chair, amendment 159 sponsored by maxine waters. the proposed amendment is on page eight, line 24 after the words stopped dead in its tracks every republican effort to weaken it, insert the following. we will ensure that our regulators have the resources and independence that they need to fully enforce the law and hold both individuals and corporations accountable. >> the opponent has one minute. >> i am maxine waters. i am the ranking member of the financial services committee. the republican spend a great deal of time trying to weaken our regulatory agencies. that is why we have dodd frank reform. if you can recall what happened went08 when this country into recession, almost depression, regulatory agencies work not funded, they were supposed to be a lot safety and soundness but they did nothing. they tried to weaken these agencies by underfunding them. sec is our cop on the block. they are concerned about derivatives and banker transparency. you know what they are doing to the cfpb. that is the consumer financial protection burea

[applause] , maxine?hat >> thank you very much. we have come to a point this evening, after having done tremendous work here, i know you were some disagreements. everyone did not agree on everything, but this was a democratic process and we heard tears, and we saw had people who were very happy to be participants in this process. the unity amendment, the last one that was up has been pulled. issue.o longer an so ladies and gentlemen, we are all democrats. we are all democrats. [applause] though some people do not win on the amendments that were dear to their hearts, the work does not stop here. the work does not stop here. of course, the platform is an indication of what we care about in general, but you have your elected officials to work with, you have the dnc to work with, let's get about the business of making this country what it ought to be, and we can do that working together. let me ask you, in the name of unity, can we leave this meeting tonight having accomplished the most progressive platform in history of the democratic

i am maxine waters, member of congress. california. we are embarked on a discussion this what is happening in country with guns and violence. has talked about what we doing in the house of apresentatives in proposing couple of bills. no-fly no-by. no-fly-nobody means that if you -- no fly nost of you cannot fly you should not be able to buy a gun. and universal background checks. we do not have background checks for those guns that have been cars,ut of the trunk of gun shows, and online. this particular amendment is firearms makers and dealers who break the law, must report and act responsibly and should be held accountable. >> 15-seconders? we have 15-seconders. anyone wishing to be heard in , as a governor in the only state in which this law is challenged in a trial, i'm happy to call the question. all those in favor raise your white tag. register to vote negative? anyone? no. passes unanimously. thinking. next. >> amendment 127 sponsored by nancy jacobson on page 25, line 32. the proposed amendment is, insert after the words of assa

maxine waters has been a long time supporter of hillary clinton.er over the years, of course, california is a state democrats count on. so they have some prime territory here on the floor. and so what we can tell you is as the evening wears on, and it turns into an even tighter crowd we'll be hearing from more of the members that will also be a discussion of some of the issues that matter, especially rooted in places like california, the aids hiv crisis being dealt with and a real recognition of that over time. and that's something that matters to some of these delegations in particular. we've already had tim kaine, who by voice vote was nominated officially and it builds to his big night. he's got to share this third night with, of course, president obama, vice president joe biden, it will be a very big night here. and as we see it is starting to fill up. we have had difficulty getting around here, but we'll throw it back to you and go looking for others to talk to. steve? >> kelly o'donnell, that's potentially good preparation for being vice pres

and congresswoman maxine waters. the spirit of this bill goes directly to what happened in your own time. in ferguson misery when they came in with these weapons of war in our communities where the coordinator of wealth and i were fighting for the value of another teenager named michael brown. [applause] is so very important that we are unified, 100 percent as democrats on this because we need the statistics to make the case now in minnesota, now in louisiana, baltimore maryland, los angeles california and everywhere they continue to kill unarmed people of color without any accountability. [applause] [ gavel banging. ] >> i stand in conclusion as i give it back to the makeup of this amendment what doctor king said and that is when i talked to all the young people in black lives matter congressman waters and they said the system breaks our hearts over and over andover again . nobody is being held accountable when they kill our children. doctor king said what we remember most is not the criticisms of our enemies but th

chair, amendment 159 sponsored by maxine waters. the proposed amendment is on page eight, line 24 after the words stopped dead in its tracks every republican effort to weaken it, insert the following. we will ensure that our regulators have the resources and independence that they need to fully enforce the law and hold both individuals and corporations accountable. >> the opponent has one minute. >> i am maxine waters. i am the ranking member of the financial services committee. the republican spend a great deal of time trying to weaken our regulatory agencies. that is why we have dodd frank reform. if you can recall what happened went08 when this country into recession, almost depression, regulatory agencies work not funded, they weed to bd soundness but they did nothing. they tried to weaken these agencies by underfunding them. sec is our cop on the block. they are concerned about derivatives and banker transparency. you know what they are doing to the cfpb. that is the consumer financial protection bureau that we created. dealing

