mr. butler to move the spaces between the unit so that the spaces other than the west side of the units and modifying the height of the penalty houses and go into the other modifications you've made to set back those units i think we've got that on the record but you can repeat. >> we'll set back the westernmost wall why not put that on the screen. this is a perspective we've generated and the impact that would have coming up the him that's a double set back of 4 foot 8 which is the bottom left of the pyramid of the agree gate 9.8 at the top in the interest of opening up that very to reiterate the first is 3 feet that's the neighbors 3 feet and the second 4 feet 8 on the second floors and the next two floors an additional 5 foot sent to total 9 feet 8 from the property line >> so that's my motion to go along with the proposal as spelled and by mr. butler. >> i appreciate the corporation of the architect but there's others commissioners. >> commissioner johnson. i have a few questions in general as an overview i feel as though theres a number of suggestions from public comment and fellow com

mr. butler very well. he was a person who we all admired. even if we didn't agree on everything that he thought, he was a man of tremendous principle, totally honest and totally brave in standing up for what he thought was right and the constitution, and he will be greatly missed. i count myself as one of his many admirers and i remember him quite fondly of my days as a young staffer, and i thank the gentleman for yielding. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> i thank the gentleman from michigan and gentlewoman from california for their remarks. we offer our sincere condolences to the butler family. they are in our thoughts and prayers in this difficult time. it was a great honor to know and to have the privilege of working for caldwell butler. i learned a great deal from him over the years. his guidance and wisdom will be missed by me and many others. i thank you all for allowing me to say a few words. we'll now turn to the questioning of director rodriguez. director, i know you are new to the job. i would like to get your perspective on things t

mr. butler very well. he was a person who we all admired. even if we didn't agree on everything that he thought, he was a man of tremendous principle, totally honest and totally brave in standing up for what he thought was right and the constitution, and he will be greatly missed. i count myself as one of his many admirers and i remember him quite fondly of my days as a young staffer, and i thank the gentleman for yielding. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> i thank the gentleman from michigan and gentlewoman from california for their remarks. we offer our sincere condolences to the butler family. they are in our thoughts and prayers in this difficult time. it was a great honor to know and to have the privilege of working for caldwell butler. i learned a great deal from him over the years. his guidance and wisdom will be missed by me and many others. i thank you all for allowing me to say a few words. we'll now turn to the questioning of director rodriguez. director, i know you are new to the job. i would like to get your perspective on things t

mr. butler? >> no recognition at this time. >> recognize the gentleman from south carolina, mr.man. >> thank you, mr. chairman. charlie sandman. we appreciate him. the him too.refore refer to him too. i got the feeling that except for certain mistake, mr. been at should not have hat place at that time, but he was evidence of our system, because our system looks out for the underdog. system looks out for the right of individuals, the little man. history of america is the right of the individual citizen. look at every decision of the we like ourt, whether it or not, whether they're rapist or murderer, they are interpreting the constitution of the united to protect ts law, individual to the power of his government. you heard a lot about the system. synonymous with the phrase "the rule of law." nd in this article ii, we find this language, in disregard of the rule of law. you know there was one man in this government that i have to mention. he's been mentioned by others and it's been tough for me to b

my thoughts and prayers are with the butler family during this difficult time. mr. speaker, i ask that my colleagues join me and members of the virginia delegation in a moment of silence in honor and in the memory of m. caldwell utler. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak for the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. green: i rise in support of our kurdish allies in the middle east. they are one of america's strongest allies in the middle east. in 2003 leading up to the iraq war, the kurdish people positioned in the northern part of iraq, opened their arms to american troops and welcomed their liberation after decades of oppression from saddam hussein's regime. recently, the isis insurgencey in iraq, the kurdish regional government has remained firm in protecting iraq and has managed to maintain stability in a volatile facility. occurred currently a kurdish tanker is anchore