i am representing 45 lansing street development l.l.c., it is affiliated with crescent heights, a marketing company that's brought more than 70 high quality urban projects to homeowners. crescent heights has been the recipient of numerous design and development awards including a gold medal award of excellence for the metropolitan in san francisco. actually the quality of their product can be evidenced by reviewing the five-star reviews. i am just going to read two or three quick ones because they pertain to their strategy of how to bring affordable units to the market. if you are looking for a modern place that is affordable, come here. i live in this luxury high rise and i really love it. another says the convenience that the provide is utterly invaluable. facilities are great. it is well done. what you are hearing is a mix of quality with afford ability. and that is why we have substantial community support. the neighborhood association submitted a letter. i actually gave an additional letter to linda today for distribution. and they are favoring this project as it has been favored in fo

project to the counsel sponsor and real park merced investors l.l.c. we're here to question they you hold the park merced project. we concur to all the statements made today by the planning department and those submitted in the written record. i'd like to pick up on a point that self-of you and made here this evening and following up on what's been said on this lively debate. i know you know this but it bears repeating that the only thing that is before this board today is the adequacy and sufficient si of the environmental report, not the project itself. not the environmental agreement or the zoning. this project rests completely in the hands of this board because its approval requires your approval of two ordinances. many of the subjects that have been raised here today, not only by people whooch testified but here today by the supervisors i would respectfully note are really about the project itself and if you are to actually act on the merits about this effort i.r. tonight and uphold its certification, these issues will be fully vetted by the commi

unfortunately, most of those file as individuals because they own l.l.c.'s and s corporations as my family does. so you file those as individual on your individual tax returns. i think the mesh -- american people deserve the truth regarding that number. as a new freshman to this body, it's amazing we want to talk about how the republicans want to harm medicare on the heels of a health care bill that cut $500 billion out of medicare. i have little patience, little patience with such talk. i will tell you the american people deserve the truth. they need this body rather than to propose and push forth debt, doubt, and despair, they must, they require us to give them certainty, safety, and security. i rise in support of the ryan budget as well as the r.s.c. budget. i yield back my time. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. chairman. i would remind the body that the $500 billion in medicare reform savings which we got from ending some of the big breaks to the insurance indus