congressional colleagues who are either members of the platform committee or of the drafting committee, maxine waters of california, barbara lee of california, thompson of mississippi, and eleanor holmes norton of washington, d.c. [applause] i also want to thank our vice .hairs for agreeing to serve thank you all very much. you to all of you, members of the full platform committee who are here this weekend. as we saw last night, your perspectives are critical to finalizing the statement of our values and affirmations of our priorities as a party. thank you to the members of the grafting -- the drafting subcommittee for the hours of work you have put into the process. they brought the broad spectrum of our party and the best ideas of our campaign to the process with dignity, patience, intelligence and understanding and a special thank you to my colleague and friend, congressman elijah cummings, and drafting committee members. please stand and be recognized. many are sitting over there. thank you so much. my friends, we are two weeks away from our convention and four weeks away from it electing

i am maxine waters and i am a proud democrat from the progressive state of california. applause] the primary season has ended, and we have so much to be proud of. as a member of the platform committee, i have no problem with giving bernie sanders credit for contributing to our historic progressive platform. [cheers and applause] thrilled to a knowledge secretary hillary clinton's work to unite and strengthen our democratic party. [cheers and applause] so tomorrow night, hillary clinton will accept the party nomination. and we must leave this convention energized, united, and committed to winning in november. [applause] have a winner in waiting. the next president of the united states of america, hillary rodham clinton. [cheers and applause] proud to support a woman who has the skills to meet with world leaders, came and queens, and who commands respect from our friends and our foes alike. i am elated to have a candidate who really understands diplomacy, global security, and the importance of climate protection. i am so thankful we have hillary clinton, whose life of pub

she is now a 13-year-old long-haired chihuahua and has at copy of the book i wrote about maxine and he is my beloved. i talk with him and john every single day and he talks back to me which is wonderful. the saddest part came two days after his memorial service when i got a telephone call telling me that i would be awarded the presidential medal for thehuman. humanities and i thought why couldn't he have lived to see fy this? he was my chant "the first day that i volunteered on the little station on the campus of the american university. if you went around the curb you couldn't hear the station anymore. [laughter] but i came home this is 1973 npr got off the ground in 1970 and so it wasn't even a member at that time. you have to have five full-time employees to be a member of npr, and we did not.. i came home from my first day as a volunteer at the station and honestly this is so hard to believe way back then, john rehm said to me someday you will be the host of the program. so he dreamed for me and saw ahead for me in ways i couldn't see for myself. now contrast that with what we talk

chair, amendment 159 sponsored by maxine waters. the proposed amendment is on page eight, line 24 after the words stopped dead in its tracks every republican effort to weaken it, insert the following. we will ensure that our regulators have the resources and independence that they need to fully enforce the law and hold both individuals and corporations accountable. >> the opponent has one minute. >> i am maxine waters. i am the ranking member of the financial services committee. the republican spend a great deal of time trying to weaken our regulatory agencies. that is why we have dodd frank reform. if you can recall what happened went08 when this country into recession, almost depression, regulatory agencies work not funded, they were supposed to be a lot safety and soundness but they did nothing. they tried to weaken these agencies by underfunding them. sec is our cop on the block. they are concerned about derivatives and banker transparency. you know what they are doing to the cfpb. that is the consumer financial protection burea

pittinger for he's great work and also maxine waters, tremendous work, and thank mr. fitzpatrick again for his leadership and i'll yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. fitzpatrick: mr. speaker, we would ask all members to vote in favor of h.r. 5606 and we yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 5606. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the gentleman -- >> i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what p

