madam chair.gr13 is a simple amendment, um, stating what we all know. the republicans in congress and governor romney are resolved to keeping medicare available as it stands for americans 55 and older. i think it is very important that we state this clearly in our platform. this amendment will add the sentence after "billions of dollars every year," page 2, line 21, we will add: "we can do this without making any changes for those in or near retirement." thank you. >> i thank the gentlelady for the amendment, and, again, we are on page 2, line 21. the -- it has been added and highlighted on your screen. does the gentlelady have a second to her amendment? >> second. >> the amendment has been seconded. is there discussion? mr. fagen? >> my amendment, which is next, is very similar to this one. or not similar, but i want to roll it into this one. >> so the gentleman would seek to withdraw his amendment and support this amendment? >> and put an addition in this one, a friendly amendment. um, right aft

madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. mr. johnson: madam president, as i've been here now for a little more than 18 months and listening to the debates on taxes and debt and deficit, i came to the floor with visual aids, charts and graphs, to try to dispell some of the myths i've been hearing. the first myth i constantly hear is about the draconian cuts being proposed in the house budget. i think this chart pretty well dispels that myth by showing that ten years ago, in 2002, the federal government spent $2 trillion. this last year, this year we'll spend about $3.8 trillion. we've doubled spending in just ten years. and the debate moving forward is under the house budget they have spent $4.9 trillion. president obama's budget proposes spending $5.8 trillion. i think it's pretty clear to see in this chart that nobody's proposing net cuts in spending. we're just trying to limit the rate of growth in spending. another way of looking at spending is over ten years. and just qu

>> madam chair? madam chair? david, from new hampshire. i am not troubled by the idea of the concept of the amendment, i am just concerned is it accurate to say it requires all citizens to purchase health insurance? is that an accurate statement? i guess someone could clarify that for me. >> general olens? >> ok, it does not require "all americans." it requires a vast majority of americans. there are some specifically excluded where the government gives a new entitlement. i did not work my first comment well, -- i did not word my first comment well, but it is not "all citizens." >> ok. >> i really want to encourage people to please accept the wording, the amendment, the amendments to the amendments. i understand this is a grassroots document. i appreciate legalese, but sometimes, i think we have to stand by what the american people are telling us. we do not want to be forced into health care, and eventually, the way it is designed, it will force everybody, so please stand with this. we can play it to death. >> ms. kennedy, you are recogniz

mississippi, 40 votes. >> madam secretary.behalf of the great state of mississippi, and our distinguished governor bill ryan i am pleased to cast our 40 votes for governor mitt romney. [ applause ] >> mississippi. >> mississippi, 40. romney. missouri, 52 votes. >> madam secretary, missouri, show me state, missouri tigers are proud to be an n s.e.c. country. home of the world champion st. louis cardinals, the only battleground state that voted republican in 2008. [ applause ] cast three votes for senator santorum, four votes for ron paul. and 45 votes for the next president of the united states, mitt romney! [ applause ] >> missouri. 45. romney. montana. 26 votes. >> madam secretary, from big sky country, the treasure state with our coal, oil, and gas, fueling america. we cast all 26 votes for mitt romney. [ applause ] >> montana, 26. romney. nebraska. 35 votes. >> madam secretary, i'm proud to be from the cornhusker state, a red state. the state with the top ranked college women available team in the nation. home to the best a

with that, madam president, i yield the floor. mr. udall: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. udall: madam president, i am here on the senate floor, as i have been on 14 previous occasions, to urge all of us, to urge my colleagues here in the senate and of course our colleagues down through the rotunda and the house to extend the production tax credit for wind. it's also known by its shorthand as the p.t.c. the reason i'm here on the floor and as i have said many, many times before, this is about jobs. if we don't extend the production tax credit as soon as possible, we will lose good-paying american jobs. it's that simple, it's that straightforward. i am going to keep speaking on the floor of the senate until we, colleagues, decide to act, until congress decides to take the necessary action to extend the production tax credit, protect american jobs. i want to underline that. we're going to protect american jobs and help secure our energy future in the 21st century where clean energy will be a dominant part of the mix. mada

