mr. smith. mr. smith: thank you, chairman comings, ranking member jordan, members of the committee. e institute of free speech has -- some of those pages are available here today. i am going to focus very briefly on two aspects of this bill which i have particular expertise as former chairman of the federal election commission and leading author of soup irp.a.c. and coordinated spending and many of the author of the current coordination rules. since its inception, the federal election commission has been a bipartisan agency. this is at the insistent of people such as democratic representative wayne hayes and democratic senator allen cranston who warned we must not allow the f.e.c. by become a tool for harassment by future esidents who seek to the a-- abuse such as watergate. this would have a five-member panel subject to partisan control. in theory only two members can come from any one party, crying for a fifth seat to be held by an independent but this is a fig leaf. the f.e.c. has an indepen

he's the founder of mr smith. welcome to the programme.e out there. one of our main differences are our is built around luxury, exclusive and boutique product. that synergy also with we use small chain manufacturing, organic ingredients and clean ingredients to create premium products. that is our point of difference in the market. launched three years ago in australia with two products. yes, we had a balancing and conditioner. is a pretty tough market to get into. so much competition, so many different brands. how do you get from two products launched in australia three yea rs products launched in australia three years ago to hear where you are in nine different markets? we are in ten international markets around the world. i think we've been quite lucky with our staff but also our distributors and our salon network that have taken on the brand from a young standpoint. you sell three salons as opposed to being on supermarket shelves? yes, we supply retail. how does australia differ from the uk or europe? for us, i feel there's a lot of si

it sounds like mr. smith, you're on a mission. >> i am. i truly am. a big part of that mission is to educate the world as to what african americans have contributed in america and educate americans as to what our contributions have led to, so many great things that make america the unique place it is on the planet. >> reporter: the park service will not only preserve two of king's former atlanta homes, it will record and share family memory, including contributions from everyone at this table. >> we've been through a lot. >> reporter: here is a preview. what don't people know about dr. king that they should? >> this is one thing i tell young people. dr. king was a c student at morehouse. he got a c in public speaking. he got a c in preaching. it tells you that you don't allow grades and people's judgments even to define who you are and what you're going to contribute to this world. and he just continued to push forward and did not let it discourage him. >> this is a demonstration of progress that is definitely being made. >> he really was not puffed u

walker, the gentleman from missouri, mr. smith. mr.ence: the president of the senate appoints the following senators as members of the part of the the senate to escort the president of the united states into the house chamber. the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell. senator from south dakota. the senator from iowa, mr. grassley. senator from wyoming, mr. barrasso. senator from missouri, mr. blunt. ohio, mr. ernest. the senator from new york, mr. schumer. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin. the senator from washington, mrs. murray. the senator from michigan, ms. kavanaugh. the senator from massachusetts, ms. warren. the senator from minnesota, ms. clover char. and the senator from wisconsin, ms. baldwin. ms. pelosi: members of the escort committee will exit through the lobby doors. i do not see where that one is. [laughter] there it is, the lobby door. this is mine, this is yours. [indiscernible chatter] [indiscernible chatter] [applause] [indiscernible chatter] ms. pelosi: the associate justices of the supreme court. [applause] [i

mr. smith goes to washington. one of the first things mr. smith sees is the lincoln memorial.and a man of color with tears streaming down his face reads the final word of the gettysburg address that is inscribed there. young mr. lincoln, which is about new salem, ends with the words, the music of the battle hymn and the lincoln memorial. it is now the icon of all icons. but not yet the apogee. that comes in 1963. as the epicenter of the march on one sink in. washington. where the leaders of the civil rights movement white and black gathered at the memorial. for the ceremonies for that august day. by the way, where you see doctor king's second from the right on the bottom row next to him on his right is a philip randolph who has his own statue in union station now, third from the left on top is the young john lewis who is still a member of congress. and of course, there he is, being interviewed by. john daly. of what's my line of fame. right before this moment. the i have a dream speech begins , five score years ago a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we sign today, we s

mrs. smith goes to washington. one of the things mr. smith seizes the lincoln memorial. he reads the final words of the gettysburg address nurse inscribed there. it is now the icon of all icons. not yet the apogee. that comes in 1963. as the epicenter of the march on washington, where the leaders of the civil war rights movement white and black gather at the memorial for a ceremony for that august day. you see dr. king's second from the right. on the bottom is a man who has his own statute now. third the left on top is the young john lewis who is now a member of congress. there he is being interviewed by john daly of what's my line. right before this moment. the i have a dream speech begins five score year ago a great american in his symbolic shadow we stand today signed the emancipation proclamation. this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of new growth slaves who had been feared in the flames of withering injustice, a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. it has been so long since then, that in 2013 there was a 50th an

