has made a motion we meet on the 13th and 27th of november and we remove the 6th and the 20th of november from the calendar. madame clerk? >> clerk: the other thing you have to add to the motion is notion suspend the rules because it is requirement of the rules you meet on the 20th not the 27th. >> president breed: what do you mean? >> clerk: the reason it's list i
>> president breed: supervisor kim, i would agree with you, it would be the 13 and 27th >> supervisor cohen: i'm happy to do meeting on election day, but perhaps not a hearing. be mindful of what we put on the forward calendar. >> president breed: i don't know if it's possible, it's what we're required to do by law, it's unpredictable. >> it is, but we can be mindful. thank you. >> supervisor tang: i want to support supervisor kim that we meet on 13th. the first...
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i would be doubt i bouuty bound that. >> i think you would be a good judge i believe that. >> justice stras, i find that an interesting. in your view, that your role of appellate court? >> the minnesota supreme court has commonly been called a policy making court. but my view of the cases and the law is that i apply the law. and whatever policy outcome comes from the application neutrally and impartially of the law is for someone else to worry about. i just try to figure out what the case is about. i read the briefs. i hear the oral arguments. >> that's all we can ask. 2011 case entitled berger ver cyst state involving the minnesota privacy act. you wrote that the court reached the correct policy result and if you were a legislature you would vote for legislation of that kind. here's what you then wrote, quote, however, my role as a judge is not to implement my hone policy preferences but to interpret the law as written, unquote. is that distinction between legislators and judges an important guide for you and your judicial duties? >> yes, senator, it's absolutely critical. there is a
i would be doubt i bouuty bound that. >> i think you would be a good judge i believe that. >> justice stras, i find that an interesting. in your view, that your role of appellate court? >> the minnesota supreme court has commonly been called a policy making court. but my view of the cases and the law is that i apply the law. and whatever policy outcome comes from the application neutrally and impartially of the law is for someone else to worry about. i just try to figure out...
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i kept thinking they would. we get to this point, and i didn't find a reference to it in the 166 page staff report we received six days ago -- or that i dug up. in terms of construction impacts, that's an issue that's very much in our minds. i kept talking about the cumulative impacts, and i realized just yesterday that in the environmental analysis, they're thinking cumulative impacts on the city, and i'm saying no, the cumulative impacts from me by these two things on either side, and i specifically recommended some conditions that i drew from the city of san jose, actually. in particular, i think it would be item 4-d that talks about the analysis of the impacts on he can although will businesses, and some compensation or program to address that, because i think small businesses are impacted by these kinds of projects, and i do think they need a means to address it beyond what we would normally see. i would add some comments on the urban design issue. i don't think the building fits in the community character.
i kept thinking they would. we get to this point, and i didn't find a reference to it in the 166 page staff report we received six days ago -- or that i dug up. in terms of construction impacts, that's an issue that's very much in our minds. i kept talking about the cumulative impacts, and i realized just yesterday that in the environmental analysis, they're thinking cumulative impacts on the city, and i'm saying no, the cumulative impacts from me by these two things on either side, and i...
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before i would never have eaten bread or potatoes or even beans, it would have been too much sugar in so to go from eating nothing to eating something like this is quite a big dealfor me. but when i am making food ijust try to distract myself as much as possible. if i stand in silence and think about it, i willjust let my mind wander to calories, more often than not. and i will start thinking about what else am i going to be eating later and how many calories are in this. and if i pull myself back and actually think why am i doing this, i can't really give a reason for it. one of the worst things for me to overcome was the guilt. when i was just about to hit rock bottom i never thought i would be able to eat like a normal person again. i am not ashamed to say that i have used alcohol substantially throughout the years to aid me. i would not say necessarily that i have an issue, however, i know it is a trigger. guinness please, pal. it has got bad over the past couple of weeks because i have felt bad. i know i have been drinking too much, i'm not doing anything. the gym has started to
before i would never have eaten bread or potatoes or even beans, it would have been too much sugar in so to go from eating nothing to eating something like this is quite a big dealfor me. but when i am making food ijust try to distract myself as much as possible. if i stand in silence and think about it, i willjust let my mind wander to calories, more often than not. and i will start thinking about what else am i going to be eating later and how many calories are in this. and if i pull myself...
