and with that, madam speaker, i reserve my time. sorry, madam speaker.i'm going to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, ms. frankel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for two minutes. ms. frankel: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. rules chairman. madam speaker, i rise today in support of the american rescue plan. madam speaker, i have been honored to be in public service in my state legislature, as mayor of west palm beach, and now here in congress, and i can can unequivocally say this is the most important, impactful legislation i have ever had the honor to vote for. we all know that this past year has tested us like never before. the pandemic has destroyed lives and livelihoods. it has disproportionately hurt women, especially women of color, who are already at an economic disadvantage. of the impacts have been devastating. women have lost 5.3 million jobs. two million of which are permanent losses. and knows not -- and that's not all. women make up the majority of our frontline workforce. in fact,

thank you, madam speaker. mrs. hartzler: i rise to celebrate the achievements women have made and reaffirm we are already equal under current law. women represent 51% of the population. comprise over half of college students. make up the majority of medical and law school students. and run 12.3 million women-owned businesses. little girls can be whatever they want to be whether that be a astronaut, doctor, full-time mom working at home, or a member of congress. the e.r.a. would not add to the rights already guaranteed by the 14th amendment equal protection clause, but it could jeopardize them. how? two ways. first, by making it discriminatory to offer benefits to women not offered to men. women scholarships, women's colleges, job protection for pregnant women, and safe spaces may all be on the chopping block. when the equal rights amendment was first propose add century ago, many women's rights advocates recognize the negative ramifications it would bring. in fact, future first lady eleanor roosevelt expressed

green: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, and still i rise. i rise today in strong support of this legislation because it includes transwomen. some of the most brutal, horrific crimes created in the minds of people have been perpetrated upon transwomen. this legislation protects them as it protects all women. i support it and i encourage my colleagues to do so as well. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentlewoman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from new york, mr. espaillat. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. he patea: -- mr. -- mr. espaillat: it should never have been allowed to lapse to begin with. i stand here in support of this bill in honor of gladys, a dear constituent of mine who 22 years ago was murdered by her jealous ex-boyfr

levin: madam speaker. would strike the bill -- this is a blatant attempt to undermine -- fair share fee for service. for union members and nonmembers alike. let us understand where the so-called -- --designed specifically to prevent white and black workers from organizing together in the same union. also week i was in alabama support ning an overwhelmingly black group of workers in their effort to form a union. i saw how difficult this was in the so-called right to work state. these laws are vestages of a racist past and it's time we reject them. i appreciate the chairman giving me some time and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam chairman. i yield one minute to the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. walberg: i thank the gentlelady. madam chairman, h.r. 842 codifies the one-sided obama era ambush electi

thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i'm pleased to join my colleague, mr. mack cartwright, as a co-sponsor on the reclaim act. this bipartisan legislation focuses on re-authorizing the abandon mine land funds, a.m.l. funds. my district, pennsylvania 15, as the most abandoned coal mines in the country. re-authorizing the a.m.l. fund will provide opportunities to -- and funding to clean up the abandoned mine land not just in my district but across the nation. coal mining built america. the powered us on to the world stage. helped us win two world wars. and brought our nation into the modern era. the a.m.l. is set to expire this year. while we continue to make progress on environmental restoration, re-authorizing the fund is crucial to support cleanup efforts and spur economic development. madam speaker, congress has a great opportunity to do right by pennsylvania and other great coal mining states by re-authorizing the abandoned mine land fund, which is not funded by tax dollars but by a fee that has been placed on every ton of coal mined since 1977. those mo

supervisor chan. >> thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, today i want to talk about in the past week more details have come to life regarding the 150 anniversary celebration and revenue of publicly owned land and through public access. and all city contracts involving over $1 million would come to the board of supervisors for approval. we have discovered that the board has yet to have the opportunity to vet an event like the 150th anniversary but reportedly to cost about $1.9 million. the reason why it hasn't come to us as i learned was it was put together by multiple departments instead of one contract. therefore with the goal to push for good and clean government i'm requesting city attorney drives legislation to stop loopholes in the permitting en the piecemealing to evade public approval process. that's my request today. today is the start of women's history month i want to honor our chinese history making women in history and california and fighting for equality and honoring immigrant families and raising issues of gender i