congressional colleagues who are either members of the platform committee or of the drafting committee, maxine waters of california, barbara lee of california, thompson of mississippi, and eleanor holmes norton of washington, d.c. [applause] i also want to thank our vice .hairs for agreeing to serve thank you all very much. you to all of you, members of the full platform committee who are here this weekend. as we saw last night, your perspectives are critical to finalizing the statement of our values and affirmations of our priorities as a party. thank you to the members of the grafting -- the drafting subcommittee for the hours of work you have put into the process. they brought the broad spectrum of our party and the best ideas of our campaign to the process with dignity, patience, intelligence and understanding and a special thank you to my colleague and friend, congressman elijah cummings, and drafting committee members. please stand and be recognized. many are sitting over there. thank you so much. my friends, we are two weeks away from our convention and four weeks away from it electing

maxine? >> thank you very much. we have come to a point this evening after having done tremendous work, i know there were some disagreements. everybody didn't agree on everything but this was a democratic process and we heard the cheers, we saw tears and we had people who were very happy to be a synthesis in this process. the unity amendments, the last one that was up past and pulled, it's no longer an issue. so ladies and gentlemen, we are all democrats. we're all democrats. and even though some people did not win on the amendments that were so dear to their hearts, the work doesn't stop here. the work doesn't stop here. of course, the platform is an indication of what we care about in general but you have your elected officials to work with, you have the dnc to work with, let's go about the businessof making this country what it ought to be and we can do that working together . let me ask you in the name of unity, can we leave this meeting tonight having accomplished the most progressive platform in the history of

and this was put together by myself but also maxine waters and the clinton campaign and like the victoryn the $15 minimum wage by mary kay henry a supporter of the clinton campaign, we've seen some very big issues that bernie sanders has been fighting for is both camps come together and have a great feeling of you know aught in contrast to some of the other moments we had this morning. >> it's interesting to hear you say that. i'm watching this footage. it's also striking to me, i was watching this play out with dispatches last night of just how remarkably substantive this moment is. i mean, you have people in a room, you know, arguing it out about the basics of policy, the basics of pretty gran knew lar terms about what age people might be able to buy into medicare. it seems a world away from a general election campaign thus far that has been fairly bereft of that in general. >> look, what we're seeing the process here of creating consensus at the very base of the party, marijuana decriminalization, frankly, pathway to legalization was so important because at the base of our party is ve

heard from a number of people including house minority leader nancy pelosi as well as congress member maxine waters and norman mineta. while the convention is pretty much on message is right now, boy, it was a rough start this morning. >> ross palombo is inside the wells fargo center in philadelphia with that part of the story. ross. >> reporter: well, look at this back behind me what. a difference from the rnc. hundreds upon hundreds of people here, and here is the california delegation right here. 475 elected delegates, 76 superdelegates. and this crowd has been pretty charged for the last three hours that the convention has been open. now, all of this didn't start the gavels before there was a major controversy. take a look at this. >> settings down, please. >> that was the california delegation booing debbie wasserman schultz, the chair of the party this morning. mostly bernie supporters were booing here, all of this over those leaked e-mails that appear to show that the party not only was favoring hillary but trying to sabotage bernie. debbie wasserman schultz resigned yesterday as you

congresswoman maxine waters at the podium right now. donald trump appears to be urging russia to hack u.s. government e-mails. he seemed to issue the challenge it in florida today. to find the 30,000 e-mails missing from hillary clinton's private e-mail server. the clinton campaign says trump is actively encouraging espionage. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. by the way, they hacked, they probably have her 33,000 e-mails. i hope they do. they probably have her 33,000 e-mails that she lost, and deleted. because you'd see some beauties there. >> clinton's campaign responded saying, quote, this has to be the first time that a major presidential candidate has actively encouraged a a foreign power to conduct espionage against his political opponent. the white house basically taking over the dnc tonight. president barack obama will be the final speaker of the evening. he'll be preceded by vice president joe biden, and tim kaine will address the delegates as well, as will former co

. >> and you just heard gavin newsom and judy chu and maxine waters both from southern california will also speak. >>> a san rafael man is on a mission at the dnc. he arrived in philadelphia this week in a gandhi mobile to spread a message of peace. reggie aqui is covering the dnc and ran into richardson. >> so this year who is gandhi puppet support. >> he is supporter bernie. >> do you think he will come around for hillary clinton? i mean gandhi puppet. >> i think so. it is not a vote of conscious, it is a vote of practicality. >> and then it is back to the gandhi mobile for the trip back to the bay area. he gets reaction from those who see gandhi in the window. >> we'll be live at 5:00. and laura anthony and reggie aqui will be there all week for you covering the convention. >>> a site for the president's library has been selected. on jackson park on the chicago south side for the library and presidential center. a formal announcement is expected next week. it is close to the university of chicago where the president once taught and home to the chicago museum of science and technolog

