hank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. mccoach -- matthew mcconaughey each-in, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on h.r. 79956789 as the member designated by ms. porter, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yes on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. escobar of texas, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. escobar will vote es on h.r. 7995. madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. roybal-allard will vote yes on h.r. 7995. hank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? as the member designated by dr. rue wes of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that dr. ruiz will vote

madam chair, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate december 17, 2020, at 11:54 a.m. that the senate agrees to the house amendment to the bill senate 914. agrees to the house amendment to the bill senate 1130. passed senate 1387. hat the senate passed senate 2513. hat the senate passed senate 3287. that the senate passed senate 5036. passed with an amendment h.r. 221. that the senate passed without h.r. 8810. states-chinaunited economic and security review commission. with best wishes i am, signed saerl, cheryl l. -- sincerely, cheryl l. johnson, clerk. the speaker pro tempore: 8 of rule 20,ause the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to the nd the rules on which yeas and nays are ordered. the house will resume proceedi

you, madam ank speaker. might i remind the gentleman this is not about creating a to practices parity. this -- prosperity. his is creating a path to liquidity which creates a path to demand for people at the lower end of the economic spectrum. of whom are not working at the moment through no fault of their own. with that, let me yield two from s to the gentleman virginia, an excellent member of the ways and means committee, for two an buyer, minutes -- beyer, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. r. beyer: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to support the cash act which will send $2,000 checks to people.ican i want to thank chairman neal for coming together very quickly to create this act in a way.htful the american people are hurting this holiday season. they need our help. ur bill would increase those payments to $2,000 which would include adult dependants, realizing that $600 is not enough for people facing eviction and hunger. this will pay a path due -- pas

thank you, madam clerk. before we get started, just a friendly reminder for all the supervisors to mute your microphones unless you're speaking like me to mute your microphones to avoid audio feedback. so today, colleagues, we are approving the minutes from the november 3, 2020 regular meeting. are there any changes to these meeting minutes? give me a second here. okay. seeing none, can i have a motion to approve them? >> so moved. >> president yee: so moved, and second by -- >> supervisor fewer: fewer. >> president yee: can i have a roll call, please. >> clerk: on the motion to approve the minutes -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. madam clerk, let's go to our consent agenda. let's call items 1 through 10 together. >> clerk: items 1 through 10 are on consent. these items are to be considered routine. if a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately. >> president yee: okay.

thank you, madam clerk. before we get started, just a friendly reminder for all the supervisors to mute your microphones unless you're speaking like me to mute your microphones to avoid audio feedback. so today, colleagues, we are approving the minutes from the november 3, 2020 regular meeting. are there any changes to these meeting minutes? give me a second here. okay. seeing none, can i have a motion to approve them? >> so moved. >> president yee: so moved, and second by -- >> supervisor fewer: fewer. >> president yee: can i have a roll call, please. >> clerk: on the motion to approve the minutes -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. madam clerk, let's go to our consent agenda. let's call items 1 through 10 together. >> clerk: items 1 through 10 are on consent. these items are to be considered routine. if a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately. >> president yee: okay.

>> thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. adam smith of washington state, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. smith will vote yes on house res. 1271. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. lawrence of michigan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. lawrence will vote yes on h.res. 1271. as the member designated by mr. peters of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. peters will vote yes on h.res. 1271. as the member designated by mr. ryan of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. ryan will vote yes on h.res. 1271. as the member designated by mr. heck of washington, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. heck will vote yes on h.res. 1271. as the member designated by mr. kilmer of washington, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. kilmer will vote yes on h.res. 1271.

i yield back, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: members to address reminded their remarks to the chair and ot to a perceived viewing audience. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. garcia, for five minutes. garcia: thank you, madam speaker. guadalupeise to honor and maria lopez who were taken by covid-19 in chicago only a few weeks ago. this housands during pandemic, their children, erica, weren't even able to say a proper goodbye. were loving maria parents, grandparents, and active members of the community their family in archer heights in chicago. most people -- lupe, as most people knew him, was a 33 ved 911 dispatcher for years. chicago police officers voice of him as a security and reassurance who guided them on the radio through of the most dangerous situations. colleagues remember him as to help jump-start a car or change a tire, even long, stressful shift. maria owned an income tax service in my neighborhood of village. she served the community and particularly immigrants with and de

