mr. egan's reported mr. egan said .3% increase in rent in vacant units for an 18 month period is all the rent increase over tennessee during that time. mr. egan is a supply side of economist and says we have to build 100,000 units before there's any effect on affordability. we can't wait for 100 housing units. to think of a different way to make it affordable san francisco. everybody will be gone by the time there's 100,000 affordable units. the opposition has also said this proposition will cause it cost $1 billion. that is a blatant lie. look at the controller's report. the controller is required to warn about it it's in the voter pamphlet, what the cost to the city will be. it said, the cost of the city will be $1 million. so, our opponents are exaggerating by a thousandfold. that's what you do and there to say over and over again because they have millions of dollars to developers money but a lot at stake in this election to say something that is totally false. >> thank you. >> well, here are the plain fa

like ambassador robinson, mr. egan has served in both democratic and republican administrations. he began his career as a government lawyer in 2005, as a civil servant in the office of the legal advisor of the state department, which was headed at time by secretary of state condoleezza rice. he has worked in the private sector. he has served as assistant general counsel for enforcement and intelligence at the treasury department. he has served on the national security council staff. mr. president, this is a nonpartisan and fair-minded individual who clearly has the skill and ability to lead the office of legal advisor at the state department. he's been waiting nine months for confirmation. nine months. a person who devoted his career to public service, that's no way to treat people who want to give their service to this country in important roles. we need to carry out our responsibility. at the usaid, the administrator position has not been confirmed. the assistant usaid administrator for europe and eurasia has not been confirmed. the inspector general of usaid has not been confi