mr. brandon, thank you for chairing the meeting on short notice. i hope that you enjoy the rewards this weekend. know that we are applauding you from here. what thank you. -- >> thank you. republic for which itstands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> i will call roll-call. [roll-call] also with us this evening is the chief of police and this- frankel region 0-- and miss inez franikel. but we have a special presentation tonight, but we will call line items 1 and line item 2. please call item no. 1. >> consent calendar, request of the chief of police intercepted donation of $1,000 for the use of the sfpd mounted unit. >> there is some -- a memo for another donation for our mounted police unit. are there any suggestions or questions regarding that? hearing no public comment, do right here a motion? >> second. >> line item #2, the general public comment. >> the public is welcome to address issues but are not in the agenda that aren't within the jurisdiction of the commission. speakers should address the commission

mr. brandon talked about at the end. if members have additional questions they will submit them to you. we appreciate it if you would reply to the committee so we can have those inserted. thank you. with that i conclude the hearing. thnchts is the conversation we need to have in this country that nobody is willing to have. what role should the government play in housing finance? >> gretchen morganson detailed the financial collapse. >> if you want to subsidize housing in this country, and we want to talk about it and the populous agrees it's something we should subsidize then put it on the balance sheet and make it clear and make it evident and make everybody aware of how much it's costing. when you deliver it through these third party enterprises, fannie mae and freddie mac, that's not a very good way of subsidizing homeownership. >> more on sunday at 8:00. >>> yesterday the defense department hostinged it's first pride month event since the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. we'll hear a discussion on the value of diversity in the mi military as well as remarks from leon panetta. this i

mr. brandon, thank you for chairing the meeting on short notice. i hope that you enjoy the rewards this weekend. know that we are applauding you from here. what thank you. -- >> thank you. supervisor mar: good morning everyone. the meeting will come to order. this is friday, june 15, meeting of the land use and economic development in a meeting. i am. eric mar. miss miller, please give us the announcement. >> please silence all electronic devices. items today will be on the january -- june 26 agenda unless otherwise stated. supervisor mar: thank you. we have 13 items on the agenda. please call all 13 items together. >> the legislation package related to the medical center, cathedral hill, and st. luke's campus including the general plan change in the official sidewalk list and approving the street encroachment and development agreement. supervisor mar: colleagues, we are expected to be joined by several of our colleagues on the board of supervisors. they should be coming in during the hearing. i also wanted to say i really appreciate the packed roo

two on for brandon dixon. mr. dixon, doubled down the line. that would russell retzsnyder to the house. trent gilbert, barreling out that fastball. that would plate a pair. arizona would take a 4-1 advantage. home half of the ninth. bases stuffed for the gamecocks. tanner english, hanging out at fave corners. he hits a seed. but gilbert, his glove was golden. two outs. grayson griner, the only grand slam of the season. but that right there, nothing doing. arizona wins this one 4-1. they're your college world series champions for 2012. andy loenz becomes just the second coach to win college world series titles with two different schools. arizona, capturing their fourth college world series title and theirs first since 1986. >>> if you like the college game you'll love the pros. wednesday night baseball. detroit make the trip to arlington. they'll take on the rangers tomorrow. 8:00 eastern time on espn, espn3 and also on the watch espn app. >> our thanks to cole. >>> other sports notes. for the first time since 19967, venus williams has been ous

years ago, on june 12th, 1987, president ronald reagan spoke by the brandon bird gate at the berlin wall and delivered the famous line, "mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall." next week, romesh talks about his book, "tear down this wall." history bookshelf airs three times each weekend on american history tv, including saturday at noon eastern. >>> this year, c-span's local content vehicles are traveling the country, exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to wichita, kansas. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend. on c-span 3. >> i am not now the authorized spokesman for congress, but i did occupy that position. and that was the period of the great rise of the labor movement in the midst of which the communists played an honorable and effective part in and won a certain degree of influence in america. that influence has always been exerted toward actively solidifying the labor movement. communists do not control any labor unions. and do not want control. especially during the war. the communists made an indispensable contribution in showing and practice how the full defense of

mr. speaker. as a parent and a grandparent, i rise today with a heavy heart to take time to remember brandon, a young man who left us 2 1/2 weeks ago. in our community he will always be remembered for his smile, his personality and his desire to serve as an inspiration to others. brandon, like over 11 million people in this country, was gay, and like so many of his peers, was being harassed and bullied until he took his own life on june 2, after being threatened with being shot and buried alive. his last message echoed his infinity love for his family and his a-- infinite love for his family and his apologies for not being strong enough. his final words said, my name is brandon, joseph, and i couldn't make it. i love you guys with all my heart. high school should be an exciting time with an array of new experiences and challenges, but one thing it should not be is an environment where young people worry about being bullied. children in high school should be focused on their education, pure and simple. the sad reality, though, is that for many students their primary concerns don't lie in textbooks or

mr. chairman. i have spent a number of years and banking, and i am approaching this keeping in mind a primary truth about the banking history. that is, the business of banking is inherently risky. brandon -- lending money is a risky proposition. this was evident that in february, when your firm disclosed that it had set aside $27 billion, more than 10 times the amount of its recent trading losses, in loss reserves against its loan portfolio off, providing that landing and exposure to credit was and is the largest risk facing america's banks today. we must keep this in mind as today's hearing is focused on whether it is appropriate or not, the volcker rule and the attempt to keep banks from making so-called risky investments. in the years leading up to the financial crisis, there was hardly a riskier proposition than extending mortgage loans in the midst of an artificially inflated housing ball. if you want further proof, look no further than fannie and freddie, who did not need to make proprietary trades in order to lose $200 billion of taxpayer money. the irony is that the volcker rule -- had the volcker rule been in the fact prior to the crisis, it is likely that banks would have eve

mr. cardin: i thank you, madam president. i let me thank senator boxer for her leadership on this issue. let me just invite my friend from wyoming to come to glenn burnie, maryland, and see the brandonshores power plant, the 12,000 meg go watt power plant in -- megawatt power plant in maryland which is operating -- not only operating but is in full compliance with maryland's healthy air law that is very similar to the proposed regulations that we're debating today. that power plant put in the investments, didn't close, made the investments so we have a clean energy source. and in the process, madam president, created 2,000 jobs in modernizing that power plant. that's why we have many companies that support the regulation, because they know it's going to mean more jobs, including series, and american boiler associations and companies like w.l. gore. first, i want to thank senator boxer for her extraordinarily leadership on these issues. i want to thank senator rockefeller for his extraordinary statement. i was on the floored and listened to him speaking on before of the people of west virginia. they're interested in a clean economy, good health, and jobs. i want to thank senator alex