thank you, madam speaker. of what i say today is going to be a little redundant repeating. does bear i do stand here in strong support of the amended version which is water resources development act 2020, or wrda. represents a bipartisan, bicameral compromise that renews our commitment to consider water resources infrastructure legislation. nd i want to remind my house colleagues and reiterate what the chairman said, we passed a bipartisan wrda bill out of committee on transportation and infrastructure and we on the sly passed it floor of the house in july. nd now five months later, we hope to do the very same thing after successfully negotiating with the senate. 2020 authorizes and, again, as has been pointed out, 60 ritical water resource projects. this is the most authorizations in recent history. these projects are going to our global competitiveness. they're going to grow the economy. they're going to provide flood communities.r our they're going to safeguard the environment and create jobs. is fiscally w

thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, we have before us an appeal to the proposed project, 350 through 352 san jose avenue, and i understand this appeal has been withdrawn. supervisor mandelman? >> supervisor mandelman: thank you, president yee, and yes, this is an appeal of a ceqa determination for 350 san jose, and although it has been withdrawn, i understand that we need to take action to affirm the ceqa determination as well as taking public comment on that action. i will say just a few words about the project for colleagues and the public, if folks are interested. the project is a significant addition to an existing four-unit, three story building, historic resource building around 1870, to threw a total of 13 units in four floors. a group of neighbors reached out to my office during the summer, and they were concerned about the impact to neighboring properties and jury commons park, which the property backs up to, and the replacement of now vacant rent controlled units. the project has been modified sign

thank you, madam president. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: thank you, mr. president. senator udall and i came in in the same class now 12 years ago. it's hard to believe that 12 years has passed. how can that happen so quickly? and we've seen the senate on various chapters as it sought to address the big challenges facing america. colleagues have already noted tom's intense advocacy for the wild lands of the west and the poetry he brought to it in his speech today with mr. stheg -- mr. stegner's rereflections on the wild lands of the west and all of his efforts to protect those lands. and colleagues have mentioned how when folks thought it couldn't be done, he dived into this partnership with senator vitter to drive the lautenberg toxic substances act and got it accomplished through months and months of intense negotiations. he cares about the function of this body and has shared with us idea after idea about how we can make it work better, ideas we should still work to consider in

madam president, -- where am i? would the senator modify his request to include a unanimous consent request -- to include unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 9051, a bill received from the house, to increase recovery rebate amounts to $2,000 per individual, that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection to the modification? mr. mcconnell: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. is there objection to the original request? the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: thank you. reserving -- reserving the right to object, we should all be very, very clear. the working class of this country today faces more economic desperation than at any time since the great depression of the 1930's, and working families need help now. not next year, but right now. last night, the house of representatives with a two-thirds majority, 275-

madam president, i yield the floor stomach madam president. >> senator from illinois spent madam president, how bad is covid-19 pandemic? i'm sure we each look at it in personal and family terms and we had just gotten through a thanksgiving like no other for my family and many others. we decided that safety was more important than being physically in the same room with the family members that we love. we turned to face time and zoom in every other contrivance we can find to maintain a connection with children, grandchildren and other people we love. the situation is dire and the infection and death rate in my home state has been heartbreaking and in terms of the number of people who had their lives changed have had their lives ended because of it. i can use one example of how bad it isn and it won't mean much to those listening but the city of st. louis is a large metropolitan area with millions of people and i grew up nearby on the other side of the river and one day last week the st. louis hospitals were unable to take a covid-19 patient and as a result that patient was transported almos

madam secretary, can we have a roll call vote, please. [roll call] >> clerk: president knutzen, the vote is unanimous. >> great. thank you so much. commissioners, your next agenda item is g, requesting authorization to enter into a new grant agreement with multiple providers for the provision of legal services for older adults during the period of january 1, 2021 to june 30, 2024 in the amount of $5,272,838 plus a 10% contingency for a total grant amount not to exceed $5,800,121, and before i call on the presenter, i'm going to call on commissioner jung, who needs to recuse herself. >> yes. i'd like to recuse myself due to potential conflict with the listed grantees. >> okay. thank you very much, and i -- which is fine. we're going to grant you that recusal, and staff member mike zaugg, if you could present the item. >> yes. good morning again, commissioners. the next -- actually, i want to speak quickly to the next two items, which are two groupings to our legal services contracts. we've split them, as you can see, into legal services fo

