there was an article in the morning paper that quoted john christy, the former head of the stress unit here in san francisco retired, he stated during a weekly call, he had weekly call about 20 calls. think about that. that's 20 members of our department who's stress level had reached a point, a typically point where they actually picked up the phone and called the stress unit. this is an issue that over the years has a stigma of this job does, of hey, we are trained to solve problems. we go into people houses like police departments do. we are supposed to be the adult in the room under horrible circumstances. there's been this expectation over the years, police department and fire departments that we are just supposed to take that. the reality of the situation is that we are all human and that is easier said than done. this resolution does call for staffing resources. i know there's a concern there's budgetary strain this could cause. it does not affect the budget, the current budget. it may affect future budgets based on future decisions that this commission makes as to what should b

spent time talking about stress unit john christie, who was for many years very dedicated and who retired in may. i think they're off to a good start. i think they both bring different aspects to the team and they're doing a very good job. they're very dedicated, and we have a very open level of communication to the extent it is a confidential unit, but offered their support and wanted to see if they were in need of any resources, so we welcome them to that unit. as i mentioned on the 21 hst, recommended a second time to the budget and finance committee. because i was there, deputy gonzales represented at the san francisco travel. they had an event and luncheon where they selected some public servants. i know that that's appreciated by sf travel because they welcome all the conventions in, and john baxter puts out twitter messages, so he received that award. we'd like to congratulate lieutenant baxter. then, on the 24th, last sunday, a number of us participated in the pride parade. thank you, commissioner covington and president cleaveland for participating with us. it was a fun day, beau

john torres with that story. >> reporter: christi huff says it took just three weeks for her to get hooked on xanax. >> nothing has been the same s i these pills. >> reporter: a wife, mother and doctor herself, she was prescribed the drug for insomnia three years ago. when she decided to stop, she suffered painful withdraws. >> it was utter hell. it was the worst nightmare you can imagine. i would wake up with my heart pounding and bolt upright in bed in a panic. >> reporter: xanax is medications commonly prescribed for anxiety and trouble sleeping. >> are benzos the next opioid crisis? >> they aren't really the next opioid crisis. they are a crisis right now. it's amazing how much people do not realize they are addictive and doctors, prescribers don't realize it. this is what's really frightening. >> reporter: prescriptions skyrocketed 67% in the last 2 decades and overdose deaths have jumped 60% in the past decade. the maker of valium says these drugs are safe when prescribed carefully. the xanax manufacturer says abuse is a growing public health threat and it will continue to educate pa

speakers include christy coleman john,seum's historian, and jamesne janey, robertson, author. watch the confederate icons conference this morning starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. this weekend on oral histories, the first of our eight part series on women in congress. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, former republican congresswoman, susua -- susan. >> it made me a fighter and i was just forced to be tougher. 't that the secret? we were constantly being underestimated, so sometimes being underestimated is a good thing. you can always add to the element of surprise. a lot of my debates were people i was debating who did not take me seriously, until i got out there and it was too late. weeks ahead, we will hear from helen bentley, barbara lynnli, nancy johnson, and woolsey. >> this is american history tv on c-span three. while we wait for this conference to get under way here are highlights of this weekend's programming on the c-span networks. >> a lot of people don't want my kids to read stories that are sad and downbeat. that is not in italy legitimate say. illegitimate t

deepest condoleness to sarah's fiance, dave collins, her parents, jack and betsy, siblings, kevin, christy, john, jillian. rise ur colleagues to for a moment of silence for an american hero. the speaker pro tempore: members will rise for a moment f silence. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina eek recognition? the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to bring your attention to yet another success story from tax reform. a constituent of mine who's the founder and owner of all pro solutions, a small business in south carolina, has benefited greatly from tax reform. tibby contacted my office with his recent success story and he cannot downplay the positive impact he has seen. all pro solutions is a digital archiving company of 10 employees so they are in no way a big corporation. mr. norman: as a result of tax reform being signed into law, all pro solutions have been able to buy combra and newer equipment. they have seen an increase in sales. they are now expanded their archiving w

speakers include christy coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum and the museum's historian john koske, john walker, ceo of the battlefield foundation and james robertson, author of the book after the civil war, the heroes, villains, soldiers and civilians who changed america. watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning starting at 10 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-any time on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. : amy >>> army harder is r at our table this morning, energy and climate change reporter for axios here in washington to talk about climate changes. amy, i want to begin with our visit to alaska and we spoke with john wolf, chief scientist for the international arctic research center. here's what he had to say about climate change and the impact it could have on alaska. them and its impact on >> a new state would be one where th

speakers are christy coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum and john coski, kevin walker, ceo of the schenn an doan yeah valley battlefield foundation, caroline janney and james robertson, author of the book "after the civil war," the heroes, villians, soldiers and civilians that changed america. watch the conference saturday morning starting at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3.

