mrs. collins? >> i have a question. >> i wanted to get -- the dvi code enforcers, who come through the door -- that is where they are denied? >> they are denied assets when managment says -- you can't come in or this is not taking place. there is the denial of the problems existing, the investa tion of rodents or bedbugs. elevators out for two or three days. these are the se conditions denying assets into the hotels. this needs to be tightened. our dvi needs to be on that. that will help them out a lot. >> thank you. >> jamie from dvi. maybe after public comment, he could respond. i will call a few more names. richard, dennis scary, c.w. johnson, darnel vogel, jim aires, brenda washington. karen fishkin. >> i am aaron, and i guess my time has come. i own a beautiful victorian house. what a trip. i read the report from the san francisco department of public health. this is a very good report. with the prevention and control of bedbugs. a great report. the key to success is going to be in implementat

mr. collin? >> we have been doing this for six years as the project has evolved. first, we have to commend public staff for doing this. they have done this city proud, and it is a credit to the city, the work that they have done. i remind you that the heights are one half the height of the closest residential building at golden gateway center. this is one-quarter of a height of the nearest commercial center. embarcadero center. on the question of the financial benefits, we would note that $11 million to find affordable housing is analogous to a 25% inclusionary rate. this is especially with the demise of redevelopment. this could be leverage significantly to provide a whole lot more. the mayor's office of housing is effectively broke right now. and in spite of the months of heated rhetoric, what is before you is a simple choice. it is what happens to the seawall lot. it gives to the city enormous design changes and benefits proposed in this project, or should be preserved as a surface parking lot? it is a big project that does all of these things, or its days as a

mr. collins repeated twice but turkey does not want a war in the region. that is extremely helpful. if armed conflict is not the goal, the measures that are already agreed upon and moving in the right direction. the question remains for us, this turkey of a plan for which the u.s.'s lack of action is frustrating, to the two countries have a common plan and the u.s. is not moving fast enough for this? port is calling on the u.s. to do more play well with turkish domestic audiences and relieve pressure on the turkish government? is turkey planning to escalate toward a possible conflict involving nato, despite earlier nato statements? it is not clear which of these questions is accurate or if there is some other explanation that is accurate. but i do think this scenario clearly and neatly illustrates the difficulty of trying to answer the question whether the u.s. needs turkey more or whether turkey meets the u.s. more. effective security and diplomatic efforts by the u.s. in the region acquired turkish support. effective turkish approaches to gradually stabilizing the region while all

mr. collins repeated twice that turkey does not seek armed conflict, does not want a war in the region andthat is extremely helpful. if our conflict is not the goal, aren't the measures already public large the agreed-upon and move in the right direction? so the question remains for us, does turkey have a plan that which the u.s. lack of action is frustrating? to the two countries a common plan in the u.s. is not moving fast enough or discolored in the u.s. to do more play well with turkish domestic audiences and relieve pressure on the turkish government. his turkey planning to escalate towards a conflict including nato despite earlier nato statements clicks it is not clear which of these questions is accurate or if there is some other explanation that is accurate. but i do think this scenario clearly and neatly illustrates the difficulty of trying to answer the question of whether the u.s. needs turkey more or whether turkey meets the u.s. more. effective security and diplomatic efforts by the u.s. in the region required turkish support. affect is turkish approaches to gradually stabiliz

mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. senator collins. >> thank you, mr. chairman. first, let me thank my colleague from maryland for bringing up the very important issue of cybersecurity. she along with senator feinstein, senator lieberman, senator rockefeller and i have been working very hard and agree that it's absolutely critical that we set standards for critical infrastructure and that that has such important consequences. and i very much appreciate the endorsement of our efforts that i heard this morning. i also appreciate, mr. secretary, your urging us to act sooner rather than later to avert what would be the disasterous consequences if sequestration were allowed to go into effect. i think it would be a huge mistake for us to wait until the lame-duck that's too late, and we do need to tackle that issue now. we really do. and i think it would help if you provide us with even more detail, and i know the armed services committee has asked for that. let me turn to another issue that refers to our priorities. as i review the department of defense's budget, i am

mr. tim collins, who agreed it was a return to old-fashioned morality. >> that is where i learned months ago the spokesman person not a minister or the prime minister or the governor itself had actually indicated in a private meeting that that might be the case. i would have thought if that was the case and of the media thought that was the case they might have put that point to me at some stage. they didn't. >> me i move to 56 which is 0543 submitted to the point entering into the broadcasting after 1996 which is quite a complex provision but we can ask you to x plan on that now. >> to embark on a complex issue let's take that now. thank you. >> the broadcasting act of 1996 that deals as you said a cross media ownership. can you tell us about that? >> in my evidence i said in paragraph 56 a didn't recall any discussions that caused me to relish it. i should add i wrote most of my evidence traveling in singapore, japan, as india and elsewhere and i had completely forgot the broadcasting act 1996, and the broadcasting act of 1996 which largely in the digital age we could foresee what