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i would like to encourage greater involvement, and i think people will find it satisfying. the kinds of research done in the field, there is -- i think a greater diversity, more women and minorities, may change the focus to some extent to questions tha to look at in analysis that they range of thinking on research, and i think that would be a healthy development. cnbc.m from every day it seems the stock market goes up triple digits, the dow jones. to what extent are there concerns of the federal reserve about current market valuations, and if we keep going on this trajectory, should that animate monetary policy? going a sign of what is on with valuations, this cryptocurrency called bitcoin keeps going up every day -- what is the policy of the central bank of the united states of the introduction, use, and incredible rise in popularity of bitcoin? with yellen: let me start the stock market generally. of course, the stock market has gone up a great deal this year. we have, in recent months, characterized the general level of asset valuations as elevated. what that reflects is
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commissioner lee i know you have strong opinions and feelings about these issues. would you be willing to work with inspector burke on the developing some draft language? is there another inspector? >> now, i have done it. i apologize. i will get it through my head one of these days. commissioner, to the two of you to work with inspector not commissioner burke to develop draft language that we can look at at the next meeting building on what inspector bucker that done -- burke has done which is helpful and we can update and modify the language on the good neighbor policy. thank you to both of you for volunteering or being volunteered commissioners, to work on this. that is item 11. the time item then is commissioner comments and questions. any comments and questions? >> come to the party. >> please come to the party those of you still watching and listening. if you haven't switched over to the board of supervisors per visors meeting come to our holiday party. would you like to announce when and where it is. >> for everyone of the public can come. december 19th, it is a t
commissioner lee i know you have strong opinions and feelings about these issues. would you be willing to work with inspector burke on the developing some draft language? is there another inspector? >> now, i have done it. i apologize. i will get it through my head one of these days. commissioner, to the two of you to work with inspector not commissioner burke to develop draft language that we can look at at the next meeting building on what inspector bucker that done -- burke has done...
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he did call me to see if i would go back to apple, but at that time it just looked too scary. ryone was still predicting apple's doom and i got this job offer from microsoft. so i said, not this time. emily: you went on to work at microsoft in beijing, then google. microsoft wasn't too happy about you going to work for google. in fact, i think they sued you. kai-fu: that's right. it was a big lawsuit. you guys were probably reporting it. everybody was reporting it. i could not escape it. one time i said, i'm just going to go to the airport -- i had a flight and said i was going to get on the plane and read the magazine and take a break, and then the magazine was handed to me and there i was on the cover, the lawsuit. but of course google and i had done nothing wrong and two months later was allowed to go to work at google. emily: microsoft was concerned you are going to take intellectual property and things you had worked on, right? kai-fu: that was the claim, but clearly i was working on something totally different. what was happening was microsoft was afraid of further exodus
he did call me to see if i would go back to apple, but at that time it just looked too scary. ryone was still predicting apple's doom and i got this job offer from microsoft. so i said, not this time. emily: you went on to work at microsoft in beijing, then google. microsoft wasn't too happy about you going to work for google. in fact, i think they sued you. kai-fu: that's right. it was a big lawsuit. you guys were probably reporting it. everybody was reporting it. i could not escape it. one...
