levin: mr. president, senators are encouraged to come to the floor to offer their amendments this morning. we're going to be here doing business. senators that have remarks, speeches, proponents of amendments, opponents of amendments are given an opportunity here today, which may be one of the relatively few opportunities that are going to be available. we will be here the monday we return as well. before the vote at 5:30 montana dpai on a judicial nomination, but we will be here before that time also to hear from proponents and opponents of amendments, to have people offer amendments. we're not going to have the whole week, we've been told by the leader, when we come back for this bill. so we're going to have to make additional progress today. we made some progress last night. we cleared some amendments last night. we're going to try to clear some additional amendments this morning and adopt some amendments that can be cleared. we have 155 filed amendments. we have 31 pending amendments. and, a

levin: sure. mr. mccain: and isn't it also true, as you mention, i would like to emphasize, that senator white house is combat -- senator whitehouse's combating military act is part of this bill. at least that would satisfy the judiciary. i see the distinguished senator from iowa here. i don't know if he is -- he is not on -- going to address this issue. but i hope that we can get the committees of jurisdiction involved in this as quickly as possible. i don't think it's an issue that we should delay too much longer. mr. levin: we do need to consult with those committees. that is under way. i'm just hopeful that the committees and their leaders would take a prompt look at this and see if there is any problem with the language in here from the perspective of their committees. mr. mccain: if the chairman will yield just very briefly. so we won't voice vote this until we get the signoff of the relevant committees, is that correct? mr. levin: that is correct. a senator: madam president. i ask to address th

levin: mr. president, i now ask unanimous consent that the levin-mccain amendment number 1092, which is the regular order, be modified with the changes that are at the desk, that amendment addresses the issue of counterfeit parts and the department of defense supply chain. further, that the amendment as modified be agreed to, that upon disposition of the levin-mccain amendment, the senate resume consideration of the paul amendment, number 1064; that there be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form on the paul amendment; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the senate resume consideration of the landrieu amendment, number 1115; that there be up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form on the landrieu amendment; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the senate proceed to votes in relation to the two amendments, the paul and l.a.n. draw amendments, in the following order: paul number 1064, the landrieu number 1115, that there be two minutes equally divid

levin: i understand. mr. durbin: we are not talking about american citizens being arrested and detained within the united states and being held indefinitely without constitutional rights. mr. levin: and my question, though -- my question is that did justice o'connor say that in quirin, one of the detainees alleged that he was a naturalized united states citizen, we held that -- tees are exactly her words "citizens who associate themselves with the military arm of the enemy government with the same guidance and direction enter this country bent on hostile acts are enemy belligerents within the meaning of the law? did she say that. mr. durbin: i can tell you that there were references in there to the case but the supreme court has never ruled on the specific matter of law which you continue to read. and until it rules, we will make the decision in this department of defense authorization bill and it is not an affirmation of current law because there's been no rule. mr. mccain: madam president? isn't it true tha

levin: mr. president. the presiding officer: without objection, the amendment is modified. the question is on the amendment. mr. levin: mr. president. the presiding officer: all those in favor say aye. mr. levin: mr. president i want to say something first, be recognized. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, before the amendment is adopted i wanted to indicate support of the amendment. it's in a very significant area which has to do with our force structure in the pacific. senator mccain has been very, very active in wanting to look at that because we've got to look at it in depth and he has -- he has agreed that this study which would be done in consultation with people who have knowledge, can be done independently, and in a prompt way with an independent study. and i think has reached that conclusion, i think he is right. i believe that senator webb if he were here would want to indicate his strong support because the three of us really have worked togeth

levin: mr. presiden? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that on thursday, november 17, senator bennet be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. levin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask for regular order on the levin-mccain amendment. the presiding officer: the amendment is the regular order. it is now pending. mr. levin: i thank the presiding officer. now i ask unanimous consent that th