madam secretary, this year north carolina will be wolf pack red in 2012. and we cast seven votes for paul, and we proudly cast 48 votes for the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> north carolina, 48, romney. >> north dakota, 28 votes. >> secretary, i am the governor of the great state of north dakota, the state with the lowest unemployment rate in the united states, fastest-growing personal incomes in the united states, and the only state to have a surplus all four years of recession, because we built its. -- we built it. our state is the home of senator john heoven, representative rick berg, and the home of the divisional i-a champion north could as distinct -- north dakota state bisons, north dakota casts five votes for ron paul. >> north dakota, 23, romney. >> northern mariana islands, nine votes. >> madam secretary, i am the governor from the northern mariana islands. the newest u.s. territory. we joined the american political family in 1978. we are very proud to be here. we are strong believers in god, and we believe in ameri

thank you, madam speaker. don't forget the little people. that's what a gentleman said as he grabbed my hand and looked into my eyes at the sanborn farm museum breakfast on saturday morning. who are these little people? they are millions of moms and dads sitting at the dinner table. to give them the tax breaks they so desperately deserve. only in washington will people tell you they need to address a growing, out of control deficit by spending $1 trillion on tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. not just that, that puts us into further debt with the chi demeeze. i got a problem with that. it seems simple to me. we want to cut our deficit, we cut spend, we also have folk who was benefited from tax breaks the last decade to pay their fair share. like many of us, i'm with the little people and i'm with the middle people. let's vote for a middle class tax cut today. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition >> -- seek recog

>> madam chairman? >> yes. >> i'd just like to point out, if we are seriously interested in structural reform, this is the way, i think, we get started at it. if these things are achieved, we immediately eliminate almost two handfuls of federal programs and federal agencies, i'm sorry. and we really begin to empower states. many be states have been denied, and that's the second motion i'll bring up, the ability to fully recognize their economic potential because of limitations in their statehood compact. this would start realigning that relationship. >> thank the gentleman. mr. stearns? >> thank you very much. i'd like -- >> recognize yourself, please. >> oh, this is christopher stearns from virginia. i would like to make a recommendation to the gentleman from alaska that we take a look at this and see how we can incorporate this, because i think this is all great stuff that certainly belongs in the opening paragraphs of this portion of the platform, um, i just think we -- it might be a better idea to c

>> madam chairman? >> yes, mr. ward. >> i think the rules of congress, i know many states have internal rules in place and we can all have one subject matter per bill. what are the rules that you go by in congress? >> we do not have a rule that says only one subject matter per bill. what we seek to do is to limit it and narrow those bills as much as we possibly can, because i think in the previous speaker, prior to speaker boehner, that was great frustration with 2700 page bills and having to pass it to read to find out what was in it. >> thank you, madam chairman. >> gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. >> could recall the question, please? >> question can be called, okay. all in favor of calling the question? all opposed? question has been called for. mr. kerby's amendment, gr-21, the language highlighted and on the screen in front of you. all in favor of mr. kerby's amendment to say aye. all opposed? the amendment fails. at this time we move to page six, line eight. the u.s. postal system. we go through l

chair, madam chair, scott dibble from minnesota. efficient -- i'm from minnesota but my dad is a minnesota expatriate link and working in essex county, new jersey, downtown newark. got a little bit of new jersey in me. i have come from minnesota where be the first state of 31 to reject an amendment to our state constitution to separate people from their freedom in that constitution, the freedom to marry and redact a amendment to the constitution that will separate individuals from their freedom of right to vote so i'm excited about the prospect november 6. i couldn't let this slip by without making special mention of the section on page 28 that talks about individuals' freedom to marry. the fact that couples come to want to take responsibility for each other and their lives and build a life together should be taken as an aforemakes -- that marriage really matters. this is a significant moment but when we consider the breadth and sweep of this document it would affirm the values we share as democrats but as americans that everyone en

