all is ready, madam. and, well, how do i look? most killing well, madam. well, and how shall i receive him? in what figure shall i give his heart the first impression? there is a great deal in the first impression. shall i sit? no, i won't sit. i'll walk. ay, i'll walk from the door upon his entrance, and then turn full upon him. no, that will be too sudden. i'll lie. ay, i'll lie down. i'll make the first impression on a couch. no. i won't lie neither. i'll loll and lean upon one elbow, with one foot a little dangling off, jogging in a thoughtful way. and as soon as he appears, i'll start and be surprised and rise to meet him in some disorder. there's nothing more alluring than a levee from a couch in some confusion.

thank you, madam president. mr. barrasso: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent to call up my amendment number 717. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from wyoming, mr. barrasso, proposes an amendment numbered 717. mr. barrasso: madam president, i ask the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. barrasso: thank you, madam president. 345d, i rise today to speak about this amendment today which to me is very simple and very straightforward. this amendment is designed to protect the privacy and the safety of law-abiding gun owners. if a state or local government releases private information on gun owners, which we know has happened, well, then that state or local government will lose part of its funding that comes from the federal government. now, this information is private information on individuals that have licenses to purchase or to possess or to carry

madam president, i yield the floor. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: remember, ryan, congressman ryan, chairman of the budget committee, used these same -- want to use o.c.o. to -- i'm sorry. let's start over. congressman ryan used these overseas contingency funds to balance his budget. mr. president, let's -- madam president, let's not even worry about for purposes of this conversation overseas contingency fund. let's just talk about the war in afghanistan. so what my friend is saying, it's okay to borrow money for the war in afghanistan, but not to use those same moneys to reduce the pain that's being felt all over america today? even joe scarborough on "morning joe," a former republican congressman from florida, said today he can't believe that the pains being felt all over america today, and no one is concerned about the war in afghanistan. does anyone think we're going to be fighting in the war in afghanistan five years from now, ten years from now? that's the money people are trying to protect

god's wounds, madam. pshit. i'd rather be poor as the stingiest mouse, than rich as the cruelest cat. and your bonnet and your umbrella and your officer's greatcoat? and then what, you old cow? [music] pfart, pshit, what a stingy bastard. but pfart, pshit. i think i've got him pshitting just the same. thanks be to god and myself, within a week, i may be queen of poland. [music] you're looking exceptionally ugly tonight, madam. is it because we have company? pshit. i'm rather hungry. i think i'll bury my teeth in this bird, a chicken. i fancy. not bad at all. you wretch. what are our guests going to eat? there's plenty left for them. i shan't touch another thing. go look out of the window, ma ubu, and see if our guests have arrived. ah, here comes captain manure and his merry men. old ubu, what are you eating now? nothing, nothing, just a spot of veal. the veal. he's eaten my veal, the lout. the veal. help. help. by my green candle, i'll gouge your eyes out. [music] good day, gentlemen. we have been awaiting your

madam clerk please call item no. 5. >> reading item no. 5. this is an action item. >> thank you very much. >> good morning commissioners, deputy doctor director for finances administration. this is the annual budget since we adopted the budget in march. what i have for you is on page 47. it's attachment a. a high level view of the budget adopted for fiscal year 2013 and the changes we are proposed and what we are looking at if this item were to be adopted. on page 45 i have a more detailed version of the budget amendment where we go line byline with different types of grants. i would like to point out the items we will be increasing and decreasing on a budget. the first item is our prop k sales tax revenue. this amount was budgeted at 77.5 million, but as of january 14, we collected $2 million in sales tax revenue. we recommend we increase it by $7 million. then we have the corridor investment study. since the last budget we were able to obtain $81,000 and san francisco state university and general properties of the galleria. we anticipate sp

madam clerk. >> adjournment. >> thank you.journed. >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city including parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants. anything you is represent in a geo graphic space with be st

madam clerk, can you please call item 7?> item 7 is a grant for subsurface easement to the chinese hospital association required for the hospital replacement project and adopting findings. >> president chiu. >> thank you. i was alerted by the city attorney's office. i've circulated some technical amendments to the c-e-q-a findings. these are obviously technical in nature. ask that we adopt those amendments and then pass this measure. >> so, we have a motion to amend. can we have a second? seconded by supervisor mar. colleagues, can we take the motion to amend without objection? without objection, and on that item as amended, did we take that same house same call? same house same call, the item passes. [gavel] >> next item, madam clerk. >> item 15 is type 42 beer and wine license doing business as the eagle club indoor golf at 555 howard street will serve the public convenience. >> colleagues, can we take this item same house same call? without objection, this resolution is adopted. next item. >> item 16 is a resolution appro

