cole: thank you, madam speaker. yield two minutes to the distinguished ranking member of the house intelligence committee, my good friend, mr. nunes from california. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. nunes: i want to thank the gentleman. we are not here to run a show trial in an effort to impeach the president of the united states. it's clear that since the democrats took control of the house of representatives they have always intended to transform the intelligence committee into the impeachment committee. every one of their actions from the staff they hire to the trump conspiracy theories they investigate, their willful negligent of our basic oversight duties demonstrates this has been their plan from day one. now this is further confirmed by the adoption of these rules which simply gives the house approval for the intelligence committee democrats to continue pursuing their bizarre, obsession with overturning the results of the last presidential election. nevertheless, after

thank you, madam chair. madam chair, i am proud to be a 1309 for a .r. multiplicity of reasons, and i courtney for introducing this legislation. madam chair, i am proud to tell that within my congressional district in houston, texas, we have the in the medical center world, the largest in the world, madam chair. houston medical enter encounters 10 million patients annually. the houston medical center also, chair, has 106,000 employees. is 17uston medical center times larger than the average ity in the united states of america. we understand the scope of this problem, and there is a problem, problems are not best explained with statistical information. word of people can make the difference in understanding a problem. i have within my hand a letter the national nurses united organization. words.w their iolence on the job has become indemic for r.n.'s and other workers in health care and assistance settings. nurses report being punched, kicked, bitten, beaten, threatened with violence as they care to others, and for too many have experienced shootings.d ma

seeing none, on items 1 through 6, madam clerk, please call the roll. [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. then without objections, these filings pass unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, let's go to our regular agenda and all items 7 -- call items 7 through 9 all together. >> clerk: items 7 is the ordinance to amend the planning code and the zoning map to create the 3333 california special use district. item 8 is an ordinance to approve an agreement between the city and laurel heights partners to develop a site located at california street and presidio avenue with various public benefits. and item 9 is the ordinance to create an encroachment for laurel partners to occupy adjacent sections of 3333 california street to maintain improvements, waiving conflicting requirements under the public works code and to make the appropriate findings for all three items. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take these items same house, same call? without objection, these items are finally passed unanimously. [gavel]. >> pre

madame clerk, please call the role. [roll call] mr. president, you have a quorum >> okay, thank you. please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff from san francisco government tv who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to you to the public online. madame clerk, are there any communications? >> yes. we have received communications from supervisors mandelman, peskin, and stefani affording the board of their actions and requesting to be excused from today's meeting. >> can i have a motion to excuse the supervisors? made by supervisor fewer and seconded by supervisor walton. if there is no -- any objection? the three are excused. plays call the committee report. >> item number one is a motion ordering to the voters that an election will be held on march 3 rd, 2020 and an ordinance amending the tax regulation code an administrative code to have the excise tax on persons keeping ground floor commercial space in certain neighborhood

you, madam speaker. i rise today to highlight the great work of the house of representativ representatives. for the last 10 months, the 116th congress, the house of passed 18 ives has health care bills, five gun afety bills, 81 education bills, 47 national security and defense bills, 45 environmental bills, 36 immigration bills, 40 infrastructure and ransportation bills, and much more. m my point, madam speaker, is we're continuing the work of the american people. we never lost sight of our commitment to the people of this country. we're constantly fighting back the white house's attempt to from way health care millions of americans, and we are working to lower prescription drug costs. supporting our military and ensure they have all the resources that they need keep americans safe. we will not allow this president to keep us from fulfilling our to make our economy stronger, our schools safer, and tyranny.s from i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman tennessee seek rec

[gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call the next item.> clerk: item 20, resolution to approve and authorize the executive director of the port of san francisco to execute amendment number one to the professional services agreement between ch2m hill for the sea call resilience planning and to increase the contract amount for an approximate total of $60 million. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? without objection, this resolution is adopted unanimously. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call item 21. >> clerk: item 21 is an item to accept and expand a $500,000 grant from the federal emergency management emergency for phase two of the early intake switch head slope for management through june 30, 2020. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? without objection, these resolutions are passed first reading. [gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk, please call the next item. [agenda item read]. >> president yee: colleagues, can we take this same house, same call? withou