and congresswoman maxine waters -- the spirit of this bill goes directly to what happened in ferguson,own, and missouri when they came in with these weapons of war in our communities. it is so very important that we are unified 100% as democrats on this, because we need the statistics to make the case. baltimore,esota, maryland, los angeles, california, and everywhere they continue to kill unarmed people of color without any accountability. [chanting "black lives matter"] is, what dr.sion king said -- when i talk to all the young people in black lives matter, congresswoman waters, the system break our hearts over and over and over again. nobody is being held accountable when they kill our children. dr. king said what we remember most is not the criticism of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. let them know that the democratic party stood up for them unanimously for criminal justice reform. thank you. >> vote together and get this done. god bless. you have 2 minutes. >> my name is justin and i'm from minnesota. i'm going to speak this way because i need my people at home to se

so i want to thank ranking member maxine waters. i also want to thank her staff for working with us to get this bill to the floor. and i also want to thank my good friend from new york, congresswoman carolyn maloney, for her constructive additions to the bill since committee markup. finally, i'd like to thank chairman hensarling and his able staff, rebecca and kevin, for all of their hard work. and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this commonsense legislation. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california. ms. waters: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. waters: mr. speaker, i'd like to first thank my republican colleagues for amending h.r. 5421 in an attempt to improve the status quo for the benefit of securities exchanges and the investors that trade on them and provide the securities and exchange commission with addit

>>darya: and maxine the athletic women looking could she not scanning she just looks at-- stacked.ow have the more chance to look at of draymond green were he said the whole thing as a joke he is laughing in this one and then with the other person's sense. . >>gary: this person is accusing draymond green of the choking him and the door slammed. >>darya: afterheat accidentally bombed some in the far the person ahead that as one hit there were other stars to he says later that night on friday 9 the people went over and chopped them. >>darya: apparently wanted to down and those with different school he chooses to live in his parents' basement. >>darya: that is where he grew up, but i do want to match and he did buy a house she is in the hospital bruise the because pennsylvania can because should distract and a couple of markair press. when it's summer you can just feel it. but it also leaves your feet feeling rough. amopé keeps you sandal-ready with the pedi perfect. it buffs away hard skin to reveal salon pedicure smoothness. feel the difference for yourself. amopé. love every step.

. >> before i was a comic book creator, or cousin pam, or maxine on tv, i was just a girl by way of flagstaffa teacher, my father was a preacher. they worked multiple jobs to feed their six kids. we were the working poor. we had our ally on the .uture -- our eye on the future my family's struggle is familiar to millions of american families today. no one will fight harder for these families, for us all, then hillary clinton. now, i have seen hillary at work for nearly a decade. i have witnessed a kindness and a grace that indoors, even when endures,d doers -- even when you know she must be a million miles of tired and a long from home. hillary defies gravity. president, she will inspire us all to rise. you are about to meet a young man named ryan moore who has felt that inspiration. his friendship was forged with hillary over their shared commitment to health care and their willingness to keep fighting for change, striving for progress, and defying gravity. please welcome ryan moore. >> my name is ryan moore, from nebraska. my family began our friendship with hillary over 20 years ago. back t

and diversity of our party, the honorable norman minetta, gary peters, governor , representative maxineard the the rulestions of committee to serve as permanent officers. the chair will entertain the motion for these outstanding leaders. do i hear a second? to our rules, we will have a voice role for the permanent officers of the convention. all those in favor, say aye. >> aye. mayor rawlings-blake: all opposed, say no. the ayes have it. thank you so very much to barney frank and leticia vanderpugh. thank you as well to the committee vice chairs and members. .lease join me -- thank you sorry about that. please join me in welcoming the permanent chair of the convention ohio congresswoman marcia fudge. congresswoman fudge was first elected in 2008. she represents the people of the 11th congressional district of ohio. congresswoman fudge served on the house committee of agriculture and committee of education and workforce. she is the ranking member of early childhood and secondary education committee and also a member of several congressional caucuses and the immediate past chair of the co