levin: mr. president, first i ask unanimous consent to add senators akaka, chambliss, blawmle that, gillibrand, ben nelson, stabenow, and udall udall -- senator mark udall as cosponsors of amendment number 1032 which is the pending levin-mccain amendment on counterfeit parts. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: secondly, mr. president, we are going to move now i believe to the conference report. but i do want to remind folks of -- our colleagues of what senator mccain said which is we will be here tomorrow morning and we are here to try to clear amendments. we want to be able to give our colleagues as much opportunity as possible to debate and to clear amendments. but we've got to move this bill. we're not going to be given a whole week after we come back to get this bill adopted, hopefully. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: the pending -- what's the pending business before the senate? the presiding officer: s. 1867 is still pending. mr. mccain: the am

levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent there be two minutes for debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to the udall of colorado amendment 1107. that upon the use or yielding back of time, the senate proceed to vote in relation to the amendment with no amendments in order prior to the vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. udall: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. amendment strikes theent, this ntroversial detainee provisions that have been inserted into the national defense authorization act and would require that our defense intelligence and law enforcement agencies report to congress with recommendations for any additional authorities they need in order to detain and prosecu

levin: i thank the presiding officer. i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: madam president, as we've indicated, we've cleared a number of amendments on both sides, working with many, many members. there will be an additional package after this one. we're going to continue to try to clear amendments. we expect that we will. we know of no objection to any of the following amendments despite there being available for resraoufplt. 10 -- review 1066, 1102 on behalf of senator ayotte. 1122 on behalf of senator shaheen. 1129 on behalf of senator reid of nevada. 1130 on behalf of senator reid of nevada. 1132 on behalf of senator mccain. 1149 as modified by changes at the desk on behalf of senator begich. 1162 and 1164, 1165 and 1166 on behalf of senator warner. 1167 as modified by changes at the desk on behalf of senator warner. 1178 as modified by changes at the desk on behalf of senator murray. 1180 as modified by changes a

levin: mr. president, i just have a unanimous consent request which senator durbin said i could interrupt to make. i have two unanimous consent requests for committees to meet today, during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. and i ask unanimous consent these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i have the greatest respect for senator carl levin and senator john mccain. they have done an extraordinary job on the defense authorization bill. i would say this bill would not have engendered the controversy that brings us to the floor today but for this provision because it is a critically important provision which has drawn the attention not just of those in the military community, which they of course would expect in a defense authorization bill, bu

levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i see that senator webb son the floorks and i know that he is going to be making some remarks in a few moments, and i would just urge other colleagues of ours to do the same thing. tbher a period now where debate is -- we are in a period now where debate is in order on any of the amendments, whether they are pending or not pendin pendi, whether they have been filed and not made pending. this is an opportunity that's going to end hopefully wednesday morning when we vote cloture. we must get this bill passed. it is critically important to our men and women in uniform. and they deserve to have a defense authorization bill passed. so i would urge colleagues who have amendments that they have filed to come to the floor this afternoon to debate their amendments. and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. webb: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that marcus suley of be granted floor privileges for the duration of the 112th congress. the presid

other than my own. >> the next day, senator levin told fox news in a statement his aid peter levine met with the i.g. staff to urge them to address allegations of inpropriety. >> bret: thank you. joe biden gets a little more cash from you. that's next in the grapevine. herman cain loses the mustache vote? >> bret: now fresh picks from the political grapevine. at a time when international markets are watching europe extremely closely, the rating agency standard & poor's mistakenly announced that it had downgraded france's top triple-a credit rating. the embarrassing blooper has the french government and the european commission demanding a full investigation. joe biden has been vocal about cutting waste but not the $26,000 he stands to collect from the secret service over the next year in respect. we told you over the summer the vice president rents a cottage to the agency on his lake front property in delaware. they both say it helps them better protect the vice president. wim"washington report times" rea new agreement. we have found no other similar agreement between the agency and