madam clerk please call item 2. >> an action item. >> thank you. are there any members of the public that would like to speak on the item, if so please come forward. seeing there is no one interested on speaking on public comment. is there a motion to approve item 2? thank you. this we go. $2? thank you. this we go. madam clerk please read item 3. i'm here to report on how things are going with the legislature. i have a couple things that i want to alert you to the edition of the matrix and i want to cover those first. also it's appropriate to take stock on what's happened to the legislation. i will quickly cover that. first the changes to the matrix on page 4 we've added ab 41 from san mateo, a new taxing authority to fund opportunities, authorizes sales tax to be voted upon within that mpo region. we are recommending a watch and we'll know better how it looks like it's going to go. this bill has bounced from natural resources to rules committee to local government. so it's been a bouncing bauchl -- ball. it's on a matrix and we'll be watching it

madam clerk. >> adjournment. >> thank you. we are adjourned. >> i want to learn more about it. >> social networking and e-mail. >> i want to know how to use it. ♪ ♪ ♪

rogers: thank you, madam chair. i'd like to recognize for three minutes the gentleman from nevada, former military officer, current military officer and great member of the intelligence committee, mr. heck. the chair: the gentleman from -- the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. heck: i want to thank the chairman and ranking member for their incredible leadership on this very difficult task. it was especially gratifying in working in such a bipartisan manner to come to the final product that we'll be voting on later tomorrow. madam chair, our nation is under attack every day, every hour, every minute. cyberattacks on our nation's networks threaten our economic and national security. that is why i rise in support of h.r. 624, the cyberintelligence sharing and protection act. whether it is hackettivists, criminals intent on stealing personal information, spies looking for intellectual property or trade secrets or nation states searching for military and security vulnerabilities, our networks are at risk. cy

madam clerk can you call item 12? >> item 12 a medsv the planning code and administrative code regarding the transfer of development rights. >> president chiu. >> thank you. colleagues, this amends transfer of development rights otherwise known as tdrs in the downtown commercial c. zone the district and other areas. it will create more broader transparent sale for development rights between historic properties and developers. if we're able to achieve this goal, it will help with the preservation of historic buildings as well as facilitate dense development where it is already permitted and i want to thank the land use for their consideration of this legislation and ask for your support. >> colleagues, any comments or questions? can we also take this same house same call? same house same call, this ordinance passes on first read. [gavel] >> colleagues, why don't we skip over the 2:30 and 3 o'clock special orders. although we do have a couple 2:30 special orders we'll get to at the appropriate time. if we could now go t

madam president, i yield back. mr. durbin: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: let me congratulate my colleague from my neighboring state of indiana, senator donnelly, on his first speech on the floor of the united states senate. i can tell you as a downstater in illinois i can identify with so many things he said about his state and his pride in his state, and his feeling about his responsibility as the new united states senator from the hoosier state. i thank him so much for that comment and look forward to working with him for many years to come as we represent adjoining states. madam president, on behalf of senator coons i ask unanimous consent that imatib nun be granted floor privileges for thursday, april 25. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i have an amendment at the desk and ask that it be called. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from illinois, mr. durbin, proposes amendment numbered 745 to amendment numbered 741. mr. durbi

[gavel] >> madam clerk, could you read the in memoriams? >> yes, mr. president. today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following individuals on behalf of supervisor cohen for the late mr. robert chris man. on behalf of supervisor yee for the late ms. becky lee. on behalf of supervisor mar and supervisor campos, for the late carlos ramirez. >> and is there any more business in front of the body? >> that concludes our business for today. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. [gavel] >> okay, we are back in business, the low agency formation commission, john avalos and our commissions have been introduced, jennifer low, madam clerk, can you call our next item, please. >> item number 2 is approval of lafco minutes from january 25, 2013 regular mooting. there are amendments that need to be made to the minutes, on item number 3, commissioner schmeltzer was absent and item number 6, same thing. >> okay. so, we could take those amendments after we open up for public comment. public comments on the minutes, and seeing no one come forward, we'll close publ

thank you very much, madam president. i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murk: madam president, i -- ms. murkowski: i appreciate being here to hear the comments of my friend, the senator from new hampshire. she has noted there is a small handful of states that for a host of different reasons have chosen not to impose a sales tax on their residents, and as she has very well stated, this so-called marketplace fairness act is really not fair. it's really not fair to those states that have put in place other mechanisms, and yet what we are doing through this legislation that we have pending on the floor right now is to tell states like new hampshire, to tell states like alaska, that regardless of what your state chose to do, those who are engaged in an online sales and activity, you're going to be scooped into the requirements of whatever state the individual purchasing your product is. to me, madam president, that is absolutely not fairness within the marketplace. i think the people in alaska when they think

