indivisible, with liberty... and justice for all.ur disabled veterans pledged to sacrifice life and limb to ensure our way of life. now, they deserve our support. find out how you can help disabled veterans in your community. visit dav.org. >> we like to know what's on your mind, so here's our "speak of the week." >> everyone has their tricks for getting through papers, midterms, and finals, so tell us your best study tip. >> my best study tip would be to give yourself enough time to study before a big test, or something, and to have, like, materials and questions prepared for you to use. >> i always copy my notes over and i study those, but...i try to get a good night's sleep before the test, like, eat a good breakfast. like, i also study with friends a lot. >> i'd say not to procrastinate. >> memorize what you need to memorize, but if you already know something, don't waste time going over it again. >> take a lot of notes and read them out loud, like, for 30 minutes, and you'll learn them a lot. >> i always go on the internet and s

and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice all. >> and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god. >> one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> we have been and always will be one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> there you have it, proof he's never said "under god." who is this character? this guy, rafael cruz. he says something we can prove thanks to production and videotape is not -- i hate to say the word lie, but it is. >> he's taking the greatest hits from the internet and putting it into one stump speech. >> where did this come from? he must have gotten it from some school. i don't know where they learn this stuff. >> look, the key here is not whether this is encumbered by facts or not. the key is that the audiences that rafael cruz is talking to believe every word of this. when rafael cruz says obamacare is currently constituted, does have the death panels, we should never have beat up on sarah palin, then the audience says yes. when he says

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> madam clerk, are there any communicationses? >> i have no communications today, mr. president. >> and could you read our consent jedv? >> items 1 through 11 comprise the consent calendar. thea items are considered routine unless a member will object. the item may be removed and considered separately. >> colleagues, would you like to sever any of these item? madam clerk, could you call -- sorry. could you call the roll on items 1 through 11? >> on items 1 through 11, supervisor mar? >> aye.

and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> colleagues, we have our december 17, 2013 minutes. motion to approve minutes, without objection, minutes are approved. >> we are in receipt of a letter that it is in best interest of the city to and request the board continue its discretion over the process. i will place a reoccurring motion on the immediate adoption calendar for february 11, march 11, april 8, may 6 and june 3 or until the emergency is terminated. >> can you read the consent agenda. >> these items are routine unless a member objects. >> would anyone like to sever any of these items? colleagues, let's take a vote. >> on items one through 13, supervisor kim i, mar i, tang i, wiener i, yee i, avalos i, breed i, campos i, president chiu i, cohen i, farrell i. there are 11 i's. >> those items are approved and ordinance a passed. next item. >> to approve a 60 articulated trollly buses not to exceed $95 million. >> can we do same house same call? >> thank you. i wanted to -- i just had a number of questions and

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> madam clerk, are there any communicationses? >> i have no communications today, mr. president. >> and could you read our consent jedv? >> items 1 through 11 comprise the consent calendar. thea items are considered routine unless a member will object. the item may be removed and considered separately. >> colleagues, would you like to sever any of these item? madam clerk, could you call -- sorry. could you call the roll on items 1 through 11? >> on items 1 through 11, supervisor mar? >> aye. >> mar aye. supervisor tang? tang aye. supervisor wiener? wiener aye. supervisor yee? yee aye. supervisor avalos? avalos aye. supervisor breed? breed aye. supervisor campos? campos aye. supervisor chiu? chiu aye. supervisor cohen? cohen aye. supervisor farrell? farrell aye. supervisor kim? kim aye. there are 1 ayes. >> those items are approved. [gavel] >> and could you go to item 12? >> item 12 is a resolution to approve an agreement with the nonprofit owners as

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisiblewith liberty and justice for all. >> please be advised thatd ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing devices are prohibited at this meeting. please be advised the chair may order the removal from the