levin: mr. president, i just have a unanimous consent request which senator durbin said i could interrupt to make. i have two unanimous consent requests for committees to meet today, during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. and i ask unanimous consent these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i have the greatest respect for senator carl levin and senator john mccain. they have done an extraordinary job on the defense authorization bill. i would say this bill would not have engendered the controversy that brings us to the floor today but for this provision because it is a critically important provision which has drawn the attention not just of those in the military community, which they of course would expect in a defense authorization bill, bu

other than my own. >> the next day, senator levin told fox news in a statement his aid peter levineith the i.g. staff to urge them to address allegations of inpropriety. >> bret: thank you. joe biden gets a little more cash from you. that's next in the grapevine. herman cain loses the mustache vote? copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, workintogether to help improve ur lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalersor sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, take the le

levin: mr. president, i would just ask unanimous consent to call up the following amendments. the first four on behalf of senator jack reed, 1148, 1204, and 1294. ander amendment 1293, levin amendment, 1296, boxer amendment, 1292, a menendez amendment, and that we return to the regular order. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: reno, nevada, is a beautiful place. it's right below the great lake tahoe, the beautiful sierra nevada mountains. it's really a picturesque, beautiful place. i was very troubled this morning to wake up and find that reno, nevada, is in trouble because of a devastating fire. we have about more than 500 acres that have been burned. we have a number of homes that have been des tried. the problem we have is because of these beautiful sierra nevada mountains, we get winds that are -- mr. president, could we have order in the senate? the presiding officer: the senate will come to or

levin for yielding. madam speaker, the most important task we face today is helping americans get back to work. people stop me all over metro atlanta and tell me how long they've been looking for work, how many applications they have filled out, how many resumes they have sent. and with the unemployment for veterans in iraq and afghanistan over 10%, this is a good start. it is a necessary start. these are people who want to work, who need to work. they don't want a handout. they want a job. these men and women put on that uniform to serve and protect our country. we can and must do more to honor their service. it is simply the right and good thing to do. now, i must say, madam speaker, that i strongly object to the republican effort to stain a bipartisan bill with a partisan poison pill, making it more difficult for america's seniors to get private health insurance and medicaid. it is not right, it is n fair and it is not just. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: t

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senator levin, do you want to begin? you always have the possibility to defer if you want. >> begin with an amendment. >> ok. >> i think it's amendment number 3, it has to do with the transparency of contracts between the postal service and people with whom they deal. >> that is correct. >> very much supportive of the provisions. first, let me extend my thanks to the four of you, the four horsemen, who have brought this to where we are. the -- one of the provisions in the bill has to do with the transparency to make sure that we know what the postal service is doing. i was interested in what their contracts were with the folks that they deliver mail for. and that they transport mail for. and that's fedex and u.p.s., and i just thought i'd take a look at those contracts. was told i can't look at the contracts. that the only -- only one person in congress under those contracts is allowed to look at the contracts. they are redacted. and it reads that, the only person who can get it is the chairman of the house subcommittee

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senator levin i believe has bee passed.e will go to senator akaka for another amendment at this time. which were number would you like to call up? >> i would like to offer akaka number five. it is an amendment on medicare. i would like to come back to workers' compensation another time but not now. so i would like to turn to health care. my amendment strikes the provisions requiring postal retirees to enroll in medicare parts a and b if they are eligible and replacing their current health benefit plan with not a not-yet-negotiate plan. -- negotiated plan. i understandthe postal service estimates it will save $15 billion from these -- i understand the postal service estimates it will create $15 billion from these provisions, but as far as i know, they have not provided anything as so far as a particular claim. opm as much more extensive health benefits experience. opm does not believe it will save the postal service money. rather, opm believes it will impose costs on the health benefits plan, resulting in higher premiums for

now levin spoke to reporters and brought up a situation hypothetical situation in which a member of al qaeda gets onto u.s. soil and attacks a military base senator levin wants to make sure that that person would be able to be detained by the military in that situation that's the reason for this bill now i should mention president obama has threatened to veto the bill if the indefinite detention without charge or trial provisions are not removed and guess what an amendment to have them removed by senators mark udall and jim webb just failed in the senate today so what's going on here are all the talk about sticking to the constitution it's a question radio host alex jones is asking also so i talked to him a little earlier about it and asked him what he makes of this bill and what it could potentially mean for the u.s. take a listen. there's a story inside of this story i've for sixteen years or more have been pointing out that there is a open plan to start using the us military on the streets of america and in the my ak and homeland security reports that law enforcement gave me over