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fischbach: yes, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. desaulnier: i don't have any more speakers but i anticipate more. i'd reserve, if you've got more speakers. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, yes, we do have more speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. mrs. fischbach: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the representative from virginia's fifth district. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. the bottom line is this rule would advance unconstitutional legislation that undermines the second amendment for law-abiding citizens. it's amazing that lawful gun ownership has been so politicized by the left it's now common to ask someone their position on the second amendment as if our constitutional rights are subject to opinion. the question before us is not do we believe in gun rights, but it's rather, do we believe in the consti

supervisor chan. >> thank you, madam clerk. colleagues, today i want to talk about in the past week more details have come to life regarding the 150 anniversary celebration and revenue of publicly owned land and through public access. and all city contracts involving over $1 million would come to the board of supervisors for approval. we have discovered that the board has yet to have the opportunity to vet an event like the 150th anniversary but reportedly to cost about $1.9 million. the reason why it hasn't come to us as i learned was it was put together by multiple departments instead of one contract. therefore with the goal to push for good and clean government i'm requesting city attorney drives legislation to stop loopholes in the permitting en the piecemealing to evade public approval process. that's my request today. today is the start of women's history month i want to honor our chinese history making women in history and california and fighting for equality and honoring immigrant families and raising issues of gender i

madam speaker, st. louis and i rise on behalf of the more than 788 people who have been killed by law enforcement over the last year. we rise 30 years to the day after the ruthless beating of rodney king. we rise in honor of breonna taylor who was brutally gunned down by police in her home last march. we rise for george floyd and all those who have been killed by police since his torture and murder. those names, william burgess, mark brewer, deion johnson, tony mcdade, rashard brooks, ruben smith, kamal flowers, robert harris, joseph denton, vincent truitt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. bush: angelo grooms. amir johnson. kasey goodman. the more than 100 people whose names have been with held by police. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is no longer recognized. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. >> order. order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is no longer recognized. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gent

higgins: thank you, madam speaker. i'm going to attempt to address the hearts an minds of some of my dear friends across the aisle and i do have friends, i respect you and love you and admire you. and i recognize that we've all lived different lives but let me clarify that i have a very personal knowledge of the way the street works. criminals are not going to follow these laws. you're talking about 10 days. i can have -- i can have a 10-minute override from right here and bring you back an illegal gun. you want one? couple hundred bucks. i can get you one. it's not intellectually sound. to actually believe in your heart that restricting the second amendment rights and freedoms to purchase and own an bear firearms of americans that will follow the laws you intend to pass is going to impact the decisions that are made by criminals on the street. it's just not reality, man. this realm is bizarre. americans are watching us right now. they get it. they know. the criminals are not going to -- this is not going to impact the

nadler: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, h.r. 1651, the covid-19 bankruptcy relief extension act of 2021, is bipartisan legislation to temporarily extend until march 27, 2022, the covid-19 bankruptcy relief provisions enacted as part of the cares act in the december 20 -- december, 2020, omnibus appropriations bill. it's urgent for congress to ensure that families and small businesses do not lose access to these economic lifelines. these provisions were enacted last year to provide critical relief to families and small businesses forced into bankruptcy because of the ongoing pandemic. for example, they help ensure that federal covid-related relief payments are used by families to get through this pandemic instead of being seized by creditors. they help people stay in their homes and make sure their utilities are not shut off. in addition, these provisions protect individuals and creditors alike from the effects of the pandemic, derailing the cou

. >> thank you, madam speaker. these are challenging times for everyone, including for our nation's young people who are trying to cope with growing up and learning during the covid-19 pandemic. ms. bonamici: at this challenging time arts education is more important than ever. the arts provide a way to help people connect and cope and have this crisis the arts will continue to play an important role in helping to heal. in recognition of music in our schools month, i want to highlight the value of music education. my mom was a piano teacher and i took lessons myself. i know music is an important part of a well-rounded education. and it helps students become critical creative thinkers across subjects and eventually in their careers. yesterday i spoke with band and choir educators from oregon who are working to safely re-engage students in in-person music classes. i thank them and i'm grateful that the american rescue plan will provide funding to help schools open safely, including those important band and choir class

