and i yield, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. lamalfa: i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lamalfa: thank you, madam speaker. well, today the durham report finally came out. and as suspected, the f.b.i. and the d.o.j. acted vastly improperly with raw, uncorroborated so-called evidence that they used it hound president trump for well over two years and try to influence the 2016 election, as well as make the administration untenable following that. so who is going to go to jail for this? hard to tell. it's pretty difficult to prosecute these sorts of things when the insiders at d.o.j. at f.b.i. are going to be trying to make sure it doesn't happen. so what do we do to put at least the confidence of the american people back into the upper echelons of the department of justice and the f.b.i.

tlaib: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today as a daughter of immigrants and to urge my colleagues to please vote no on a yet more dehumanizing bill, a dehumanize -- it dehumanizes our immigrant neighbors, h.r. 2, is fueled with hateful rhetoric that i think is dangerous for our country. i am honestly not sure if the goal with this bill is to worsen our broken immigration system or just to simply keep as many black and brown immigrants out of our country as they can. i know bringing back family and child deportation is immoral. prohibiting funds to organizations, providing lifesaving humanitarian aid to migrants is simply cruel. this bill, this bill dehumanizes and is incredibly painful to see, again, our colleagues pushing forward. many have called it racist and inhumane, that it's fear mongering, that it's failed policies that will continue to worsen, again, our broken immigration system. we must, we must in this chamber protect all of our neighbors. we also must work towards protecting, again, those that are flee

madam chair. >> thank you very much madam clerk. as you know the balboa reservoir development is essential for district 77 and for the cities to meet the goals in the eliminate -- housing element passed and this will add much needed housing on the west side of san francisco including 50% affordable housing and is more than that has been produced in decades. next the city college san francisco state and the balboa bart station. it will include a building specifically dedicated to educators have been the legislation that we're hearing today is just the first step to name the streets within the project. last year avalon bay community reached out to the community to share proposed street names and gather feedback. through this process several names were proposed by the community and received my support from folks. one of them was the mayor edwin m. lee avenue so there's already a lee avenue and we're renaming lee avenue starting from ocean into the neighborhood. when i made this recommendation i was so excited -- when i saw this recomme

miller: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. miller: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays have been requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. is you have a sufficient number having arisen -- a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the question will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? mr. miller: madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1734, the research act, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 34. h.r. 1734. a bill to require a coordinated national institute of standards and technology, science and research activities regarding illicit drugs containing novel synthetic opioids and other substances of conce

larson: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to address the body on what has become a new term of art in politics called a polley crisis. polley crisis is when extraordinary events are taking place around the world, of which we are all too familiar with. including a global pandemic that has set off global supply chain issues. that has set off global inflation that impacts everybody around the globe. all of which have been compounded by the ukraine war. and all the disruption that that has caused. in the midst of this polycrisis, who has been impacted the most this this country by both the pandemic and inflation? people impacted most by the pandemic are people over the age of 65 of roughly the more than 1.2 million americans who have sub couple to the pandemic -- succumb to the pandemic over 850,000, madam speaker, are over the age of 65. the people who are most impacted by inflation are people on fixed income and they tend to be people over the age of 65 because they are the people on social security, which means th

scalise: thank you, madam speaker. as we know the house has already voted to address the debt ceiling. in fact, on april 26 -- the house is not in order. madam speaker, on april 26, this house passed the limit, save, and grow act. well, should i say -- should i say some of this house, but a majority of this house passed a bill to address, not only the debt ceiling, but also the spending problem in washington that has brought us to this point. now, i'll also say, madam speaker, that for more than four weeks the senate has not even taken up action on that bill. in fact, the senate's not even in session today or this week. with that said, madam speaker, the house is scheduled to take its last votes -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scalise: thank you, madam speaker. following tomorrow's votes, if some agreement is reached between president biden and speaker mccarthy, members will receive 24 hours notice in the event we need to return to washin

thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> i am joined by over 80 of my democratic colleagues to say the quiet part out loud. maga republicans want us to default. they want to run out the clock. they want to lead our government by chaos. by sending us home, by refusing to do their jobs they are making that crystal clear. ms. clark: unless we give in to devastating cuts, they will push us into a devastating default. it's the american people who will suffer. teachers, seniors, kids, families, veterans, the hungry, the sick. to my republican colleagues this memorial weekend, it is time to be a patriot. now is the time to sign our discharge petition and end this catastrophe in the making. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new

thank you, madam president. thank you, madam president. ergy strategy right here in america that creates jobs, lowers costs, and reduces our dependence upon our foreign adversaries like china. new clean energy projects bring economic benefits and jobs to rural areas, including my home state of iowa. the biden administration claims to build back better, but in today's reality we simply can't build anything. it's time we pass commonsense permitting reform and get washington bureaucrats out of the way. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. hoeven: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hoeven: i join my colleagues today to discuss the need to to reform the federal permitting process. today it often takes longer to navigate the federal permitting process than it does to actually construct a project. it currently takes on average four and a

cline: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize the strasburg high school wrestling team for their class 2 state championship vicktory. the rams' second state title in a row. the four individual state champions who led this victory mr. june heath with 126 points. senior ethan with 138 points in his third tidele. david with 150 points with his second. and chuck with 215 points and second state title. additional top performers were connor placing six. jason placing third. donovan placing six. brayden placing fifth. and hudson placing third. this was a remarkable performance by the whole team. i wish the best of luck to the seniors on that team and future endeavors. congratulations again to all these talented athletes, parents, coaches, and staff on this well deserved victory. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is rec

madam chair. it does not appear we have any members of the public wishing to comment on these items. saying no further comments from the public. we will now close public comments and madam secretary can we call? the next item will take roll on the consent items? yes. can we get motion and i'd like to make a motion to approve the consent agenda. second that motion. commission members. police announce your vote when i call your name. commissioner drew i. commissioner scott i share. ludlum i bracket i madam chair. the vote is for eyes. the motion carries. madam secretary , can you please call the next item? next is the regular agenda . agenda item numbers five c and five d related to translate block to west will be presented together but acted on separately , item five c is authorizing the commitment of permanent gap loan funds in an amount of 46,000,263 . to translate to senior lp, a california limited partnership for the development of 151 affordable senior rental housing units, including one manag

madam chair? >> thank you very much. madam clerk. colleagues, i'm honored share this resolution with this committee today. judi heumann was born in philadelphia come grew up in brooklyn, new york. her mother came to the u.s. from germany in 1935 while her father came in 1934. her grandparent and other family members were killed during the holocaust. judi contracted polio at 18 months and lead an amazing life until may fourth, 2023. when she died at her home in washington, d.c. at the age of 75. if you have not clothes, i recommend that you watch the movie crip camp, which documents a lot of judi's activism and contribution to our society. judi's journal tow activism started because she wanted access to an education. i love this clip by jude that he says, quote, disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives. job opportunity are barrier free buildings, it is in the a traj doe to me that i live in a wheel chair. in 1970 heumann denied her new york teaching license because the board

reed: thank you, madam president. madam president.he presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: i ask unanimous consent that at committee on judiciary be discharged infrastructure further consideration of s. resolution 236, 233, and 236, that the senate proceed to an en bloc consideration of the followingings senate resolutions -- s. res. 206, veterans get outside day, s. res. 233, national public works week, s. res. 226, kids to parks day, and s. res. 29, national brain tumor awareness month. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without objection, the senate will proceed to the resolutions en bloc. mr. reed: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that at resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: thank you, madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: madam president, i rise and join my colleague, senator warren, the u

