mr. clarke, call items four, five, six, and 7. >> item four, hearing to review the mayor's proposed a budget for fiscal year 2011-2012. item five, with and it's appropriate estimated receipts and estimated expenditures for selected parts of the city and county of san francisco for fiscal years ending june 30, 2012, and june 30, 2013. item six, proposed annual salary or and it's in the marine positions in the annual budget appropriation ordinance for selected departments of the city and county of san francisco for fiscal years ending june 30, 2012, and june 30, 2013. item seven, resolution concurring with the certification the services previously approved can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by city and county employees. supervisor chu: thank you. before we begin, supervisor mirkarimi would like to say a few words. supervisor mirkarimi: i have to go and chair the public safety committee. i do not expected to be a very long meeting, so i am interested in engaging the department of the environment and department of public utilities commission, and

mr. clark, do we have any further items before us? >>i do not believe that we do. so, we are going to adjourn the meeting. thank you.

mr. clark, do we have any further items before us? >>i do not believe that we do. so, we are going to adjourn the meeting. thank you. >> welcome to "culturewire." since december 2005, the museum of the african diaspora, known locally,moad, has presented programs that celebrate and explore the culture, history, and art of people with african descent throughout the and added states and throughout the world. the director of cultural affairs recently met with the museum director. to learn more about the current expedition, textural rhythms, constructing the jazz tradition, contemporary african american quilts. >> welcome to "culturewire." today, we are at the museum of the african diaspora, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary occupying one of the premier cultural district in the world, the yerba buena cultural arts center in san francisco. joining me is the cultural art director. tell us what moad's mission is. what does it do? >> the museum of the african diaspora showcases the history, art, and cultural richness that resulted from the dispersal of africans thr

the pledge of allegiance will be lead by the gentleman from michigan, mr. clark. mr. clarke: i ask all staff, members and visitors to remain standing and join me in declaring the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection the gentleman from louisiana, mr. scalise is recognized for one minute. mr. scalise: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my friend, pastor gene mills, for opening us up in prayer today. i've had the privilege of working with gene mills for years now and his -- in his role as head of the louisiana family forum, which has been a beacon of light defending family values throughout our state and working with ministers all across the country to spread the good word of the lord jesus christ. i want to commend pastor mills for the work he did after katrina, organizing faith-based groups all around the state and around the country to go in and do the lord's work

mr. clarke. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. mr. clarke: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to recognize the gentleman from louisiana had it part -- right. we import great cars from detroit. i urge you to defeat the previous question, support the bill that we've been talking about that will create great fuel efficient cars that will create jobs and also save our motorists a lot of fun because they won't have to fill up their cars with this expensive gasoline. they'll be able to power their vehicles through other alternative sources of energy that's good for our environment, it's great for our country. it will save the motorists money, but moe importantly, it will create jobs. let's import these good-paying jobs by importing fuel-efficient vehicles from the city of detroit. that's how you make it in america. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan yields back his time. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. reed: mr. speaker, at this t

also a shot out to mr. clark. guest: they are implied powers not stated in the constitution. classic example is the louisiana purchase. host: california, go ahead. caller: a shout out to second thperiod mr. ellis. the state legislature controls redistricting, but who controls that from the u.s.? guest: this is a favorite question. everyone is talking about this and local magazines were writing about this. reapportionment is coming out of. a lot of citizens do not understand, but every 10 years a census is taken. the information is taken for the purposes of reapportioning the u.s. congress. the house of representatives is based on population. as populations shift from the congress has to reapportion. in illinois, we currently have 19 members of congress. because the congress -- because the population has not kept up, we will lose a member of congress in the 2012 election. how does that happen? the state legislation takes the state appointed number and the redistricting down to 18. they redraw the lines to make sure we do have 18 members of congress. what makes this even more in

mr. clarke: but it wasn't just detroit and its metropolitan area that's lost jobs, other areas, other cities, other metropolitan regions in the country have lost millions of jobs over the last 10 years. now, during this same time frame this country has been investing our tax dollars to build bridges, to repair roads, to build hospitals, sewer systems, schools, to build industrial parks that will promote more business, to actually develop businesses in free enterprise models that are successful. now many of the american people may not have seen the benefits of this type of investment because all of the work that i'm talking about that was funded by tax dollars was done in afghanistan. and the people who directly benefited from these projects were the people of afghanistan. my position is this, we need to create jobs in america, we need to keep the jobs that we have here so they don't go overseas like they have in the past. in order to do that i'm proposing let's take a share of the money that's intended to go to afghanistan, redirect it to the united states to create jobs right here, jobs for

but i want to acknowledge also the comments and the contribution from our colleague from detroit, mr. clark, who acknowledges for us all, which i am very mindful of, our need to remain vigilant includes our homeland security and that goes immediately to the role that our first responders play. and the responsibility that we have in this body to make sure that our frontline defense in our cities and our rural areas, in our vulnerable places that we're all mindful of now with the heightened security because we know that this event that happened just so recently is going to have some kind of affect and we need to be even more on guard. but everyday we want and need our first responders to be there in our homes, guarding our streets and guarding our communities, making sure that we're safe. and we have a responsibility to see that they have the resources to do that. disrupting on the other hand, disrupting the operations of this murderous group is such an important step to safeguarding our country. but you know, mr. speaker, my main reason for wanting to contribute and add to this discussion th

mr. clarke: thank you, thank you, mr. speaker.s very clear in these economic times that americans need jobs and more accurately we with need the investment that will create jobs. we've got the money to do it. in light of the fact that bin laden's no longer a threat to americans, we don't need to spend over $100 billion a year in afghanistan. so again, let's take a share of the money that's gone to rebuild afghanistan, have it sent back to the u.s. taxpayers right here in the united states to create jobs right here in the u.s. let's help rebuild american cities like the city of detroit. when you do that you rebuild u.s.'s manufacturing capacity, that will create jobs for thousands, even millions of americans right here at home. the best way to make it in america, redirect our tax dollars away from afghanistan to create jobs right here for american people. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? the gentlem

mr. clarke: this past sunday i participated in one of the largest sitdown dinners ever held. it was hosted by the detroit branch of the naacp. and there we heard from and we honored the conscience of this house, representative john lewis. the event was titled "the site for freedom dinner," and some of those freedoms worth fighting were economic in nature. the freedom to own a home that won't be unfairly placed in foreclosure. the freedom to work a job and not be laid off because you're outsourced. the freedom to receive health care, especially health care guaranteed by medicare and not have to go broke or bankrupt paying for it. these opportunities should be available under our legal system to all americans equally. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? >> ask permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr.