madam speaker, st. louis and i rise on behalf of the more than 788 people who have been killed by law enforcement over the last year. we rise 30 years to the day after the ruthless beating of rodney king. we rise in honor of breonna taylor who was brutally gunned down by police in her home last march. we rise for george floyd and all those who have been killed by police since his torture and murder. those names, william burgess, mark brewer, deion johnson, tony mcdade, rashard brooks, ruben smith, kamal flowers, robert harris, joseph denton, vincent truitt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. bush: angelo grooms. amir johnson. kasey goodman. the more than 100 people whose names have been with held by police. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is no longer recognized. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from ohio is recognized. >> order. order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is no longer recognized. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gent

but you are great great grandmother was madam c.j. walker. so you must have been famous growing up as a kid in indianapolis. >> so my great great grandmother, madam c.j. walker who founded this amazing hair care company was the person -- the place my mother went to work every day. my mother was the vice president of the madam c.j. walker manufacturing company. she was born on a plantation in delta, louisiana right up to the civil war. lots of's civil records in the national archives and developed a hair care product and then became a millionaire and a philanthropist employed thousands of women. so her story is pretty amazing and praise the american rags to riches story. >> absolutely. i want to hear more about that. about her in a little bit. but you were a successful producer and executive and television and so, i do you go from the action-packed life to writing a biography? >> so, there is this picture that was just of me with my family when i was a kid. you know i had talked about was like for me to be madam walker's great great granddaugh

thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to recognize this past saturday, march 13, as k nine veterans day. an opportunity to commemorate the working dogs to support our men and women in uniform. this year marks the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the k nine core. in 1942, following the attack on pearl hashorer, they trained the canine core, known as the war dog program. they have become a vital role of our armed forces operation. perhaps one of the most well-known military k-9's is conan whose efforts led to the success of the 2019 baghdadi raid. following their service, these retired dogs often serve as support animals to service members who may be suffering from ptsd and other disabilities, both mental and physical. our veterans can greatly benefit from assistance and companionship that a dog provides. our k-9 veterans ben forfeit their newfound forever homes. they have served our country and they, too, deserve to be honored for their service. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back the

green: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, my constituent, mr. jose escobar, was living his american dream. married to an american-born woman. two american-born children. living in an american built house. paying american taxes. yet when he reported to i.c.e., he was taken out of the arms of his wife and babies, sent to el salvador with $20 and the clothes on his back. it took us more than two years to get him home. but i went to el salvador with his wife and we brought him home. i will support this legislation because i want no one else to experience what mr. jose escobar experienced. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: we reserve, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentlelady from new mexico, his leger fernandez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. leger fernandez: thank you, madam speaker. i rise for every child who was ever raised in this b

and with that, madam speaker, i reserve my time. sorry, madam speaker. i'm going to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, ms. frankel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for two minutes. ms. frankel: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. rules chairman. madam speaker, i rise today in support of the american rescue plan. madam speaker, i have been honored to be in public service in my state legislature, as mayor of west palm beach, and now here in congress, and i can can unequivocally say this is the most important, impactful legislation i have ever had the honor to vote for. we all know that this past year has tested us like never before. the pandemic has destroyed lives and livelihoods. it has disproportionately hurt women, especially women of color, who are already at an economic disadvantage. of the impacts have been devastating. women have lost 5.3 million jobs. two million of which are permanent losses. and knows not -- and that's not all. women make up the majority of our frontline workforce. in fact

bush: thank you, madam chair. i rise to offer an amendment to h.r. 1rks the for the people act, which would restore the right to vote to our community members serving sentences for felony convictions. i want to extend my deepest gratitude to congressman jones for this partnership. america does not love all of its people, and we see that. right now more than five million people are legally barred from participating in our elections as a result of criminal laws. that is one in 44 americans, 500,000 latinx americans, 1.2 million women, and one in six black folks. this cannot continue. disenfranchising our own citizens, it is not justice. madam chair, i would like to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, mrs. love gren -- chairwoman lofgren. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. lofgren: i thank you, ms. bush. i would just like to note that the underlying bill provides that once individuals are re-enfranchised they may vote. h.r. 1 also ends the practice of so-called

let's continue to do our part. >> chair: thank you so much, madam mayor and madam clerk.seeing as we didn't have any questions submitted today, this concludes our special order. have a great afternoon, mayor breed. madam clerk, we are at communication. the board recognizes that public access to city services is essential and s and invite public participation in the following ways. you will be able to end us your written correspondence and it will be received made a part of the legislative file. if you're using the u.s. postal service, you can find the address online. if you would like to watch the meeting, it is being live streamed at www.sfgov.org. you can watch on television on channel 26. when you want to provide public comment, make sure you turn down your television so that you will be in sync to listen to the proceedings and provide public comment. the telephone number is 415-655-0001 and when you hear the prompt enter the meeting id number 187 635 0207, press pound twice and you will have joined as a listener. once you're ready to provide public comment, you should

>> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. ruiz, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. ruiz will vote yes on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. huffman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. huffman will vote no on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by representative cathy mcmorris rodgers, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that representative rodgers will vote no on pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. deutch of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yes on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recogn

. >> thank you so much, madam clerk. we acknowledge we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramatush aloni, who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco pence. in accordance with their traditions, these people have never ceded, lost, or forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as bests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homelands. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders of the ramatoush eloni community by affirming their solemn rights. please place your right hand over your heart and join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god with liberty and justice for all. on behalf of the board of supervisors, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgov tv. jason gomer is with us and he makes the transcripts available online. madam clerk

madam chair. madam chair, you are muted. madam chair, are you there? i show your screenas muted . perhaps the vice chair is available?we are experiencing technicaldifficulties so if the vice chair is there to pick up the script . >> supervisor preston: i am available, taking afew seconds to see if our chair isavailable to unmute herself . if not i think we can proceed . >> erica wong: can we confirm supervisor peskinis your before we can proceed ? >> supervisor peskin: i am present. >> supervisor preston: unless the clerk suggests a recess to try to troubleshoot, given technical difficulties my inclination is to move forward. >> erica wong: we will get the chair reconnected. >> supervisor preston: lets how her staff presentation on item 1. >> and matt snyder of planning department staff joined by josh who is thehead of land-use and community development . you are going to provide you a presentation on the essential soma legislation. we were here before you i believe infebruary 8 . you continue that so we can provide you some briefings which we've done and through that we understan

green: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, and still i rise. a proud liberated democrat. unbought and unbossed. and i rise today to address the question of life and death. the question associated with the governor of the state of texas indicating that on tomorrow people may go out into the public and to public venues without a mask. he's leaving it to the public to make decisions associated with life and death. life and death in texas because the seven-day average for hospitalizations is 60,000. the number of people that died on last sunday was 65. life and death. he leaves it in the hands of people who may somehow believe that he is risking his life. not so, not to the extent the public will be, those who haven't been vaccinated, because on december 22 of last year the governor was vaccinated. the governor has resources. if by chance he should contract the virus, the governor will have access to the finest medical care in the world. the governor will get to the hospital expeditiously either by some cause that will have some officer driving at a high rate of speed because

>> operator: madam clerk, that completes the queue. >> chair: thank you so much, madam clerk. public comment is now closed. i believe we need to address item 38. i heard there is a desire to commence the committee, but i'm not sure it was explicitly stated. >> mr. president, my name is on the roster. this is supervisor peskin. i would like to make a motion to send this item to the rules committee pursuant to charter section 4.1113 and 9.113. i make that motion right now. >> chair: thank you, supervisor peskin. madam clerk, we need a motion. >> clerk: sending the item to committee on this part of the agenda. >> i would hike a seconder to send it to the rules committee. >> second. >> clerk: yes, mr. president, that's an or the. >> chair: it has been seconded to have this to rules committee. >> clerk: can you declare the second. i thought two members -- >> chair: my apologies. i thought supervisor stephanie was first. >> clerk: on the motion to send item 38 to the rules committee. [ roll call ]. >> chair: the motion passes unanimously. madam clerk, we are now going to call roll o

green: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, my constituent, mr. jose escobar, was living his american dream. married to an american-born woman. two american-born children. living in an american built house. paying american taxes. yet when he reported to i.c.e., he was taken out of the arms of his wife and babies, sent to el salvador with $20 and the clothes on his back. it took us more than two years to get him home. but i went to el salvador with his wife and we brought him home. i will support this legislation because i want no one else to experience what mr. jose escobar experienced. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. jordan: we reserve, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: madam speaker, i now yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentlelady from new mexico, his leger fernandez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. leger fernandez: thank you, madam speaker. i rise for every child who was ever raised in this b