green: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, and still i rise . and i rise tonight with love of untry and heart, inspired by harriet, the movie. i saw the movie. and i was inspired to speak tonight because of some of the horrors associated with the movie. but there were some high points in the movie. but the movie's about a person orn into slavery, a person who had been given the promise of freedom, freedom that was denied. . spired by this movie, i rise i also would rise because i'm mayaing an the poem lew left us. the -- maya angelou left us. the poem that allows us to express some of the reasons why i'm here in this congress, if you will. and this poem, the last stanza, she leaves us these words. bringing the gift that my ancestors gave, i am the dream and hope of the slave. he dream and hope of the harriets. the dream and hopes of those who were able to survive the journey across the ocean. those who were able to survive and not be lynched. those who were able to survive jim crow's laws and bull connor's dogs. i'm the dream and hope of the sla

madam clerk, item number 16? >> item 16 is a resolution to authorize the department of technology to enter into an agreement between the city and converge one, inc, to purchase cisco products and services for 65 million, term ending novembe. >> same item, same call? without objection, this has been adopted unanimously. next item? >> 17 is a resolution to approve a first amendment to the grant agreement between the adult probation department and the region of the university of california to operate the community assessment and service's center, to increase the grant funding for approximately 18 million and to extend the performance period for three years for a total term, november 1st, 2017 through october 31, 2022. >> same item, same house, same call? >> this resolution is adopted unanimously. madam clerk, please call items 18-22 together. >> items 18-22 are five ordinances, item 18 repeals the 2016 building code in its entirety and consisting of the 2019 california building code and 2019 residential code as amen

thank you, madame speaker. hope andoint, i would pray that the greatest nation the world has ever known, the defenders of liberty and freedom all over the world to take a look and see what we are doing right now and ask, what is the message we are sending to the rest of the world? really? america is caught up in an the duly impeach elected president of the united states. why? because we have been so consumed with hate that we can no longer see straight. look, why are we not passing the united states mexico-canada trade agreement, which is a jobs bill? [applause] passing theot national defense authorization act for the fiscal year 2020, which is critical? [applause] not passing the department of defense appropriations act? madame speaker, i would ask my colleagues to say, please extend to me the same respect -- you direct your remarks to the chair. you are recognized. >> we have not passed the department of defense appropriations act. can you believe we are not -- we are that irresponsible? we are not doing that

roe: thank you, madam speaker. madam today speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 4625, as amended, the protect the g.i. bill act. earlier this year, we celebrated the 75th anniversary of the original world war ii g.i. bill that helped launch the modern middle class. in the past 75 years, the g.i. bill has helped millions of transitioning services member -- service members get the training and education they need to be successful and help grow our economy. i use the g.i. bill myself -- eyesed the g.i. bill myself when i -- used the g.i. bill myself when i got out of the military. part of our role is to protect the g.i. bill's important legacy and ensure its incredible benefits that g.i. bill provides for millions of generations to come. the protect the g.i. bill act would advance that goal by putting important protections in place to help student veterans make the right choice when using the g.i. benefits by helping regulators flag and, if necessary, remove bad schools and programs from being eligible for the g.i. bill. . this bill w

merkley: thank you, madam president. . mr. cornyn: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: madam president, i have one request for a committee to meet during today's session of the senate. it's been approved by bots the -- by both the majority and noornls. -- minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. cornyn: i ask that the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following senate resolutions which were submitted earlier today, s. res. 430, s. res. 431, s. res. 432, s. res. 433, and s. res. 434. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measures en bloc? without objection. mr. cornyn: madam president, i ask consent that the retioning be -- resolutions be greed to and -- agreed to and the preamble be agreed to, and the motions

madam clerk, the next item. >> items 15-17, mr. president?s. >> they're called together and they are companion items. item 15 is an aaro ordinance see of the lawsuit by the sheriff claiming that the bail schedule when used as a basis for pre-arraignment or release of a arrestees violates the constitution and item 18, to appropriate 2.2 million for the right serves an and to implement the terms of the final judgment in the title of rhianna buffen and crystal paterson and item 17, aaron number 170.19 in fiscal '9-'20 to implement positions and for a limited term through fiscal year '20-'21 at the district attorney's office and sheriff's office to implement the terms of the stipulated fine judgment for the aforementioned action. >> colleagues, can we take these items, same house, same call. without objection, these ordinances are passed on first reading unanimously. madam clerk, please call item number 18. >> a resolution to rename one block of gilbert street between bryant and branon and perpendicular to jeff adache way. >> colleagues, same hou

thank you, madam president. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. cramer: thank you, madam president. first of all i've never come to the floor of the senate or the house previously as il-prepared as i am for this. i want to follow up on something that my colleague from utah just spoke about. that was the attack on these innocent people in the last 48 hours. when i learned of it last night, i was stunned. but i just got off the phone a few minutes ago with the brother and sister of one of the victi victims. a young mother, nita miller was killed along with her four children. they were in the first s.u.v. that was shot up and burned. they were on their way to phoenix to pick up their dad from north dakota, howard, who was working on an oil rig as this occurred. i just talked to howard's brother kenny and his sister heather. all of the millers and the la barons that were victims of this have many, many family members in north dakota. they have lots of businesses in the state of north dakota. th