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i would like to hear that. but i also believe that there is no debate in this chamber that the homeless situation in this city rises to an emergency level and i understand and i would love to hear from the department. i, too, took a step back when i saw the declaration of emergency, but what was explained in committee is this would allowed for a savings of anywhere between 4 to 6 months and in this situation given the emergency, that seems appropriate for this particular matter. so is there someone from the department of homelessness here or maybe even the department of public works that will be performing the work and why the emergency declaration and would the it would mean to the situation? >> councillor breed: one section. supervisor safai, supervisor kim would like to separate first. >> councillor kim: i would like to separate 56 and 57. 56 is using the declaration of emergency to build an office space for department. that is unprecedented. i don't know when this board has ever declared an emergency to buil
i would like to hear that. but i also believe that there is no debate in this chamber that the homeless situation in this city rises to an emergency level and i understand and i would love to hear from the department. i, too, took a step back when i saw the declaration of emergency, but what was explained in committee is this would allowed for a savings of anywhere between 4 to 6 months and in this situation given the emergency, that seems appropriate for this particular matter. so is there...
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. >> i would like to brag on mr. cabela. in spite of of the issue, there's still disagreement on how that would work. >> you get my point? >> i do. >> one of my good friends can't even be a part of a caucus which he's not been questioned that he is hispanic either. and he can't even become a member of the caucus. >> i assure you that was not the issue at hand. fair enough, but that was not the issue. >> i don't doubt that. so there's something deeper. >> we are working together. i have an opportunity to brag on a colleague. mr. cabela has not stopped working to protect d.r.e.a.m.ers. despite disagreements about other issues, to his credit and to ours, his ideas and his stalwart support here have not gone unnoticed, i hope, by both chambers. >> all i'm saying is this inclusiveness goes a couple different ways and we can't always get there. you get my point and i accept yours also. the gentleman from colorado. >> thank you. i would also point out that i arrived here this morning at 8:03 and mrs. pelosi was already in th
. >> i would like to brag on mr. cabela. in spite of of the issue, there's still disagreement on how that would work. >> you get my point? >> i do. >> one of my good friends can't even be a part of a caucus which he's not been questioned that he is hispanic either. and he can't even become a member of the caucus. >> i assure you that was not the issue at hand. fair enough, but that was not the issue. >> i don't doubt that. so there's something deeper....
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i would very much like to see this happen. i have not been persuaded that there are problems with the letter of determination, so i'm a little stuck on that. i totally can envision what it is you're trying to do, but i don't know if i can get there. >> okay. well, hopefully, frank will have some problem solving skills. >> well, if you have a motion, go ahead. >> no. i'm going to let you make the motion. i'd just like to respond to commissioner lazarus. i think the problem with the letter of determination is that it does not recognize the city's authorization of this space as -- and use as a parking lot, and therefore, it's denying that if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck, because they saw it as a duck historically. so that's the problem in the letter of determination is that they didn't recognize that it was an authorized use, it was a practiced use, and therefore, the practice of using it as a parking lot in the future should be authorized. >> well, it's already established already. >> it's alread
i would very much like to see this happen. i have not been persuaded that there are problems with the letter of determination, so i'm a little stuck on that. i totally can envision what it is you're trying to do, but i don't know if i can get there. >> okay. well, hopefully, frank will have some problem solving skills. >> well, if you have a motion, go ahead. >> no. i'm going to let you make the motion. i'd just like to respond to commissioner lazarus. i think the problem with...
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but i do want to make sure we get an upgrade. >> if the gentle woman would yield, i completely agree with the director on that. we have some excellent real estate in virginia that would serve this purpose exceedingly well, just across the river. >> my time has expired. but i just want to take the opportunity to tell you and your family thank you for your service to our country. but also all of the men and women who serve at the fbi. we really appreciate all the hard work that is done. so thank you for being here. dir. wray: thank you, and on behalf of the men and women of the bureau and their families, we appreciate it. >> thank you, miss roby. director wray, thank you very much. i do have one additional question. have you personally seen any of the struck texts that we have been talking about here at length today? dir. wray: yes. >> can you characterize for us your impression of whether those do indeed constitute the kind of political -- going beyond just expressing opinion, but political activism that does not befit an fbi agent? dir. wray: mr. chairman, i really would prefer not to
but i do want to make sure we get an upgrade. >> if the gentle woman would yield, i completely agree with the director on that. we have some excellent real estate in virginia that would serve this purpose exceedingly well, just across the river. >> my time has expired. but i just want to take the opportunity to tell you and your family thank you for your service to our country. but also all of the men and women who serve at the fbi. we really appreciate all the hard work that is...
