. >> thank you madam clark and mr. mayor, on behalf of the legislative body of san francisco, i want to welcome you to the chamber for this historic occasion. when the idea of their regular appearance by the mayor was first proposed some years back, i think we would all agree it was in the context of more challenged relations between the executive and legislative branches. we are now, fortunately, i think in a more amicable era. that does not mean we will always agree, but i think our colleagues will share my perspective that the lines of communication between the mayor and the boards of supervisors is much more open. as the voters have asked us to do, why don't we began our public discussion of some of the policy issues now facing the city. as the clerk laid out did procedures today -- , we have questions previously submitted by the supervisors representing the odd numbered districts. i would first like to call upon our supervisor from district 1 to read your questions. -- my apologies. i realize i did not give the ma

. >> madam speaker, i ask this congress to address the grave public health crisis facing not only my district but my country. mr. clarke: too many of our young people are dying. many high school students in metro detroit, the area that i represent, many of whom are african-american, are being hit by an epidemic of hiv-aids. i urge this congress to support a piece of legislation sponsored by the national black clergy for the elimination of hiv-aids to address this issue, save the lives of our young people and provide them with hope for a promising future. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? mr. yarmuth: request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. yarmuth: madam speaker, i rise to honor a giant of kentucky's legendary bourbon industry. the recipe first got bourbon invited to the top shelf. his godfather was jim beam. bill's career path seemed obvious but obvious was never bill's path. everyone agrees distilling bourbon isn't rocket science but only he can make the claim with au