[gavel] >> madam clerk, item 3, please? >> item number 3 is the hearing to consider appointing three members, terms ending march 28, 2014 and march 28, 2015, to the pedestrian safety advisory committee. applicant shirley chan has withdrawn her consideration for seat number 8, therefore now there are three seats and two applicants. >> okay. robin brasso, please approach if you'd like to make a comment. >>> good afternoon, supervisors yee, cohen, and breed. may i give these to the clerk? i have some letters of recommendation. thank you. i am here asking to be reappointed as child advocate, seat number 7, on the pedestrian safety advisory committee. i feel i am well qualified. i have taught in san francisco public schools for 37 years. i have been retired since 2004. and i have served prior to serving as child advocate as a district 7 representative. i have many ideas that i would like to see put into action on this committee. i worked with the pedestrian safety task force that worked to lower the driving speeds going to and f

welcome madam secretary. i'm concerned about the impact of the residence health care law on the small businesses in my district. therecently announced delay of the choice option for small businesses in the 33 federal exchanges. the small business majority, a growth -- a group that has been a witness before this committee, your decision a major letdown or small business owners and their employees. operational challenges have been cited as the reason for delaying the choice option. can you please detail exec lee what these operational challenges were, and the specific problem at lead you to delay the program? yes, i would be glad to answer that. the shop exchange will be up and running in every state in the country in 2014. it is a small business exchange. of their20% more larger competitors for insurance. they will finally have competitive choices, transparency, and ability to leverage the buying power that the large competitors have. the shop exchange as written had two components, one was a choice or busines

and on the underlying resolution as amended, madam clerk, can you call the roll? >> supervisor avalos? avalos aye. supervisor breed? breed aye. supervisor campos? campos aye. supervisor chiu? chiu aye. supervisor cohen? cohen aye. supervisor farrell? farrell aye. supervisor kim? kim aye. supervisor mar? mar aye. supervisor tang? tang aye. supervisor wiener? wiener aye. supervisor yee? yee aye. there are 11 ayes. >> the resolution is adopted as amended. madam clerk, could you go to our imperative agenda and do we have any items today? >> we do, mr. president. we have 2013 as the year of the child in san francisco. >> we have a founding as well as the brown act finding -- >> mr. president, mr. president, please excuse my interruption. that was not the imperative item. that was the item -- >> tia margarita. >> yes. it was a resolution declaring 2013 as it a margarita day. in the city and county of san francisco. >> colleagues, we have the resolution described by the clerk purely recommendtry brown act finding. supervisor mar made a resolution to adopt the resolution.

but, madam prent smart doesn't mean you're always right madam president, we have a situation where this country has been driven by the tea party for the last number of years. when i was in school, i studied government and i learned about the anarchists. now, they were different than the tea party because they wer were -- they were violent. but they were anarchists because they did not believe in government at any level and they acknowledged it. the tea party kind of hides th that. they don't say "we're against government" that's what it all amounts to. they're not -- they're not doing physically destructive things to buildings and people. but they -- direct. but they are doing everything they can to throw a monkey wrench into any form of government, whether it's local, whether it's -- whether it's state or federal government. that's what it's all about. and so anything they can doo throw a monkey wrench in the wheels of government, they're happy doing that. to say, my friend from oklahoma is helping them. maybe not directly but indirectly. and that's wrong. government is not inherently

rubio: thank you, madam president. this we can i join my colleagues to intiewfer immigration reform that seeks to end de facto amney by the strongest measures in u.s. history and modernizing our immigration system to unleash the job creation potential that immigration has. let me begin by stating the obvious. that is america is a nation of immigrants. we know that because every single one of us can track our lineage to someone to came here from somewhere else. it makes us different and special from the rest of the world. the history of the world is people being told you can only do what your parents did for a living, how far you'll go in life depends on what your parents used to do and who you're connected to. what made the idea of america revolutionary was the idea that every single human being, no matter where you were born, how you were born into what kind of family you were born and into what circumstances you were born that every single human being had the god-given right to go as far as their talent and hard work