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i would like to get that out of the way. i recognize my friend for massachusetts and accurately so, the senate has a different point of view and they have a vote and they have the right to pursue what is in their interest. i don't think these things are -- i know we cannot go through another round of sequester on january 22. we have to give that topline a number. the leaders in congress and the administration will get the number, i have every confidence y, ourou, ms. lowe colleagues on the other side of the aisle will deliver and get it done and bring it home. we oi don't think we should go home until we reach those agreements. i don't like playing fast and loose with government shutdowns. i want to give you each a chance to respond and make any point you care to make but i am very comfortable with the product you are presenting, mr. chairman. >> we did our appropriations bill 100 days ago. ofneed to meet the needs texans, blue radians, our fellow citizens of puerto rico and the virgin islands. bad inare still california. i d
i would like to get that out of the way. i recognize my friend for massachusetts and accurately so, the senate has a different point of view and they have a vote and they have the right to pursue what is in their interest. i don't think these things are -- i know we cannot go through another round of sequester on january 22. we have to give that topline a number. the leaders in congress and the administration will get the number, i have every confidence y, ourou, ms. lowe colleagues on the...
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i would rather see us not in this way and i would urge that we come to agreement and offer to compromise on the unmasking legislation. i will yield back. >> mr. conway. >> well, thank you, mr. chairman. i find my good friends arguments to be less than persuasive. whether there is any evidence of wrong doing or not it should be protected and what we are trying to do with this unmasking is to make sure that it happens. we have seen instances in the record that we have been collecting so far where it appears to be perhaps reckless or in a number of unmaskings of american identity. we should be less concerned is pretty shocking quite frankly. it does not to ability to use this tool. it protects americans identities who should be protected and it should be a high bar in order to unmask an identity that has not gone through the normal privacy protections of the fourth amendment we are forwarded across everything else. this is too important to not put in place. it is powerful. its power can be used inappropriately. whether that's the dais or not we need it to -- we need these to make sure futur
i would rather see us not in this way and i would urge that we come to agreement and offer to compromise on the unmasking legislation. i will yield back. >> mr. conway. >> well, thank you, mr. chairman. i find my good friends arguments to be less than persuasive. whether there is any evidence of wrong doing or not it should be protected and what we are trying to do with this unmasking is to make sure that it happens. we have seen instances in the record that we have been collecting...
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>> i would give the money to you and let you spend it. hopefully spend it on preschool and college and other infrastructure and other such things. but i think it would be even better to pay for it. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. scott. i want to thank our witnesses and our colleagues on the democratic side for joining us and making the argument against this tax proposal, we have had a productive discussion on this and the forum is adjourned. >>> c-span recently sat down with mercedes schlapp senior white house advisor for strategic communications. she talked about growing up in miami and the 2000 presidential recount in florida. see all of the conversation at 8:00 p.m. eastern over on c-span. >>> jefferson probably knew more about more things than any single man in north america. and i include franklin in that. who would be his only rival. and everyone was impressed by jefferson's, extent of his knowledge. adams was smart, but he did not have the breadth, but he had some depth in history and law that jefferson didn't have, n
>> i would give the money to you and let you spend it. hopefully spend it on preschool and college and other infrastructure and other such things. but i think it would be even better to pay for it. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. scott. i want to thank our witnesses and our colleagues on the democratic side for joining us and making the argument against this tax proposal, we have had a productive discussion on this and the forum is adjourned. >>> c-span...
