mr. christensen efforts. the longer you wait the more it's going to co. it's one of those kind of issues. so we thank you for your support and hope that we hear some sort of a verbal resolution or intention from you. thank you. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else who like to speak. >> calvin walsh, kezar advisory committee representing the haight-ashbury velocity. i would second the remarks of miss emery and believe those involved in the hank recycling center know that the haight-ashbury council and other group were on opposite side of that issue. we are on the same side of this issue. this is a critically important facility. your advisory committee has spent the last 25 years of its life, some of it very fun, and invigorating, ensuring that the facility is a recreational facility, aimed at youth sports. an integral part of that mission is the track. we have the state qualifying city championships there. we have the high school championships and middle school championships there. track meets there. it is critically important that this facility be mainta

mr. jeffries: congresswoman christensen, thank you very much. i think it's important to emphasize the point you made as it relates to what we should be doing to jump start the economy. we should be investing in the american economy, attempting to grow it, so we can create prosperity for the greatest number of people possible, not using sequestration which is a blunt instrument, to beat the economy and give it a pounding when it already is in an extremely fragile stite. objective economists have said that sequestration will have an impact of a job loss in the amount of 750,000 jobs. we can't afford that we urge our colleagues to come back to the negotiating table. we are pleased that we've been joined by the distinguished gentleman from illinois, congressman danny davis. mr. davis: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i've been told, and i want to thank the gentleman for his leadership in hosting this event. it is so good to see young and talented individuals come to the congress, building upon the experiences they have had in their cities, state, a

mrs. christensen: thank you and thank you for yielding and repealing the affordable care act is going to cost this the country exponentially in the years to come -- this country exponentially in the years to come. they're doing the exact opposite of balancing the but the in the long run. but i have to ask the question, just how much more austerity account american people take and still survive? the recession which is struggling to recover has been bad enough. but with past cuts, the sequester, the c.r. and now the republican 2014 budget, this is threatening to make a bad situation even worse. i want to focus on just the hits that health care has taken. from rosa delauro's report, we learned that since 2002, labor, health and education programs have endured cuts of 7% resulting in a nearly $12 billion reduction in funding in 2012. going forward the digs cessionary budget cap -- the digs cessionary budget cap -- discretionary budget cap are set to cut over $9 billion or 5.4% in 2021. altogether this will result in a 12% per capita cut or a nearly $22 billion cut to labor, health and education p

mrs. christensen: thank you. i thank you for yielding and thank you for an excellent job you did on the budget. the c.b.c. budget is proudly a statement of c.b.c. but also american values. as a physician i'm particularly proud of its investment in health. it protects and strengthens social security, medicare, medicaid and the children's health insurance. fully funds the affordable care act, adds a public health option and includes provisions that will reduce health disparities. it fully funds the aids drug assistance program, mental health and substance abuse, maternal and child health, community health centers, the offices of minority health and the national institute for minority and health disparity research at n.i.h. it preserves healthy start, funds programs to increase the number and adversity of the health work force. gives communities the tools to improve health and well-being through restoring programs like reach, dental health projects, the national minority aids education and training center and other