the honorable maxine waters and ben jealous will present the preamble. please join us in welcoming them. [applause] mr. jealous: this year, in 2016, democrats meet in philadelphia with the same basic belief that animated the continental congress. when they gathered in philadelphia 240 years ago. out of many, we are one. ms. waters: under president obama's leadership and thanks to the hard work and determination of the american people, we have come a long way from the great recession and the republican policies that triggered it. u.s. businesses have now added 14.8 million jobs, since private sector job growth turned positive in early 2010. 20 million people have gained health insurance coverage. the american auto industry just had its best year ever. we're getting more of our energy from the sun and the wind and importing less oil from overseas. mr. jealous: but too many of us have been left out and left behind. they're working longer hours, with less security. wages have barely budged. and the racial wealth gap remains wide. while the costs of everythin

maxine waters a california, barbara lee of california, danny thompson in mississippi, and eleanor holmes norton of washington, d.c. chair,to thank our vice secretary of state rhode island l.a. chordata -- ne -- and greg rosenbaum. thank you all very much. thank you to all of you, the members of the full platform committee sure here this weekend. as we saw last night, your perspectives are critical for finalizing this statement of our values and affirmation of our rarities of the party. members ofo all the the drafting subcommittee for the hours upon hours of work you put into this process. butow some of them are here they were all amazing from washington to phoenix to st. louis. they brought the broad spectrum of our parties and the best ideas the campaign to the process with a giddy, patients, intelligence and understanding. a special thank you to my colleague and friend congress and elijah cummings -- congressman elijah cummings. thank you for your dedication and your service. thank you so much. [applause] my friends, we are two weeks away from our convention and just performance away

my name is maxine hickman i resident and business woman in san francisco for more than 40 years. i'm president of the san francisco chapter of the national coalition of black women. the mission is advocate on behalf of women and girls of color in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment. 46 percent of the population has diabetes or on the path to getting it. for latinos the rate is higher at 55 percent. one of every 3 children born in 2 thousand will development diabetes. latinos and african americans the rate is one out of two. this proposal will help turn the trends around. [inaudible] tooth aches and cavities is the number one preventable. passing this measure will [inaudible] it is our strong hope that this board will vote in favor of the san francisco for the tax bill. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. dr. ritman. >> hi. it is honor to be here. thank you. i'm dr. jeff ritman and was on the richmond city counsm rr and proposed the richmond soda tax and vice president of local physicians for such a responsibility chapter and can speak on their behal

my name is maxine hickman i resident and business woman in san francisco for more than 40 years. i'm president of the san francisco chapter of the national coalition of black women. the mission is advocate on behalf of women and girls of color in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment. 46 percent of the population has diabetes or on the path to getting it. for latinos the rate is higher at 55 percent. one of every 3 children born in 2 thousand will development diabetes. latinos and african americans the rate is one out of two. this proposal will help turn the trends around. [inaudible] tooth aches and cavities is the number one preventable. passing this measure will [inaudible] it is our strong hope that this board will vote in favor of the san francisco for the tax bill. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. dr. ritman. >> hi. it is honor to be here. thank you. i'm dr. jeff ritman and was on the richmond city counsm rr and proposed the richmond soda tax and vice president of local physicians for such a responsibility chapter and can speak on their behal

congressional colleagues who are either members of the platform committee or of the drafting committee, maxine waters of california, barbara lee of california, thompson of mississippi, and eleanor holmes norton of washington, d.c. [applause] i also want to thank our vice .hairs for agreeing to serve thank you all very much. you to all of you, members of the full platform committee who are here this weekend. as we saw last night, your perspectives are critical to finalizing the statement of our values and affirmations of our priorities as a party. thank you to the members of the grafting -- the drafting subcommittee for the hours of work you have put into the process. they brought the broad spectrum of our party and the best ideas of our campaign to the process with dignity, patience, intelligence and understanding and a special thank you to my colleague and friend, congressman elijah cummings, and drafting committee members. please stand and be recognized. many are sitting over there. thank you so much. my friends, we are two weeks away from our convention and four weeks away from it electing