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so i don't know that we would automatically raise levels. i think you would see cases where plants more frequently needed to down power, as we call it. they would reduce their power output in order to respect the level thank you verymuch, senator inhofe . >> thank you chairman. chairman svincki, i've been doing this for a long time. we've been watching the changes taking place and in fact 23 years ago the first subcommittee i chaired was this committee, the clean air and nuclear. the mission is a vital one. we want our nuclear plants to be safe and they are safe. for several years we've increased oversight of the nrc's budget and question why the nrc has continued to grow despite a shrinking industry. reactors have announced plans to close. another 20 are at risk of closing prematurely. we've also raised concerns about the nrc's declining productivity. we have achart . in 2000, the nrc accomplished more work with fewer resources as you can see in this chart. the response to the scrutiny is the nrc initiated projects aim 2020 and i'm quoting n
so i don't know that we would automatically raise levels. i think you would see cases where plants more frequently needed to down power, as we call it. they would reduce their power output in order to respect the level thank you verymuch, senator inhofe . >> thank you chairman. chairman svincki, i've been doing this for a long time. we've been watching the changes taking place and in fact 23 years ago the first subcommittee i chaired was this committee, the clean air and nuclear. the...
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i would, too. >> i have a question then through the chair for mr. schenn.maybe a short but incisive memorandum of law. on whether that is the current state of the law. >> i'm not sure if i -- >> you don't have to do it now. but i'd like to know if a paint or two of a written opinion as to whether the law now require this is commission to accept analogous to the court of appeals in the state of california, the findings of fact of the sunshine ordinance task force. and in reviewing the action of the task force, base its review upon the law. that was a question. >> sure. i think i could briefly respond. in terms of sunshine ordinance itself, this is an issue that we have struggled with in adopting these regulations or form lating them in the first instance. >> i'd like to know the state of the law now. in your opinion. >> right. >> before i get to the regulations next month. >> right. and the sunshine ordinance is not specific on that exact question. which why there is a need in the regulation to spell out exactly what is the per view of the ethics commission'
i would, too. >> i have a question then through the chair for mr. schenn.maybe a short but incisive memorandum of law. on whether that is the current state of the law. >> i'm not sure if i -- >> you don't have to do it now. but i'd like to know if a paint or two of a written opinion as to whether the law now require this is commission to accept analogous to the court of appeals in the state of california, the findings of fact of the sunshine ordinance task force. and in...
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one question i would ask related to that. as far as state appointments, i mean, something i'd love to a little bit more, because in some ways, maybe i'm missing it, that in some ways the legislature is acting for the state. to -- that'ske something maybe i should just talk more, because aren't they acting for the state in how it would be done? and i don't think my examples would ever happen, right? i made them as ridiculous as possible. but the way i understood it, those are massive political constraints, not legal constraints necessarily. i could be missing it. i'd love to talk about that more. and as far as new jersey goes, to quote the hamilton musical, everything is legal in jersey. [laughter] >> so the fact that he was corrupt enough that that happened is really saying something. but, yes, you would need to have contingency plans in case that happened, for that kind of situation. something? to say >> i have nothing in particular on that. but i'd just like to make a couple of very quick responses couple of points that adam
one question i would ask related to that. as far as state appointments, i mean, something i'd love to a little bit more, because in some ways, maybe i'm missing it, that in some ways the legislature is acting for the state. to -- that'ske something maybe i should just talk more, because aren't they acting for the state in how it would be done? and i don't think my examples would ever happen, right? i made them as ridiculous as possible. but the way i understood it, those are massive political...
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i would just sleep or wouldn't sleep, i would drink heavily. attacks, the suicidal thoughts, everything that comes with it comes all at once and there is not much you can do about it, really. there are so many different symptoms that, a panic attack. you have the racing heart, you can't breathe, you are shaking, crying, sweating, your hallucinations. if you like you are going to die. i really want to go out on may 30. going away somewhere. —— for my 30th. but it scares me, because when i get too drunk that is what i have my panic attacks. yes! mp3 player, phone. i have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety disorder, obsessive—compulsive disorder, obsessive—compulsive disorder, bipolar, ball and personality disorder, and also insomnia. i call my anxiety disorder the answers old monster. that is how it feels. my guess is compressed and it feels. my guess is compressed and it is that your heart is pounding and your hands are shaking. when i have been leaving the flat, it takes me longer, with my 0cd as well and my anxiety. i need to do my cheque
i would just sleep or wouldn't sleep, i would drink heavily. attacks, the suicidal thoughts, everything that comes with it comes all at once and there is not much you can do about it, really. there are so many different symptoms that, a panic attack. you have the racing heart, you can't breathe, you are shaking, crying, sweating, your hallucinations. if you like you are going to die. i really want to go out on may 30. going away somewhere. —— for my 30th. but it scares me, because when i...