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players the judge in this round of court battles has now sent the case to arbiters and in the meantime mr smith can continue in his new job. and speaking of health the breakup of general electric or g.e. has passed a major road marker as the venerable american company divest its drug and health business g.'s new chief executive larry culp announced the sale of the unit to the dot com or corporation for twenty one point four billion dollars as part of an ongoing effort to rightsize a sprawling company and refocus on core competencies g.e. stock jumped on the news and mr called out of the move as a instance of quote thoughtful deliberate action to reduce leverage and strengthen our balance sheet and this will reviews from investors for mr cole performance in this case to be mostly positive with informed observers impressed by the price mr kopp was able to pay for g.e.'s biopharma unit. and for more on g.e. and other market moves we are pleased to once again be joined by danielle sherry of simpler trading welcome back danielle thank you and today i couldn't be better and i'm really pleased that yo

a shame stashed matters to mr smith moments they mashed old church clock struck the president and the speech from this morning i'm still. upset as we have petitions to post this for two snippets i'm looking you up because there goes the closer with you swear your supporters to your shoes and sure sure mr you should cook door for what was your desire. but in panama one of our is the mcdonald's way of both excesses because our ballot itself the movie theater i. was in this way got too dark so hard not to think in the mother disappeared this moment the look of the hand they cower and open this door at them if. this is the only thing that we do is music because everybody fights in his way. on the floor and you can feel the fee if out of this bill frist woody allen you have all the ability of the day. but i think is this is the fund that is a constant. thought . i. was listening. to. violence erupts on the streets of france as yellow vest protesters turn out for thirteen consecutive weekends to condemn the policies of emanuel mccrum government . bus among that week.

for mr frazer smith action for me it felt like easily the toughest game of the season tix to frankfurt have an unbelievable amount of power going forward from for the moment she should phone the phone once again dorman failed to win in frankfurt and dropped two points in the title race. as we just had two points drops for dortmund surely this is biased chance to close the gap at the top the reigning champions were at leverkusen but it hasn't been the most plentiful taught something ground in recent history find one just two of the last nine but in this league matches there since the start of two thousand and nine ten season and that even more pressure at the task at hand. was missing a vital player. by big blow for by and heading into this clash captain manuel neuer out injured backup spent all right straight into the action for the first time this season and with just a minute gone there was already panic amongst the back lot of a later coups and demanded a penalty but to no avail despite kevin falling short clearly hitting mats hummels arm bar and took full advantage of the let off a

we have mr smith who says i take my clothes to the nation points when throwing them out, if we can payan issue. that really is the crux of it, isn't it? if you are worried about the environment and want to make a difference at this doesn't seem like an awful lot, and how much responsibility lies with the consumer and how much with the company? that's right. at the moment the onus is on the consumer in order to put their stuff through to get recycled, so if you can put it back on the businesses and incorporate into everyday practice as it makes things a lot easier. chris, thank you. nice to see you. that is it from us today. have a great day whatever you are up to. bye—bye. hello. the february temperature record was set in 1998 when we saw a high of 19.7 celsius. whilst we may not break any records this week we are going to come close. increasingly mild if not warm air flooding up from africa as we head towards the end of the weekend into the weekend. while we may not see 19.7 celsius, somewhere is going to get to 17, maybe even 18 celsius. back to today and we are in between weather sy

thank you, mr. smith. mr. meeks? >> thank you, mr. chairman. democracy is important to me. i have a deep and long history with venezuela. i don't like the fact that there's no democracy in saudi arabia. i don't like the fact that there's no democracy in north korea and i speak out about these places that don't have any elections and i do have confidence in the venezuelan people. i have been involved in venezuela when many were not here. i was part of a bipartisan delegation and it was from north carolina, bill delahunt from massachusetts and myself who engaged with then-president hugo chavez, and i saw back then that individuals who were poor, who had never had anything from any other government, never any consideration, when i was on the ground to see that they for the first time was getting schools and hospitals and getting their fair share and this president, hugo chavez was elected in a free and fair election. i've seen andes of there. i witnessed several of these elections when the united states and this is why the united states cannot lead in this matter. i was there