madam chair .ir melgar: supervisor peskin thank you for introducing this item, would you share your remarks. >>supervisor peskin: decided as a reenactment of emergency ordinance that we passed unanimously last august. remain in place for the days as emergency ordinances do before it expired and the legislation before us withrevised for another 60 days . this legislation not unlike the enhanced compliance legislation that we considered earlier on this agenda addresses bad behavior at the periphery of the construction industry, not commonplace behavior and i do not in any way suggest that behavior that is being addressed by this ordinance is pervasive or the norm. actually to the contrary. it is the last resort for the handful of people experiencing repeated water utility shutoffs with consideration from a previous landlords. in isolated instances i believe those shutoffs verged on harassment approaching constructive eviction of long-term tenants. tenants often approach our office that we don't have

thank you, madam speaker. mr. durbin: madam speaker.he presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: let me thank my colleague from indiana. you can't do better than hoo hoosiers, one of my favorite movies, the story of a small town, indiana town beating the big city players. and if i'm not mistaken, my former colleague in the house lee hamilton might have been one of those players on the big city team. i think he told me at one point. it's a great story and we're -- all eyes are on indianapolis and indiana with the ncaa tournament and your neighbors to the west, illinois, headed across the border, going to make a good showing i hope. i thank you very much for reminding us of that great american tradition. earlier in the day my friend and colleague from texas senator cornyn came to the floor and raised some questions about my commitment to the filibuster as a rule in the senate. he quoted me several years ago saying the filibuster was kind of an indication of what the senate was all about. and i still stand by that. the sena

madam clerk.ncisco board of supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unseated homeland of the ramaytush ohlone, the original inhabitants. as the indigenous stewarts of this land and in accordance with their tradition, the ramaytush ohlone have never seated or forgotten their responsibilities as caretakers of this place. as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their homeland. we wish to pay respects by acknowledging the ancestors and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming sovereign rights as first peoples. colleagues please place your hand over your heart and join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> on behalf of the board of supervisors i would like to acknowledge the staff as sfgovtv. today wecalena

let's continue to do our part. >> chair: thank you so much, madam mayor and madam clerk. seeing as we didn't have any questions submitted today, this concludes our special order. have a great afternoon, mayor breed. madam clerk, we are at communication. the board recognizes that public access to city services is essential and s and invite public participation in the following ways. you will be able to end us your written correspondence and it will be received made a part of the legislative file. if you're using the u.s. postal service, you can find the address online. if you would like to watch the meeting, it is being live streamed at www.sfgov.org. you can watch on television on channel 26. when you want to provide public comment, make sure you turn down your television so that you will be in sync to listen to the proceedings and provide public comment. the telephone number is 415-655-0001 and when you hear the prompt enter the meeting id number 187 635 0207, press pound twice and you will have joined as a listener. once you're ready to provide public comment, you shoul

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thank you, madam president. mrs. murray: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. i rise today to voice my strong support for dr. cardona's nomination to serve as secretary of education. across the country students, parents, and educators are in crisis. every day without an experienced leader at the department of education is a day that we are losing precious ground. back in my home state of washington, i heard from a mother in yakima whose children shared one iphone to learn. i heard from a father of a high school freshman in spokane worried about the social and psychological toll the pandemic is taking on his son. i heard from students at the reservation about children on a shared spotty broadband and i know there's so many similar stories from people in my state and across the country about how this pandemic is making life harder. the ways it has set back students from where they would be in a typical year, denied them access to critical school resources, deepened long-s

madame clerk, please call item 9? >> item 9 is a motion to appoint lars kamp to the public utilities revenue bond oversight committee ending november 12, 2024. >> president walton: i don't see anyone in the roster. would you please call the role. >> clerk: on item 9, supervisor stefani? >> supervisor stefani: aye. >> supervisor walton: aye. >> supervisor chan: aye. >> supervisor haney: aye. >> supervisor mandelman: aye. >> supervisor mar: aye. >> supervisor melgar: aye. >> supervisor peskin: aye. >> supervisor preston: aye. >> supervisor ronen: aye. >> supervisor safai: aye. >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president walton: without objection, this motion is approved unanimously. madame clerk, please call item number 10. >> item 10 is a motion to appoint vanessa boh wrx, bell, armstead, cabrera, lau, and deto the sugary drinks distributor tax advisory committee. we're in communication with laura desrosiers officially withdrawing her application to this body. >> president walton: thank you. >> supervisor preston: thank