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next week on november 7, the historic preservation committee is scheduled to review article levin. they are also scheduled to review the memos submitted by supervisor wiener. we will make sure that they get a copy of that. we will transmit any recommendation regarding article levin and any recommendation recommended by supervisor wiener to the planning commission. we are hopeful that sometime in the future there will be a date set for adoption of a recommendation that we can pass on to the board of supervisors. that concludes my presentation. i am available for questions as is the presentation coordinator. i would be happy to directed to specific areas as -- of article 10 as a start for your discussion or you could start it on your own. >> let's open it up for public comment. >> good afternoon, president, members of the commission. i am from san francisco architectural heritage. i would like to commend the historic preservation commission for their diligence in reviewing the set of clean-up amendments before you. heritage has attended most of the 15 or more hearings that have gone

levin: ye >> how much time is remaining on both sides?the priding of >> the senatorfi from arizona hs just over fiveiv minutes. from and the senator from coloradoins his eight minutes.mr. udl: mr. p >> the senatorre from colorado. >> i want to clarify for the wao record before i recognize i senator webb for five minutesthe that some here have claimed thes supreme court decision upheldiou the u.s. citizens captured of sh the united states. it did no such thing. he was captured in afghanistan,d not the united states, and the justice o'connor who offered tht opinion was very careful to say that the decision was limitedo - to, fought against the united states taliban. and of quote.mptant to i think it's important to be encluded as the record. m let me recognize and yield to senator webb for five minutes. >> senatorbb from virginia. >> thank you mr. president. i would like to say that i believe i've been the senator a from colorado has a good point here and i say that as someone a who is a strong supporter of military commissions who in many c

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. >> hinting there may be a way around the defense cuts, chairman carl levin didn't want to give the supercommittee a way out. >> i don't want to take the pressure off to reach a deal and talk about avoiding or elimb naynating effect of sequest tration. >> senator lieberman told fox if it fails it would never go in effect. >> bret: we have more on this with the panel. thanks. could subway system decide fate of san francisco's mayoral election? first, democrats are divided over an issue that pits >> bret: senate armed service committee chair and ranking member carl levin and john mccain identified 1800 cases that involve more than 1 million suspect parts. 70% can be traced back to china. the state department is limiting a popular exchange program and work program for foreign college students after reports of widespread abuse. it limits businesses for those becoming sponsors for those who use the program to visit the united states. "associated press" last year reported problems under the program, that included low pay, a case where a student was forced to work as a stripper. federal ju

president has said that he will veto it the authors of the new radical detention policies democrat carl levin and republican john mccain defended it by saying it gives the government quote the clear authority tools and flexibility of action it needs to defend us against the threat posed by al qaeda and of quote it's a sad day when the only time democrats or republicans can come together this is subvert the constitution and lay the groundwork for endless war exactly what james madison warned us against and most war today one senator mark udall from colorado attempted to strip out this global battlefield indefinite detention eternal war provision but his amendment was defeated so here we are now on the road to torching our constitution. today senator utils provision was defeated thirty six democrats and two republicans in favor of it but that wasn't enough to win and here's the core argument that was made in favor of defeating you dolls' provision that would that would say in the military appropriations bill sorry the entire world is the battlefield the united states is not part of the battlefi

