mr. chang's house. >> so on mr. chang's side is the 8 flood avenue there are windows in the light well. >> there are no windows here. >> so why would you no such it. >> it was a gesture to mr. chang's house. >> on the other side is the appellants property. >> correct. and where are the windows impacted here >> let me see if i can have a photograph the white trim those are the windows. >> okay. >> all right. and when you take a look at the site plan there's a space between the building here's that feet and the building is not at 90 degrees to the property line it gets bigger as it moves out to the street this is the set back at ms. occurringries house. >> so whatever the yard are they impacted at all by the structure. i see the deck >> this is a deck correct. >> so is the structure of the proposed project going to impact the light on the deck. >> i'll show you a drawing that's a good question. as you see here in the east elevation of our building this is the online in ms. occurringries building the heavy doted line th

mr. chang's house. >> so on mr. chang's side is the 8 flood avenue there are windows in the light well. >> there are no windows here. >> so why would you no such it. >> it was a gesture to take a . medical cannabis of the san francisco board of appeals i'm calling the next item 10 is neighbors of the green street garage the property as 1776 green street protesting the ownerships to larry of an alternative process for the heat detergent we should wait for the fifth commissioner to return to the seat. >> mr. patterson ask i consultation the second swearing in. >> you can do that. anyone else >> do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give will be the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> thank you. >> good to see you. >> so with the communicating in the room we'll begin with the appellant. you have 7 minutes >> thank you commissioner president lazarus and commissioners ryan patterson for the neighbors of the green street garage. this is one of most interesting appeals but i represent

mr. g sent each of them on eel september 18, 2013, it says chang, raymond and a charles. the planning department informs me the scheduled thirty days notification period will begin and i'll forward you the agricultural drawings. i have that if anyone want to see it. i'm sure that marry sanchez will firm that and number 2 the city employes a professional planning staff including the architects to review the permit paksz to make sure that any residential or any type of building is appropriate for the neighborhood it's built in and spent a lot of time on the residential design team examined this on several occasions and the planner spent over 16 months before and after on the design. we ousted to give cede as an to the planning department and the zoning person who said the third story is appropriate for a neighborhood with 2 story buildings. on the point of the residential guidelines that were put on the screen the guideline in question said the building should be consistent with the surrounding neighborhood not the same mass they would have said that in the guidelines. the

mr. sterling. and here comes everything changed. mr. sterling is kind to everyone. he greets and treats people with equality. and i brought that light to him. >> so you helped him become a better person? >> in every way. >> uh-huh. >> in every way. >> but the question on everyone's mind -- can you tell me what your relationship with donald sterling is? >> i'm mr. sterling's right hand arm, man. >> are you in love with donald sterling? >> i love him. >> i'm not sure that's what i asked. are you in love? >> no, i am not in love. >> you love him what like a friend, like a romance? >> i love him like a father figure. >> look a father. >> do you and donald sterling have a financial arrangement, you say you are his assistant. does he pay you? >> yes. >> at first he started paying me as an employee, and then he started paying me off the books. >> is he still paying you off the books? >> no. >> no. >> you are one of his assistants? >> i am his assistant. >> you are his assistant. >> yes. you are very honest. so i am going to be blunt as well. donald sterling has been marrie

mr. chairman. i'd change my vote to an aye. >> mr. hunter needs to change his vote to an aye. >> mr.hunter votes aye. clerk report the tally. >> mr. chairman, there were 33 aye votes, 28 no votes. >> the amendment is agreed to. the next postponed vote is on the amendment offered by mr. connelly. question now occurs on the amendment offered by mr. conoway. >> mr. mckeen. >> aye. >> mr. mckeen votes aye. mr. smith. mr. smith votes no. mr. thornberry. mr. thorn billion berry votes aye. miss sanchez. miss sanchez votes no. mr. jones. mr. mcintyre. >> no. >> mr. mcintyre votes no. mr. forbes. mr. forbes votes aye. mr. brady. mr. brady votes no. mr. miller. mr. miller votes aye. mrs. davis. mrs. davis votes no. mr. wilson. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. longevon. no. mr. lobiando. aye. mr. larson. mr. larson votes no. mr. bishop. mr. bishop votes aye. mr. cooper. mr. cooper votes no. mr. turner. mr. turner votes aye. miss bordiao. no. mr. klein. mr. klein votes aye. mr. courtney. mr. courtney votes no. mr. rogers. mr. rogers votes aye. mr. lopezak. no. mr. franks. mr. franks votes aye. miss son