slaughter: madam speaker -- the messenger: madam speaker. the secretary: madam speaker, i have been directed by the senate inform the house that the senate has agreed to s.con.res. 55, directing the clerk of the house of representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of h.r. 1627 in which the concurrence of the house is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: madam speaker, i am pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. engel. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. engel: i thank my new york colleague and friend and, madam speaker, i rise today in strong opposition to h.r. 8 which should be more appropriately named the job prevention and recession protection act. we always hear talk about tax reform, but the only solution my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have to offer is an extension of a failed policy , skyrocketed the debt and contributed to the current state of the economy. my republican colleagues say their

madam president, i yield the floor. i yield the floor, madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: madam president, i unders the floor time is pretty much used up between now and 6:30 and i have made inquiries, so i understand i'll have time at 6:30 for 25 minutes, and so i ask unanimous consent that i be recognized at 6:30 for such time as -- for 25 minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. inhofe: i understand the next speakers are in the cloakroom at this time so i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont is recognized. mr. leahy: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the privileges of the floor be granted to the following member of my staff. the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call. mr. leahy: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: i ask consent that jas

thank you madam clerk, any other items? >> no, madam chair.ir kim:"xn seeing none, the meeting is adjourned. >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditions. all digital maps. >> gis is used in the city of san francisco to better support what departments do. >> you imagine all the various elements of a city including parcels and the critical infrastructure where the storm drains are. the city access like the traffic lights and fire hydrants. anything you is re

specs before madame chair. according to information i received in the national futures association, the nfa has taken five enforce that actions against peregrine in 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, and again on july 9th, 2012 to aid in 2004, according to a story that was in "the new york times," peregrine clients said a national to the national futures association and the cftc asking it to intervene to prevent the firm from misusing its customers' money. a copy of the letter was obtained by "the new york times." five years later in 2009 again a tipster wrote nfa asking it to review peregrine's bank account information for accuracy. in 1996 the action involved separate incidents in which peregrine failed to maintain aggrege to the racket funds. again in 2011 in the course of an audit they were informed that peregrine was under segregated by to enter the million. there's two letters one on friday and one on monday that sort of changed those figures. my questions are will delete was the cftc aware of the 2011 incident in w

madame chair, florida is the sunshine state -- well, most times.nnifer carol, proud home of governor rick scott who has shown america that florida knows how to prepare and respond to hurricanes and provide hospitality to our visitors. florida is also -- [ cheers and applause ] florida's also proud to have been the home of governor romney's first major state primary victory. the proud home to the convention that will nominate governor romney for president and a proud home of 29 electoral votes that will put governor romney over the top in november when we make him president romney. so we are proud to cast our 50 votes for the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. [ cheers and applause ] >> florida, 50, romney. >> georgia, 76 votes. >> madame secretary, on behalf of the georgia republican voters with the state of the south have a heart stand here as chairman of the gop with speaker of the house david rollston and we along with governor nathan dill proudly give 72 of our delegate votes to the next president of the united states, m

madam clerk? >> ok. i'm finally getting there. i can't talk anymore. the working draft map i can supply copies of that. the map submitted by the public, city wide map, we can -- i can work with and make sure i get the right ones attached. public comment, i'm not really clear on what you would want covered. >> the documents from from my point of view, the documents that u.p.f. then sent to us. they simply get printed and they're an appendix. >> so i have them individually with each 30 meetings and separate separate them out and put them in one stack? there were over 1,000 e-mails. >> miss tidwell. >> i just wanted a clarification point in that nothing changes about the public file, so i think it's the goal is to keep them in the public file. that certainly is -- i would recommend excluding the public comment and leaving it in the public file. >> anybody object to that? >> no. just make a note in the report that they are available. >> very good. madam clerk, on the community newspaper advertisement. >> i have a copy of t tear-outs and i can work with mon