on that, with that i yield two minutes to the gentleman from nebraska, mr. smith. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. smith: i rise today to defend the second amendment rights of law-abiding nebraskans. in nebraska the need for firearms is the same today as it was even when the second amendment was enacted before we were even a territory of the united states. rural nebraskans depend on their firearms for self-defense and protecting their livestock. they also know how to handle firearms to store them securely, to handle them appropriately, and perhaps to even let neighbors who are able to use them safely borrow them to meet their needs. i have serious concerns the bills we're considering today and tomorrow are going to criminalize this behavior for nebraskans who have done this for generations and won't even know they are breaking the law. should ranch who are lends a rifle to neighbor to address threats from predatory animals face a year in prison and a $100,000 fine? no. should a legally caring farmer injured at work be subject to arrest fo

and he's not capra or mr. smithuse is trying to pivot to different direction. maybe can pull it off. would be awfully late. if this was tone and tenor of the inaugural dress and speech in 2017, would be different presidency. >> we discuss things in ways that make sense to us but don't translate to how people live their lives. but consistency -- president has a great ability to pivot in a moment. his lens though is always self-protective. >> today has nothing to do with yesterday or tomorrow also. >> trick for him is authenticity, believability because of that. let's take a break, come back, figure out where this leaves the president and his opposition. then a big piece of news about senator warren. don't yell at me, it's the news. we'll figure out what it means when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during the ultimate sleep number event. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so

mr. smith. >> good afternoon, commissioners. cory smith on behalf of the housing action coalition, whatever it is. number one, i actually agree with the previous speaker. developers want certainty throughout this process, and now we're changing the rules on a deal that they made a couple of years ago, so going forward, it makes it harder for them to try to figure out how to do these things in the future. and specifically, many would argue, and we certainly believe it would disincentivize any more housing. one more thing that i want to say any of the fees on any of the density bonus units are illegal under california state law. thank you. >> commissioner hillis: thank you. miss hester, please. >> sue hester. this is the opportunity for planning department and planning commissioner input before the public. i would like to make a suggestion that the documents that were talked about here by the staff are provided to the public and you can continue this until a five member board -- five-member commission. i'm not really comfortable w

mr. victor smith made it all the way from indiana. so thank you, victor. we are on a little bit of a tight schedule today so we will go ahead and get rolling as you

sounds like, mr. smith, you're on a mission. >> i truly am.african-americans have contributed in america and educate americans as to what our contributions have led to. so many great things that make america the unique place it is on the planet. >> reporter: the parks service will not only preserve two of king's former atlanta homes, it will record and share family memories including contributions from everyone at this table. >> we've been through a lot. >> reporter: here's a preview -- what don't people know about dr. king that they should? >> this is one thing i tell young people -- dr. king was a c student at moorehouse. he got a c in public speaking. he got a c in preaching. it tells you that you don't allow grades and people's judgments even to define who you are and what you're going to contribute to this world. and he continued to push forward and did not let it discourage him. >> this is a demonstration on progress that is definitely being made. >> he really was not puffed up, right. he was socially awkward, right. he was unpretentious

engel: mr. smith. rep. smith: welcome to our distinguished witnesses and mr. elliott abrams. on sex tourism, there's about 3 million people who have become many along the border of columbia. we know that the gangs very often turn these women into sex slaves. what are we doing to try to combat that? a tier three been country for many years, egregious violator. out,dly, as was pointed 300,000 children are at risk of death from malnutrition. you underscored the resurgence of once eradicated diseases like diphtheria. 1980's, then the president of el salvador -- i actually traveled down when duarte had days of tranquility to vaccinate the kids because so many were dying from preventable diseases. beld days of tranquility perhaps a way forward? let me also point out that the venezuelan human rights group said that between january 21 and 31, the number of political prisoners jumped from 27322966. how many of those are being tortured and why hasn't the u.n. been more outspoken on this horrific treatment of young people? and finally, the "wall street journal" reported that the governm

mr. smith. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. smith: i rise today to defend the second amendment rights of law-abiding nebraskans. in nebraska the need for firearms is the same today as it was even when the second amendment was enacted before we were even a territory of the united states. rural nebraskans depend on their firearms for self-defense and protecting their livestock. they also know how to handle firearms to store them securely, to handle them appropriately, and perhaps to even let neighbors who are able to use them safely borrow them to meet their needs. i have serious concerns the bills we're considering today and tomorrow are going to criminalize this behavior for nebraskans who have done this for generations and won't even know they are breaking the law. should ranch who are lends a rifle to neighbor to address threats from predatory animals face a year in prison and a $100,000 fine? no. should a legally caring farmer injured at work be subject to arrest f