provide amendments that allows for the changes but once the crack contract is approved in whatever form not a legal request to return to you >> sorry supervisor mar. >> so mr. reiskin our suggesting if we want to change that we do this and full board i ask inform element the digital turdz in the contract and keep it at status quo at the 15 at one time and not including include the language from 15 to thirty. >> supervisor mar i think the issue we don't have the ability to amend the contract only say yes or no we can say no if you do xyz we can signal that but not make the adjustment. >> mike, i strongly feel i'll be voting no on the existing contract but sensitive to the revenue for the equality programs for citizens and expending to 18-year-old for the use of muni but i feel strongly about the amendments amendments. >> supervisor breed. >> i do really appreciate the comments from my colleagues, i completely understand your dilemma we have choices to make and as i said i'm not a fan of wrap buses for clarity mr. reiskin how many buses do we have in our fleet total. >> the bus fleet is about 8 hundred and 50 and 8 had the and 50 light rails and 40 or 50 str

here he merely changed his plea and the sentencing will be determined later. >> reporter: mr. smith could be sentenced anywhere from 0 days to 4 years and 4 months in county jail. he is due back here in san jose before that same judge on july 25th. at that time, he will be sentenced. reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> for the second time in as many days, a construction worker has died after a fall. this one happened at a job site at sierra road and north capitol avenue in san jose. we are told the man was unloading sheetrock when he fell about 30 feet. cal/osha is already on scene investigating what happened. the man's name hasn't been released. >>> in san francisco, a muni light rail train struck and seriously hurt a pedestrian this afternoon in the sunset district. it happened a little after 2 p.m. on judah street at 16th avenue. the n-judah line was shut down so police could investigate. >>> he raped 40 women in the 1970s and 80s between san francisco and los angeles. the outrage over his pending release peaked in a santa clara county courtroom today. prote

mr. smith changed his plea on all counts so it wasn't a negotiated plea deal with the d.a.'s office. he changed his plea and the sentencing will be determined by the court. >> reporter: after the hearing, alden smith or his legal team did not address any questions from the meet area. the next step is his sentencing hearing as you heard there. potential punishment or penalties range from nothing and no kind of probation to probation that could last four years and four months. that will happen the end of july, two days after the 49ers start training camp. reporting live outside the hall of justice, i'm tony cove leaveski. >> good information. that's the legal punishment. then the nfl league office will likely weigh in regarding alden smith. 49ers general manager trent ball ki releasing that statement to us, quote, we are aware that aalden entered a plea today in a case that we have closely monitored. today was an important step towards bringing that to a resolution. >>> a break-in robbery caught on video. a man with a shotgun hit a's customer, all this happened two weeks ago at a conve

is yes, they are based on the current structure and they could be changed should that structure change. >> mr. chairman, are you concerned that this will tie your hands and bog down your tenure at the commission? >> nope. [laughter] next question. i don't expect something that direct from you. you normally -- >> given the outpouring of input that you've gotten over the last few weeks, what do you think you're going to experience over the next few months given now that you're formerly asking for comment? will you hold forums outside of washington, d.c. hearings or whatever to solicit comments? >> what we were -- so it was interesting. -- ple of sessions back there she is, right next to you. a couple of sessions back, happened on the day that boxes of petitions about open internet and i think cecilia asked me the question about how do i feel about all of that? i said hooray is my answer to you, in terms of yes. we want this kind of discussion. yes, we want this kind of debate. it is healthy. it is good. it produces good results. and yes, we're going to be reaching out to do that. i'm not ready

