madam clerk: [reading roll] all members are present. president chiu: thank you. ladies and gentlemen, could you join me in the pledge of allegiance? colleagues, we have received meeting minutes from the october 19 meeting. can i have in motion to approve these? we have a motion from supervisor dufty, seconded by supervisor mirkarimi. without objection, that is approved. madam clerk, are there any? could you read items one through seven. madam clerk: these items will be done by a single roll call vote. president chiu: colleagues, would you like to sever any items? supervisor elsbernd? item 3. madam clerk, could you read items one through seven with the exception of item number three? madam clerk: [reading roll] there are 11 ayes. president chiu: those items are passed. item 8. madam clerk: this was a lawsuit that was i have on december 10, 2007. president chiu: roll call. madam clerk: [reading roll] there are 10 ayes, one no. president chiu: this item is finally passed. item eight. madam clerk: thi

jackson lee: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- the gentlewoman from texas. ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to h.r. 4348. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 4748, an act to amend the office of national drug control policy re-authorization act of 2006 to require a northern border counternarcotics strategy, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, and the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the

madam clerk -- the eight vote threshold. madam clerk: there are other issues. there is one issue that has been redacted, indicating that they're ready obviously more nominations be allowed on the floor at one time. in the clerk's process, there is a roberts rules of order which indicates that upon a time when there be any more nominations made than positions are available, so in my process, i am indicating that -- supervisor daly: if roberts rules states that it is silent, that would apply, right? madam clerk: pres., forgive me. i have not had the opportunity to read this, and i am looking at it now for the first time. supervisor daly: as the clerk goes through this, if i may, through the president for the members who support it, if we go through this process and take a look at what we can do with six votes and leave out what we cannot do because we do not have the required eight votes to amend the board rules, then we have basically a verbal agreement, although not an amendment to the rules of order, and that in this process, we will do our best while we have

thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. pitts: earlier this week a federal judge in virginia acted to defend the american people from an unconstitutional mandate to purchase health insurance. it really shouldn't be a surprise that a federal judge recognized what many of us noted months ago. the constitution does not give congress and the president to right to force americans to purchase a particular good or service. instead of finding ways to bring down the cost of insurance so that anybody can afford at least basic coverage, obamacare puts the federal government squarely in charge of the health care industry and makes every american participate. the government defines what insurance is, what it does, what it covers, and doesn't cover, and then forces you to buy it. even with this unconstitutional mandate, health care cost

clay: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? mr. clay: madam speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6400, which designates the facility of the united states postal service located at 111 north 6th street in st. louis, missouri, as the earl wilson jr. post office building. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6400, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 111 north 6th street in st. louis, missouri, as the earl wilson, jr. post office. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from missouri, mr. clay, and the gentlewoman from illinois, mrs. biggert, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. clay: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the chai

thank you, madam president. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. bennet: madam president, i rise today to support timely ratification of the new strategic arms reduction treaty, often called new start. new start accomplishes critical goals for our national security. it reduces russia's deployed nuclear warhead stockpile by 30%. it reduces the number of deployed and nondeployed launchers to 800. and it limits the number of deployed missiles and bombers to 700, fewer than half of the number of the original start treaty. it also establishes a stronger system of on-site inspections, allowing us to physically count individual warheads. this is the safest way to ensure that we have an accurate understanding of russia's nuclear weapons force. nevertheless, the senate has failed to take action on what should be noncontroversial, a treaty with bipartisan support that will make our country safer. today i'd like to talk about the consequences if we fail to ratify new start. right now with no treaty in plac

conyers: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. conyers: i rise to move to suspend the rules and concur in the senate amend -- amendment to h.r. 5283. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5283, an act to provide for the adjustment of status for certain haitian orphans paroled in the united states after the earthquake of january 12, 2010. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from michigan, mr. conyers, and the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members have fivive days to revise and extend their remarks -- five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material to the bill under consideration. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the ge