>> operator: madam clerk, that completes the queue. >> chair: thank you so much, madam clerk. public comment is now closed. i believe we need to address item 38. i heard there is a desire to commence the committee, but i'm not sure it was explicitly stated. >> mr. president, my name is on the roster. this is supervisor peskin. i would like to make a motion to send this item to the rules committee pursuant to charter section 4.1113 and 9.113. i make that motion right now. >> chair: thank you, supervisor peskin. madam clerk, we need a motion. >> clerk: sending the item to committee on this part of the agenda. >> i would hike a seconder to send it to the rules committee. >> second. >> clerk: yes, mr. president, that's an or the. >> chair: it has been seconded to have this to rules committee. >> clerk: can you declare the second. i thought two members -- >> chair: my apologies. i thought supervisor stephanie was first. >> clerk: on the motion to send item 38 to the rules committee. [ roll call ]. >> chair: the motion passes unanimously. madam clerk, we are now going to call roll o

madam president, i think you are muted. madam president, you are muted. madam president, i believe you are still muted. is there a way we can unmute the president? >> president maxwell: i'm here, thank you. i had technical difficulty for a minute. madam secretary, next item, please. >> secretary: item 13, communications. >> president maxwell: any discussion with communications? commissioner moran. >> thank you. i have a question on the advanced calendar. do we have dates yet for, i think there were going to be two additional deep dive sessions, i was wondering if we have times set up for that yet. >> secretary: are you referring to the workshops? >> yes. >> secretary: not yet. >> president maxwell: i think we are looking at march for the third one. and we, that's where we are right now. is that right? >> yes, as far as i know. asked folks to get some dates for us and recommend those dates. i have not heard back yet. >> are we looking at 1 or 2 additional? my sense was that we needed another one on environmental issues and then on to the water supply, that

underwood: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to call on my colleagues in the senate to swiftly pass h.r. 8, the bipartisan background checks act, and h.r. 1446, the enhanced background checks act. these bills are bipartisan, commonsense solutions to our nation's gun violence crisis. together they accomplish what the vast majority of americans want, to keep guns out of the wrong hands. i was proud to co-sponsor both bills and vote for them when they passed the house last week. now it's time for the senate to take action. . the gun violence archive recorded more than 40,000 deaths caused by gun violence including over 1,300 children. and yet, despite the fact that gun violence continues to rise and that 90% of americans, including 80% of gun owners support universal background checks, republicans in congress have spent years blocking bipartisan legislation to close our biggest loopholes and keep our communities safe. gun violence is preventable, and, yet, it's such a tragically routine occurrence in this country that every

madam clerk, do you have any announcements? >> clerk: due to covid-19 health emergency, city employees and public, the board of supervisors and legislative chamber and committee room are closed. members will be participating in the meeting remotely. this is precaution is taken to the local state and federal orders and declarations and directives. members will participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they're physically present. public comment will be present on channel 26 and sfgovtv.org. comments or opportunity to speak during public comment period will be by calling 415-655-0001, i.d. 1872518978, then ##, and when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion, but you will be muted. when you're item of interest comes up, dial *3 to be added to the speaker line. best practice are to call from a quiet location and turn down your television or radio. you may submit public comment in the following way, e-mail myself. if you submit public comment via e-mail, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and included during t

thank you, madam speaker. democrats are using domestic violence, which is a serious issue, as a front for just their latest gun control bill. mr. good: this legislation contains red flag conif iization language and expands the grounds for lifetime bans of firearm possession. red flag gun confiscation laws upend due process. under this legislation an individual could have their guns removed from them without having the chance to face their accuser in court. that means a complaint and judicial order could suspend a actually guaranteed right with no chance for the accused to respond under the law. this legislation makes it clear that democrats consider gun ownership a second class right, if it's a right at all, and view the constitution as a negotiable suggestion. this bill would expand the number of nonviolent neam -- misdemeanor offenses that produce a lifetime ban on firearm ownership which is already applied to felons. . it's ironic that in the week they are vote really for amnesty for apple liens -- aliens.