they are changing his plea from not guilty to no contact. and he also faces two mr. dui changes and the judge could sentence him to two years behind parse and he is due back in court today was an important step towards bringing that to an important resolution. >>> they could face a traffic mess at interstate 280 is about to be partially shut down starting tonight. joining us live in the market area, and they are warning them, especial this memorial day weekend, you probably want to find another way to go and they are posts from caltrans, the southbound lanes of 280 will be closed for very important demolition work and construction and the chp is praying and it will be busy with the giants playing at the at&t park friday saturday and sunday. extra officers will be on hand trying to ease congestion and help out some of those confused drivers. i asked if they should expect gridlock. >>> it may be hopefully not, the detours will be in place as well as 101, southbound going towards the peninsular and south bay. >>> this partial freeway will allow construction crews to dem

mr. kidwell begins to change his story. >> kidwell then admitted knowing rebecca barney and admitted he was hoping for a sexual encounter but said when fred barney accompanied them to the bar, it was clear to him the date was going nowhere. >> he told us that he was only there probably five to ten minutes before he left heading back to gore, oklahoma. >> ballistic testing revealed that kidwell's .22 caliber rifle was not the murder weapon, but records showed that kid well also owned a .22 caliber hand zbun, which police were unable to find. in kid well's dryer, investigators found two shirts. although they'd been washed, they still contained rust-colored stains. despite being washed and dried, analysts were able to obtain dna from the stains and generate a profile. >> they could not exclude rebecca barney from being a contributor to that profile and only one in 12,000 individuals in the general population would match that profile. >> but was kidwell's dna at the crime scene? the profile from saliva on rebecca's body was very weak, so analysts returned to the dna from rebecca's rape kit. bec

they changed it. mr. president, we all know it didn't change like that, but it's changed. i had the good fortune last night to get home fairly early, 7:00, and watched the news. every news show talked about the 60th anniversary of brown versus board of education, what occurred last saturday. and they interviewed everyone. and even though we have a long ways to go, everyone acknowledged that that decision changed america. the status quo of separate but equal in our nation's public schools was struck down. it was gone. not in a decision, i repeat, that was close, but unanimous. we need more of those. we need more collegiality in the supreme court. not only here in the united states senate, but in the supreme court. because after that was struck down, little kids like linda brown were able to attend class with little white boys and girls. this past saturday marked the 60th anniversary of the supreme court's decision, brown versus board of education. mr. president, my children are not little kids anymore, but in nevada we had some, we had segregation. i can remember a man i se

mr. sterling. and here comes v. and everything changed. mr. sterling is more generous than he's ever been. mr.to everyone. he greets and treats people with equality. he doesn't think highly of himself. or he's not cocky or arrogant. he started talking about the birds and the trees. and just admiring the clouds in the heavens. >> you helped him become a better person? >> in every way. in every way. >> there's so many questions i have. she's saying she helped him talk about the birds and the trees. at is same point, she recorded him making this racist rant, which then leaked and appears to be ending his career as a team owner. >> we have yet to find out how it leaked. was it through her? through her friends? she's defending him and at the same time saying he made terrible remarks and he could be a racist at times. >> and there's the tangled relationship with his wife or estranged wife, who is also suing her, v. stiviano. but has also come out to say that her estranged husband's not a racist. more shoes to drop. no question about that. >>> coming up on "good morning america," sharon stone, provin

mr. smelt changes plea on all counts so there was no and the sticky negotiation plea. that is the difference between a plea bargain were uc charges dropped here he merely changed his plea and the sentencing will be determined at a later date. the no contest plea will be treated as in nine guilty plea. for all other purposes it is an admission of guilt and that is what the judge to do it. >> reporter: he will return to skort july 25th. the court could decide to reduce those felony charges to misdemeanors based on his behavior and community service. we will find out then. the big question here is rather hit the sentence will be given in connection with today's development. or will have to be served before or afterward spirit liven san jose brought fladeboe. >> pam: next we look at the chances of oakland keeping in sports team and then news for women in san francisco weather competition for a man could soon be heating up your it okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' theenu. mayo? corn ds? you are so outta he! aah! [ female announcer the complete balanced nutrion of great-tastin