madam clerk: page two, three. -- line 3. president chiu: section d. madam clerk: i am so sorry. page three, item d3. supervisor: this is absurd. we are doing this on the fly, not knowing what we are voting on? i am not feeling good about this process at this point. president chiu: one thing that i can propose, colleagues, is that we take a quick 10 to 15 minute break that incorporates supervisor daly's amendments that do not involve changing robert's rules, unless anyone has some other suggestions? supervisor daly: this may be the first time today the i agree with supervisor -- that i agree with supervisor elsbernd. i do not think any of us thought through what type of swiss cheese process we were making, and i would ask through the chair that the board of supervisors who are holding up this process for two of you to reconsider. i think we have a process which i think is clean. it is far superior to this other process, which is, honestly, exercising almost a never used board rule, 5.22, to come up with something that speaks to the committee as a whole, which is not even a standi

madam clerk: supervisor elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd: we had -- this was a direct result of conversations with various stakeholders related to local hiring and projects in san francisco, and we have had discussions with other of work union tradesmen and women in san francisco. many community groups, small businesses, and local business enterprises. and this provided our office with an idea and we worked closely in this will insure greatest success. at the attorney's office, i want to think some people for their work. -- thank some people. the legislation starts a 25%, and that is 5% per year. and we have a real opportunity to support the community by keeping local dollars in the local area, creating access for jobs with worker protection and good wages in targeting parks -- pockets of stubborn unemployment, communities that have been promised jobs and who have not received them. lastly, we know that it's shorter commutes, reducing global warming conditions, and impacting our environment, this legislation will be for

with that, madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. sessions: i would ask to be notified after four minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sessions: madam president, the military has a very fine program now that allows people legally and illegally in the united states to join the military and put themselves on a pathway to citizenship. the fact is that in this bill as is going to work out in reality, 95%, probably 98% of the people who take advantage of this amnesty that puts them on a guaranteed path to citizenship will do so by claiming they have a high school degree. they can be up to 30 years of age. they claim they have a high school degree and then say -- and do two years of community college or even correspondence college work. that's where this huge loophole is and that's why we'll have one million to two million people that are going to seek protection under this. what is this about? the american people understand it and they tried to tell this congress, but

a senator: madam president? mr. warner: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. warner: i know that the senator from illinois is going to be doing his maiden speech in a couple of moments. i would ask his forbearance for an extra four or five minutes if our colleagues all could be brief. we've been a little bit oversubscribed, which i think is an indication of 9 enormous interest in this issue and i know senator shaheen, senator corker, senator klobuchar, senator nelson wanted to speak briefly on this issue. and if the senator from illinois would grant us those couple of minutes, we would all be very grateful because i know he will be, once he makes his maiden speech, part of this -- part of this effort as well. so with that, to senator corker. mr. corker: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. corker: thank you, very much. i rise to speak on the topic that's been discussed here over the last hour and i want to thank my colleagues for focusing on this issue. i want to say that

the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed 3181, an act to amend the federal water conserve act in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee. mr. gordon: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from maryland, who's been a very active and articulate member of our committee, ms. edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from maryland is recognized. ms. edwards: thank you, madam speaker, and thank you to the chairman for your service and your leadership and your vision. and i rise today in the strong support that you put in on america competes. it's legislation that's going to usher in a new era of economic leadership and education in our country. i want to highlight an amendment that i offered that will give special consideration to high-need schools and underrepresented students and teachers in stem fellowship g

kyl: thank you, madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. kyl: thank you, madam president. i had hoped to be able to respond to some of the things that the chairman of the foreign relations committee said earlier. a lot of words have been spoken in between what he said and what i'll say now. but i think i have -- have correct what his arguments are and if i don't, i'm sure he will set me straight on that. so let me respond to some of the things that senator kerry talked about. i think one of the most significant is this, it's the question of whether the preamble is important or not. is it binding or not? is it significant? while on the one hand the argument is made that it's an insignificant instrument. it's not binding. it's a throwaway statement to quote senator kerry, that it's generally sometimes done for domestic consumption. it is also portrayed as a treaty killer. and in one sense you can say both of those things can't be true. it can't be both insignificant, a throwaway document, b