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-the scientist i hope i would someday become. r students in historically underrepresented communities, a local girl who grew up in a small country town, i implore all of you to focus on efforts to increase access to education thatilding upon the paths i took to be the person i am tod ay. >> with that i would like to cash to tours of duty in iraq. executive director of the union veterans council, and i am a proud combat infantryman. i lead an organization that represents well over one million working-class veterans and hundreds of thousands of working-class veterans across the -- retired veterans across the country. when i turn 18, i signed a line to fight for an idea of america. what i didn't realize is when i came home, i had come home to a different fight. i can only 2009. i found myself without a job, without a degree. i found myself without a future. it is the same story of hundreds of thousands of veterans around this country and this generation. we have come home to a rigged system that rewards the wealthy and overlooks ever
-the scientist i hope i would someday become. r students in historically underrepresented communities, a local girl who grew up in a small country town, i implore all of you to focus on efforts to increase access to education thatilding upon the paths i took to be the person i am tod ay. >> with that i would like to cash to tours of duty in iraq. executive director of the union veterans council, and i am a proud combat infantryman. i lead an organization that represents well over one...
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>> i think i would like assurance. it's great we can have a conversation here about it and i think it's important. but if going forward around cannibis use for medical marijuana patients, i think we should have a provision that product will be accessible to medical patients in a loose form. i think if we're going to go forward and we really believe patients need product to -- >> okay. i got it. supervisor yee -- >> live comfortably. yeah, so it would just maybe be a line or two -- and in one dispensary i went to, it was either washington oregon or, they had loose product on the side. the other ones had no loose product at all and said there was no loose product at all, we're only doing it in packages that are sealed with dosages and that they never -- patients never touch the product and the only aaccommodation they gave to medical marijuana patients, they didn't have to pay the tax. but it didn't have any other provision for medical use. i'm questioning it because i'm hearing that's an essential part of it being a medi
>> i think i would like assurance. it's great we can have a conversation here about it and i think it's important. but if going forward around cannibis use for medical marijuana patients, i think we should have a provision that product will be accessible to medical patients in a loose form. i think if we're going to go forward and we really believe patients need product to -- >> okay. i got it. supervisor yee -- >> live comfortably. yeah, so it would just maybe be a line or...
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just thought i would put in a plug. thank you. >> your written testimony will be made part of the testimony as you know. please proceed as you wish. >> friends and colleagues, i anticipate this to be a dialogue. i don't think a single one of us thinks that things are going swimmingly. we are not engaging on the issues. we do consume a tremendous amount of time no brought in 30 hours of debate in the silence on the senate floor with occasionally someone to step up and speak on something unrelated to the 30 hours of debate for the nominee. this isn't so much a debate about if only we had 30 hours of debate we would get so many facts out because we are really not debating individuals. the work is done in the committees and back and forth with the administration. the challenges we have learned as a body that we are now either going to do nominees were legislation, but we can't do both because it's the calendar is full for the week on three nominations, you'll never get to any legislation. we continue to have the constituents
just thought i would put in a plug. thank you. >> your written testimony will be made part of the testimony as you know. please proceed as you wish. >> friends and colleagues, i anticipate this to be a dialogue. i don't think a single one of us thinks that things are going swimmingly. we are not engaging on the issues. we do consume a tremendous amount of time no brought in 30 hours of debate in the silence on the senate floor with occasionally someone to step up and speak on...