>> yes, madam madame chairman.. >> we are not able to have discussion at this point. i am making certain that what we have in front of us is correct. >> yes, madame chair. >> it is correct. we are calling for the boat. all in favor say "aye." all opposed? we will have a division show of hands. all in favor, raise your hands. it is passed. there are 57 votes. the amendment is agreed to. we now move to line five. lapage 5. help amendment no. 3. you are recognized -- on page 5. health amendment no. 3. are recognized. >> i am sorry, madam chairman. i am hurrying. this is a parental rights issue for me. parental rights are the brick and mortar of the wall that protect the family from government intrusion. many state laws are now denying parents a right to consent to all sorts of medical treatment for their children to read this amendment says be opposed those sorts of laws and parents, not the government know what is best for the well-being of their children. >> the update. she has presented and explained her amendment.

madam clerk, please call item three. >> item 3, community choice aggregation activities report. status update on cleanpowersf program. and a status update on proceedings at the california public utilities commission. supervisor campos: i will turn it over to michael campbell of the san francisco public utilities commission, as well as jason fried from lafco. >> hello. michael candidate, director of cleanpowersf at the sfpuc. i have a short update. hopefully a sweet update. in terms of where we stand, as you know, we have been waiting for the board of supervisors to act. during that interim time, the good outcome of that time has allowed us to go back and renegotiate with shell and get better terms regarding the collateral amount. notably, we have been able to discuss with shell and get them to agree to reduce the amount of collateral that would be going into escrow from $15 million down to $7 million, a reduction of $8 million. that is 3 positive. it increases to $4.5 million. that frees up $6 million from the initial 19.5 appropriation. the appropriation ordinance that will go

madam clerk, please take roll- call. >> commissioner of a los, absent. supervisor campos, present. supervisor olague, present. chairperson schmeltzer, present. chairperson pimentel, present. we do have a quorum. supervisor campos: thank you very much. please call item number two. >> item two, approval of the lafco minutes from the june 15, 2012 special meeting. supervisor campos: colleagues, we have before us the minutes of the june 15, 2012 meeting. i like to open it up to any member of the public who would like to speak on this item. seeing none, public comment is closed. if we could please take a motion. motion by commissioner schmeltzer. second by commissioner olague de. we can take that without objection. madam clerk, please call item three. >> item 3, community choice aggregation activities report. status update on cleanpowersf program. and a status update on proceedings at the california public utilities commission. supervisor campos: i will turn it over to michael campbell of the san francisco public utilities commission, as well as jason fried from lafco. >> hello. michael

romney. >> nebraska, 35 votes. >> madame secretary. i am proud to be from the cornhusker state.ed state. the state with the top-ranked college women's volleyball team in the nation. home to the best annual collegiate sporting events of the nation, omaha's college world series. a state that is the land of the city of sandhills, from where our next u.s. senator, deb fisher, a rancher and small-business person hails. and when she is elected, every federal office and every statewide office in nebraska will be held by a republican. [cheers] >> estate led by dead dave heineman who has balanced the state budget without raising taxes. the nebraska delegation proudly casts 33 votes for the next president of the united states, mitt romney. [cheers] >> nebraska, 33. romney, nevada, 28 votes. >> in nevada, freedom is not a word, it's a way of life. the silver state is well represented here at the national convention. we have delegates, the home of entertainment. >> the 2012 republican party nominee for the republican president of the united states. they are going to be one of these next cou

nebraska, 35 of votes. >> madam secretary, i am proud to be from the cornhuskers states. a red state. the state with the top-rate college volleyball team in the nation. world series.e a state that is the land of the senate sand hills from where our next review and a rancher hales. everynce she's elected, federal office will be held by republican. a state led by a republican governor who bounce the budget without raising taxes. the brass a task 33 votes for the next president of the nine states, mitt romney. >> nebraska, 33, romney. >> nevada, 28 votes. >> in nevada, freedom is not just a word, it is a way of life. the silver state is well represented here at the national convention. we have delegates here from clark county, home of las vegas, entertainment capital of the world, douglas county on the shores of lake tahoe, elko county, mining capital of the world. six delegates vote to nominate that champion of the cuts, congressman paul for president of the united states. iowa, minnesota, alaska, virgin islands, oregon, and nevada, and the spirit of freedom that has inspir