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator merkley. also, senator collins, who is not a member of the committee, asked if she could put a statement in support of the bill. she is a lead sponsor, along with senator merkley and senator kirk. would i -- i would ask her statement be inserted at this point in the record. i now will go to our panel. we have a distinguished panel today. i will run through the introductions, and then we'll just go from left to right. first is dr. lee badgette, a research director at the willials institute for sexual orientation, law and public policy at ucla. also the director of the center for public policy and administration at the university of massachusetts-amhertz, where she is a professor of economics. next, mr. kyler broadis, an attorney and associate professor of lincoln university in missouri. he is the founder of transpeople of color coalition. next mr. sam baggenstos. i think i got that right now. professor at the university of michigan law school. he has served as a law clerk to justice ruth bader ginsburg, was on the f

mr. tim collins, who was either special advisor or press officer, who agreed it was a return to old-fashioned morality? some monthsearned ago. and junior press spokesman at central office. not a government minister. i would have thought, if that was the case and if the media thought this was the case, they might have put that point to me at some stage. they didn't. >> ok, may move forward, please, sir john, to paragraph 56, which is page 08453. >> yes. >> this is the point that you wish to develop -- >> yes. >> and i think this brings in the broadcasting act of 1996. can i ask you to expand on that? >> do you want to do that now? >> we can pause. >> we have a break for the shorthand writer. sir john, so rather than embark upon a complex issue, let's take a break now. thank you. >> certification john, we're on the broadcasting act of 1996, which does deal, as you rightly say, with cross-media ownership. >> and my evidence, i said in paragraph 56 i didn't recall any policy discussions during my time in office concerning cross- media ownership. i should add that most of my evidence was written w

collin s received her law degree and it is good to have you here. please go ahead. mr. chairman, thank you for protecting the voting rights of all americans. restrongly support the act of 2011. we want to thank senator laheyy as well as senator schumer since 2005. i want to focus on why current final and state laws are in sufficient. and as well as how this bill addresses actual and documented fraud against voters. during the question and answers i'm happy to respond to questions and actions. as previously stated, it intentional intentionally disseminates information. as

mr. young: i misspoke a moment ago, congressman collin peterson has been fighting this battling for yearsears and i'm glad to see final he 4e succeeded. he's the prime sponsor of the legislation, along with mr. cravaack and mr. paulsen -- and mr. olson. you persevered and i urge passage and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1272 as amended? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from alaska seek recognition? mr. young: i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2938 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 307, h.r. 2938 a bill to pribt certain gaming activities on certain indian lands in arizona. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from alaska, mr. young, and the gentleman from new mexico, mr.

mr. obama's plans in a negative light. 47% rate romney's plan as negative. >>> >> firefighters in colorado have made some progress battling that massive wildfire near fort collinsthey've managed to get 10% containment of a fire that has burned 43,000 acres hundreds of families evacuated wondering if there will be anything left. authorities say more than 100 homes and other structures have been damaged or destroyed. it is too early to give numbers. one resident has died. >>> 4:51. time for our weather to -- forecast. hello mr. nicco. >> good morning. back in our comfort zone. >> it was fun wasn't it? >> it was great, i hope everybody enjoyed it as much as we did. >>> good morning everybody. 4:51. we are looking at some of the clouds that are starting to infiltrate east bay valleys, you can see from vollmer peak towards the east mount diablo sticking up the sunrise comes up in another 45 minutes or so. worried about drizzle this morning? right now everything is clear it could be extremely localized around the san mateo county coast like half moon bay or some of the farm along the coast like strawberries are starting to come up, that might be an area getting some

collins. where did jackie go? there she is. >> thank you mr. president.o ask you a couple -- what other people have said about europe, one is that i'd like to know if you agree with the former president bill clinton who said, in the past week, that the europeans' policies that you've described here today are much like those of the republicans in this country, politics about austerity that would take us in the same direction as europe, if you agree with that. the republicans, for their part have said you're simply blaming the europeans for problems that have been caused by your own policies. so i'd like you to respond to both of those. and also tell us precisely how much time you personally spend on european situation. >> any other aspects to the question? >> i do have more questions. >> the -- first of all in terms of the amount of time i spend, look, i think it's fair to say that over the last two years i'm in consistent discussions with european leadership and consistent discussions with my economic team. this is one of the things that's changed in the