you, madam ank speaker. might i remind the gentleman this is not about creating a to practices parity. this -- prosperity. his is creating a path to liquidity which creates a path to demand for people at the lower end of the economic spectrum. of whom are not working at the moment through no fault of their own. with that, let me yield two from s to the gentleman virginia, an excellent member of the ways and means committee, for two an buyer, minutes -- beyer, for two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. r. beyer: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to support the cash act which will send $2,000 checks to people.ican i want to thank chairman neal for coming together very quickly to create this act in a way.htful the american people are hurting this holiday season. they need our help. ur bill would increase those payments to $2,000 which would include adult dependants, realizing that $600 is not enough for people facing eviction and hunger. this will pay a path due -- pas

beyer: madam speaker -- mr. connolly: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. nevada, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that ms. titus will vote yes on h.r. 3250. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. blumenauer, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. blumenauer will vote yes on h.r. 3250. as the member designated by ms. lowenthal, pursuant to h.res. that mr.form the house lowenthal will vote yes on h.r. 3250. as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. lieu 3250.ote yes on h.r. as the member designated by ms. barragan, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that ms. barragan will vote yes on h.r. 3250. s the member designated by mr. kind, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house that mr. kind 3250.ote yes on h.r. as the member designated by ms. iore, pursuant to h.res. 965, inform the house that ms. moore will vote yes on h.r. 3250. s the member designated by mr. cohen, pursuant to h.res

[applause] >> thank you, madam president. thank you all. i want to just close by first thanking the department of state staff all around. these folks just did amazing work all year round. thank you, thank you, thank you. and thank you for today as well. thank you to all of you, the electors. you, today, carried out the will of the voters of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. [applause] and accentuated the majesty of our democracy in the beautiful words of president george h w bush. thank you again. we will gradually, well, we'll just walk carefully up the stairs, down the stage, making sure to leave some distance between you. thank you again, justice, for your presence, and thank you to rabbi kessler as well and i hope that you all have a wonderful afternoon. >> thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> live coverage throughout the day of the electoral college votes a

neal: thank you, madam speaker. are here at a moment for extreme hardship for families across t country. last wk, the housend senate passed bipartisan that wl provide relief foreople people to st in their homes p and put od on the table cemberite the fact and appred allhe measures that it conined, the president unexpectedly decided to delay signing the pkage into w for severadays. and i introduced this legislation on christmas eve, madam speaker, with the following in the mind. it was forewarned that the three osts would visit scrooge before him about the path toll redemption. we started with christmas past and start with christmas past acknowledging that three years ago, one of the largest tax cuts in american history that overwhelmingly came to people at cut and and a rate corporate rate cut and part of that endeavor. in the christmas present, there are 20 million americans who are receiving unemployment insurance. more than 350,000 dead and 19 million people infected with this pandemic. for the christmas future,

madam president, i ask consent to set the ndaa -- no, sorry. madam president, where am i? the senator modify his request to include a modified -- include unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 9051, a bill received from the house to increase recovery rebound amounts to $2000 per individual. that the bill be read a third time and passed. the motion to be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. objection to the modification? sen. mcconnell: i've got it. >> objection is heard. is there objection to the original request? the senator from vermont. sen. sanders: thank you. reserving the right to object. clear.ld all be very the working class of this country today faces more economic desperation than at any time since the great depression of the 1930's. helporking families need now. not next year, but right now. last night, the house of representatives with a two 75-134,majority, 2 movedirds bipartisan vote to increase the direct payment going to working families from $600 per adult to $2000 per adult

madame president. i would be remiss if i did not mention at a time when smany people in our economy are suffering, has been far worse for the african-american and latino communities. during this pandemic , 60 percent of latino families and 55 percent of african-americaned families have either experienced a job loss or a pay cut that is the unimaginable number general population suffering even worse. madame president i should add that in the midst of the pandemic not everybody is suffering those on top, the billionaires on top are doing phenomenally well. the past nine months of this pandemic, 0 have seen their wealth go up by over $1 trillion during this pandemic and now own over twice as mh golf as the bottom a 50 percent of amerin people. madame president this is the united states of america, the richest country in the history of the world. no person in this great country should be going hungry. no person should live in fear of going homeless. no person in america should back the health care they nee

the speaker: thank you very much, madam speaker. i associate myself with your comments and that of our chaplain, father conroy, that it is appropriate to start today with a prayer every day, but especially a day when we are seeing over 300,000 and the number getting higher of americans who are dying from the coronavirus. we hope, because there is a vaccine, we have hope because we have a president who recognizes science and again the need for us to distribute the vaccine in the most equitable and fair and free way. that president, i mean the one who will take office a month from now, joe biden. i do want to speak to the bill that will be on the floor shortly. it is a good bipartisan bill. it does as different from bills that have been proposed on the senate side by the republican leader. it does things that his bill never did. and that is it addresses the food needs of the american people. maybe 15 million children are food insecure in our country. and adults as well. millions of families on the verge of eviction. and this legislati