i now recognize-- >> thank you so much, madam chair. so, i want to talk a little bit about the diversion of the budget you have proposed because part of the larger budget intended to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over the 10-year period and then what it would mean if we actually had the cuts that are proposed in the -- in the law that-- not law, in the act that was passed. when we look at that, if you hold the defense budget harmless, that means the rest of the agencies have to carry a larger burden because about 22%, that goes higher, depending on where, you know, which agency might not suffer any cuts. what does a 22% cut from fiscal year 22 levels look like at the bia? if you could tell me what it looked like on the ground? we know we have a lot among murdered and indigenous women and a crisis of law enforcement in indian country that we simply do not have enough law enforcement personnel on the ground, in the cars, travelling huge reservations. can you describe a little of what that looks like if we had that kind of cut? >> than

president. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, as you know, some time ago supervisor ronen suggested and implemented a urgeance to her colleagues to say something that we should say more of, which is thank you, we see you and we appreciate you. there are over 30 thousand city employees who do the day in and day out work of this city and this is an opportunity to acknowledge those that rise to the top and we have been trying to take a opportunity at these meetings to do just that. i wanted to acknowledge an under acknowledged, under appreciated, under celebrated department and its department head and that is linda drill from the department of technology. she is our chief information officer and the director of the department and it is one of those departments that you don't hear a lot about, because it is working really well. and the work that they do is integrated into virtually every aspect of this very complicated government, from our e-mails and cloud servers to the internet connectivity that maintains communication

president. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues, as you know, some time ago supervisor ronen suggested and implemented a urgeance to her colleagues to say something that we should say more of, which is thank you, we see you and we appreciate you. there are over 30 thousand city employees who do the day in and day out work of this city and this is an opportunity to acknowledge those that rise to the top and we have been trying to take a opportunity at these meetings to do just that. i wanted to acknowledge an under acknowledged, under appreciated, under celebrated department and its department head and that is linda drill from the department of technology. she is our chief information officer and the director of the department and it is one of those departments that you don't hear a lot about, because it is working really well. and the work that they do is integrated into virtually every aspect of this very complicated government, from our e-mails and cloud servers to the internet connectivity that maintains communication

sewell: madam speaker, that is manufactured crisis. republicans could pass a clean debt ceiling bill but chose not. to we passed such three times urn the trump administration. today the republicans are chosen to send us home instead of doing our job. our job is to protect the american people and to make sure that the full faith and credit of the american government stands. it has never been in he de-fault, shouldn't be in default now. this is a dereliction of duty and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new mexico seek recognition? >> i ask for unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> i stand before you to do my duty and support the people of new mexico. as you can see, i cannot say the same for my republican colleagues who hightailed it out of town because they decided that their weekend plans were more important than showing up

>> madame speaker, st. louis and i rise against the speaker of this house sending members of congress home on a break as he is taking our economy hostage in service of his dangerous mega republican agenda designed to cut social programs that save laws -- that save lives. the speaker has decided to send everyone home. this is not a game. real people and real lives hang in the balance, but the speaker seems intent on holding out economy hostage and rewarding himself with a break. just over two years ago, the republican party tried to hold our democracy hostage, now they are holding our economy hostage. they are gambling with social security checks, medicare and medicaid benefits, food for children and peoples rent money and that's a bad deal. dems are here and we are saying where are the republicans? madame speaker, will you sign the discharge position? where are the republicans? sign the discharge position. the speaker needs to do his job. now i yield back. >> for what purpose does the gentleman from califor

dasha cancel sing, madam singer what kind of car? well done. i could ask to be presented, but i decided to present myself. you don't need to introduce yourself. ice cream is your secretary? yes i'm tired of him. i think that any witness will be unpleasant for you. after all, you are such a faithful servant of your sovereign. merlova in her actions of the war oh, well, when i wrote to you, you did not answer me. why do you need a letter? i myself. count before you an unfortunate woman who can happiness be happy? your highness i ask you to believe i am your servant. who is glazov studying sciences in foreign europe the greatest for us? would you go mister peloglazov. heard singing. i obey as you command, as you command. do you know where i live? i know and will be your guest. the secretary is dangerous. confess. on victory day on the first, it's beautiful here. look what a girl. i will come here to you and take you to my place in khabarovsk the fighter is right above us , the commander is turning around to prepare for battle . hmm old really tast