specs before madame chair. according to information i received in the national futures association, the nfa has taken five enforce that actions against peregrine in 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, and again on july 9th, 2012 to aid in 2004, according to a story that was in "the new york times," peregrine clients said a national to the national futures association and the cftc asking it to intervene to prevent the firm from misusing its customers' money. a copy of the letter was obtained by "the new york times." five years later in 2009 again a tipster wrote nfa asking it to review peregrine's bank account information for accuracy. in 1996 the action involved separate incidents in which peregrine failed to maintain aggregate to the racket funds. again in 2011 in the course of an audit they were informed that peregrine was under segregated by to enter the million. there's two letters one on friday and one on monday that sort of changed those figures. my questions are will delete was the cftc aware of the 2011 incident in

perhaps, madam director, or this may be directed to the city attorney. let's be very clear exactly what is being asked of this board. >> certainly, commissioner. this board is being asked to consider the appeal of the coastal zone permit, that is a fairly limited question for which there clear standards under our planning code. -- there are clear standards under our planning code consistent with the coastal zone act. in reviewing the coastal zone permits act -- application or peeled, you shall adopt findings that the project is consistent or not consistent with the local coastal program. that is essentially what you must do. fine conformance with the local coastal zone program. vice president fung: was there also some documentation related to ceqa findings? >> this body shall also make ceqa findings, findings that there has been no significant changes to the project that would alter the planning department's determination and find the eir, then follow with your determination if it should be sold to uphold the permit. vice president fung: that determinati

. >> madam chair, are reductions total 503,000, to hundred $30 --$503,230. these are general fund savings. they allow an increase of 2.2%, $632,000. our recommended reductions totaled $117,000 their ongoing savings. those are general fund savings. we are still working with the department. we will report back next week. supervisor chu: thank you. i want to thank the treasurer -- treasury tax collector. we will see you next week. our next department is the comptroller's office. -- controller's office. >> thank you. i will be very brief. i will run through some of the highlights of the two-year budget. the committee is aware. you have on the overhead projector. our office provides a host of financial management supports -- services for the city. we audit and provide technical assistance for city departments. we perform the kind of budget and economic analysis that you see typically during the budget process. our budget for the coming two years is growing modestly at just about 3% in each year. $38.9 million next year. almost exactly 3% per year, as is the case

madam clerk? >> >> item 9, consent calendar, approve meant -- approval of the award agreement see as a-1678- seat, a conference of technical services for renewal and advanced energy generation systems for a cumulative total of $6,750,000 and with a duration of five years per agreement. the, approve the selection and award agreement cs-229a-d as needed. for the water enterprise tormc of water and environment, aecom water resources engineering joint venture. a total of $16 million and with the duration of five years per agreement. see, -- c, a community choice aggregation to authorize the general manager to execute this amendment with an extension of treatments for total duration of four years and three months. d, approved amendment no. 3 to provide continued engineering support for the bay division part by no. 5 cordilleras micro tunnel project and authorize the general manager to execute this amendment. increasing the agreement direction by one year for a total duration of seven years. e, approve

with that -- madam, clerk, the in memoriams? >> adjourned in emmory of the following individual, mr. patrick ryan. >> madam clerk, is there any more busineses? >> that concludes our business. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are adjourned. >> there are kids and families ever were. it is really an extraordinary playground. it has got a little something for everyone. it is aesthetically billion. it is completely accessible. you can see how excited people are for this playground. it is very special. >> on opening day in the brand- new helen diller playground at north park, children can be seen swinging, gliding, swinging, exploring, digging, hanging, jumping, and even making drumming sounds. this major renovation was possible with the generous donation of more than $1.5 million from the mercer fund in honor of san francisco bay area philanthropist helen diller. together with the clean and safe neighborhood parks fund and the city's general fund. >> 4. 3. 2. 1. [applause] >> the playground is broken into three general areas. one for the