senator levin, do you want to begin? you always have the opportunity to defer if you want. >> i would like to begin with an amendment. >> ok. >> i think it is amendment no. 3. it has to do with the transparency of contracts between the postal service and the people with whom they deal. is that the right number, 3? >> that is correct. >> i'm very much supportive of these provisions. let me first thank my -- extend my thanks to you, the formal -- the four horsemen. [laughter] one of the provisions of the bill has to do with transparency, to make sure we know what the postal service is doing. are was interested in what their contracts were with the folks that they deliver mail for, and that they transport mail for, and that is, fed ex and ups. and i thought i would take a look at those contracts and i was told that i cannot look at the contracts. only one person in congress under those contracts is allowed to look at the contracts. they are redacted. and it reads that the only person who can get it is the chairman of the ho

just republicans the bill sponsors are republican senator john mccain and democratic senator carl levin who brings up a situation in which a member of al qaeda gets onto u.s. soil and attacks a military base senator levin wants to make sure that that person is able to be detained by the military in that situation that's the reason now i should mention president obama has threatened to veto the bill if the indefinite detention without charge or trial provisions are not removed but an amendment by senators mark udall and jim webb to strip those provisions from the bill just failed on the senate floor moments ago so what is going on here where is all that talk about sticking to the constitution is a question radio host alex jones for one is asking so we want to talk to him about it. alex there's a lot of talk about you know there's a lot of talk about this but there's very few people talking about it as well in the mainstream media now i'll get to the lack of coverage on the mainstream media in a second but let's just get to the bill itself what do you make of this. well christine there's

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the thing about this is you know i mean it's so nuanced because as senator john mccain and senator levin right there are also certain loopholes in this provision here that would still allow the president ultimately to decide right so it's not necessarily in the military's hands all the way. and i actually i think one of the things they're forcing the administration to do is to leave a paper trail so in other words and again i mentioned war saami who's the somalian guy they think floated around on a boat for two months interrogating him they basically that the administration basically disappeared this guy for two months to do that in the future they'd have to go to congress and say we want to waiver to this immediate military detention we want to put this guy through the civilian process but we're going to tell you we have him and i think that's one of the things that the senate armed services language is designed to do is make a paper trail and make it a lot harder for the administration to make these decisions without at least telling congress about so do you think they're going to succ

i see senator levin and his dear brother, congressman sandy levin. they and their family are great friends going back to before the day that i was even on this earth. my dad was friends of their fathers and grandfathers. to all of you, i express my thanks for being here. and express how grateful i am to have friends like you. i've had the privilege of long service with distinguished people, real men and women, people of incredible values and decency. and i value the mories, the history and the thoughts. i also am deeply grateful for the privilege of serving as a part of this glorious institution which all of us have reason to love and which is such an important centerpiece to this nation and to its greatness and to its history. and i'm particularly privileged that i can serve here and that i can have the wonderful friendships and personal relationships and that we can be here in an old chamber of the house of representatives with the statues of great americans around us. i'm delighted that i've been able to serve michigan. it's a wonderful state and

. >> hinting there may be a way around the defense cuts, chairman carl levin didn't want to give theercommittee a way out. >> i don't want to take the pressure off to reach a deal and talk about avoiding or elimb naynating effect of sequest tration. >> senator lieberman told fox if it fails it would never go in effect. >> bret: we have more on this with the panel. thanks. could subway system decide fate of san francisco's mayoral election? first, democrats are divided over an issue that pits environmentalists over big labor. this new at&t 4g lte is fast. did you hear sam... ...got promoted to director? so 12 seconds ago. we should get him a present. thanks for the gift basket. you're welcome. you're welcome. did you see hr just sent out new... ...office rules? cause you're currently in violation of 6 of them. oh yeah, baby? ...and 7. did you guys hear that fred is leaving? so 30 seconds ago. [ noisemakers blow ] [ both ] we'll miss you! oh, facecake! there's some leftover cake. [ male announcer ] the new htc vivid. stay a step ahead with at&t 4g lte, with speeds up to 10x faster than