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of you folks would agree. i think some of those thoughts, if you can take that into consideration, that would be quite helpful. >> thank you. >> okay. all right, please join me in thanking the panel. thank you. >>> alabama voters go to the polls today in a special election to fill the u.s. senate seat vacated by attorney general jeff sessions. democrat doug jones is running against republican roy moore. we have live coverage as the results come in starting at 9:30 p.m. eastern on c-span2. you can also follow live on c-span.org and on the free c-span radio app. >>> watch c-span this week as congress continues work to finalize the republican tax reform bill. wednesday, the house senate conference committee meets to work out policy differences between house and senate versions of the bill. live coverage wednesday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. also wednesday, president trump speaks at the treasury department on tax reform. watch live coverage on the c-span networks and c-span.org. listen live with the free c-span
of you folks would agree. i think some of those thoughts, if you can take that into consideration, that would be quite helpful. >> thank you. >> okay. all right, please join me in thanking the panel. thank you. >>> alabama voters go to the polls today in a special election to fill the u.s. senate seat vacated by attorney general jeff sessions. democrat doug jones is running against republican roy moore. we have live coverage as the results come in starting at 9:30 p.m....
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i am supportive of what we have done so far. the hope our colleagues would see the wisdom of protecting americans' privacy. with that, i yield back. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in a state of mind, i really sat in s because -- a real sadness because i like this committee's work. what we do is really important. we are the only people who billiona roughly $80 operation, which does essential, critical and important things. dangerous things, controversial things. theoretically, we could have had a really good debate and conversation about a controversial program that we all understand is critical, but also understand gets to its terms on which the government goes through the private communications of american citizens. i am sad because historically this committee has operated in a bipartisan way. is aad, where we are today bill that was presented to us about 36 hours ago, a bill that has had exactly zero hearings associated with it. i consider him a friend. i am the ranking member of this subcommittee. my friend said there has been extensive outreach. i have been
i am supportive of what we have done so far. the hope our colleagues would see the wisdom of protecting americans' privacy. with that, i yield back. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in a state of mind, i really sat in s because -- a real sadness because i like this committee's work. what we do is really important. we are the only people who billiona roughly $80 operation, which does essential, critical and important things. dangerous things, controversial things. theoretically, we could have...
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i would not have done it if i thought it would have harmed my children. in the end, how could i have ever known how any day would be after that day, with no safety net? i had no way of knowing. but i have now seen my children get that gift of courage themselves. specifically in my daughter, who was looking for courage in certain aspects of her life. when she went to school on the first day after that summer the , first day my resolution was announced, i was anxious for it. she came home from school and said, a lot of people were asking what happened to you. she said mom, i was so proud to be able to say you are my mom. sally: what was the tipping point for you? you put up with it and put up with it. the most insidious part was, you were getting higher ratings than anybody else. doing these incredible interviews. you were obviously a hard worker at the top of your game. and yet they started lowering your salary and taking your show away from you, and moving you into a different timeslot, and taking the interviews away from you. was there a moment where you
i would not have done it if i thought it would have harmed my children. in the end, how could i have ever known how any day would be after that day, with no safety net? i had no way of knowing. but i have now seen my children get that gift of courage themselves. specifically in my daughter, who was looking for courage in certain aspects of her life. when she went to school on the first day after that summer the , first day my resolution was announced, i was anxious for it. she came home from...
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>> supervisor tang: i would like to ask planning how to do that. again we do this for other permits, perhaps they can clarify. >> as i understand, the intention there will be restriction to the hours of operation you've articulated. in a year we could have a hearing at the planning commission for the operator and the members of the neighborhood to report back on findings after that period of time. there is no invoke mechanism for the planning commission to amend the hours beyond whatever you stipulate in the motion today. if there were a desire at that point to change the hours, a new conditional use application would be required to be more restrictive or more lenient at that time. >> so it would be up to the project sponsors to apply and get that? how does it work for bars for example or restaurants with liquor? >> on occasion, the planning commission has asked for a similar report after six months or 12 months, the commission hearing public comment. more often or not, there is no follow-up action asked by the commission, on the occasion, commissio
>> supervisor tang: i would like to ask planning how to do that. again we do this for other permits, perhaps they can clarify. >> as i understand, the intention there will be restriction to the hours of operation you've articulated. in a year we could have a hearing at the planning commission for the operator and the members of the neighborhood to report back on findings after that period of time. there is no invoke mechanism for the planning commission to amend the hours beyond...