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> please call roll. >> president mazzucco? here. turman, here, marshall, here. commissioner chan, present, kingsley, here, loftus is excused. we have here the chief of police. >> thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen welcome to the february 12, 2014, police commission meeting. before we go into our agenda a tonight we have a real presentation tonight for retired troy danger field. this is part of a theme that we honor members of the police family and we tell every academy class when you graduate that you are now part of a family and you never leave that family. i'm looking out in this audience, i see the family, the justice. the family is here. i'm going to turn it over to the chief. >> when i was a police officer i got to know lieutenant danger field. troy danger field is one of the legends. i glad you commented on the other officers because there are other legends sitting behind him. i would like to present to troy h danger field senior for yo

indivisible, with liberty... and justice for all.erans pledged to sacrifice life and limb to ensure our way of life. now, they deserve our support. find out how you can help disabled veterans in your community. visit dav.org. >> ♪ old macdonald had a farm ♪ e-i-e-i-o ♪ and on this farm he had some... ♪ robots? yes. scientists say that it won't be long before our crops get a helping bionic hand from robots, maybe even an army of them on each farm. that would allow the farm to be divided up into small areas, with each area handled by its own robot. every plant will get not just tender loving care, but the attention of the latest monitoring technology. so things like water levels and nutrients in the soil can be continuously and precisely monitored. thanks to these tireless workers, no doubt we'll all be reaping the benefits of improved food. >> that's our show for this week. thanks for watching "teen kids news." we'll see you next time. animal adventures. seaworld and busch gardens. the world we share. giant anteater, maned wolf, in th

indivisible, with liberty... and justice for all.rans pledged to sacrifice life and limb to ensure our way of life. now, they deserve our support. find out how you can help disabled veterans in your community. visit dav.org. >> when you think of teens in the spotlight, do you think of performers? and when you think of cheering crowds, do you think of sports? as kristina tells us, maybe you should be thinking about science. >> the second-place winner... >> you can almost feel the tension as the contestants wait to hear the winning names announced. >> from ambler, pennsylvania, and germantown academy, jonah kallenbach. [ applause ] >> this might seem like the oscars, but these winners are scientists. the intel science awards recognizes high-school seniors who solve real-world problems. for example, jonah took second place for taking on the challenge of a dangerous kind of protein. >> i basically built a computer-science tool, which solves this problem by predicting exactly when a disordered protein is going to bind to an older protein,

indivisible, with liberty... and justice for all.terans pledged to sacrifice life and limb to ensure our way of life. now, they deserve our support. find out how you can help disabled veterans in your community. visit dav.org. >> who doesn't love the circus? alexa visited one that bills itself as having a lot of soul. >> [ vocalizing ] >> when you go to the circus, you expect to see acrobats, wild animals, and other incredible acts from faraway countries. as zeke explained to me, the universoul circus certainly has all that. >> we bring different people from china. we bring them from africa. we bring them from brazil. we bring them from france. jean claude -- he's out of france. we go to africa. we go all over the world. >> ♪ lean back, lean back ♪ i said, my...don't dance ♪ just pull up our pants >> what makes this circus different from other circuses? >> what makes it different to me is that it's more interactive. you're not just sitting out there, looking at the show. you actually become a part of the show. we get kids in the audi

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> please be advised thatd ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing devices are prohibited at this meeting. please be advised the chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person responsible for the ringing of or use of a cell phone, pager or other similar sound-producing advice. please be advised a member of the public has up to 3 minutes. item 5, items be listed on the agenda. >> item 6a, executive director's report. >> good afternoon, commissioners, port staff and our two member s of the public that have joined us -- three, sorry, thank you for coming. you can always tell when we're doing our financials by the incredible turn out that we have of the public. having said that, i do have a very short executive director's report and then i want to mention a new section of our agenda called the commissioners' report. first is that the on february 13th, which is this thursday, we will be welcoming the maiden c