discussion, madam director. >> thank you, madam secretary. through the chair, this item again is a continuation from the prior item on the annual housing production report this is specific et and the fiscal year 18 and 19 and housing and communities development and we have team team here with us and introduce the mayor of housing team led by benjamin. >> hi, i'm pam sims. i'm a a senior development specialist in the housing division. i'm here to talk about the fiscal year 18-19c.o.p. annual report. as you know, eligibility c.o.p. holders were displaced in the 1960s and 70s with agency action in the western edition. the hunters point areas of the city. currently there are 950 active c.o.d. holders with affordable housing that me might apply to that said they don't need to satisfy all of the resident criteria for units being offered. for fiscal year 18-19, o.c. i. has mr. white said, we had four rental projects leased up for a total of 246 available water units. for those units, there were the c.o.p. coordinators, zoni soniak daniels and they b

madam clerk, next item? >> an ordinance to amend the planning code to allow a grocery store use that is a formula retail use in the fulton street grocery store special use district and to make the appropriate findings. >> supervisor brown? >> yes, thank you. colleagues, i'm here to present my ordinance to allow a former grocery store to be permitted in the fulton street grocery store district. it's 555 fulton at laguna and i want to thank the western edition in hayes valley for the support and the potential retailer. our community members in hayes valley have beenag been agitatia full-service grocery store for years and i've spent seven years working to bring a full-service grocery store to 555 fulton. it's been a struggle to find a grocery store tenant that fills up the space and keeps prices affordable for the community. the property developer reached out to a number of boutique grocers but many declined due to the higher-price point for groceries and had to look for larger companies. now we now have an in

madam director -- >> thank you, madam secretary. commissioners, this item is before you as a recommendation from staff. as you can see the developer is seeking approval for the proposed project. it's been in the works for months and they have had extensive community outreach process. we've worked with the city agencies including the district supervisor to get us to this point. we're happy that it includes inclusionary housing up to 60% a.m.i. and it also has a retail space of 6,000 that will be on the ground floor. and it's going to incorporate all of our local hiring goals and policies as well as contracting. with that, we have laura schiffly, who is going to present on this item. we have an extensive representation of the development team and during her presentation, she'll introduce them. with that i'll turn it over to you to give the presentation and i'd like to thank the staff for all the work on this item. thank you. >> thank you, director and good afternoon commissioners. again, i'm laura scheifele an owes at planner at ociii

thank you, madam president. and i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: thank you, madam president. madam president, i have serious philosophical disagreements with many of the judicial nominees put forth by the administration, but i believe mr. menashi is especially unfit to serve on the federal bench. his record indicates an inability to serve as a fair and impartial judge, and so i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reject his nomination to a lifetime appointment on the bench. steven menashi's public record demonstrates a deep contempt for a wide spectrum of americans and particularly some of the most vulnerable amongst us. in his own writings and as editor in chief of the dartmouth review, he has directly expressed or condoned disturbing views and issues such as lgbt rights, racism, and student aid. even if we were to cast these sentiments aside, mr. menashi's recent work in the trump administration provides ample evidence that he is unfit for a lifetime appointment to the b

grassley: madam president, i'd like to -- madam president? the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. grassley: i ask permission to speak in morning business for three minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: i come to the floor today to recognize the accomplishments of an organization that has done great service to communities and veterans across the united states. this month marks 100 years since the american legion received its charter from congress and formally adopted its constitution. when it was established in paris in march of 1919, the american legion stated its aims in part, quote, to perpetuate the opinion pells of justice -- the principles of justice, freedom, and democracy for which we fought. end of quote. the accomplishments of the american legion since that time are numerous and profound. they include successfully lobbying for the creation of what was then called the veterans bureau which we later became the v.a., the department of veterans affairs. the american legion also conducted pioneeri