. >> president melgar: thank you, mr. smith. next speaker, please. >> happy valentine's day to you, commissioners. sue hester. i deal with a lot of people that are not this excited about planning projects. they have one-off, they are dealing with things right near their house, or they are community organizations that mostly deal with poor people. the whole process looks, theoretically, very good, but i can't even count the number of times that people have called me in utter frustration when i ask them to go and call documents up. the property information map works very well for people with sophisticated computers and a sophisticated understanding of what's on there. it doesn't work well for the general public, especially people who don't have access to a color printer and a powerful computer. planning has drifted to accepting a lot of full-color documents without understanding that people don't have the ability or the printing equipment to print them out. organizations i deal with don't have a color printer. and i tell them they

and mrs. smith, to live on, and we will give you this job that's going to be from the government, and all these promises that down the road that say capitalism is going to destroy you, but the government's socialism is going to save you. that's immoral because those are lies. capitalism is going to lift up the very people that they're trying to help. david: again, the concept of people who say, the democrats who say we're in favor of the concept, we're in favor of the general principles, it's the details that have to be worked out but the concept includes things like economic security for those who are unable or unwilling to work. i mean, you get money even if you do nothing. >> don't you think on the environment, don't you think republicans should put together something? i think if you do nothing, you run a risk of ending up with a full-blown lefty plan, right? i don't think it's great news when you see trump saying well, it snowed yesterday so there's no such thing as climate change. you could put

smith: elaboration on that? mr. olive: i'll defer to state for the tip offices, but for our programs that we are providing in columbia, they include identifying vulnerable people for trafficking, working with youth. in terms of vaccines, it is true that inside venezuela there are vaccines available and less children and other people being vaccinated. we have seen an increase in these diseases. we are monitoring that carefully. colombia is part of our assistance. the medical system is very concerned about having these diseases increase in their country as well. that is part of our assistance package. eventually, the assistance package that goes into venezuela will include vaccines. rep. smith: did you want to comment on the debt issue and whether the chinese negotiations -- mr. abrams: i don't believe there are any negotiations. discussions, sending of messages taking place. there have been some reports from the press about additional talks that the chinese have denied. i haven't had a chance to find out whether they

mr. gilbert smith, our treasurer. our executiveler, director. current councilmembers are here.anladys mack, resources committee cochair. dr. betty gardner, former president. bond, development committee chair. marshall.gloria brown hunter, past president. dr. fraser. dr. jarvis gibbons. dr. cheryl. hykel. banks, co-committee cochair. dr. duncan. marsh.san dr. medford. dr. palmer. ms. anita sheppard. pleasel councilmembers stand and be recognized. [applause] >> we appreciate your service. thank you. va now, dr. gladys gary ughn. >> good morning. as you have just heard, i am gladys gary vaugn. and this is my partner in crime. together, we cochair this special annual event and it is our privilege to do so. i am here to recognize our city officials and organizational partners with us today. asked you to hold applause. i'm going to ask you to do the same thing. you responded to him very nicely. i hope you will respond to me. anderson,ber monique would you please stand and remain standing? alexandria councilman, john , mr. carl racine, the attorney general of the district of columbia,

mr. smith: thank you. thank you for your leadership, your courage and what an expression of love and compassion and faith we just heard. the child who was thought to be impossible but what be attribute to parents and a mother who loves so unconditionally. mr. speaker, in 2012, two bioth minerva . gubolini and published an outrageous report justifying the deliberate, premeditated murder of newborn babies during the first hours, days, and even weeks after birth. the ethesis said, when circumstances occur after birth, that what would have justified an abortion, what we call after-birth abortion, should be permissible. in other words, the same conditions that would justify the killing of a baby in utero justifies the killing of the baby even when she is born. they, these two individuals, made it clear that because a child does not have dreams about the future at birth, that somehow is a disqualifier to personhood. the fan sizes they propose, mr. speaker, is here. after-birth abortion is here. a couple weeks ag

mr. smith is currently of counsel at the las vegas firm. he preefviously was deputy solicitor general of north dakota. he wo nevada. regarding overtime regulation. that will be the subject of his remarks today. he was named appellate lawyer of the year amongst other awards. he's the graduate of the university of iowa and drake university law school. each panelist will give their opening remarks for 10 or 15 minutes then we'll have time for back and forth amongst the panelists then we will open it up for questions from the audience. so, professor morley. >> thank you very much, judge eid. id like to thank you all very much for coming here. it's an honor to have the opportunity to present particularly here at the reagan library. i want to begin by emphasizing the topic of nationwide injunctions is a thoroughly nonpartisan issue. most of the recent debates over nationwide injunctions have hinged on court orders completely blocking enforcement of particularly president trump's initiatives, executive orders, other types of republican-supported m