mr. gris well. seeing none, public comment is closed ms. chang any other business before us >> no other business. >> thank you, everyone this meeting is [gavel] good morning, everyone welcome to the san francisco

bill was reported out, changes were made without the knowledge of the committee members, and i think the result is a bill that actually will not end bulk collections, regretfully. as mr. scott has said, our job is not to trust but to codify, and if you take a look at the selection changes made in the bill, it would allow for bulk collection should the n.s.a. do so. further, i would note that the

mr. gris well. seeing none, public comment is closed ms. chang any other business before us >> no other business. >> thank you, everyone this meeting is >> i tried to think about this room as the dream room, where we dream and bring some of those dreams to life. i feel very blessed that i have been able to spend the last 31 years of my life doing it my way, thinking about things better interesting to me, and then pursuing them. there are a lot of different artists that come here to work, mostly doing aerial work. kindred spirits, so to speak. there is a circus company that i have been fortunate enough to work with the last couple of years. i use elements of dance and choreography and combine that with theater techniques. a lot of the work is content- based, has a strong narrative. the dancers have more of a theatrical feel. i think we are best known for our specific work. in the last 15 years, spending a lot of time focusing on issues that affect us and are related to the african-american experience, here in the united states. i had heard of marc

mr. gris well. seeing none, public comment is closed ms. chang any other business before us >> no other business. >> thank you, everyone this meeting is >> so what brought you out here for the bike ride today? >> i grew up in san francisco but i have been living in new york. i wanted to see what san francisco is doing with infrastructure. >> cities are where people are living these days. the bay area is doing a lot with construction and the way to change the world starts here. >> we are about to take a bike ride. we have 30 cyclist. i'm really excited to hit the road and see what the city has in store. >> i definitely recommend it to people. it's a fun afternoon and you learn so many things. >> this is so much fun. i go to parts of the city that i don't come to. this will make the city a more susta >> good morning today is tuesday, may 20, 2014. welcome to the san francisco transportation authority board. my name is john avalos the chair of the transportation authority. we are broadcast by sfgovtv staff bill and jessie and our clerk is eric can c

mr. chairman, i wish to change my vote to yes. >> does anyone else wish to check their vote? the clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, 28-34. >> the amendment is not agreed to. that concludes the subcommittee's. not quite. there are no further amendments the chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina for the purpose of offering a motion. [inaudible conversations] >> mr. chairman, i move to adopt the subcommittee report on the subcommittee on military personnel as amended. the question is on the motion. schists. >> chairman, sorry, can i speak for a quick moment? yes, i just want to recognize deborah lewis served on the committee for 15 years and has just been appointed as the assistant secretary to the army for manpower and reserve affairs. first of all, want to congratulate her on that appointment. [applause] second of all, express my deep regret that she will be leaving us. she is an incredibly capable staff member, intelligent, knows the issues, and valuable to our staff and has been a huge part of our team for a long time, dunn and outstanding job for this

mr. woods. >> they've made no changes to add other minorities to the list. they are (inaudible) she never once answered the question who makes makes the decision as perceived a certificate of preference and she never answered that she is (inaudible) >> commissioner mondejar. >> you forgot your - >> just a clarification affordable and inclusionary housing what's the difference is it one of the same. >> affordable - there being a used interchangeably. >> the affordable is below a certain income and inclusionary is rental or homeownership rentals included in a larger market rate project and call our stand alone affordable it's one hundred percent they're all foornl they're all affordable but inclusionary or stand alone. >> right. >> i also get confused of that. thank you. thank you >> i think we've listed out the actual mou against the certificate of preference program and the attachment we'll get to it later we have moot meetings have there any questions on the mou itself questions or comments i'd like to entertain a motion on this. >> i move we approve the mo