grassley: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. brass grass i ask that the calling of the quorum be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: madam president, earlier today i met with families from newtown, connecticut, to discuss the legislation that we're currently debating. obviously, for these families that come in that lost these children and also some -- just a minute. madam president, i want to start over again. the presiding officer: certainly. the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: earlier today i met with families from newtown, connecticut, to discuss legislation we're currently debating. and it's obviously very emotional, and it isn't an easy meeting to have, but it is a very necessary meeting to have, when the parents of children that were murdered or when -- i think somebody from a family that teachers were murdered, it is difficult for. i want to thank them for sharing their stories of loved ones and their concerns with me. and i hope many of my colleagues would consider meeting with these famil

at 1465 valencia street. >> thank you, madam clerk add me to that memorial as well. thank you >> i'd like to ask that we adjourn today's meeting in honor of a woman who was that my landlord. she had an amazing sense of humor. she was just one of those persons who i'm honored to have known. she was sick for some timend what was so great about her, she would always ask how my family was in

at 1465 valencia street. >> thank you, madam clerk add me to that memorial as well. thank you >> i'd like to ask that we adjourn today's meeting in honor of a woman who was that my landlord. she had an amazing sense of humor. she was just one of those persons who i'm honored to have known. she was sick for some time and what was so great about her, she would always ask how my family was doing. after christmas when with her daughter was taking her to the hospital we were carrying her down the stairs and she said wait a minute get my lipstick and that was the kind of person she was 90 years old. she was one of those people who was really amazing. she was survived by her children and grandchildren. she lived in her building n since 1956. they raised their grandkids and it's an amazing story. i'm really happy to be able to at least do this for her family the rest i submit >> sound like an amazing story and i also want to acknowledge the death of this gentleman he achieved everything in his life and the amazing things his family is doing for the community. i'm sad to say

slaughter: madam speaker. madam speaker, i 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. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 225 and the nays are 189. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from alabama, mr. bachus, to pass h.r. 360 on which the yeas and nays are ordered and the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 360, a bill to award posthumously a congressional gold medal to addie mae

well, madam secretary. i've enjoyed working with you during the president's first term, and i'm very pleased that you decided to stay. others have left, and i'm sure that there are things that might be attractive in leaving but your willingness to the stay and serve the people should be recognized because this is a very daunting task that you face. implementing the affordable care act on top of managing medicaid and medicare will not be easy. in rolling millions of people by the end of the year is a herculean task, which is why the leadership you provide is so critical to your experience both as an insurance commission and the governor, you know what it's like on the other and so it's going to be very important to have you at the top talking about what happens. the president's budget really is an effort to reinvigorate common ground and the common good. unlike our colleagues on the other side, the president has been clear about his willingness to tackle the tough issues. unfortunately, it doesn't mean much

good to see you, by the way, madam secretary. first on the means testing for part b and d, you have in your s-9 tables, you have $50 billion savings associated with that. before we had mutually agreed on policy $30 billion in savings, where is the delta. where do you make up the difference, $20 billion? >> the difference, congressman ryan, is that there are -- there is a new formula rather then having i think what we're in the past four different categories. it's now nine. the lower limits -- >> the top still 80 or going up to -- up to 90? >> the top is 96. 196. >> no, no. the percentage, the beneficiary pays of the -- >> yes. it's still 90%. >> 90%. >> more categories -- >> still kicking 80,000 for individual and 100 -- >> i can -- >> 160 for -- >> i would love to get that you in writing just so i can make sure i don't -- >> i really want to know, so -- >> there are more categories and slightly different starting point and different ending point. >> different starting point on income or different starting point on thresholds? on

fong >> madam clerk any more business in front of the body? >> ladies and gentlemen that includes our meeting. the meeting is

. >> so if there are no other comments madam clerk. >> you'd like a a role call? (calling roll). under those 11 i's. this is passed >> the issuance of a beer and wine license will serve the public convenience. i have a certain about one of the conditions number 12 which is also on the next item as condition number 89. >> that is specifically a condition requiring points premises include electronic surveillance which is able to look at all entrances and exits. from what i can tell this may be a trend where the police department maybe putting this condition on perhaps all liquor licenses in the city i don't know. but it concerns we have now two before us in different locations where this condition is being included. about two years ago the police department proposed a board requirement that all liquor licenses have a surveillance at their entrances in in addition that they scan all the ids off those who entered. it was wild criticized and the police department apparently didn't pursue them. i'm concerned the condition provides the electronic recording will be available for all to s

napolitano: thank you, madam speaker. and i agree with my colleague, except some of those projects were built in 1902 through 1970's. i do think we need nepa protection. i would like to yield five minutes to congressman swalwell from california. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. swalwell: thank you and i'd like to thank the ranking member for yielding me the time . mr. chair, i rise to object today to the consideration of this bill and rather propose that we stand in this house and we consider mr. hoyer's make it in america package. we can come together and focus on real solutions that will get our economy moving again and we should take up mr. hoyer's make it in america package because it will strengthen our economy and create nonoutsourceble jobs here at home in america. . it includes bills like mine the securing energy critical elements and american jobs act of 2013 that will help secure america's place as a leader in science and technology for the 21st century work force. what are rare earth