. >> thank you madam president. now the senate is here this week for a rare holiday session to address two major issues. the president's veto of the annual defense bill and the effort to send $2000 survival checks to millions and millions of american families, something senate democrats strongly support. the senate should be in session to address both issues. there only a few days left in the session. we should not adjourn until the senate holds a vote on both measures the ndaa veto override and the house bill to provide 2000-dollar checks to the american people. as we all know, majorityon leadr controls the schedule on the floor so leader mcconnell holds the key to unlocking this dilemma. the solution is a simple one, put both bills up for a simple up-or-down vote and then let the chips fall where they may. i believe both measures will pass as they should bid leader mcconnell must allow the senate to vote on the uses of legislation. the defense bill in the 2000-dollar checks before we go home. we will start the pro

madam president, i yield the floor. >> madam president? >> senator fromrb illinois. >> madam president, howt, bad is the trannine pandemic? i'm sure we each look at it in personal and family terms. we have just gone through a thanksgiving like no others there . for my family for many others who decided the safety was more important than being physically in the same room. with the family members we love him so we turned a stein, soon, and to the other contrivance we can find -- facetime -- zoom -- tot remain in connection with those we love. at the situation is dire. in my home state i can use one example of how bad it is. it will mean much to those who listening, but the city of st. louis is a large metropolitan area, millions of people. i grew up nearby on the illinois side of the river. one day last week the st. louis hospitals were unable to take a covid-19 patient, and as result that patient was transported almost 100 miles away to quincy illinois to hospital. so the patient to receive the care that they need. think of that. not an ava

to madam speaker, it's up us. indeed,ps, the country, the world, is watching to see do, whether we can tune out other differences and still come together to support and women of the ilitary and american national security. i would only ask that as members vote they put the best interests of the country first. consideration er that should matter. this vote is about supporting troops and defending america. perfect, this bill oes a good job of advancing both. and should be supporting once again. balance of my e time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back the balance of his time. will the gentleman spend? sprend dsh will the gentleman suspend? the house will be in order. the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such he may consume. mr. smith: thank you. i rise today to strongly urge inbers to uphold what we did this chamber just a couple of weeks ago and wh

thank you, madam mayor for the lovely introduction. i struggled to believe it is 40 weeks since you issued the shelter-in-place order in march. thanks to your steadfast leadership and vision, the city and county of san francisco has been a model for the nation on how we keep our residents safe, healthy and resilient. as you shared, san francisco will recover from the covid-19 pandemic, but that recovery will depend on all of us, all of our behaviors and actions. it will take all of us to support each other, stand up for each other and do what is right for each other. i am so produce to partner with -- to partner with the department of children youth and families, recreation and parks, san francisco public library and other city departments. our school district, community partners and private sector partners to join forces and to do our part to ensure the safety and well-being of our city's most vulnerable children and youth. we answered your call to action, madam mayor, and stood up to the community hub initiative for youth. a lot of s

. >> yes madam chair. currently there are seven speakers in the queue and three listening. >> okay, let's open it up for public comment. let's give everyone 2 minutes for this public xhechcomment. let's hear what our public commenters have to say. thank you. >> yes madam chair. operations is checking to see if there are more callers in the queue. operations please let us know if you have not already done so press star 3 to be added to the queue. for those on hold, wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. please queue in the first caller. >> good morning madam chair and supervisors. i am the policy manager. we are strongly opposed to the city's reliance on using electronic monitoring. our reentry program works closely with people who are formally incarcerated and their families. many of them have been on electronic monitoring, which is not an alternative to but a costly and counterproductive extension of incarceration that does not only affect individuals but their families as well. there is n