capito: thank you, madam president. i rise today to again speak on the multifaceted crisis that has defined our southern border and how the inaction by president biden and his administration has only exacerbated and continued the fallout our country is experiencing. since the beginning of his tenure in the white house, president biden's trademark has been border chaos. actions do speak louder than words and president biden continues to prove that his priorities are miles and miles away from the southern border. he is only -- he has only visited the southern border once since becoming president and he has supported funding cuts to the department of homeland security and that department is charged with securing the border. our border patrol agents service needed support from the administration who has left the crisis they face at their feet. in the past week, according to the u.s. border patrol, there have been 67,759 apprehensions, 15,780 approximate getaways, 17f fentanyl and 34 pounds of cocaine. all seized at our sout

tester: thank you, madam president. i rise today to speak in sport of anthony johnstone's confirmation to be a judge for the ninth circuit court of appeals. i'm very proud to be supporting this montanansan -- montanan for such an important position. he's going to bring something we're in need of in this body a lot of times and that's common sense. he's also a man of integrity. americans expect their judges to apply the law without bias in a nonpartisan way, and that is exactly what anthony johnstone has done throughout his legal career. he has an outstanding record of service to the people of montana. he served as clerk for judge sid thomas on the ninth circuit, then as our state solicitor and assistant attorney general at the montana department of commerce. for more than a decade he has encouraged the next generation of legal minds at the university of montana's alexander bluet iii's school of law. he is supported by democrats and republicans alike, including the past two attorneys general from montana, one from each p

madam chair no one in the public we are checking to see. there are no callers. >> public comment is closed now agenda item 5. additional opportunity for public comment on matters not on the agenda ethik's law article upon 7. public comment. madam chair we have nobody in person and we have no callers in the queue. >> okay. item 6 adjournment. no public comment or discussion. thank you, everybody. happy friday. >>> the tenderloin is home to families, immigrants, seniors, merchants, workers and the housed and unhoused who all deserve a thriving neighborhood to call home. the tenderloin initiative was launched to improve safety, reduce crime, connect people to services and increase investments in the neighborhood. as city and community-based partners, we work daily to make these changes a reality. we invite you to the tenderloin history, inclusivity make this neighborhood special. >> we're all citizens of san francisco and we deserve food, water, shelter, all of those things that any system would. >> what i find the most fulfilling about being

madam chair? >> thank you very much. madam clerk.es, i'm honored share this resolution with this committee today. judi heumann was born in philadelphia come grew up in brooklyn, new york. her mother came to the u.s. from germany in 1935 while her father came in 1934. her grandparent and other family members were killed during the holocaust. judi contracted polio at 18 months and lead an amazing life until may fourth, 2023. when she died at her home in washington, d.c. at the age of 75. if you have not clothes, i recommend that you watch the movie crip camp, which documents a lot of judi's activism and contribution to our society. judi's journal tow activism started because she wanted access to an education. i love this clip by jude that he says, quote, disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives. job opportunity are barrier free buildings, it is in the a traj doe to me that i live in a wheel chair. in 1970 heumann denied her new york teaching license because the board did not b

madam chair, we have an additional caller er in the queue. please stand by. >> hello- >> hold on, sir. your 3 minutes begins now. >> hello, dpood afternoon and thank you very much for the opportunity to speak. i call in for two reasons, one to actually commend the commissioner who recused himself. i thought that was something that was quite honorable considering what we have experienced here with some of the things going on in the news with supreme court justices, so i think that that shows leadership from the commissioner who did that number one, and number two, i do want to say that it is important that transparency be the order of the day at the ethic commission. obviously you have been in session in a closed session for three hours or so. it is important with that said about the closed session that transparency continue to be the very heart of what the ethic commission does here in the city and again, i guess in the spirit again in repeated what i said briefly, the commissioner who recused himself, i i do think that that's an example of w