kyl: madam president, no. the house of representatives, i understand, has gone home after adopting a very short-term, i think three-day continuing resolution to fund the government since interfunding terminates at midnight tomorrow night. swreel to then take up hereto that -- well, we'll probably take that up, adopt that bi, i assume, by unanimous consent. we will then work out maybe the three-month continuing resolution that will have to be passed by both bodies before we go home. mr. graham: to my friend from arizona, senator mccain, are you aware of an effort to repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy that would allow no republican amendment that could be as early as tomorrow, this weekend? mr. mccain: i would say, madam president, that not only on the don't ask, don't tell, has the tree been filled up, but also on the "dream" act. i've been heavily involved in obviously immigration issues for some years, including things that have happened, including the murder of a border patrol agent just the last couple

a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: is there an objection to asking for the yeas and nays? without objection, so ordered. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. under the previous order, the question is on the inhofe amendment. mr. thune: i as request the yeas and nays on the inhofe amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? hearing none, the yeas are 33, the nays -- the presiding officer: are there any other senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? hearing none, the yeas are 33, the nays are 64. the amendment is defeated. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: there are now two minutes equally divided -- mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: for the information of senators, first of

madam president, i yield the floor. mr. bunning: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. bunning: i thank the senator from missouri, a dear friend of mine and someone who has unusual wisdom on his remarks today, and i listened to many of them, and i just hope that i have a few here that follow as well-thought-out as my good friend from missouri. madam president, i would like to take a few moments to thank all my colleagues and other individuals who have come to the chamber to hear me bid farewell. that doesn't mean i'm not going to speak again. that just means i'm bidding farewell, and this is a farewell speech. i've had the great fortune of having three wonderful careers during my life. one as a husband and a father of nine children and a grandfather of 40. one as a majors league baseball player for 27 years. and one in public service for 30 years. many people often talk to me about how different my baseball and public service careers are, but they really are not so different. i have been booed by 60,000 fans in yanke

scott: thank you, madam speaker. the primary purpose of this bill is to provide for the specific program to assist children who are victims of the brutal and devastating scourge of child sex trafficking in this country. it offers grants to appropriate victims' services entities to create comprehensive, victim-centered approaching addressing the sex trafficing of minors. particularly this legislation allows funds under the burn and other grant programs to create deterrents for the sex trafficing of minors and provides funding for a national crime information center. in addition this legislation strengthens laws amented and apprehending pacificers while improving the ability of law enforcement officers to find child victims. importantly, s. 2925 also encourages states to treat minor victims of sex trafficking as crime victims rather than as criminal defendants for juvenile delinquents. we make steady progress in recent years in addressing the sex trafficking of minors under the trafficking victims protection act which

madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: i would ask my colleague from nevada, he mentioned he had some amendments. we're ready to do amendments. is he prepared to go forward with his amendment? madam president, let me just quickly speak for a moment to a couple of points that the senator from nevada raised. he talked about the article 5 ban. i discussed this a few minutes ago with respect to the silos, the conversion of icbm silos launchers. and there is a, one-paragraph restraint in the treaty with respect to the conversion of those missile defense interceptors. the foreign relations committee, in the course of our hearings, pressed the administration on this question very, very extensively. there were a lot of questions asked by colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and i want to say that the record unequivocally counters the argument that was just made by the senator from nevada. the ban does not prevent us from deploying the most effective missile defens

rogers: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in strong support of house resolution 1761, a resolution congratulating auburn university quarterback and college park, georgia, native cam newton on winning the 2010 heisman trophy for being the most outstanding college football player in america. i'd like to thank everyone that came together to make this resolution -- bring this resolution to the floor today, including the leadership of both sides, the committee on ed and labor, and especially mr. lewis of georgia. madam speaker, cam newton is from college park, georgia,

thompson: thank you madam speaker. the commonwealth of pennsylvania celebrated its 223rd year as the second state to be admitted to the new united states of america. its history varied from the natives who met dutch explorers in 1609 to william penn who founded philadelphia in 1682. that fair city served as the nation capital from 1790 to 1800. the first and second continental congresses met there and george washington survived valley forge. the constitutional convention met in philadelphia. as we became a nation, the state grew and produced iron and mill grain, steam both on its rivers and drilled the first successfully oil well. we have gone from the production of oil and steel to the new boom in the natural gas production. i congratulate the 223 years and allows the commonwealth to prosperity and help the nation with its energy needs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: further one-minute requests? for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: address the house for one minute and revise

madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: under the previous order there will be a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. the senator from new mexico. a senator: madam president, i -- mr. udall: i request to speak in morning business for approximately 20 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: madam president, i also want to address on a matter of consent with regard to speaking after me, i would ask that our distinguished whip, senator durbin, be given permission to speak after i finish. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: madam president, i also want to, before i start talking about the issue of the review in afganistan -- the presidential review, echo the comments of senator leahy on ambassador holbrooke. my sense was that ambassador holbrooke was a remarkable diplomat and public servant. i got to see him both when he was in his public position and private position and he was always dedicated to peace in the world.

