mr. brooks has said because of the following -- if mr. fenn had his druthers, we would take another year or two and we would spend city rue sources to identify where we are going to locate specifically with the ceqa work the inn-city renewable sites. what we have talked about -- and that is his preference. but given that i said to him i don't believe that we have the -- i don't believe that i am going to recommend that we wait another two years to launch this program, we can do the in-city renewables identification at the same time that we are contracting with our local -- our provider, which will also allow us to have a revenue stream, which will help us with a credit rating, which will help us when we do issue h. bonds. we have a revenue stream which we can then finance. all the rest of it would be theoretical sites. and also, we want to bring in a partner that potentially would help pay for the identification of that in-city renewable rather than the city. i don't disagree with what mr. brooks is saying. that was the preference in the

mr. brooks, commissioner brooks, or president brooks, as he is now known, is the western region vice president of government affairs for cbs outdoor, a leading global media company and is responsible for government and public affairs from california to texas for that company. he is also a member of the california international relations foundation. he provides assistance to the california state senate in furthering economic, environment, educational and cultural exchanges with foreign governments and citizens. president brooks also served as director of administrative services for the city of san francisco where he was responsible for policy and planning for 14 city departments, managing over 300 employees, and a budget of $100 million. please join me in welcoming president brooks. . >> thank you, susan leyall, and good morning, welcome here. before i start i want to thank our general manager leyall who has done an extraordinary job here at the san francisco puc and also i want to recognize two people that just walked in, our vice president commissioner ann (inaudible) and commissioner dennis

mr. brooks, go ahead. guest: i don't know the specific details of this incident as far as that person being injured in one of the town hall meetings, but i do want to say something generally about the implication behind this that you know, there are union thugs, if you will, that come out and just cause trouble. it's absolutely not true. unions are the backbone of our middle class. and it's working people. it's people thatr you know, cleaning hotel rooms. it's people that are taking care of you in the hospital, it's people that are building cars. they have some of the hardest jobs in the country and do them well every day and they deserve our respect. host: what's the plan for today as you wrap up your convention? guest: today is a cleanup kind of day. we have a service project here in las vegas and we're going to be working with this organization called three square which provides meals for folks and helping them in their facilities to get some meals packed and basically be packing things up and heading b

mr. brooks. guest: i agree with that, it's important to honor the accomplishments made. health care and financial reform are big deals. but the role of the progressive movement is to keep pushing for change from the left. if you look at the clinton administration, there really was not force on the left that was pulling him that way. what happened is that the right wing was loud and forceful and that's the way that the policies turn. it's our job to keep challenging obama to be better and to do what we promised in the campaign. but it's not possible for him to do that if we are not pushing for that and have his back when he does. host: caller, oklahoma city, oklahoma. caller: thank you, i remember the health care debate and during the debates i remember there was a great deal of, let's just say not necessarily honest and open talking. and many democrats refused to have any type of -- i don't know what they called them, the open houses or what you want to call them. and they refused to share information about it and people read the bill ahead of time and the democrats were

brook. >> thank you, mr. speaker. some of suffer greatly from the actions of a small minority of site owners, threat, neglect, intimidation. will the prime minister meet with myself so that we could discuss how park homeowners may be better protected? >> well, i have every sympathy with the point the honorable lady motions. -- mentions. i suspect many myself included had occasion where you had problems with park homeowners who have been really badly treated by frankly pretty disreputable park homeowners. we all know those people who people want to sell are pressurized and the rules are used to prethem from getting fair value. it's not right and fair. the housing minister is looking into this issue and i think probably best if she would meet with him in order to make sure we have robust rules and the right approach to make sure park homeowners have their rights respected. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on friday, my constituent zach was murdered in a planned attack close to his school. he was just 15 and i know the thought

brook. >> thank you, mr. speaker.me of suffer greatly from the actions of a small minority of site owners, threat, neglect, intimidation. will the prime minister meet with myself so that we could discuss how park homeowners may be better protected? >> well, i have every sympathy with the point the honorable lady motions. -- mentions. i suspect many myself included had occasion where you had problems with park homeowners who have been really badly treated by frankly pretty disreputable park homeowners. we all know those people who people want to sell are pressurized and the rules are used to prethem from getting fair value. it's not right and fair. the housing minister is looking into this issue and i think probably best if she would meet with him in ordeto make sure we have robust rules and the right approach to make sure park homeowners have their rights respected. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on friday, my constituent zach was murdered in a planned attack close to his school. he was just 15 and i know the thoughts of

mr. ryan, congressman from the first district of wisconsin. we will then follow up with a panel where bill gale from the brookings institute, andrew biggs, and norm ornstein will discuss mr. ryan's remarks and budget issues. paul ryan is a congressman from the first district of wisconsin and is ranking member for the republicans on the budget committee, a member of the ways and means committee, and one of the few congressmen who is as comfortable around nerds like us as he is in political circles. mr. ryan -- many of us think of him as the thought-leader in the party. his remarks are always food for thought for those of us assembled. mr. ryan will speak. we will have to run for a vote. the plot is not taking for that. i will hand it off -- the bell is ticking for that. i will hand it off. >> i will give an abridged version. i can make it to the floor fast. we just got this yesterday. this is the cdo long-term budget outlook. it is pretty scary. our economy is going off a fiscal cliff. we will have our own debt crisis of we do not get the situation under control. the legislation really -- received very little attention. it was designed to prevent

mrs. halvorson: madam speaker, i rise today with great pride to introduce pastor herb brooks who kindly delivered this morning's opening prayer. herb brooks is not just a pastor at st. john baptist church in joliet, illinois. he is a husband, to wife gwynn, and proud father and grandfather. he served as a member of the will county board where he represents his constituents with passion, integrity, and intelligence. and he has been an outspoken advocate for civil rights and the need for a better health care in our community. it is all these reasons why he is considered a true leader in our district and why i have invited him here today to continue this great tradition. pastor brooks embodies the spirit and pride that defies our community and i could not think of anyone better to represent our district during the opening prayer. i thank him for being here and i am so proud to introduce him. i yield back. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 further one-minutes on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? without objection. mr. cleaver: madam speaker,