. >> thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purpose of inquiring to the majority leader the house for schedule next week. >> without objection the gentleman is recognized. >> i also ask unanimous consent to revise my remarks. >> without objection. >> i would like to yield to my friend the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader of the house. >> i think the gentleman for yielding. on monday the house will meet at 12:00 from monday morning debate, 2:00 pm for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m.. tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 am for morning debate and 12:00 pm for legislative business. thursday, the house will meet at 9 am for legislative business, last votes of the week are expected later this week. we will consider several bills under suspension of rules including hr 4634, and terrorism risk insurance program reauthorization act, significant and bipartisan bill. the complete list of suspension bills will be announced by the clos

madam chair, for that. congratulate congresswoman torres, congresswoman torres small, congressman mcadams, rose, congressman lamb for their leadership on so any pieces of improving this legislation. but i do urge our colleagues to what president reagan said. the export-import bank, the and sustains ates jobs for millions of american workers and contributes to the strength of the united states economy. the export-import bank wayributes in a significant to our nation, end of quote, ronald reagan. ensures that on the ex-im bank can continue to contribute to our nation's that is good way for american workers, american values.es, and our i urge a strong bipartisan vote, the , again, commend chairwoman for her extraordinary leadership in getting us to this oint and associate myself with some of the concerns that mr. mchenry has put forth. i yield back the balance of my time. thank you. . the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. mchenry: if i may begin by commending the speaker. speaker pelosi, you won't h

madam president, i yield the floor. you. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: first let me thank my friend from south dakota for his wonderful words on thanksgiving. i was going to conclude with thanksgiving but i'll start. it's a great holiday. it's a great american holiday. i love it. my family loves it. i was born on thanksgiving day. my grandson, my new grandson was born on november 24, so he will have birthdays on thanksgiving as well. and this year for the first time the schumers will celebrate with four generations because my parents who also served in the army air force in world war ii -- my dad 96 and my mom 91 will be there with their great-grandson noah, and we are blessed. thanksgiving is family and food. what could be better than that? two great parts of the holiday. i will not carve the turkey like thune does because it will get screwed up. but i can dole out the marked potatoes -- the mashed potatoes. but it's a great holiday and we have a lot to thank god and this country for. the wonder

thune: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. thune: madam president, let me ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: madam president, let me just begin by echoing what the leader said earlier about the importance of passing the defense appropriations bill. i just came from a meeting with -- with members of our defense department where we talked about how important it is that the appropriations process move forward, that the defense authorization bill, the broader bill that sets the priorities for military spending, that also is stalled out here. that's something that in 58 years, both sides have agreed to, how we're going to make sure that we take care of our men and women in uniform, that they have the equipment, the weaponry, the training that they need to do their jobs and to keep america safe. that's the authorization bill. that's stalled out right now. that's the priorities bill. the appropriations bill is the part that funds all that. that, too, has been blocked.

with that, madam president, i yield the floor. mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: are we under a time agreement? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. leahy: madam president, i then would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: madam president, i ask consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: madam president, i know people are waiting to see what might happen around here. we do have before us and will have before us a continuing resolution to fully fund the federal government through december 20. i wish the step was not necessary. i wish we could have just passed all our bills. but while i wish the step was not necessary, i would urge all members to vote aye. i'm disappointed we have to pass a second continuing resolution. i wish we were further along in our work. it's not for lack of trying. it is no

[gavel]. >> president yee: madam clerk -- where am i? please call item 56. >> clerk: item 56 is a resolution to declare november 20, 2019 world children's day in the city and to affirm the city and county's commitment to the united nations convention of the rights of children. >> president yee: colleagues, let me indulge you a little bit for a moment here. i believe this is the first time this body has voted on such a resolution to acknowledge the world children's day which lands on -- tomorrow, on november 20 of every year. this year marks the 30th anniversary of the united nations convention of the rights of children which provides basic human rights principles that ensures that every child is protected from violence and poverty. but beyond that, it provides this very basic notion that children deserve to have their voices heard as part of any community or governing structure. of all the united nation members, the united states is the only one to have not -- to not have ratified the convention of the rights of children. i think all of

madam clerk, can you please call item number one. [agenda item read]. >> chair fewer: supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, chair fewer. we considered this item last week. if you'll recall, i offered amendments which needed to sit for a week, so i would ask today that we forward this to the full board with a positive recommendation. >> chair fewer: thank you, supervisor. there is no b.l.a. report on this, and so let's open this up for public comment. any members of the public want to comment on item one? seeing none, public comment is now closed. [gavel]. >> chair fewer: i'd like to make a motion to move this to the full board with a positive recommendation. i can do that without objection. thank you very much. [gavel]. >> chair fewer: madam clerk, please call item number two. [agenda item read]. >> chair fewer: thank you very much. and i believe today, we have michelle geddes project manager in the san francisco department of emergency management. >> thank you. you did my introduction. good morning, supervisors.