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam. pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 21, 2020, at 11:08 p.m. that the senate passed senate 2429. that the senate agrees to the house of representatives' amendment to senate amendment to the bill h.r. 1520. that the senate agreed to without objection amendment house concurrent resolution 128. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 3250. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 5126. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 5472. with best wishes, i am, signed sincerely, cheryl l. johnson. the speaker pro tempore: -- the clerk: the honorable speaker, house of representatives, madam. pursuant to permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on december 22, 2020, at 11:39 a.m. that the senate agr

so now, madam president, i asked consent to said the sorry, madam president, where am i. will the senator modified his request. to include unanimous consent request that the senate proceeded to the immediate consideration of hr 9051. a bill received from the house to increase remain amounts to $2000 per individual that the bill be read in third time in past. the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table. with no intervening action for debate. >> is their objection to the modification. >> object . >> objection is hard to . is her to the original request. >> the senator from vermont for unit. >> thank you. our reserve - preserving the right to object. we should all be very much that the working class of this country today f faces more economic desperation than any time since the great depression of the 1930s. and the working families need help now. not next year, but right now. last night, the house of representatives with a two thirds majority, 275, - 134. two thirds bipartisan votes moved to increase theas direct payment going to the working families f

madam president, that approach may are probably wyoming downright prolific. mike has been responsible for the passing of more than 100 bills. it become a go to leader on everything from budget, tax reform and the deficit to aids relief and workplace safety. his sober, prudent approach not to mention his practical experience keeping the books and making payroll made mike exactly the sort of person taxpayers hope will manage their dollars. his budget revolution to secure the federal government sustain more physical health. he hoped for the first major overhaul of the federal tax code in ageneration . he steps a watchful eye on the unintended consequences of legislation such as his recent work to help relieve mainstreet lenders from the one-size-fits-all approach of.frank. back when german is he was chair of the health committee his democratic counterpart was ted kennedy.ee that small government guide from wyoming liberal guy from massachusetts. call it the 8020 rules final exam. but they pass that exam. they worked together to create bipartisan outcomes like wo

inhofe: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma and chairman of the senate armed services committee. mr. inhofe: i ask to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: thank you, madam president. i have -- i was disappointed last week when president trump vetoed the ndaa. this bill has been -- this would be the 60th year we've had the ndaa. the ndaa is the national defense authorization act. i have said so many times, countless times on the floor of the house and the floor of the senate that this is the most important bill that we have. some people don't agree with that, but i do. that's what we are supposed to be doing here. we are supposed to be defending america. we are in the most threatened situation we have ever been in. i sometimes look back and think of the good old days of the cold war. we had two superpowers out there. we knew what they had, they had had -- they knew what we had. mutual assurance of destruction meant something at that time.

i kind of agree with madam president. if we can set that date, you know, maybe move the first meeting back a week and then set the other one up and then if we don't need it, we could cancel. that's just my thought. >> well, sfgov tv has us on a schedule for the 2nd, wednesday month of the -- of the month. so we cannot switch it. their tv allotments. so i would have to check with them about adding two more meetings. >> president covington: yes. it would be based upon the feedback that we get from sf govas to what the dates might be. they would have to tell us what kind of coverage that they would be able to provide. >> correct. >> president covington: okay. so are there any other commissioners who would like to speak on this? commissioner cleaveland, -- excuse me, madam vice president? >> madam president, i don't have any opinion on this. i think it really matters -- it really is up to sf gov and city hall where we can get the time on television and whether we can get the room, once we're able to go back to city hall. so i

hank you, madam speaker. mr. cartwright: as the member designated by mr. doyle of pennsylvania, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the will vote r. doyle no on the motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: good morning, madam speaker, as the member designated by the honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote no on the motion to recommit, h.r. 3884, the more act of 2020. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. mucarsel-powell of florida, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. mucarsel-powell will vote neigh on the motion to recommit. nars, as the member designated by mr. lavings of florida, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. hastings will also vote nay

thank you, madam clerk. before we get started, just a friendly reminder for all the supervisors to mute your microphones unless you're speaking like me to mute your microphones to avoid audio feedback. so today, colleagues, we are approving the minutes from the november 3, 2020 regular meeting. are there any changes to these meeting minutes? give me a second here. okay. seeing none, can i have a motion to approve them? >> so moved. >> president yee: so moved, and second by -- >> supervisor fewer: fewer. >> president yee: can i have a roll call, please. >> clerk: on the motion to approve the minutes -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president yee: okay. without objection, the minutes will be approved after public comment as presented. madam clerk, let's go to our consent agenda. let's call items 1 through 10 together. >> clerk: items 1 through 10 are on consent. these items are to be considered routine. if a member objects, an item may be removed and considered separately. >> president yee: okay.