mr. gris well. seeing none, public comment is closed ms. chang any other business before us >> no other business. >> thank you, everyone this meeting is >> good afternoon. everyone welcome to the san francisco transportation authority finance committee for tuesday, may 13, 2014. my name is mark farrell i'm joined by supervisor chiu and supervisor tang and we'll be joined by supervisor wiener and supervisor cowen. madam clerk, any announcements?. no amendments okay. would we have roll call >> supervisor chiu. supervisor cowen absent. supervisor farrell. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. absent. we have quorum >> okay could we call item 2. >> the second item is the consent calendar items 2 to 3 are considered routine are considered routine all matters listed hereunder constitute a consent calendar, are considered to be routine. >> do we have to open this up for public comment. >> no. >> can i have a motion to approve wojs. >> we'll need a roll call supervisor chiu. supervisor farrell. supervisor tang. supervisor wiener. absent. the consent calend

mr. gris well. seeing none, public comment is closed ms. chang any other business before us >> no other business. >> thank you, everyone this meeting is >> okay, let's get started. welcome to our rules committee meeting for thursday, may 15th, 2014. i am supervisor norman yee and i will be chairing this meeting. joining me will be supervisor katy tang. the clerk today is alisa miller. the committee would also like to acknowledge the staff at sfgov-tv jennifer low and jim smith who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. madam clerk, are interest any announcements? >> yes. please make sure you silence all cell phones and electronic devices. [speaker not understood] should be submitted to the clerk. items acted upon today will appear on the june 3rd board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> okay. can we have a motion to excuse supervisor campos from today's rules committee meeting? >> so moved. l >> okay, with no ok, motion is passed. [gavel] >> madam clerk, can you please call item number

mr. bryan and hopefully being helpful i think to leave the additional one year extension >> no, i'm saying to change the additional one year decision to the active executive directors creation come back to the commission and a play on the wording there. yes >> okay. >> mr. washington i know. >> (inaudible). >> you're doing the same damn thing - and i'm (inaudible). >> mr. washington please. >> it's you're calling me mr. washington with respect. >> that's why i'm calling you, mr. former mayor willie brown. >> yes. >> chairperson johnson i believe the change to the resolution to add the language with one 12 most extension to be approved by the commission because right now it doesn't reference approving the extension. >> okay. thank you. so with that, change i'd like to call we had a motion it was not seconded to i'd like to consider a second with that change did that make sense to everyone >> i made the amended motion. >> yes. >> i move to amend the motion. >> secretary please call the roll. >> commissioner sugaya. commissioner singh. commissioner rosales absent. chairperson johnson. madam chair the v

wounded warriors to his brother's jeb, to become the third president bush, to whether vladimir putin changed. mr. bush even weighed in on the racial controversy in the nba. our nation's veterans, as i said, they are the reason we are here today. it was right here at this ranch in the texas wild that mr. bush grappled so often with some of the toughest decisions of his presidency, decisions that would put american service men and women in harm's way. in the name of national security. we can debate the merits of those wars and we have on this show. we will again but today is not a day for that. today is a day for honoring and understanding those whom this nation sent to fight those wars. reverend of his and the nation's debt, president bush invited to his ranch 16 veterans who suffered serious wounds while serving in iraq or afghanistan. wars he began, wars he presided over. for the fourth year, president bush is leading them on a 62-mile bicycle ride over the next three days. mr. bush was kind enough to invite us along for the ride. i slipped on a helmet and some carefully chosen bike attire and

mr. president, what changed in your opinion for secretary shinseki.ence in him, what made the difference in your mind? >> rick's judgment. i think his belief that he would be a distraction from the task at hand, which is to make sure that what's broken gets fixed so that his fellow veterans are getting the services they need. i want to reiterate he is a very good man. i don't just mean he is accomplished. i don't just mean he has been a outstanding soldier, he is a good person. who has done exemplary work on our behalf. and under his leadership we have seen more progress on more fronts at the v.a. and bigger investment in the v.a. than just about any other v.a. secretary. he cut veteran homelessness by 24%. he brought in folks that had been exposed to agent orange that had been waiting for decades. making sure that post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury was handled in a proper way. and opening women's hospitals so they could get specialized services they needs. he has been a champion of our veterans, and he has been ready and willin