mr. victor smith made it all the way from indiana. so thank you, victor. we are on a little bit of a tight schedule today so we will go ahead and get rolling as you take your seats. first off, welcome to the fourth annual invest in america summit. we are proud to be putting this on for our fourth year and we'd like to extend our warmest welcome to each and everyone of you, for those of you that traveled far and wide to join us today. as with any chamber event, after we welcome our guests, we like to thank our members and sponsors. for today's event, we'd especially like to thank osceo global, jacobs engineering group, softbank, and samsung. thank you to our supporters who make this possible, as well as i know they are making their way over here right now but our great partners for today's program, the national governors association, and then the state international developed organizations, sido, across the state. we appreciate you being here today. before i get going, one last thank you. all of these events have a lot of people behind the scenes to make th

mr. victor smith made it all the way from indiana. thank you, victor. we are on a little bit of a tight schedule today so we will get rolling as you take your seats. first off, welcome to the fourth annual invest in america summit, we are proud to be putting this on for our fourth year and we would like to extend our warmest welcome to each and every one of you, for those of you that traveled far and wide, to join us today. as with any chamber event, after we welcome our guests we like to thank our members and our sponsors. so for today's event we especially would like to thank oco global, soft bank group, jacobs engineering group and samsung. thank you to all our supporters who make this possible, as well as i know they're making their way over here right now, but our great partners for this program, the national governors association and then sito, the state international development organizations across the state. we appreciate you all being here with us today. before i get going, one last thank you. all these events have a lot of people behind the s

. >> well, again, mr. smithurned calls what i can tell you is a couple of things here remember we talked about this, the large spread in this deal between, of course, the price that is 50 bucks in cash and one share of bristol-myers, celgene trading below that spread. there is not nearly as much money in event strategies for lack of a better term as there was previously so you don't have as many funds atacking that spread but it stayed large in part because of the continuing enduring belief that, well, somebody will come along and try to get the deal voted down, possible a bid for bristol-myers. i've heard nothing on either front. bloomberg reports that starboard is in there. the company has not heard from starboard. i can at least share that. >> they have not. >> there has been no conversation a lot of people are focused on the fact that the nominating window closed for the board, but frankly the annual meeting would be after the vote. so that's not as important starboard is, you know, it is a large activist fu

. >>> mr. smith, always good to see you.ple in the world with the jobs we have and the people we get to meet. this man is really one of a kind, and it's not just what he does. it's the effect that he has on others that's the most important thing. take a look. >> reporter: there are places in america and places in the world that just ask to be climbed, like utah's fisher towers. watch this man as he uses his hands and feet to search for the way up because he can't see. >> what i kind of love about climbing is there's a puzzle embedded in the rock, and you're trying to kind of unlock that code. it's really cool. >> reporter: eric winemeyer is an adventurer an adrenaline junky and a visionary. >> you lean into the thing that sort of scares you, that overwhelms you so you can get up close to it and experience it fully, and then it kind of loses its power over you. >> the first blind climber to conquer everest. >> maybe you remember hearing about eric when he reached the summit of mount everest, a place where death was just a mis

mr. smith's english class from cardinal spellman high school in the bronx.ck to "gma." we are celebrating the oscar nominated movie "black panther." it's back in theaters right now for black history month. we have one of the movie's stars with us. she played the spear wielding general okoye in "black panther" and stars in "the walking dead." please welcome the very talented danai gurira. ♪ time to get the chains off [ cheers and applause ]d to see. >> thank you. >> hu go. >> hey, everybody. [ applause ] >> how are you feeling, girl? i know we had to do the air kiss. you're a little bit under the weather. >> no, no, no, remember last time we were here, we were like merged make juup over here. >> good memory. good memory. >> we're celebrating "black panther" here today. you guys, you won the motion picture -- the best cast at the s.a.g. awards. i mean, how fulfilling was that? [ applause ] for you guys, congratulations and the oscars are coming up. you guys are up for best picture. do you feel any pressure with the oscars? reason like a celebration, you know.