madam clerk. hmm why don't we go to our regular agenda, and i will note that this matter has been heard and filed. and madam clerk ? why don't we go to the approval of minutes and mr president, just for the sake of the public that will be filed after general public comment. correct item number two. this is an ordinance to amend the business and tax regulations code to extend for five years until december. 31st 2028 the credit against the early care and education, commercial rents tax for qualifying childcare facilities. oh madam clerk. i think we have the approval of the minute minutes. mr president , i jumped to item to my apologies. approval of the april 18th 2023 regular board meeting minutes and the april 19th 2023 special meeting minutes at the budget and appropriations committee meeting, which constituted a quorum of the board of supervisors. is there a motion to approve the april 18th and april 19th april 18th minutes of the regular board in april 19 minutes of the budget and appropriations

madam chair? >> thank you very much. madam clerk. colleagues, i'm honored share this resolution with this committee today. judi heumann was born in philadelphia come grew up in brooklyn, new york. her mother came to the u.s. from germany in 1935 while her father came in 1934. her grandparent and other family members were killed during the holocaust. judi contracted polio at 18 months and lead an amazing life until may fourth, 2023. when she died at her home in washington, d.c. at the age of 75. if you have not clothes, i recommend that you watch the movie crip camp, which documents a lot of judi's activism and contribution to our society. judi's journal tow activism started because she wanted access to an education. i love this clip by jude that he says, quote, disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives. job opportunity are barrier free buildings, it is in the a traj doe to me that i live in a wheel chair. in 1970 heumann denied her new york teaching license because the board

madam chair no one in the public we are checking to see. there are no callers. >> public comment is closed now agenda item 5. additional opportunity for public comment on matters not on the agenda ethik's law article upon 7. public comment. madam chair we have nobody in person and we have no callers in the queue. >> okay. item 6 adjournment. no public comment or discussion. thank you, everybody. happy friday. is r. >>> my name is debra alvarez rodriguez. i'm the deputy director in san francisco. my background is one in which i have spent the entirety of my life committed to finding solution to poverty and addressing the issues of inequity so people and communities can have accesses to resources and financial freedom. one thing true anode dear to my heart was the power of business ownership in creating pathways to financial freedom. we have still in infancy. we had over 100 entrepreneurs come and start their businesses. some are food trucks. some are restaurants. some are in farmer's markets and so farther. that's an incredible legacy and re

. >> thank you madam chair. the board and its committees are convening hybrid that allow in person attendance while providing remote access via telephone. the board recognizes equitable public access is essential and we'll take public comment, first, public comment will be taken on each item on the agenda. those attending in person in the chamber room 250 will speak first and then hear from those waiting on the e telephone line. the call in phone number for today's meeting is 415-655-0001. meeting id for today's meeting is 2 (590) 500-3212. after you entered the id press pound symbol twice and you will hear the meeting discussion. your telephone line will be muted and listening mode only. when your item comes up on the agenda is public comment is called, those joining in person should line up to speak along the curtain wall, my left side, your right side and we'll hear from those folks first and those on the telephone line dial star 3 to be added to the speaker line. if you are on your telephone please remember

madam clerk. hmm why don't we go to our regular agenda, and i will note that this matter has been heard and filed. and madam clerk ? why don't we go to the approval of minutes and mr president, just for the sake of the public that will be filed after general public comment. correct item number two. this is an ordinance to amend the business and tax regulations code to extend for five years until december. 31st 2028 the credit against the early care and education, commercial rents tax for qualifying childcare facilities. oh madam clerk. i think we have the approval of the minute minutes. mr president , i jumped to item to my apologies. approval of the april 18th 2023 regular board meeting minutes and the april 19th 2023 special meeting minutes at the budget and appropriations committee meeting, which constituted a quorum of the board of supervisors. is there a motion to approve the april 18th and april 19th april 18th minutes of the regular board in april 19 minutes of the budget and appropriations

madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: thank you, madam president. i rise today to again speak on the multifaceted crisis that has defined our southern border and how the inaction by president biden and his administration has only exacerbated and continued the fallout our country is experiencing. since the beginning of his tenure in the white house, president biden's trademark has been border chaos. actions do speak louder than words and president biden continues to prove that his priorities are miles and miles away from the southern border. he is only -- he has only visited the southern border once since becoming president and he has supported funding cuts to the department of homeland security and that department is charged with securing the border. our border patrol agents service needed support from the administration who has left the crisis they face at their feet. in the past week, according to the u.s. border patrol, there have been 67,759 apprehens

supervisor chan. >> thank you madam clerk. colleagues i'm introducing resolution recognizing celebrating may 2023 as asian pacific heritage month and honor the significant contribution of asian pacific american community and thank board president peskin working with all you in the office we are collectively hosting the asian pacific islander american heritage month commendation and reception may 2 next week in partnership with asian american pacific islander heritage foundation. mouth full. together it is a moment for celebration and the event will take place tuesday may 2, 11 a.m. and i look forward to learning and seeing all your honorees at the event on that day. but it is a moment that i urge you to also remember this is a moment where aapi community remembering and celebrating our heritage. hate is ongoing and that i hope that we also take moment to figuring out and find ways to recognize those fears still in our community and provide that support-ongoing support. thank you. >> thank you. thank . you. last but not least,

madam chair, no opposition. >> thank you mr. clerk. item number 3, can you please call the next item? >> item 3, ordinance amending the health code to exempt applicants for massage establishment, sole practitioner massage establishment, and outcall massage service permits from fingerprinting requirements if the applicant holds a valid license issued by the california massage therapy council; remove certain departments (building inspection, police, fire) from the list of departments that the department of public health (dph) must notify regarding new massage establishment permit applications, and remove all notification requirements to departments in cases of change in ownership of massage establishments or sole practitioner massage establishments; remove the requirement that departments receiving notice of new massage establishment permit applications conduct inspections with written findings of the applying massage establishment; allow massage establishments to install an exterior door keyless lock system upon prior dph approval and u

>> 5, 6, madam chair? >> sorry, 5 and 6. >> 5 and 6 approve the grant agreement between city and county to provide scattered site housing and rental subsidy administration service to seniors and adults and disability during the period of july 1, 2023 through june 30, 2027 for total not to exceed amount of approximately $15 million and item 6 is institute on aging for the provision of the community living fund program for the period of july 1, 2023 through june 30, 2027 for not to exceed of approximately $22.7 million. [providing instructions for public comment] madam chair. >> thank you mr. clerk. we have melissa mcgee, program manager for office of community partnership from human service agency. i believe you are here to present on both items 5 and 6. i appreciate it. thank you. the floor is yours. >> thank you. good morning supervisors. as stated my name is melissa mcgee a program manager with the office of community partnership at department of disability and aging with hsa. here today to present the c

madam chair. >> thank you very much madam clerk. as you know the balboa reservoir development is essential for district 77 and for the cities to meet the goals in the eliminate -- housing element passed and this will add much needed housing on the west side of san francisco including 50% affordable housing and is more than that has been produced in decades. next the city college san francisco state and the balboa bart station. it will include a building specifically dedicated to educators have been the legislation that we're hearing today is just the first step to name the streets within the project. last year avalon bay community reached out to the community to share proposed street names and gather feedback. through this process several names were proposed by the community and received my support from folks. one of them was the mayor edwin m. lee avenue so there's already a lee avenue and we're renaming lee avenue starting from ocean into the neighborhood. when i made this recommendation i was so excited -- when i saw this recomme