russia council through our meetings with the secretary general we believe that so the principle of indivisibility of security should become a universal legal norm and an obligation by every state to take into account and respect the legitimate interests of their neighbors in the reply and to creech this is essentially a military political dimension of the moral imperative to treat others as you would like them to treat user this year will be marking the one hundred anniversary of the beginning of world war one and the seventy five is the nursery of the second world war what's wrong with it is important to use these anniversaries not to engage in the information warfare i would rather we should reflect on the internal impulses that they have to. give us who brought europe to the brink of catastrophe twice the accumulation of instability and chaos in the economy and with all of the exit with which it is similar to the processes at the beginning of the last century and between the two wars but in the global sense is that we need to recall was that when you could result from these attempts. of the na

and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> colleagues, we have our december 17, 2013 minutes. motion to approve minutes, without objection, minutes are approved. >> we are in receipt of a letter that it is in best interest of the city to and request the board continue its discretion over the process. i will place a reoccurring motion on the immediate adoption calendar for february 11, march 11, april 8, may

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> madam clerk, do we have any communications? >> there are none today, mr. president. >> and if you could read our 2:00 p.m. special order. >> the first item of business is a policy discussion between honorable mayor lee and board of supervisors, this week representing the even districtsv, specifically district 10, the mayor may initially address the board for up to five minutes. the president will recognize the supervisor who will present her own question and follow-up questions are in order as long as the entire discussion does not exceed five minutes. >> thank you. mr. mayor, welcome to february question time. do you have any opening comments? >> thank you, supervisors, and good afternoon supervisor, and also members of the public. welcome to the chambers of san francisco city hall. before i begin, i'd simply like to give my personal welcome to two special guests who have arrived here from japan. they sit on the city council in japan, the differe

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: i now move we proceed to calendar number 298. the presidingthe president pro e clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 298, s. 1963, a bill to repeal section 403 of the bipartisan budget act of 2013. mr. reid: mr. president, at 5:30, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to s. 1963. i'm told there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. the president pro tempore: the clerk will read the title of the bills for the second time. the clerk: h.r. 3590, an act to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting and for other purposes. h.r. 3964, an act to address certain water-related concerns in the sacramento, san joaquin valley, and for other purposes. mr. reid: i would object to any further proceedings with respect to these two bills. the president pro tempore: objection has b

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisiblers. the amount goes up to $10.10 an hour. currently the minimum wage is $7.25. democrats want to use the prove to pressure and divide congress oo imcrease the mij miming -- to increase the minimum wage for everyone. >> republicans say raising the minimum wage kills job creation and hurts entry level workers. they said the order effect as tiny percentage of federal contract workers. a hearing is scheduled for tomorrow but it has been postponed because of a storm. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. a run on organic eggs. empty shelves is what some shoppers are finding. it is not just in the bay area. it is nationwide. ktvu's ann rubin went to find out what is behind the shorten and what is being done about it -- the shortage and what is being done about it. >> two weeks, 10 days we were not getting eggs. >> reporter: stores like this in oakland had problems in january. bigger chains still have signs up, referencing a national shortage that is caused by an increase in demand. >> different sizes and col

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. reid: mr. president? the president pro tempore: the majority leader. mr. reid: -- -- [inaudible] the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 1982, a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:05 a.m. with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each, with the majority controlling the first half, republicans the final half. at 11:05 the senate will resume executive session to consider the nomination of james maxwell moody jr. to be a judge in the eastern district of arkansas. at 11:15 there will be five roll call votes in order to confirm a number of district court nominations. i ask consent there be two minutes equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: t

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. under clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from new jersey, mr. andrews, the whole number of the house is 431. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on february 18, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. that the senate passed senate 1254. signed sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 2-b of house resolution 475, the house stands adjourned until 11:00 we take you live now to the brookings institution for discussion on u.s.-russia relations after the fall of the soviet union to present day. it is getting underway and you are hearing from president strobe talbott, president of brookings. live coverage on c-span.