madam clerk, do we have any announcements? >> clerk: yes, madam chair. the board of supervisors, legislative chamber and committee room are closed. however, members will be participating in the meeting remotely. committee members will attend the meeting through video conferencing and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if physically present. public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. both channel 26 and sfgovtv.org are streaming the number across the screen. each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. comments are opportunity to speak during public comment period are available via phone call by calling (415)655-0001. again, meeting i.d. 146 414 8528. again 146 414 8528. then press pound twice. when permitted, you'll hear the meeting discussion, but you will be muted. when your item of interest comes up, dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. best practices are to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. alternatively, you may submit public comment in either o

madam interim director. >> thank you, madam secretary. this is the first workshop on on the exciting effort to create racial equity action plan. ocii human services manager will precept phase one of -- will present phase one of this exciting effort. >> good afternoon. it is my pleasure today to introduce a over view and status of implementation of ocii racial equity plan. for a bit background, the office of racial equity was established by the board of supervisors in july 2019. it mandates but is not included to development of a city-wide racial equity framework and plan for city departments. while ocii is not a city department, we as agency are committed fully to achieve goals of the able equity ordinance. >> it is a guided document on addressing implicit bias, addressing individual institutional structural racism and advo indicating more inclusive policies and breaktises to reduce racial disparities and promote racial equity. it is important for us as we can do this to define racial equity as defined by the office of racial equity. raci

that is the letter in in the z madam president. mike could've just set back and cruised but mike basic services were logging and nearly everyone who encountered him in town and in the chamber of commerce meetings concluded this up and comer of real leadership talent. i understand the final product in the public service came from no less a statesman of our own former colleague al simpson. they crossed paths alan had heard mike speak and it took the promising young man aside to tell him up pointedly that his town sure did need a good mayor to be precise mike tells us it was typically blunt al simpson, put your money where your mouth is set out. our future colleague took it under advisement but mike almost did not survive long enough to announce his campaign the way he tolday it on the floor when he worked up the courage to relay that suggestion to diana on the long drive home she almost swerved right off the road, fortunately they t were unharmed and the more that they talked the more that they like the idea of making a difference. a

cornyn: madam mr.cornyn: madam president, we've seen a series of encouraging developments in the middle east, a place where there isn't a long trend line of positive developments. we have destroyed the isis caliphate. we've brought down dangerous terrorist leaders like al-baghdadi. and of course the head of the irgc, general soleimani, who was personally responsible for american blood on his hands, particularly in providing explosively performed explosively formed penetrators that penetrated our armor in iraq. through the work of the trump administration, we've strengthened bilateral ties with our closest friends and allies, including israel and jordan. and this summer the administration helped forge historic peace deals between israel and arab nations in the region. the united arab emirates became the third arab country and the first gulf state to recognize and normalize relations with israel through the signing of the abraham accords peace agreement. it was only a matter of days when bahrain followed

madam director? >> thank you, madam secretary. through the chair, this is the only housing production report. this is the third year where we've used this new format, so i'm glad it's working. we've gotten compliments. we're making some modifications on the website so it's more interactive, and that will be available next year, but jeff white will be presenting on this item. >> thank you. hi. good afternoon, commissioners and director sesay. that's probably the last time i'm going to say that all in one sentence. so yeah, happy to be here to presents for the period of fisk of year 19-20. please keep in mind these results are for the period ending june 2020. the report itself is in draft form, and we'd like to get any suggestions or input you have today, and then after incorporating any revisions, we'll distribute it to all interested parties and post on our website as in years past. so this report is powerpoint up. >> clerk: i'll allow you to share in just one second. >> all right. >> clerk: sorry about that. technical difficulty.

thank you madame chair. the opioid for millions of americans in rural kentucky thousands have lost friends and loved ones one of the largest manufacturers in the family that profited perhaps more than any other. over the last 20 years since the 19 fifties they've had many family members and leadership and on the board that have made billions in order to minimize those harmful effects on their drug oxycontin. but with those advertising documents to illustrate it was less addictive than other alternatives. and doctors who were more likely to prescribe oxycontin because it was safe these lies in purdue pharma pleading guilty with $200 million. however this does not stop the marketing campaign over the next decade to be misleading for the kickbacks to oxycontin and accelerating all the while the family for millions of americans were than 2600 lawsuits for the pain and suffering caused by the family they began taking money out of the company over $10 billion worth one of the 151 - - 15th wealthiest families in th