thank you very much, madam chairman. >> madam chairwoman. my name is leslie baskerville from the district of khr*upl barks i salute anita bonds from the democratic party and long time democratic party activist. i rise on behalf of the national congress of black will under the able leadership of dr. efay -- e. fay williams, on behalf of the black leadership forum, on behalf of the national coalition of black civic participation, led by ms. mel knee campbell. i rise to request a motion for reconsideration with regard to two amendments that i put forward from were -- that were, in fact, adopted. i would like to amend them slightly. i would also like to recognize that my first amendment, amendment number 28, is being offered and reflects the input of mr. matt haney from california. relative to amendment 28, wi like to amend my amendment to -- wi like to amend my amendment to read to make college affordable for students of all backgrounds and confront the loan burden our students shoulder. these are friendly amendments, they are designed to empha

thank you, madam chair. ms. nord, if i have some time at the end i will let you respond and my colleagues from illinois. i would think the commission for being a. i to touch on a topic that has the potential to impact several manufacturing bishop as commissions are where, i was a important component range from wire conference for in an automobile to the chronic hazard advisory panels reveals could set a precedent for the use of the product outside of children's toys and the want to ensure the science that is used is transparent, properly peer-reviewed and publicly available. chairman tenenbaum, omb has described a review as one of the important procedures used to ensure the quality of published information, meets the standard of scientific and technical community. to ensure the scientific integrity of the document, the draft report should be released for public comment before it goes to the review, stakeholder participation should be encouraged, and the pew reviewer should be provided with all the dad and st

i would like to thank the madam chair for giving me my opportunity to come and talk. i would like to be here to show our support for the staff, for the many years they have been keeping the department going. the budget before you today, i believe this task -- the staff asked for a 4% to 5% increase. i believe that the budget analysis is coming back with 1%. i am here to reinforce one very important factor. we have seen a lot of major changes in the city. the big department is an important part of that change. but the growth happening in the town, one of the things that we have right now, which worries me, going forward in the budget, we have a lot of positions we are trying to fill. we are learning, very lately, how hard it is to fill these positions. lots of stones from the department need to be met to meet these positions. this year alone i believe we will have almost seven new staff that are badly needed. you will hear testimony from the different department heads on the kind of volume we are experiencing. it is not necessarily just small projects, but very large p

supervisor campos: thank you, madam chair. i want to once again thanks staff for all the work that has gone into thiss#?o matter. i thought that we had a very substantive and very constructive discussion at the last rules committee meeting. and i just wanted to follow up on a couple of points. i am wondering if we can get a little more clarity on some things in terms of how some of the items work. one of the questions that i know hasrm' come up for some of my colleagues is in terms of how projects going forward might be exempted from some of the caps that are in place in the proposal. i am wondering how that would work, taking the example of a recent project, 8 washington. how would that work, using that as an example? i am wondering if i can have, through the chair, if i can ask the mayor's office to shed some light on how something like that would work? >> yes, i am with the mayor's office of housing. maybe i will quickly innumerate with the exemptions are under the charter amendment. first, any project under a development

specs before madame chair. according to information i received in the national futures association, the nfa has taken five enforce that actions against peregrine in 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, and again on july 9th, 2012 to aid in 2004, according to a story that was in "the new york times," peregrine clients said a national to the national futures association and the cftc asking it to intervene to prevent the firm from misusing its customers' money. a copy of the letter was obtained by "the new york times." five years later in 2009 again a tipster wrote nfa asking it to review peregrine's bank account information for accuracy. in 1996 the action involved separate incidents in which peregrine failed to maintain aggregate to the racket funds. again in 2011 in the course of an audit they were informed that peregrine was under segregated by to enter the million. there's two letters one on friday and one on monday that sort of changed those figures. my questions are will delete was the cftc aware of the 2011 incident in