gohmert: thank you, madam speaker. well, down the hall, we have the senate as they have been taking up the start streety to help limit our defense of ourselves with a country that is not the country we're most concerned about. we seem to keep ignoring the fact that iran continues to move forward developing nuclear weapons and once they have them , then that is the game changer. of course, we know that even in and it's nothing to fear if we act appropriately and don't stick our head in the sand as the treaty apparently attempts to do. for example, we've got people in the senate that do not understand that the president has the power to negotiate in advising and consenting, but they don't have the power to amend the treaty. our president. so they can make suggestions, but that language is not binding unless the other country agrees to it. so all this frivolous stuff, all this discussion, it is th preamble to this stark treaty, despite what the president says and despite what people in the senate are saying about it not a

the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate concur in house amendment to the senate amendment with an amendment to h.r. 4853, cited as the middle class tax relief act of 2010, in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on adoption of the resolution. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the resolution is agreed to, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. mr. diaz-balart: we request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. seeing a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, this 15-minute vote on adopting house resolution 1764 will be followed by five-minute votes on suspend the rules and adopting

thank you, madam president. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: thank you, madam president. madam president, i ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to commander andre coleman, the department of defense fellow who has been extremely helpful in my office from the department of navy during the senate's consideration in executive session of treaty document 111-5, the new start treaty. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: thank you, madam president. madam president, we take up the consideration of the new start. we not only have the opportunity -- mr. wicker: would the senator yield for a unanimous consent request. mr. cardin: glad to yield. mr. wicker: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the opinion pieces that i referred to in my remarks be admitted to the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wicker: thank you. mr. cardin: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: as we take up consideration

apart from madame rice, is there any other friend you can trust, mademoiselle? >> there's maggie, i suppose. >> aha, who is maggie? >> she's a distant cousin, lives in yorkshire. i usually have her to stay sometime in the summer. she's no fun though. >> ah, the person ideal. telegraph her to come tomorrow. >> oh. >> ah. >> jim lazarus, mrs. rice's friend, has he anything to do with lazarus art galleries? >> that's the chap. >> oh, i was in there the other day. >> oh? >> the legander overheated just outside, so i went in to ask-- >> hastings, this morning somebody shot at mademoiselle buckley with a mauser pistol. >> mauser? >> why, do you know anyone who has a mauser? >> yes, i have. it was dad's. he brought it back from the war. it's gone. >> you know, poirot, that mrs. rice says that miss buckley's accident in her car was all my eye. she says miss buckley's a terrific liar. >> really? that is most interesting, hastings. it is interesting for itself, and it is interesting that madame rice has said it. but why should she say it, even if it were true? ah, these a

lujan: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico rise? mr. lujan: i ask that my full statement be entered into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico seek recognition? mr. lujan: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the measure considered by unanimous consent today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1784, resolved, that a committee of two members of the house be appointed to wait upon the president

supervisor -- madam clerk date you, supervisor mirkarimi -- madam clerk: thank you, supervisor mirkarimi. supervisor elsbernd? supervisor elsbernd will submit. supervisor campos? supervisor campos will submit. supervisor? supervisor: this is in my district in chinatown. there is a historic parking garage that has been an incredible asset of the community. it was in danger of having its lease ended, and i want to thank the recreation and park department as well as the community for working together to come up with an understanding of a multi-year lease to move them forward. and i will be submitted other items. madam clerk: thank you, mr. president. supervisor maxwell? supervisor maxwell: i am submitting two things dealing with the commission. the puc is being commended on the community benefits program and working toward the adoption of greater integration. the sec and urges -- the second urges the puc to replace a treatment facility and to move forward with that project expeditiously. it also includes language developed in partnership with community advocates that highlights the importan