. >> senator levin, read it again. >> i apologize. >> yes, this is technical stuff. in rendering a decision under this paragraph, this is the way the current wording of the bill is "the arbitration board shall consider such relevant factors the senatort i think senato said and with the chairman said is intended is that "shall consider any relevant factor," including those three. back to the debate over "including." >> are there any other relevant factors that the chairman said beyond these three? if so, they ought to be considered. >> i do not think of any. the reference to all of title 39 leaves it quite broad. the reason why weut the word "relevant" in is so that in normal arbittor would not go too faafield. >> another way to cure it is if the senator would be willing to put the word "relevant" in front of the word "ctors" in his amendment so that it will not be construed to mean the relevant factors of arbitration will be taken into consideration to render a decision. >> my understanding of your amendment is that you are not striking our language, but you are addi

levin has made, give us a call the democratic line, 202-737-0001.n the republican line, 202-737- 0002. for the independents, 202-628- 0205. outside the u.s., 202-628-0184. let's give people some practical examples that you think fit into the system. when it came to mind is regulation in need of scrutiny, adding a political element to the end of the regulatory system. does this fit into your theory? guest: i think so. this has to do with the growing power of the regulatory agency. decisions that are government will have enormous implications for the way we live are made not by our elected represent as directly but by agencies that are in part independent even from the executive. these agencies make importance complicated decisions that turn out not to be sufficient it answerable to congress. part of what congress is trying to do is to bring the largest of those decisions under some kind of control by our constitutional system. host: jerry is on the independent line from minnesota. good morning. caller: we have to get back to simplify our discussion h

"showbiz tonight" executive producer dave levine joins me by phone.u tell me that she said, you know, in case little kiddies are watching. >> good morning, christine. well, let me say there are some things better left unsaid when you know a camera is on you and people are watching you. here's the deal. miley cyrus is at a birthday party thrown for her by a good friend kelly osbourne in hollywood. and she was presented with a cake that was baked to look like reggae legend bob marley who as you know never seems to meet a joint that he didn't like. well-renowned pot smoker. at any rate she saw the cake and i want you to listen to what miley says as the cake is presented to her. watch this. >> thanks for waiting for three hours. and throwing a party. a and. >> bob marley cake. you know you're a stoner when your friends make you a bob marley cake. i shout salvia was your problem. >> yeah, you heard her say it. you know you're a stoner when your friends make you a bob marley cake. you know you smoke way too much weed. well, she said at any rate we reached o

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arvey levin produc. >>> recent incidents of passengers being removed flights for having short skirts, baggy pants, making out or just being overweight have made headlines. airline passengers feel that there is no one standard by which airline passengers know what to to, say or wear or how to behave. more on the high flying fashion standards. >> reporter: from skirts to short, pants to low, some passengers are learning the hard way their wardrobe can keep them grounded. several high-profile incidents have flyers rights groups to publish dress codes. >> people are not mind readers. they don't know what that flight attendant is going to want to see when you get on the plane. >> architect kit hennai has said this has left the flight attendants' judging your wardrobe. >> in the airlines' view, those passengers became a risk but hannai contends if that's the case, it's the airlines' fault. >> the airline should step up and do this on their own, just so that passengers can predict and appropriately dress. >> if there ace requirement to wear a certain type of clothing or not wear a certain t

. >> pamela levin. the goal is to end up with a system at the end of the project that will serve the needs of the department, the other departments, in the fashion they are currently doing. in other words, the p.w. -- dpw input information, as well as others. i do not know who inputs dph, i do not know that they have direct access. the second phase of the process -- project is to move forward and start looking at the other things that the other departments want to do. dpw may want, and they have expressed the enthusiasm to look at all sorts of processes to see how they fit in to and they can use the features of the permit tracking system. using the system for business taxes. the board of appeals wants to use the system. initially, we need to look at what we are currently doing well and who is currently using it. and then we have every intention, having expressed in this to the board of supervisors and the mayor's office, working with other departments to get them to maximize their use of the features th