also a shot out to mr. clark. guest: they are implied powers not stated in the constitution. a classic example is the louisiana purchase. host: california, go ahead. caller: a shout out to second thperiod mr. ellis. the state legislature controls redistricting, but who controls that from the u.s.? guest: this is a favorite question. everyone is talking about this and local magazines were writing about this. reapportionment is coming out of. a lot of citizens do not understand, but every 10 years a census is taken. the information is taken for the purposes of reapportioning the u.s. congress. the house of representatives is based on population. as populations shift from the congress has to reapportion. in illinois, we currently have 19 memrs of congress. because the congress -- because the population has not kept up, we will lose a member o congress in the 2012 election. how does that happen? the state legislation takes the state appointed number and the redistricting down to 18. they redraw the lines to make sure we do have 18 members of congress. what makes this even more int

end of quote from mrs. clark. it is self-evident. and this is an assault upon our democracy that should not be tolerated, but it happened, and it happened in the last week of the legislative session. and, mr. president, i hope -- i hope -- that there will be such an outcry that this legislative policy gets reversed. mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mr. johanns: i rise today to remember a fallen hero, u.s. army specialist joseph temper. specialist temper was paced in eastern afghanistan in the area east of cabal bordering pakistan. this area is one of the areas where the fighting in the afghan war has been the most intense. specialist chemper was serving with the 101st special troops battalion of the 101st airborne division, one of the army's most elite units. he and four fellow american soldiers were killed in a suicide attack that ultimately took ten lives. specialist chemper had a long desire to serve his country and was rightfully proud of his commitment

mr. card. thank you for joining us on the phone tonight. i also want to bring in now richard clark, head of counterterrorism for many years under president bush and president clinton. this is someone who you tracked day and night for years. can you believe it's happened? >> well, it's very personally satisfying. not just for me, george, and the other people who tried to get him but for the victims' families, finally a sense of closure here. and comes at a really good times in terms of what's going on in the middle east because al qaeda itself has looked in the last few months like it was on the ropes. this will allow the united states to take real advantage of this timely death. it comes to late to save the thousands of lives he's taken, but it is satisfying. it shouldn't divert us, however, from the fact there are still lots of al qaeda cells out there. al qaeda in arabian peninsula, related groups like shabab in somalia and various camps. it's not over, george, but it is satisfying and we should finally feel some sense of closure on this chapter. >> dick, thanks for calling in. p

mr. card. thank you for joining us on the phone tonight. i also want to bring in now richard clark, head of counterterrorism for many years under president bush and president clinton. this is someone who you tracked day and night for years. can you believe it's happened? >> well, it's very personally satisfying. not just for me, george, and the other people who tried to get him but for the victims' families, finally a sense of closure here. and comes at a really good times in terms of what's going on in the middle east because al qaeda itself has looked in the last few months like it was on the ropes. this will allow the united states to take real advantage of this timely death. it comes to late to save the thousands of lives he's taken, but it is satisfying. it shouldn't divert us, however, from the fact there are still lots of al qaeda cells out there. al qaeda in arabian peninsula, related groups like shabab in somalia and various camps. it's not over, george, but it is satisfying and we should finally feel some sense of closure on this chapter. >> dick, thanks for calling in. p

clark. just one in memoriam today. she passed away on the age of 94. she was born on april 8, 2004. she was married to james flood in 1938 at the mansion. she and mr. flodod owned a ranch where she was an accomplished equestrian. she volunteered for several organizations. she served at a dining room. she volunteered for the salvation army during the holidays and for the red cross during world war ii. she spent time is visiting friends throughout europe. during the conference at san francisco, she and her husband hosted several foreign dignitaries during the event. she had a confident style, renowned beauty, and a sense of humor. she is survived by 22 grandchildren. she will be loved by all those who adored her. >> supervisor carmen chu. supervisor chu: two items from me. one is the inquiry to the public parks to discuss their long-term plans c for theamp. many of our district and city camp residents go and frequent this. we are looking for the needs at the facility, five years' worth of data on the facilities including the discussion of the department's plan to meet the capital needs of that facility. the second item is a hearing request. many of m

mrs. puzey and thank you for. before us today. next we will hear from carol clark. miss clark served does peace corps volunteer from 1984 until 85. she is currently in elementary school teacher in jones county, north carolina. she received a masters degree in counseling a bachelors degree in biology. she is super committee is super committee in many ways, including as a child and a child enforcement agency at community college counselor. this clerk, would like to tina mack for your bravery and sharing your experiences and we greatly appreciate your testimony this morning. also appearing before the committee today is jessica smochek, he peace corps volunteer in bangladesh in 2004. she is a board member first response action, a nonprofit organization that seeks change in the peace corps sexual assault policies and provides assistance to former peace corps volunteers who have been picked as of tonight crimes. ms. smochek, thank you for the courage to come before our committee today. next we will hear from karestan chase koenen. dr. koenen was a doctor from 91 to 93. sh