>> thank you, madam secretary. this is an informational workshop. proposed schematic design for the temperature public school in mission bay. our team will prevent this item. she will be joined by the project team. >> good afternoon. as interim director mentioned i am a development specialist in the mission bay group. the item before you today is a workshop on the design of the san francisco unified school district planned elementary school in the mission bay south project area. it was designated as school site before the project area 1998 in the district is excited to share the design with you today and work towards construction of this community asset. here is an overview of the presentation on this item. we will cover today's workshop and the block 14 project. the staff will present further on design and we will talk about community outreach and district contracting goals. we will end with anticipated timeline for the block 14 project. today's item is a workshop. as laid out, staff recommends the commission revi

madame chair, i yield back. rep. price: thank you, madame chair. i want to commend you and the committee leadership for hitting the ground running this session with some outstanding hearings, including this one. we do, i think, benefit from this kind of look across the whole dhs landscape. so thank you for making this opportunity available. and thank you, mr. fenton for appearing, for the work you're doing, picking up in a tough situation, carrying the work of fema forward. i speak as a representative from a state that knows fema all too well, for many, many years past with disaster after disaster and we do, of course, value the agency and we also want to see the agency perform at full strength. so this is a new challenge. you have done a good job today lining up some of the ways you're dealing with it. a lot of news about the vaccination centers and the big push to get mass vaccinations done, and ensure equity and outreach with the under served what is going to change for them, and what is the reimbursement policy going to be -- finding some confu

madam chair. madam chair, you are muted. madam chair, are you there? i show your screenas muted .chair is available?we are experiencing technicaldifficulties so if the vice chair is there to pick up the script . >> supervisor preston: i am available, taking afew seconds to see if our chair isavailable to unmute herself . if not i think we can proceed . >> erica wong: can we confirm supervisor peskinis your before we can proceed ? >> supervisor peskin: i am present. >> supervisor preston: unless the clerk suggests a recess to try to troubleshoot, given technical difficulties my inclination is to move forward. >> erica wong: we will get the chair reconnected. >> supervisor preston: lets how her staff presentation on item 1. >> and matt snyder of planning department staff joined by josh who is thehead of land-use and community development . you are going to provide you a presentation on the essential soma legislation. we were here before you i believe infebruary 8 . you continue that so we can provide you some briefings which we've done and through that we understand that supervisor

madam clerk -- there you are. madam clerk, is there any public comment on this item? >> clerk: yes, mr. chair. currently, there are two callers listening and one in the queue. if you have not already done so, please press star, three to be added to the queue. for those already on hold, please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted. please unmute the first caller. >> my name is ulte johnson. i'm a social worker and behavioral health clinician with d.p.h. i'm a member of d.p.h. must divest. [inaudible] between sfdph and the san francisco sheriff's department and allocating these funds for our health care workers and patients. our research cupped with data on use of force shows that bipoc patients are disproportionately targeted by sfsd and avoid seeking care due to the presence of law enforcement at d.p.h. we don't need sheriffs, we need skills clinicians who can provide care. if these changes were to occur, we've identified three scaleable items that could be implemented in the upcoming budget cycles. to include increased staffing ratios to allow nurses,

madam chair. >> chair melgar: thank you, madam clerk. and i believe we're joined by supervisor. >> thank you, chair melgar. i'm happy to say chair melgar. thank you for having me. colleagues, i'm going to request a continuance to the month of may, may 24th. as we got to the final leg of this legislation, i've been working on this for two years. we've uncovered some final issue that is we need a little more time to resolve. they actually have to do with the transfer and weigh stations where much of this construction and demolition waste will go. some of these facilities are in san francisco. some of them are out of san francisco, but we want to ensure, we want to standardize the playing field. some of the operators in the past have been allowed to not have scales and allowed a method of eye balling this. we really want to allow for there to be the proper weighing facility, the proper oversight for enforcement. so for all those reasons, we're going to continue to work with the department of environment, the department of public health and

thank you, madam president. yield the floor and i suggest the absence of a quorum -- i would withdraw the quorum request. mr. grassley: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: before i speak, i have a unanimous consent request that my judiciary committee detailee joseph ruth be given floor privileges for the remainder of the 117th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: thank you. civil war legislation called the false claims act has been on the books since that period of time. in 1986, i believe it was, i got some amendments to it that have made it a much more valuable piece of legislation than it was before that time. it's called the false claims act, and it's brought, i think, something like $64 billion back into the federal treasury of fraudulent taking money since then. the problem today, even though it's been a successful law, is that the courts tend to from time to time neuter its capabilities by interpreting it in a way so it's not quite as e