>> i think small businesses rightfully have some concerns about providing lactation accommodations forloyees, however we left a lot of leeway in the legislation to account for small businesses that may have small footprints. for example, we don't mandate that you have a lactation room, but rather lactation space. in city hall we have a lactation pod here open to the public. ♪ ♪ >> so the more we can change, especially in government offices, the more we can support women. >> i think for the work place to really offer support and encouragement for pumping and breast feeding mothers is necessary. >> what is most important about the legislation is that number one, we require that an employer have a lactation policy in place and then have a conversation with a new hire as well as an employee who requests parental leave. otherwise a lot of times moms don't feel comfortable asking their boss for lactation accommodations. really it's hard to go back to the office after you have become a mom, you're leaving your heart outside of your body. when you can provide your child food from your body and

we've alerted the mayor's office and senator wiener amended the state's policy for lactation accommodation. i haven't had a chance to do an overview of our local lactation policies in relationship to this. i do think he did a very close model so hopefully, usually he is detailed on these things so hopefully there's no particular conflict with our local and state regulation. lastly, or not lastly, november 12th, i did not plan that november 12th, which is the first november -- the second monday of november is a scheduled holiday for the city. veteran's day is on sunday. so the building will be closed. i will be sending, after the meeting is closed, an e-mail to you to poll how many might be able to do a meeting on monday november 1st, 2:00 p.m. this room is available, i've booked it. if we can do quorum, we'll probably need to meeting for legislative reasons. so i'll be reaching out to you. if you can just take a look at those dates and let me know no later than wednesday morning. and then, we've concluded interviews. thank you commissioners lee riley and ortiz for being part the interviews

improved so many lives for women who are just trying to juggle having a family and working, the lactation accommodation work in san francisco has been adopted in some form at the state. it has been a tremendous contribution to not only san francisco, but to this stage. i wonder if my colleagues on the commission would like to say anything? >> thank you. i am so honored that we are on arising -- honouring supervisor tang today. she has been a leader in a very collaborative manner that we don't see. it is less and less often. i appreciate that you and your office solicit feedback, which a lot of our elected officials sadly do not do. they want to make life easier and not have any dialogue. but i see the legislation that comes out after public feedback and feedback from other people who are in city hall. it really does make a difference that you have a solid legislation. i wish the best to you. i know you are not going to ignore what happens in the city being a native san franciscan and i am proud to also share level high school with you. and also bring to light, especially scientific issues within our ci

accommodations for breast- feeding women as you have in chicago. will you work with me towards this bill? >> absolutely. we look forward to having these discussions. in fact we have four lactation stations in place today. washington dc, filial -- philadelphia, chicago, baltimore. a fifth is on its way in new york. it will be placed during the renovation process. i would like to personally thank you for the leadership on the bill which helps protect our crews from assault. it bill that we have long supported amtrak and frankly provides another level of safety for our passengers and for our crews. >> i'm extremely proud of the hard work that our commuter station in illinois has undertaken. we have consistently met our benchmarks and -- on one of the most complex railroads in the station -- in the nation. their skilled workforce is really amazing to see an action. administrative -- ronald batory, i am concerned that administrators that met -- made decisions early on when federal support was not readily available, -- demand additional resources to meet the december 31, 2018 deadline. they did not make the responsible choices like we did in chicago. how would you ensure that federal

accommodation for breast-feeding women like you have in chicago. will you work with me towards this goal? >> absolutely. look forward to having discussions and helping with the goal. --have four citations lactation stations in place today. they fit is underway for new york as the renovations continue. they will be placed during the renovation process. i would like to personally thank you for the leadership on the bill which helps protect crews from assault. it is a bill we have long supported and provides another level of safety for our passengers and crews. thank you. sen. duckworth: thank you. mr. chairman, i'm extremely proud of the tough choices they have undertaken to reach ptc obligations. metra has consistently met benchmarks despite budget constraints and what it was complex rail systems in the nation. i recently toured their 47th street rail components are being installed. some workforces building of the systems from the ground up and it's amazing to see it in action. that commuter systems that make tough decisions early on that metra investing in ptc may be put at a disadvantage in the coming months as rail systems that are behind schedule and other parts of the country demand addition