speakers include christy coleman and the museum's historian, john kosky. kevin walker, ceo of the shen d shenandoah valley's battlefield, and james robertson, author of the book, "after the civil war: the heros, villains, soldiers and siccivilians who changed america." watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning starting at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> sunday night on "afterwards," former white house press secretary sean spicer discusses his book. he's interviewed be former republican national committee chairman, michael steele. >> and ronald reagan and donald trump are about 180 degrees apart from each other and yet, here we are in this space. how did you navigate that? because we're both reagan conservatives in that regard. >> that's right. >> so was it a little bit of a, you know, dance every once in a while or how did you do it? >> with respect to the president himself, look, there's no question. he is not traditional in terms of how he speaks. he's got his own vernacular. but he also connects to people in a way that

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speakers are christy coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum and john coski, kevin walker, ceo of the schenn an doan yeah valley battlefield foundation, caroline janney and james robertson, author of the book "after the civil war," the heroes, villians, soldiers and civilians that changed america. watch the conference saturday morning starting at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> before the confirmation of robert wilke, peter o'rourke testified before the house veterans affairs committee on workforce morale, whistleblower training, staff vacancies and va employee performance. this is about 2 1/2 hours. >> good morning. the committee will come to order. welcome. thankal you a thank you all for joining us on the implementation of the department of veterans affairs accountable and whistle bs blower protection act of 2017. last year's enactment of this legislation was years of work by members of this committee and also the reforms to the federal civil service system. this law put in place to provide the secretary the tools he or she needs to protect whistle blower

speakers include christy coleman, ceo of the american civil war museum and the museum's historian john koske, john walker, ceo of the battlefield foundation and james robertson, author of the book after the civil war, the heroes, villains, soldiers and civilians who changed america. watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning starting at 10 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh continues to meet with senators on capitol hill. follow the confirmation process on c-span leading up to the senate confirmation hearings and the vote. watch live on c-span. watch any time on c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. : amy >>> army harder is r at our tab this morning, energy and climate change reporter for axios here in washington to talk about climate changes. amy, i want to begin with our visit to alaska and we

coleman include christy , this figure of the american civil war museum and the historian john koski.y, a purdue university professor, and james robinson, author of the book after the civil war. the civilians and shoulders who -- the -- after the civil war: the civilians and shoulders -- soldiers who changed the world. >> washington journal continues. oft: continuing on the topic trade this morning where joined by christine mcdaniels, a senior research fellow at george mason university and a former economist in the george w. bush administration. what is your definition of fair trade? is it is simple as a country's imports matching or coming close to exports? >> fair trade is being used more and more these days, i grew up in the free trade era. trade and of the fair free trade are misnomers. remember, people trade, governments do not trade. i think the important thing is to remember that if people are best off when they can buy and sell how they want with whom they want, and really with the least government involvement. host: this country's trade deficit last year was between $550 bill

speakers include christy coleman and the museum's historian john coski. keven walker, ceo of the shenandoah valley battlefield association, caroline janney and james robertson author of "after the civil war -- the heroes, villains, soldiers who changed america." watch the confederate icons conference saturday morning at 10:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> this weekend on oral histories, the first of our eight-part series on women in congress. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, former republican congresswoman susan molinari. >> it also made me a fighter and made me, you know, i was just forced to be tougher. that's -- you know, isn't that sort of the secret. at least it was back then. we were constantly being underestimated as females. and so, you know, sometimes being underestimated is a good thing because you can add to the element of surprise. i remember a lot of my debates where the people i was debating didn't take me seriously until i got up there and then it was too late. the same thing happens when you are negotiating. >> in the weeks a