my name is maxine hickman i resident and business woman in san francisco for more than 40 years. i'm president of the san francisco chapter of the national coalition of black women. the mission is advocate on behalf of women and girls of color in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment. 46 percent of the population has diabetes or on the path to getting it. for latinos the rate is higher at 55 percent. one of every 3 children born in 2 thousand will development diabetes. latinos and african americans the rate is one out of two. this proposal will help turn the trends around. [inaudible] tooth aches and cavities is the number one preventable. passing this measure will [inaudible] it is our strong hope that this board will vote in favor of the san francisco for the tax bill. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. dr. ritman. >> hi. it is honor to be here. thank you. i'm dr. jeff ritman and was on the richmond city counsm rr and proposed the richmond soda tax and vice president of local physicians for such a responsibility chapter and can speak on their behal

happy 100 birthday to maxine beatle of sanford, florida.er kids, and 17 grandchildren. cyrus worked as a watchmaker into his 90s but then he said it was time to retire. he's been happily married for 74 years. say hi to dorothy ralston of farmington, connecticut. this scrabble champion is 102 years old. when she was 85, she rode a motorcycle for the first time. got to love that. >>> how about a happy 106th birthday to springs, new mexico. a life-long rancher who's proud of her prize winning horses. love this guy's next name -- ace simpson. ace celebrating 100 years. from birmingham, alabama, served during world war ii. again we thank him for his service. and a 100th birthday to ralph cranston of salt lake city, utah. an active guy. still bowls three times a week and he scores higher than i do. if you know someone who's celebrating a 100th birthday or anniversary of 75 years or more, please tell us about it at today.com/celebrate. remember, send us a photo as well. guys? >> all right, al. you guys are about to take a big ride down there in or

and congresswoman maxine waters -- the spirit of this bill goes directly to what happened in fergusonwn, and missouri when they came in with these weapons of war in our communities. it is so very important that we are unified 100% as democrats on this, because we need the statistics to make the case. baltimore,esota, maryland, los angeles, california, and everywhere they continue to kill unarmed people of color without any accountability. [chanting "black lives matter"] is, what dr.sion king said -- when i talk to all the young people in black lives matter, congresswoman waters, the system break our hearts over and over and over again. nobody is being held accountable when they kill our children. dr. king said what we remember most is not the criticism of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. let them know that the democratic party stood up for them unanimously for criminal justice reform. thank you. >> vote together and get this done. god bless. you have 2 minutes. >> my name is justin and i'm from minnesota. i'm going to speak this way because i need my people at home to see

maxine snowden of the district of columbia, secretary.t committee 6earings held on august 9, 197 in kansas city, three contests were presented. n, the reports were presented to the republican , sitting asmittee the committee of the whole, pursuant to the rules for final action. no appeals were taken to the credentials committee and -- in any of those cases. states, changes with respect to alternate delegates were requested and approved. a letter request for changes in the oregon delegation was denied. ue to a printing omission, the note which states, "popp -- delegate is shown that candidate" was left off the permanent role in florida. committee, we were advised by mr. richard haber, assistant to general counsel, of further utilized services joy price. your committee moves that the asporary role of delegates presented to this convention on august 16, 1976, as amended in five instances with relation to delegates and corrected in the case of florida, become the permanent role of the convention. thank you. walter: the delegates get here on t

my name is maxine hickman i resident and business woman in san francisco for more than 40 years. i'm president of the san francisco chapter of the national coalition of black women. the mission is advocate on behalf of women and girls of color in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment. 46 percent of the population has diabetes or on the path to getting it. for latinos the rate is higher at 55 percent. one of every 3 children born in 2 thousand will development diabetes. latinos and african americans the rate is one out of two. this proposal will help turn the trends around. [inaudible] tooth aches and cavities is the number one preventable. passing this measure will [inaudible] it is our strong hope that this board will vote in favor of the san francisco for the tax bill. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. dr. ritman. >> hi. it is honor to be here. thank you. i'm dr. jeff ritman and was on the richmond city counsm rr and proposed the richmond soda tax and vice president of local physicians for such a responsibility chapter and can speak on their behal

maxine waters of california for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request s granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the gentleman from georgia, mr. hice, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. hice: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to support the first amendment defense act and importance of defending religious liberties in america. i don't know that there has ever been a greater time for us to address this than right now. we have unfortunately become accustomed in this country of the news similar to what we woke up to this morning. we see one tragedy after another. certainly racial tensions are extremely high in this country. anger is high. we face a number of other issues across this country. like agreed and self-centeredness. disregard for authority and personal property and the rule of law. we see corruption in so many different places, including our government, at all levels, be it on the local level, the state, or here in the national leve