madam secretary, what are the possibilities? do you have a list of items that have been discussed or brought up previously but have not yet appeared on the agenda? >> clerk: i do not. >> commissioner covington: you do not have. fellow commissioners, would you like to propose items? if you don't at this time, please feel free to e-mail me or president nakajo. all right. okay. great. i would like to propose more information on the drone program, the preparations. i understand from chief wyrsch's comments earlier that people have been selected for the training, so i think it would be nice to get some more details about that. all right. well, seeing no other comments, next item, please. >> clerk: item number 10, public comment on item 11. public comment on all matters pertaining to items 11-b below, including public comment on whether to hold item 11-b in closed session. >> commissioner covington: would anyone from the public like to comment on this item? okay. public comment is closed. commissioners? >> commissioner cleaveland: oka

thank you, madam speaker. and i yield back. ms. haaland: thank you, madam speaker. i wish to yield to my friend and colleague, the gentlewoman from wisconsin, again moore. -- gwen moore. ms. moore: thank you so much, the gentlelady from new mexico, for yielding. and thank you, madam speaker. i am so very pleased to join my of eague, ms. hall and, one the first -- hall understand, one of the first mate -- ms. haaland, one of the first native americans serving here, it's about time. it's fitting here as we think about thanksgiving to celebrate native american history -- heritage month, considering the welcoming of foreigners to this land. first inhabited by the native peoples. this month really allows us the opportunity to formally remember the great contributions that native americans have made and they continue to make to bridge our communities and to improve our nation. and all you have to do is walk right down the street to the smithsonian native american museum to just get a glimpse of the many ways that native americans have contributed to the fabric of our nati

payne. >> thank you, madam chair. have some questions i wanted answered, but i think i want to go to ms. vela in reference to the questions and comments made by the honorable ranking member. when we talk about torture and the incident of torture that you were privy to, i don't think that we can make light of just one. one is one too many. and normally if there's been one, there's been more than one. and it opens the can of worms and a prospect of that becoming a norm. with respect to torture, because i have a family, i have a-- triplets and a wife and just the prospect of thinking they were subjected to that is horrific. so one is one too many. can you elaborate any more on that area and issue? >> certainly. thank you, congressman. yes, it is very prolific in throughout the country of mexico. particularly at the northern border that cartels will often kidnap individuals and extort family members for money. it is a practice that the u.s. government has also detailed in other years and so mpp is providing people, very o

madam clerk, let's go to the 3:00 p.m. special order items, 31 through 34. >> clerk: these items constitute the public hearing and associated motions for persons interested in the certification of a final environmental impact report for proposed mixed use project and project variant at 3333 california street, items 35 through 38, comprised the public hearing and associated motions for persons interested in the appeal of the certification of a conditional use authorization and planned development for the proposed project at 3333 california street. and items 39 through 42 comprise a public hearing and associated motions for persons interested in the decision of public works dated december 27, approving a tentative mat for a 15-lot vertical subdivision and 675 residential and 64 commercial mixed-use new condominium project at 3333 california street. >> okay. would you like to make any remarks? >> thank you, president yee. just at this time all parties have agreed to continue these items until the next board meeting on novembe

madam clerk. >> clerk: public comment? >> chairperson fewer: any members of the public that would like to comment on item number 3? >> good afternoon, commissioners, or i guess that it's morning these days, good morning, eric brooks with californians for energy choice and the green party and the local grassroots organization in our city. just two things. one is a local note. we have heard in the past complaints from people about trying to sign up for 100% green -- the super green product in cleanpowersf. and i waited until i was automatically included in the program and then i tried to sign up for 100%. and i found out that those complaints are accurate. i tried with four different web browsers to sign up for 100% renewable energy and i could not do it. and i have been using the internet since 1992, before there was a worldwide web, so i know how to use it. so something is seriously wrong with that opt out website page and it needs to be fixed. and tested with all different browsers and things like that. and the other note

the list, madam president, goes on and on. our adversaries are still at the door but two election days in a row now we have benefited from stronger defenses. progress like this should earn bipartisan applause. and like i said, behind closed doors it did but in public, our democratic colleagues have not loudly cheered these successes. instead they're trying to use the very serious issue of election security to repackage their long-held liberal view that washington, d.c. needs far more power over elections. look, madam president, nobody really believes that all the partisan proposals from speaker pelosi and company are some kind of tailored response to russian meddling. not when they transparently serve the same goals the democrats have wanted since way before 2016. for goodness sake, "the new york times" was editorializing for federalizing elections right after election day 2012. even when they liked the outcome. that was the same election cycle, by the way, in which president obama mocked, mocked his republican opponent for be