mr. chairman. >> thank you come senator collins. >> thank you. first, let me thank my colleague from maryland for bringing up the very important issue of cybersecurity. she along with senator feinstein, senator lieberman, senator rockefeller and i have been working very hard and agreed that it's absolutely critical that we set standards for the critical infrastructure and that that has such important consequences, and i very much appreciate the endorsement of our efforts that i heard this morning. i also appreciate, mr. secretary, your urging us to act sooner rather than later to avert what might be the disastrous consequences is the sequestration were allowed to go into effect i think would be a huge mistake for us to wait until the lame-duck that's too late and we do need to tackle the issue. and i think that it would help if you provide us with even more detail coming and i know the armed services committee has asked for that. but me turn to another issue that refers to our priority. as i review the department of defense budget, i am very conc

mr. barrett is eager to make a point. >> i think if this committee is interested in protecting localism and if you're interested in having your local station cover the wildfires in fort collins, the auto hopper and that technology would be damaging to local business model and you will lose local station's ability to provide the coverage that's important to you and your district. >> that's why i'm saying i think for the local broadcasters, i'm sympathetic to the business model, but we need to balance that, plus the consumers wanting the choice. it's not dish that wants to have that choice. it's the consumer. so i think we'll have to work that out. thank you very much, mr. chairman. gentle lady's time has expired and miss black burn is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much, i have a couple of questions that i want to get to today, but i do thank all of you for your patience and for your diligence in continuing to work on this issue. since you're the only female on the panel today i see seven guys and you. let me go to something you said previously and having usage-based billing at one point by saying the isps should charge a flat rate for a certain amount of band

mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the collins amendment to the preamble which is at the desk be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, the senate adjourn until 2:00 p.m. on monday, june 25, following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the, the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to s. 1940, the flood insurance bill postcloture. at 5:30 p.m., the senate proceed to cloture vote on the motion to concur in the house message to accompany the f.d.a. bill under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: at 5:30 today -- i'm sorry, at 5:30 p.m. monday, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke on the motion to concur to the house message to accompany s. 3187, the f.d.a. bill. mr. president, this has be

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mr. obama's plans in a negative light. 47% rate romney's economic plan as negative. >>> firefighters in colorado managed to make some progress battling a massive wildfire near fort collinshours they've established 10% containment of the fire that has grown to 43,000 acres. hundreds of families remain evacuated. wondering if there will be anything left when they go back. authorities say more than 100 homes and other structures have been damaged or destroyed it is too early to give out precise numbers. one resident died in the fire. >>> we had some wind concerns, higher fire danger yesterday, last night what is going on now? >> clouds have come in so the winds are still out there sfo, higher elevations, moist, cooler wind taking away our fire danger for this morning it will come back in weekend, when we hit 80s and 90s around the bay and inland. be aware of that if you are going to be out picnicking with dad this weekend. cloud cover as we look out sees across the bay bridge to the port of oakland so far sfo not reporting flight arrival delays they usually do in the next 10 minutes or so we'll let you know. oakland and san jose usually don't have these conditions. drizzle

mr. mccallick special. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> we begin tonight with breaking news in colorado where additional resources are being called to battle a fast-moving and giant wildfire outside ft. collinsfirefighters trying to battle the blaze. it's doubled in size since just yesterday, now covers an area of some 57 square miles. we just learned the number of structures burned from 13 to more than 100. and now the u.s. forest service says federal teams are trying to take over management of the fire. in just a few minutes, we'll talk to chad myers and whether firefighters can help the weather help them or make their efforts to battle this giant blaze even harder. we begin with crime and punishment tonight. jerry sandusky. faced one of his accusers on the first day of testimony in his child sex abuse trial. in court documents, the

collins before a big game. i may try that before a big meeting with congress. >> the giants presented mr.sey commemorating their win and the white house visit. wolf, i hope the giants repeat their win again this year. >> maybe you do, but a lot of other folks don't necessarily hope so, but good luck. thanks, mary. >>> united nations observers get the first look at the most recent syrian massacre. meantime, dozens more dead. can the solution to the carnage in syria be reached? she's an international journalist, married to a sensitive diplomatic post and an e-mail between them are emerging, putting the nomination in jeopardy.ank it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. in here, great food demands a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution, in a whole new way. using real-time photo sharing abilities, they can create and maintain high standards, from kitch

