mr. ferrell, your drive is inspiring. he knocked on my door. he said, is this your house? he's very inspiring with me. i look forward to collaborating with you continuously improving the quality of life in our area and also the city at large. thank you to the board for this recognition. thank you very much. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> i think the brown family just won the cutest floral presentation of the day. our next honoree will be honored by our supervisor from district seven. >> thank you very much, mr. president. it's my privilege to honor this year yvonne sanjacomo. [applause] >> in trying to determine who i wanted to give this award to this year, i tried to pick up a little inspiration from the theme of today's event and that theme "our history is our strength." and i thought a lot about it and mrs. sanjacomo's history reminded me of the history of a lot of us who live in district seven. first, born and raised in supervisors wiener's district. she's born in mission, eureka valley who then moved out to district seven. and that is her history and on top of th

ferrell family in the gallery today. my prayers are with all of them at this time of loss. mr. president, i ask today that my fellow senators join me in recognizing buck ferrell, not only because he was a great missourian, but because he embodied the true american values that have cemented american society for generations. buck worked hard, served god, fought for his country and loved his family. in short, he lived a life worth living. thank you, mr. president, and i note -- notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the majority controlling the first hour and the republicans controlling the next hour. a senator: mr. president, i'm here representing 150 million women in the united states of america. and they are bewitched, bothered and bewildered