levin: madam president? madam president, i ask further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: withoutmt when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:00 a.m. on wednesday, december 22, following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved until later in the day, that following any leader remarks the senate proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the new start treaty and, finally, i ask that the time during adjournment or a period of morning business count postcloture. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. levin: madam president, cloture was invoked on the new start treaty today and we hope to reach an agreement to yield back some of the postcloture debate time. we will also work on the 9/11 health legislation and a number of executive nominations. we -- madam president, we also would hope that we can complete work on the defens

clarke: thank you, madam speaker. as the 111th congress comes to an end, it was with deep sadness that i come to the floor to wish a found farewell to several members of the congressional black caucus, who will not be moving to the 112th congress. these members, congresswoman kilpatrick, congresswoman watson, congressman meek and congressman davis will be missed. congresswoman kilpatrick, a.k.a. aunty, as i affectionately called her, has been a friend and mentor throughout my service in congress. a proud native of detroit, congresswoman kilpatrick has led a long and distinguished career in public service. before her service in the michigan state house and later in congress, she enriched the life of young people as an educator. throughout her tenure in the house of representatives, congresswoman kilpatrick has consistently supported the development of minority businesses and brought numerous projects to her state as an appropriator. also leaving us will be congresswoman diane watson who was also manier to, whom i affec

madam clerk, please call item no. 1. >> item #one. hearing to consider that the transfer of a type 48 on-sale general public premises liquor license from 730-732 broadway street to 163 jessie street (district 6) to jon gasparini for jessie street cafe will serve the convenience of the people of the city and county of san francisco. supervisor chu: thank you very much. we have the chief inspector here. you might want to turn on the microphone. in speaking to it. -- and to speak into it. >> beer, wine, distilled spirits for consumption. also offering food service. no letters of protest. no letters of support. the department recommendation is as follows -- approval with conditions recommended by be liaison unit. proposed condition, number one, the sale and service consumption of alcoholic beverages provided between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each day of the week. the sale of these beverages for off sale consumption is strictly prohibited. the petitioners shall not make structural changes without prior written approval from the department.

a senator: madam president? mr. warner: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from virginia. mr. warner: i know that the senator from illinois is going to be doing his maiden speech in a couple of moments. i would ask his forbearance for an extra four or five minutes if our colleagues all could be brief. we've been a little bit oversubscribed, which i think is an indication of 9 enormous interest in this issue and i know senator shaheen, senator corker, senator klobuchar, senator nelson wanted to speak briefly on this issue. and if the senator from illinois would grant us those couple of minutes, we would all be very grateful because i know he will be, once he makes his maiden speech, part of this -- part of this effort as well. so with that, to senator corker. mr. corker: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. corker: thank you, very much. i rise to speak on the topic that's been discussed here over the last hour and i want to thank my colleagues for focusing on this issue. i want to say that

madam clerk: yes, mr. president. the returned weighted ballots voting for the ocean avenue bid was 54.83% and the returned weighted ballots voting against the ocean avenue bid was 35.17% indicating there was no majority protest. president chiu: at this time, there's not been a majority protest and thus at this time i would ask, unless there are further comments for a vote on the resolution. supervisor avalos, do you have comments you would like to make? supervisor avalos: i would just -- thank you, president chiu. i am trying to get a breakdown of the property owners who were supportive, what percentage were city property owners, was the city, or a public entity such as city college, and what were private property owners. i think, for me to be consistent with what i've been saying about the civic center crnd, i need to have a clear understanding of that. i have done with my calculator here, a calculation that didn't add up to what the city had calculated, department of elections calculated for the majority percentage

a senator: madam president? mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: madam president, i'm disappointed. in other words, republicans are saying there is a double standard. all of their deputy attorneys general have been confirmed, most by voice vote within a month. this one has waited six months; can't even get a vote. at least have the courage to vote "yes" or vote "no." somewhere, sometime we've got to stop this voting "maybe." it allows everybody to go home and say i may be here, i may be there, i may be blah, blah, blah, blah. that's what it amounts to. we are united states senators. have the courage to vote "yes" or vote "no." don't continue to vote "maybe" especially when talking about the number-two law enforcement officer of the united states. this is shameful. president bush's first deputy, reported him in the morning out of committee, we had him confirmed within 24 hours. this has waited six months. vote "yes," vote "no," stop voting "maybe." that is not a profile in courage in the un

