and next if i could bring up joe robinson. (applause) >> i want to acknowledge joe as one of the most important colleagues [speaker not understood] at the department of public health in bringing leadership to our public health work in and around issues of mental health. joe brings her background working for the sheriff's department and jail health services, and now is a leader of community behavioral health services. jo has been one of the most important city leaders for our therapeutic court system such as our behavioral health court and other models that really seek to keep individuals who have mental illness out of the justice system and to the district 7 honoree we actually have a better court based on what the goals of laura's law were and our lcs court and so many innovations and jo is tremendously respected by all the members of her department and it is difficult because mental health is never run as adequately as it should be, but throughout the organization jo is someone who is respected for her intellect, experience,

-- talk about lazy civil servants, i'm [speaker not understood] at 7:00 and 8:00 at night when joe robinson is there, half the staff is still there working. we're working very hard for the city and i'm so pleased to have so many fabulous people honored. thank you. >> thank you. (applause) >> excuse me, ma'am. >>> i need to make public comment. >> excuse me, ma'am. we have already done public comment today, but thank you very much for being here. thank you very much, ma'am. >>> [inaudible]. >> excuse me, ma'am, thank you very much. >>> [inaudible]. >> thank you very much, ma'am. >>> [inaudible]. >> thank you, ma'am. ma'am, we will hear from you later. thank you. >> there are many people in the [speaker not understood] today in the chamber. but also i want to acknowledge supervisor bevan dufty, if you can stand up, please, sir. former representing district 10 supervisor, now in the mayor's office. (applause) >> >> i'm sorry, sir, you don't have an opportunity to speak. >> he will have an opportunity at the end. >> okay, after. he's got his own proclamation. of course. leave it to bevan to hav

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. >> jackie robinson, joe di maggio, they were stars in this sport. >> players have very strong opinionsho cheated should not be inducted. they should be able to say how should you in some way look at all this. what perspective should you use, it's been up to the writers. many of them have said i'll have a witness and see reports. if i have 15 years for a player to be on the ballot let me wait some time to sort this all out and maybe in a decade from now i'll be able to vote thembill: t realize they are the writers who vote and they are purists. take a guy like pete rosa cuesed of gambling. >> he's not in. and yet there are players who are purists as well. i think there are some writers that might look at the numbers and have a little different perspective. there are a lot of people who think they should change the voting. maybe a former player should be on the committee to vote them this. maybe writers and baseball players on a committee. it's very unclear. without any guidance i think attached to performance enhancement drugs will have a very difficult time getting into the hall of fam

eugene robinson, i must ask you -- we love joe.zing. >> he's perfect. >> does tom cole this morning feel a bit like uriah being sent out front only to be slaughtered? yes, let's be generous, let's talk about raising taxes, though i'm one of the most conservative conservatives. let's be responsible like the media's told us to be responsible. and then the president comes out with his offer, and everybody's just staring at him. he's going to be primaried. >> well, he could be primaried. i think that's the risk he ran. i think tom cole, what he said was smart, actually, and would be smart for the republicans to take. >> yeah, if you live in georgetown. >> to take a deal with 98%. look, what the president has done is put out a sort of maximalist opening position, and the way i look at it, it gives boehner some room to maneuver now. boehner can now agree to more and say, well, the president didn't get all he wanted in that ridiculous first offer. and we got something back out of the deal. but still move. at least there's room for that. a

jackie robinson. joe louis. recently, or golfing, buddy, nelson.tes some sort of human values that symbolize so many americans. such characteristics as honesty, hard work, dedication, responsibility, respect for the other guy, playing by the rules. it is something we do in the game of golf. these things are inherent in the game and among the cardinal principles being taught to young people throughout the country through the first tee program. they're so many people like to think today. for the lack of time, i will pass on that, thank you very much. efforts ofhout the intere my golfing nobody and friebuddy, joe. he is a great guy and a good golfer. i discovered when i was playing golf with him recently at the tradition club in california, just be careful about the strokes you give him. hold back just a little. [laughter] congressman is joined by so many in these halls to make it all happen. thanks to the congressional leaders who presented this award, the speaker, minority leader, and to mcconnell and reid and other members of congress here today. i

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