chang. >> thank you very much thanks for being here. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon mr. president and commissioners my name is kevin chang i'd like to give our presentation after a culmination of 10 meetings. >> i want to thank you very much for the work that you and your rate commission have done it does not go unnoticed these are all volunteers listening to the residents of san francisco i know i speak for the commission we're very grateful for your service. >> thank you. >> can can we go to the slide please just a quick background. formed in 2002 and it's a part of the charter and normally review 5-year forecasts and we have done this 5 years ago the members of the board 3 from city staff and 4 appointed by the board of supervisors of the mayor's office and during today's presentations there's a need for representation of the public and i encourage this commission to encourage the board to find this appointment for one of the vacant slots. we had 10 meetings as a board since july 7th of those were actually about the rates and both staff and consultants and 3 for delibe

mr. president, what changed in your opinion of secretary shinseki in the last few days? you said you had confidence in him, even him coming in today saying it was, time for him to resign? what made the difference in your mind? >> rick's judgment. i think his belief that he would be a distraction from the task at hand. which is to make sure that what's broken gets fixed so that his fellow veterans are getting services that they need. i want to reiterate. he is a very good man. i just don't mean he is accomplished man. i just don't mean he has been an outstanding soldier. he is a good person who's done ex-semimary work on our -- exemplary work under our behalf and under his leadership we have seen more progress on more fronts at the va and bigger investment in the va than just about any other va secretary. he cut veterans homelessness by 24%. brought in folks who had been exposed to agent orange who had been waiting for decades to get the services an benefits that they had earned. making sure that posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury was dealt with in a

this package will never change. mr.reen tea would be the flavor. >> then what would you call the brand? >> you know, if i just was kind of brainstorming and coming off the top of my head, you know, why wouldn't you call it keyport creamery? the keyport creamery is an emanuele family company, right? very nice underneath, and we offer since 19... >> both: '68. >> '68, the most fantastic line of green tea ice cream, ginger ice cream, red bean, but we've now started to expand into... >> both: solo gelato... >> and... >> mochi. >> mochi, and whatever else you decide to launch. >> you're right. >> yeah, i-i like the ideas, yeah. >> i've arranged for michael and richard to have a call with the bank, so they can negotiate for the building we saw the other day. >> so what do we want to do the initial offer at? >> i think we have to offer at 200,000. >> 200,000? >> right. >> and we'll sign the check today? >> yes. >> is that what we're telling them, yes? >> yeah, it will be a done deal. [dial tone] [dialing] [line ringing] >> hel

changes. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator murray. senator isakson. >> thank you for calling the string. i'd like to ask unanimous consent a complete statement of senator john bowden beginning to the record speed without objection. >> also our best wishes for a speedy recovery. to ask unanimous consent that all members opening statements be included in the record? >> without question. >> secretary shinseki, thank you for being here. the chairman has said we should not rush to judgment and that's always true but we should have a rush to accountability. even before phoenix, before durham, before some of the others, fort collins to the others that come to america and we've known that he has admitted to at least 23 deaths that took place in part because of delays in g.i. consults. seven were in my area. two in north florida, three in a custom georgia, for in a letter to george of all mental health issues. dr. petzel was in my state on august 22 of last year for a two in our hearing on the alleged situation. we knew it and determined it wa

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mr. president, what changed in your opinion on secretary shinseki in the last few days? you said you had confidence in him and coming in today saying it was time to resign. what made the difference in your mind? >> rick's judgment. i think his belief that he would be a distraction from the task at hand, which is to make sure that what's broken gets fixed so that his fellow veterans are getting the services that they need. i want to reiterate, he is a very good man. i don't just mean he's an accomplished man. i don't mean he's been an outstanding soldier. he's a good person who has done exemplary work on our behalf and under his leadership we have seen more progress on more fronts at the va and bigger investment in the va than just about any other va secretary. cut veteran homelessness by 24%. brought in folks exposed to agent orange waiting for decades to get the services and benefits they earned. making sure post-traumatic dress disorder and traumatic brain injury was dealt with and facilities for our women vets who weren't receiving the kind of specialized services tha