>> thank you, madam clerk. madam secretary. >> members who wish to make two minutes dial the number on the screen do we have any callers? >> there are no callers in the queue. >> thank you, public comment on item 9 is closed. thank you. >> next item, please. >> your next item is the 10 consent calender. all matters listed here under constitute of consent calender are considered to be routine by the san francisco public utilities commission and acted on by a single vote of the commission. there are no separate discussion and unless a member of the public show request in which event the matter will be removed from the cam der and discussed as a separate item. you have received multiple members of the public have e-mailed to request that item 10e be removed from the consent calender and these e-mails have been forwarded to the commission and an explanation be provided to address why lbe discount points were provided to non qualified companies end quote. the commission will consider 10a through 10d and i will read

madam clerk, please call item 11. resolution approving a new grant agreement between the city and county of san francisco permanent supportive housing to formerly homeless adults in 463 units for county adult assistance programs for a total term of january 1, 2021 through february 29, 2024 for a total not to exceed $26.3 million. call 415-655-0001 if you wish to comment on this item. please wait until the system indicates you are muted and you may begin comments. >> thank you very much. today do have dillon with us? >> good afternoon, chair fewer and members of the budget and finance committee i am here to present on this item. we have gg whitley here to answer any questions. let me share my screen. i will do a brief presentation for you all. >> there we go. good afternoon. nice to see you all again today. i am here before you today with a proposed resolution to approve a new grant agreement between city and county of san francisco and the community services or ecs to to provide services for 463 units of permanent sup

thank you to madam mayor and for your time. that concludes today's press conference. >> thank you so much. goodbye. >> good morning. thank you for joining us today. we know this year has been hard on our kids and families. the fact the public schools haven't opened is really challenging. we are seeing the impact every day as kids fall further and further behind. as city we don't control the schools. we have been providing a much-needed support, as much as we can to help get them open. right now, we are working with the district to set up the testing system. we shared funding and staff to help facilities get ready we will do whatever we can to get our classrooms open. i know it is not easy. it is for the good of our entire community, and for our kids and families. nothing matters more. back in summer when it was clear schools weren't going to open this fall, we knew we had to do something for the kids struggling with distance learning, including my niece and nephew. that is where we launched this community hub initiative. as the

connolly: madam speaker. madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. connolly: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. of nevada, pursuant to h.res. 965, i inform the house titus will vote yes on h.res. 512. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yes on h.res. 512. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? as the member designated by mr. lipinski of illinois, i informto h.res. 965, the house that mr. lipinski will vote yes on house resolution 512. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 386, the nays are 3, one recorded as present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from north carolin

madam clerk. if you don't mind, public comment for items 5 and 6. >> clerk: operations is checking to see if there are callers in the queue. items 5 and 6. >> yes, we have four callers in the queue. >> let's hear them. >> thank you. good afternoon. i am wesley sabre. i am the policy manager for glide. one of the original co-sponsors for prop c. it has built in financial accountability, oversight committee to recommend funding and promote transparency. this panel of experts on homelessness have been diligently working to fulfill the promise. we ask you support the recommendations of the oversight body. to do otherwise is to betray the intention of the legislation. the work of the liaisons demonstrated a standard of excellence in an effort to conduct outreach to stakeholders and people impacted researching and generating proposals. their recommendations recommend represent what san francisco voted for. there are requests brought before the committee to channel funds toward proposals not prop c. it w

so now, madam president, i ask consent to set the ndaa, no, sorry. madam president, where am i. would the senator modify his request to include a unanimous consent request that the, to include unanimous consent that the senate proceed to immediate consideration of hr 9051, a bill received from the house to increase recovery rebate amounts to $2,000 per individual, that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. >> is there objection to the modification? >> i object. >> objection is heard. is there objection to the original request? the senator from vermont. >> thank you. reserving the right to object, we should all be very, very clear. working class of this country today faces more economic desperation than at any time since the great depression of the 1930s and working families need help now. not next year but right now. last night, the house of representatives with a two-thirds majority 275-134 approved the payment going from $600 per adult to $2,000 per adult. the house did t