mr. mccallick special. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> we begin tonight with breaking news in colorado where additional resources are being called to battle a fast-moving and giant wildfire outside ft. collins. there are already more than 400 firefighters trying to battle the blaze. it's doubled in size since just yesterday, now covers an area of some 57 square miles. we just learned the number of structures burned from 13 to more than 100. and now the u.s. forest service says federal teams are trying to take over management of the fire. in just a few minutes, we'll talk to chad myers and whether firefighters can help the weather help them or make their efforts to battle this giant blaze even harder. we begin with crime and punishment tonight. jerry sandusky. faced one of his accusers on the first day of testimony in his child sex abuse trial. in court documents, the accuser is known as victim number four. he's the first to take the stand for the prosecution. the former penn state assistant football coach sat with his lawyer through often graphic testimony about their so-called relationship. victim number four detailed years of alleged sexual encounters. he also opened up about their privat

collins, colorado with robert reisch. good morning. >> caller: good morning, mr. transport. i was listening to paul krugman and he made a point by saying name one country that came out of the recession or depression using austerity measures. that is one point i like to make. >> host: but i do not point animals come back with a follow-up. >> guest: paul krugman is absolutely right. there is no country that i'm aware that came out of a recession or depression by cutting its budget. some of the other day -- i was debating, somebody from the cato with tutu said i don't know about houstonian economics frankly. i am not an expert, but no modern economy, no economy most people have studied has come out of recession by cutting its budget. the united states in 1934, 35, 36 was starting to come out of the trough of the great depression and in 1937 franklin d. roosevelt mistakenly listened to a lot of the deficits he said we had to cut the budget and we also have to hold on the money supply we are pushed right back into the depths of depression. it wasn't until essentially we had no ch

carper and the ranking member was senator collins, and they both indicated there today before everybody that the spirit on the senate floor was good yesterday. now, mr. president, that's because we're -- everyone can feel we're accomplishing something. some of the votes were difficult and some -- we all wish we hadn't taken some, they were tough votes. but that's what the senate is all about. i feel comfortable with the last bit that we're trying to work together for the good of the country. mr. president, i've said lots of times, if we're able to accomplish things here as a body, everyone can take credit for it. you can go back to your states and claim your part of victory for the country. but if we don't get things done, you're part of the blame. and people can go home and lament the fact that we haven't been able to get things done. and people point fingers at them and, "why haven't you been able to get more done?" today is the longest day of the year. it will bring good tidings to the senate. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: before the majority leader leaves the floor, let me just say i a

mr. murdoch's company reportedly considering splitting itself into two different companies, move would separate publishing assets, the newspaper business, harper collinsentury fox, fox news channel, the fox broadcasting corporation, all of that. there's an analyst out, we've been talking about why they would be doing this and one of the reasons that people close to the board have been suggesting to me they think this is a viacom like deal, split yourself, create more value. we talked about the suggestion both of you made about the scandal issue in terms of hacking and that would would mean to the bskyb deal. >> and maybe it buffers and protects one arm versus the other. >> ian whitaker at libirum capital saying it's credible and makes sense given the newspaper part has been a scandal hit element of the business and also suggests they may have another tilt at sky in the medium term. i imagine it would be seen as a positive by the shareholders outside the family. >> you don't know if it's going to work. >> you don't know if it's going to work and people inside the company at least to me are suggesting they're not sure that that ultimately should be the

we'll just indicate that senator collins in light of the passage of the snowe amendment will not be proceeding with her amendment, just for the information of the senate. mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from eye would. mr. grassley: i call up my marketing loan amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. mr. grassley: 2167. the clerk: the senator from iowa, mr. grassley, proposes an amendment numbered 2167. mr. grassley: i ask the reading thus far constitute the reading in whole. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: this amendment i tried in the 2008 farm bill; got 57 votes for it, but it was under a 60-vote rule so obviously it didn't get adopted. this amendment -- the presiding officer: please. mr. grassley: this amendment -- this amendment would cap payments that one farmer can get on marketing loans and loan deficiency payments. we can't have 70% of the farm payments going to 10% of the largest farmers. i think this will help add integrity to the program. we should have caps on title 1 commodity programs. this will add defensiveability to this bill along with a payment limit reform that we

mr. barrett is eager to make a point. >> if this committee is interested in protecting localism. if you are interested in having your local station cover the wild fires in fort collins, the autohpper and that technology will be damaging to the local business model, and you'll lose local station possibility to help. >> that is what i'm saying. for the local broadcasters, i am sympathetic to the business model, but we need to balance that with what the consumers want. it is notdis -- not dish that wants that choice, it is the consumer. thank you. >> the gentle lady from tennessee, ms. blackburn, is recognized for five minutes. >> i have a couple of questions that i want to get to today. i thank all of you for patients, your diligence, continuing to work on this issue. since you are the only female on the panel today, there is a lot i could say. we need more women down there. let me go to something. you basically endorsed having usage based billing at one point by saying the isp should charge a flat rate and then charge a metered rates for usage that those over that limit. what i wanted to see is if you still agreed with that. if someone is a netflix subscriber and the