a north carolina congressional debate last month, well, here's the brief clip. >> is climate change a fact? mrms. grant? >> no. >> mr. brandon? >> no. >> mr. tillis? >> no. >> huntsman noted that all of the republican candidates chuckled about a question about climate change as if they'd been askeds about their belief in the tooth fairy. what drives that disbelief? well, first consider this. last spring, pew research noted something else. that while only 40% of americans said that global climate change was a major threat to their country, more than 50% of canadians, australians, french, and germans gave that answer. more than 60% of italians and spaniards. and more than 70% of japanese. what accounts for the difference in concern? as i tweeted this week, fewer americans worry when climate change than canadians, aussies, french, or germans? hey, do they have talk radio there? in other words, this all-important matter of global survival has been relegated to the trash heap of our partisan divide fuelled not by scientific debate but by bluster generated by men with microphones. how do we change t

mr. wittman absent that change. >> the gentleman would deal. ci will yield. spear will be willing to go to dod and tell them how they can save $10 million by doing it much more efficiently and effectively and not wasting money like they are right now. >> are you yielding back? >> yes i certainly agree with that as long as we don't take it out of -- i yield back. >> is there any further debate on the amendment? if not the question is on the adoption of the amendment that offered by mr. hunter. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. do you want a roll call? i think my ears couldn't quite go that far on that one. the no's have it and the amendment is not agreed to. are there any other amendments? >> mr. chairman i had an amendment. >> mr. has an amendment at the desk. will the clerk please read the amendment. without objection the reading of the amendment will be dispensed with and the chair recognizes the gentleman from california mr. for the purpose of offering in explaining his amendment. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. in light of the failu

changes. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. .enator hirono >> to her, mr. chairman for holding this hearing and i certainly echoed the -- q i mr. chairman, for holding this hearing. i certainly echoed the concerns of my colleagues and the need for structural and systemwide changes. health-care system is a promise that we made to america's veterans that we will take care of them in return for their service and sacrifice. the close to 10 million veterans that access care through the v.a. systems need to trust that they are receiving high quality care when they need it, and i do note that 10 million veterans signed up for the health-care huge here that is greater than the population of a number of states, including the state of hawaii. when we fail to provide proper care for our veterans, we not only fail them, but their families as well, and these families have also sacrifice for our nation's security, and provide essential care and support for our veterans. while the immediate focus might be on the phoenix case and similar allegations regarding a hospitals,t

mr. goodlatte vote no. i change my vote. >> how am i recorded, mr. chairman?>> how is the gentleman from new york voted? >> mr. nadler votes no. >> the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman, 14 members voted aye. 11 voted no. >> the and then it is agree to. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk, number four. >> clerk will report. >> amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to h.r. 3361 offered by ms. lofgren of california. after the last section in title iii add the following section. section 30, limiting the collection of u.s. persons communications to only those that include the target of an authorized investigation. 50 usc 1881 -- >> i ask unanimous consent the amendment beats big without objection the an emmy is considered as read. you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you i believe that this amendment fixes a loophole that was created by the fisa court in its november 2011 decision that is now in the public arena. the amendment clarified that the government can only us

mr. levey. >> name was not changed by relatives when they came here. >> i am uncomfortable. said were problematic. >>> hello, everyone. i'm greg gutfeld, along with kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckle, eric bolling, and dana perino. this is "the five." >>> with aapologies to gwen, here's where we are with ben ben. the decision to blame that video, it was a political one. each the libs admit it now. they also say the republican outrage that follows that's political too. on a liberal world you can never call they will on their scandals. when you catch them red handed, you are as bad

changes. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. .enator hirono >> to her, mr. chairman for holding this hearing and i certainly echoed the -- q i mr. chairman, for holding this hearing. i certainly echoed the concerns of my colleagues and the need for structural and systemwide changes. health-care system is a promise that we made to america's veterans that we will take care of them in return for their service and sacrifice. the close to 10 million veterans that access care through the v.a. systems need to trust that they are receiving high quality care when they need it, and i do note that 10 million veterans signed up for the health-care huge here that is greater than the population of a number of states, including the state of hawaii. when we fail to provide proper care for our veterans, we not only fail them, but their families as well, and these families have also sacrifice for our nation's security, and provide essential care and support for our veterans. while the immediate focus might be on the phoenix case and similar allegations regarding a hospitals,t