cohen: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize the 40th anniversary of the founding of fedex, one of the world's great companies. cording to c.e.o. fred smith first introduced this in a paper which got him a c on the paper. we want to thank him for that c paper. it had 186 packages set for delivery. that first day fedex flew to 25 cities from the home base in memphis which remains the world headquarters. today, fedex has grown to ship more than nine million parcels daily. fedex and fred smith has shown great generosity to memphis and the world. fred smith, a combat marine, who served two tours of duty in vietnam, served on the council that built the memorial here in washington. what's good for fedex is good for the nation. absolutely positively. i congratulate fred smith and fedex on 40 years of great service and i look forward to another great years of innovation and service. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpos

[gavel] >> madam clerk, can you call item 11, please? >> item 11 is an ordinance authorizing the juvenile probation department to accept and expend a grant retroactively in the amount of 461,000 for funding cubed the fiscal year 2012 second chance act juvenile defender reentry funding program and amending the annual salary ordinance for fiscal year 12, 13, 14 to reflect additional class 129 grant funded position at the juvenile probation department. ~ >> colleagues, any comments or questions? can we take this same house same call? same house same call this ordinance passes on first reading.

madam clerk, can you please call the roll? >> on the motion to continue the matter as amended to april 22nd, 2013, supervisor chiu? >> aye. >> aye. we have two ayes and one no. >> the motion passes and this matter is continued. >> madam clerk, can you please call items 2, 3 and 4 together? >> item numbers 2, 3, and 4 are ordinance amending the general plan, van ness area plan, in order to facilitate the development of a high density medical center at the transit nexus of van ness avenue and geary boulevard and reflect various elements of this use; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, planning code, section 340, findings, and findings of consistency with the general plan and the priority policies of planning code, section 101.1. >> thank you. now, these items, and i'll ask ken rich to come up and explain. i believe are from the original cpmc -- i'll just wait for the room to clear out. one second, mr. rich. if folks could take their conversations into the hallway outside. if folks could please take their con

mabel sue. >> madam clerk, is there any more business in front of the board? >> that concludes our business for today, mr. president. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. [gavel] >> are we ready for prime time? call the roll please. >> chair recognizes the quorum. approval of march 12, 25 and 26 minutes. move and seconded to move approval of minutes of march 12, 25, 26. public comment? just want to say thank you to our secretary for the tedious task for drafting our minutes and be able to correct the misunderstanding that were created by some people that didn't understand what was going on. so thank you miss hood for that. public comments? we have no public comments today. this is unheard of. all right. we'll move on to item number five -- communications. no comments whatsoever? no public comments on communications. we'll move on to other commission business. is there any? yes, mr. /phor moran. >> just following up on the lake hearing and i thought that was a very useful meeting. i would just ask staff to return at the appropriate time, hopefully not too

>> thank you, madam clerk. i want to acknowledge that today is the argument at the supreme court on prop 8 and we hope that both prop 8 and tomorrow, they are both gone and deservely so. these are the two worst pieces of public policy generated in recent history to just completely take a segment of our population and tell us that we are not full citizens of this state or this country. i want to really thank the people who last night organized an absolutely incredible rally in march from the castro down market city to send good arguments to washington. it was an incredible gathering. there were at least 5,000 people there. just before march they told me they were worried it might be too small a crowd to justify a march to city hall. the streets were barely big enough to contain the crowd and it was just wonderful energy, a lot of people who i had never seen been in public gatherings in san francisco. i think this is an issue that has drawn a lot of people that are normally an activist and made them activist. it'

thank you, madam president. mr. alexander: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: madam president, if -- if -- first let me join the senator from maine in expressing to the senator from montana my regret that he's retiring. he has had a long and distinguished career here and i've -- i've enjoyed working with him and look forward to the rest of this year and -- and next year. he has a -- he has a history of independent thinking and working across party lines, which is valuable in this -- in the senate. on -- on the point that the senator from maine made -- and i see the senator from montana may want to say something so i'll be -- i'll be brief -- the bill that's proposed, the marketplace fairness act, the pending act, has a six-month implementation period. this would add six months to that, if i'm not mistaken, so there would be a total of a year for -- for implementation of the bill. a reasonable period of time, i think. and as far as the -- as far as the bill going to finance committee, it's -- it h