madam clerk, i believe you have some announcements. i'd like to chang the folks at channel 26 and our clerk, alisa, channel 26 for bringing us live and you for being our clerk. and i think you have some announcements. >> please make sure to turn off all cellular phones and pagers, complete the speaker cards and copies of any documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. items will appear on the board of supervisors agenda, unless otherwise stated, on december 7. supervisor maxwell: thank you. we will have item six. item seven will be continued until december 6. and item number four will be continued till the call of the chair. supervisor chiu: you said item six is also continued? supervisor maxwell: item seven will be continued until december 6 and item number four will be continued till the call of the chair. however, if you'd like to speak on either of those items, you may do so. madam clerk, first item, please. >> [clerk reads item number one] . supervisor maxwell: this has been before us any number of times and we are

next item, please. >> madam president the next item is the closed session. the commission will entertain a motion to move into closed session on the listed items. adam president if you would call for any public comment on any of the closed session items and then entertain a motion to invoke the attorney-client privilege. president vietor: is there any public comment on any of the closed session items? >> commissioners, my people are packing up. we should note tomorrow is one of the furlough days for the city, so the p.u.c. will be on a skeleton crew tomorrow and thursday and friday are vacation days but if you recall, when the additional 12 days of furloughs were given to city staff it included the one to report thanksgiving and the one between christmas and new year's so tomorrow is the first of those official furlough days if someone is accessing our services. president vietor: let's hope everything goes smoothly. >> has there been a motion? president vietor: no, there has not. may i hear a motion, please, to assert attorney-client privilege and go into cl

madam clerk, do we have any more business in front of this board? >> that concludes our business today, mr. president. >> at this time we are adjourned. preside vietor: i would like to call this meeting to order, at the meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission, december 14, 2010. thank you, mr. secretary. next item, please. secretary housh: roll call. commissioner caen is excused. madam president, the next item is the approval of the minutes from november 23, 2010, and i will call your attention to a minor amendment to clarify the intent of summer marks. -- the intent of some remarks. president vietor: may i have a motion to approve the minutes as amended? all in favor? opposed? thank you. next item. secretary housh: general public comment. this is an opportunity for members of the public to address the commission on matters that are within the commission's jurisdiction and are not on the agenda. president vietor: public comment? welcome. all of the hard work filling out the card there, mighke. >> commissioners, my name is francisco.

. >> thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the legislation. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. barrow: as hybrid and electric vehicles take hold in the market, they bring lots of benefits to consumers trying to shield themselves from rising gas prices and help reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil. but the near silent operation of their combuston-free engines have prevented challenges for blind pedestrians. a nhtsa research, published in april of this year, confirms that the absence of sound indicating vehicle movement can create serious safety risks for blind and sighted pedestrians unable to designate vehicles as they backup, turn or approach an intersection. earlier nhtsa research found that hybrid and electric vehicles are two times more likely to be involved in a pedestrian collision at a low speed than conventional vehicles. blind pedestria

secretary housh: madam president, we're getting ready to move to close session. a motion to invoke the attorney- client privilege. president vietor: all of those in favor? opposed? the motion carried. secretary housh: give me a moment to read them, and then we will move into closed session. item 22, item 23, and we will now moved into closed session -- moving to closed session. disclose. >> second. all in favor. opposed. thank you. commission secretary, next item. >> next item is 26, authorize the utilities commission to negotiate and execute a seventh amendment to an opposite agreement pertained to the sale of s.n.p. property located between weisman road and terrell avenue in mountain view, with k.n.g. extending the term and the extension fee from december 30th, 2010 to june 30th2011 and authorize the general manager to negotiate can k.n.j.l.l.c. and amendment to the option agreement to reduce the purchase price from 1.2 million to no less than 3.6 million, subject to the p.u.c. receiving 150,000 per unit for any entitlement authorizing more than 30 units and gr

madam clerk, please call item no. 1. >> item #one.hearing to consider that the transfer of a type 48 on-sale general public premises liquor license from 730-732 broadway street to 163 jessie street (district 6) to jon gasparini for jessie street cafe will serv

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