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in recognition of the service of arkansas state university agricultural economics professors dr. greenwall. this marks the 20th anniversary of the agribusiness conference which the doctor has faithfully directed the past two decades. this premiere agribusiness focuses on global agriculture, farm policy, commodity outlook and bioresearch. dr. greenwald makes the program pertinent regularly bringing state ag leaders and university alumni to the event. mr. crawford: while attending arkansas university myself, i had the privilege to be in the doctor's class and i now serve on the agriculture committee in this body. i experienced the same kinds of concepts and e

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., february 12, 2014. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward j. markey, a senator from the state of massachusetts, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following my remarks and those of the republican leader, we'll be in a period of mogadishu until 11:00 this morning. the republicans will control the first half. democrats the final half. at 11:00 this morning, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider executive calendar numbers 525, 595, 527 and 529. these are all extremely important nominations. at 11:30, there will be up to four roll call votes on confirmation of these nominations. we also hope to consider the debt li

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, please accept this letter as written notice of my resignation from my appointment to the house committee on the budget effective immediately. i have been honored to serve on the budget committee since my first term in congress and value the importance of the work of the committee. i welcome the opportunity to be a voice for my constituents as we debated the federal budget each year. throughout my tenure on this prestigious committee, i had been committed to ensuring we meet our obligations to our children, our seniors, to invest in economic growth, and to do so in a balanced and responsible way. it was a privilege to be able to serve on the budget committee. thank you for your understanding of this decision and for your continued support. gned, sincerely, elieson schwartz. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the resignation is

of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with libertyofficer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., february 6, 2014. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable brian schatz, a senator from the state of hawaii, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now move to proceed to calendar number 298. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 298, s. 1963, a bill to repeal section 403 of the bipartisan budget act of 2013. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority lead

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from missouri, mr. long, is recognized for one minute. mr. long: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today i have the honor of introducing my friend, reverend dr. andrew cheney. reverend cheney is a third generation minister. he serves as the senior minister at the historic first calvary presbyterian church in springfield, missouri, a place that is a special place to me and my family. he is a spiritual voice to me and the springfield community. congress has a long-standing tradition of beginning each day with a prayer. i'm privileged and honored to have the opportunity today to welcome reverend dr. andrew cheney to the people's house as he opened today's session with a prayer. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair will nt taint up to 15 -- will entertain up to 15 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentlewoman

flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. the gentleman from south carolina. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, a weekend editorial by the "washington times" stated the unemployment rate fell in january, which ought to be good news. but it isn't. over the past decade, we've fallen into a strange and puzzling wonderland of opposites. where economic recovery comes with no growth and unemployment rates drop but people aren't working, end of quote. the president's misleading message conveys that if fewer jobs and government dependency is the new status quo, which destroys fulfilling lives. last week a congressional budget office report confirmed that the nfib and house republicans

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the entlelady from florida rise? without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor matt cowdry on being named australia's 2013 multiclass swimmer of the year. matt is serving as a fellow in my office as part of the uni capital -- uni capitol washington internalship program. matt is no stranger to success. he is the most decorated paraolympic at lead of all time in australia, having won 13 gold medals and 23 overall in athens, beijing and london. even though matt was born down under, he exemplifies the american spirit and is a testimony to the power of hard work and determination. matt, it's been wonderful having you be part of our congressional team and i look forward to hearing all about your future successes including from the pool in rio in 2016 and likely someday in the australian parliament. so co

of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the president pro tempore: the democratic leader. mr. reid: i move to proceed to calendar number 297. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 297, s. 1950, a bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany h.r. 2642, the farm bill. the time until 12:30 will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. the senate will recess from 12:30 to 2:15 p.m. today for the weekly caucus meetings. at approximately 2:35, there will be a roll call vote on adoption of the farm conference report. mr. president, before the presiding officer -- while the presiding officer is here, i want to make a brief comment. the headlines the last couple of days have been the death of --

of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., february 26, 2014. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable edward markey, a senator from the state of massachusetts, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following my remarks and those of the republican leader the senate will be in a period of morning business for two hours. republicans will control the first half. the majority the final half. following that morning business the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to s. 1982, the veterans benefits bill postcloture. if begin to reach agreement to begin consideration of the bill today. i'll have more to say about that in just a minute. mr. president, over the last many months millions of americ