mr. gilbert smith, our treasurer. miss silvia cyrus, our executive director. we have mrs. gladys mack, our annual luncheon host committee co-chair and human resources committee co-chair. dr. betty gardner, committee chair and asalah former president. dr. gladys gary vaughn, development commitment chair, luncheon committee co-chair. professor gloria brown marshal. we have dr. sheila fleming hunter who is also a past asalah president. dr. nashani frazier. dr. jarvis givens. dr. cheryl renay goo. miss i see shah hikele. miss anton house. mr. jeff banks, co-chair. dr. duncan. miss susan sims marsh. mr. moses massenburg. dr. edna green medford. dr. annette palmer. miss anita shepherd. would all past council members attending today's luncheon please also stand and be recognized. [ applause ] we appreciate your service. thank you. now dr. gladys gary vaughn. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> as you've just heard, i'm gladys gary vaughn and this is my partner in crime, sharita jacobs thompson and together we co-chair this very special annual event for asalah. it is

. >> now recognizing the judgment for missouri, mr. smith. in 2016, i believe the yearly gdp was 1.5%. in 2017 it was 2.3%. 2018 is going to be 3.3%. say it went from 2.3% to 3.3%?o it is the part of continued recovery from the great recession, which was quite slow. we do think a lot of it was the stimulus from the tax act. there has been a bit of stimulus albert. -- out there. rep. smith: what happened in 2017? the tax act was passed in december of 2017. dir. hall: we just had a strengthening economy. rep. smith: president trump's regulatory relief? dir. hall: it may have had an impact. i do think there were probably some signs that people anticipated a tax act coming up. rep. smith: optimism by consumers? dir. hall: that is possible. rep. smith: because of president trump's policies? dir. hall: i would say in anticipation. rep. smith: because he pushed tax reform, right? also, we heard some discussion in here earlier that said tax revenues are up from last year, is that correct? dir. hall: i believe that is true. rep. smith: after passage o

mr. gilbert smith our treasurer, miss sylvia cyrus our executive director, our current councilmembers aree gladys mack our annual luncheon host committee cochair, doctor betty gardner committee chair and asalh former president. doctor gladys gary vaughn legend committee cochair. professor gloria brown marshall , we have doctors sheila fleming hunter who was also a past asalh president. doctor does johnny fraser, doctor jarvis gibbons, doctor cheryl reni , ms. aisha haeckel, mr. anton house, mr. jeff banks host committee cochair, doctor tonya duncan, mrs. susan sims marsh, mr. moses mattson berg, doctor edna green medford, doctor ned palmer, ms. anita sheppard. would all pass councilmembers attending today's luncheon please also stand and be recognized? we appreciate your service. thank you and now doctor gladys. >> i hope you will respond to me. good morning. as you have just heard this is my partner in crime sherita jenkins thompson and together we click cochair this very special annual event for asalh and it is our privilege to do so . i am here to recognize our city officials and organ

i know they will be led by a former party leader and a notably courteous member, mr iain duncan smitht to the successful amendment by my right honourable friend, the member of washington and sail west, the passage was heavily based on the figure that has become as the malthouse compromise. —— altrincham and sayle west. for the importance of doubt, can she now confirmed, therefore, that this proposal forms part of government policy? i say to my right honourable friend, because he has been involved in these meetings which have taken place with the secretary of state for exiting the eu, looking at the proposals that have come to be known as the malthouse compromise. there have been a number of alternative arrangements which have been proposed over the past months. the possibility of alternative arrangements to replace the backstop is recognised by both the uk and the eu by the declaration agreed in november. the proposals that have been tabled, there are some issues, there are some questions about the proposals that have been tabled. i raised the issue of alternative arrangements with th

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. >> chair ronen: thank you, miss smith. mr. clerk, can you please read item number three. >> clerk: would you like me to read all the a-b items or just all at one time because we have some applicants that are applying for all three. >> chair ronen: i have a question for the city attorney. is it possible for an applicant to serve on more than one seat because i know there's one applicant that has has applied to all three seats. >> mr. givner: deputy city attorney jon givner. applicants can apply for multiple seats, and then, the board can kind of mix and match, deciding who fits into what seat, but i believe each person is applying to serve on a single seat. >> chair ronen: oh . i mean given that there are three assessment appeal boards, can a person serve on different boards? >> mr. givner: i don't believe so. >> chair ronen: okay. okay. thank you. and so mr. clerk, i'm sorry, are you asking if you want me to -- if you want me to ask you to read items three, four, and five together? >> clerk: yes. >> chair ronen: sure. >> clerk