thank you, madam chair. >> senator van hollen? >> thank you, madam chair.and i think all of you for your testimony and for your service. secretary austin, thank you for being one of a long line of secretaries who recognizes that in addition to getting a robust defense budget to do the work that you and your team at the defense department do, we need to adequately fund other elements of our national security, like the state department diplomacy, and development, like the secretary of commerce and her team. and i'm fairly satisfied that at the end of the day here we will have a budget that meets the needs of the defense department. but i'm really worried about what we're seeing coming out of the house of representatives right now in terms of its impact on other critical elements of our national security budget. so, i want to ask a couple of questions starting with secretary raimondo, and i also want to say we're sorry about the loss of your mom. i know she was proud of the work that you are doing. and let me ask you about that because president biden laid out

, you madam chair. captain stoltenberg will directly carry the significant weight and safety debate, and his name is associated with -- what in the context of the 1500 our old, it is worth highlighting two additional figures. 20,000 and 208, that demonstrates why captain sullenberger's heroics were left a miracle, and more why he earned pilot skills and experience is so important. on that fateful day in january, captain sullenberger and his first officer had a mere 208 seconds between losing thrust and landing landing at the hudson river. fortunately for the 145 passengers on board, both captain sullenberger and first officer had and accrued 20,000 hours of flight time prior to that extreme emergency each. their combined 40,000 hours of actual flight time contributed to their swift and coordinated response. of course, safety does not begin or end in the air. we must also make safety our top priority for flight attendants, gate agents, and other frontline aviation workers. the number of unruly passengers

allen. >> thank you madam chair. i have to express my disappointment that students aren't given a platform with misinformation about hypothetical issues that spread confusion and distraction. it's distressing because the very young people that need our protection because they are the ones that are targeted with bullying and harassment and as they grow older even death specifically trans minority individuals specifically are the targets of violence and of murder. now more than ever it's critical to rise up to support and not scrutinize trans and students. be supportive of their parents as well. all students deserve to feel safe comfortable and supportive in their schools for their education. support of educators whether they belonged to a teachers union are not in support of educators and members who are not but they are essential resource for young people especially transgender youth who may feel isolated and not safe. with that i want to return back to the substance of why we are here. governor polis welcome back. i

>> yes madam chair. item 7, ordinance appropriating $275,000,000 consisting of: appropriation of (1) $260,878,172 of one or more series of refunding certificates of participation series 2023-r1 proceeds, (2) de-appropriation of $14,121,828 of series 2012a, 2015-r1, and 2015a certificates of participation prior reserve funds, and (3) re-appropriation of the same amount to refunding certificates of participation series 2023-r1; and placing these funds on controller's reserve pending the sale of the certificates of participation in fiscal year (fy) 2022-2023. items 8 and 9 are ordinances execution, u.s. bank trust company national association successor interest to u.s. bank national association as trustee, including certain indimities approvering a supplemental property lease and project lease each between city and trustee for the lease and lease back of all or a portion of is certain real property and improvements owned by the city and located at 375 laguna honda boulevard within the city and 1 morland dri

madam chair. >> thank you very much madam clerk. as you know the balboa reservoir development is essential for district 77 and for the cities to meet the goals in the eliminate -- housing element passed and this will add much needed housing on the west side of san francisco including 50% affordable housing and is more than that has been produced in decades. next the city college san francisco state and the balboa bart station. it will include a building specifically dedicated to educators have been the legislation that we're hearing today is just the first step to name the streets within the project. last year avalon bay community reached out to the community to share proposed street names and gather feedback. through this process several names were proposed by the community and received my support from folks. one of them was the mayor edwin m. lee avenue so there's already a lee avenue and we're renaming lee avenue starting from ocean into the neighborhood. when i made this recommendation i was so excited -- when i saw this recomme