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suppose that it is also possible, but i am uncertain how significant it would be, that groups andes affect boost labor supply in a range of indicatedand i have that her disappearance have and manyestimates outside analysts have been influenced by that kind of extent that, to the there are larger impacts than gdp in with supply and this context of low productivity growth that is welcomed and could support the gdp growth a tightcreating andtary policy to offset there are those potential of affeceffectsntial there. the participants recognize the unemployment rate is lower and i think that we are in a vicinity of full employment. >> you mentioned that the committee came in and thought there would be wage increases next year. is there an expectation to drive the wage increases? i have heard from many female economists about what an inspiration you have been and how melancholy they will be to see you go and i wonder if you youngny word to any people who look to enter economics and rise to your level. >> wages. the tax policy driving the increase. market, manybor firms have difficulty with
suppose that it is also possible, but i am uncertain how significant it would be, that groups andes affect boost labor supply in a range of indicatedand i have that her disappearance have and manyestimates outside analysts have been influenced by that kind of extent that, to the there are larger impacts than gdp in with supply and this context of low productivity growth that is welcomed and could support the gdp growth a tightcreating andtary policy to offset there are those potential of...
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i would appreciate if you would start asking some questions. i'm wondering about -- i guess i'm just very, very traumatized because i'm a victim of how the shelters abuse people and get a free pass. the committee doesn't have the tools to properly monitor the shelters. i mean, if a crime happens in a shelter and the shelter monitoring gets it, all they can do is issue a report. they don't have -- they can't interview staff. they can't get video. i mean, they're under the whim of -- >> clerk: thank you, sir, for your questions. madam president? >> councillor breed: any other members of the public that would like to provide public comment? seeing none, public comment is now closed. madam clerk, let's go to the closed session, please. >> clerk: item 38, approved on october 21, 2017, continued from december 5, 2017. authorizing the board of supervisors to convene in closed session today, december 12, at 3:00 p.m. with the department of human resources regarding the labor negotiate augustses of the open labor contracts. >> councillor peskin: in light
i would appreciate if you would start asking some questions. i'm wondering about -- i guess i'm just very, very traumatized because i'm a victim of how the shelters abuse people and get a free pass. the committee doesn't have the tools to properly monitor the shelters. i mean, if a crime happens in a shelter and the shelter monitoring gets it, all they can do is issue a report. they don't have -- they can't interview staff. they can't get video. i mean, they're under the whim of -- >>...
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it was terrifying i would say. -hour teleconference, we don't know what is going on. all we could see was the cnn helicopter feed. but if something happens to the reactor, this is horrible. two-hour teleconference. i am in perth, australia. click. i have to go do a town hall with 1000 people. so i have to walk like 20 steps. and i am going from the world we know it is ending to kind of walking in and saying, hey guys, i am feeling good today. everything is groovy. right? everything is cool. we are going to get through this and things like that. i think good leaders know how to be in the moment, intense, but compartmentalized. and i have always been able to do that in my personal life as well. david: what would you say are the one or two most important lessons that you got out of being the ceo of ge? jeffrey: the future always comes, right? so the notion that i hope this doesn't happen -- that is a bad, you know, kind of nervous laughter is a bad strategy. so i think this notion that the future always comes, live in
it was terrifying i would say. -hour teleconference, we don't know what is going on. all we could see was the cnn helicopter feed. but if something happens to the reactor, this is horrible. two-hour teleconference. i am in perth, australia. click. i have to go do a town hall with 1000 people. so i have to walk like 20 steps. and i am going from the world we know it is ending to kind of walking in and saying, hey guys, i am feeling good today. everything is groovy. right? everything is cool. we...