explained all this to mr. gomezand we made a genuine attempt to find other solutions like adding a privacy screen to the deck. we thought this would provide a level of privacy should he ever decide to move in or rent the home. and when we went to mediation, he said we should tear it down or else he would file a request for d.r. here we are. we made a good-faith effort to work with him every step. i hope that you will see and approve this as is. >> thank you. your time is up. >> okay. i'm here to answer any questions >> thank you. do we have any public comment in support of the project sponsor? okay. public comment is closed. d.r. requester, you have a two minute rebuttal. >> i think i would just like to add a couple points. irony. prior to seeing any plans or anything, the project sponsor was at our home and they mentioned that they would make some alterations to their home because they had been shopping in the neighborhood and they were shocked by how expensive the larger houses were. it is a problem. it really, re

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without i go to mr. gomez for questioning for five minutes. >> i did mr.hairman thank you for clarifying that. mr. albence i think democrats would agree we want you to focus on preventing illegal drugs from entering this country making sure people that shouldn't be here are not here. that's why we are having this discussion. if all of a sudden instead of focusing on that we are focused, there's a focus on kids who are terminally ill is chronic illnesses that needed to be here so that's why we want you to focus on the other stuff. you mentioned there was a discussion and he couldn't get into, you couldn't get into the discussion regarding deferred action. can you tell me how far back the discussion started? >> i don't have exact dates because i'm not privy to put it would have been free free i.c.e. directors ago and once cs -- ago. when it gets hard to keep track but how many month? >> pushing probably eager to have for two years. >> about when the administration and 20 teen? >> i would say 2018. 18? okay. i just wanted to get clarification on that. i want

with that i go to mr. gomez for five minutes. >> iq bank. thank you so much and thank you for clarifying that i was about to do that before he got to it. mr. albence, democrats would be we want to focus on illegal drugs for entry in this country. making sure that people should not be here are not here. people who have illegal guns and that is why were having this discussion. instead of focusing on that were focusing -- there was a focus on kids who are terminally ill with these chronic illnesses that needed to be here and that's why we want you to focus on other stuff. you mentioned there was a discussion and you couldn't get into who was in the discussion regarding different action. can you tell me how far back the discussion early started? -- at least started? >> i don't have the exact dates but it would have been three i.c.e. isis directors ago. >> it's hard to keep track how many directors the administration has gone through, but how many months? year, two years. >> when this administration and -- >> probably 2018. >> ok. >> 17. >> ok. th

with that i go to mr. gomez for questioning for five minutes. >> mr. chairman had, thank you so much. thank you for clarifying that. i was about to do that, but you beat me to it. mr. albence, i think democrats would agree we want you to focus on preventing illegal drugs from entering this country or making sure that people that shouldn't be here are here. people who are -- and illegal guns. that's why we're having this discussion because all of a sudden, instead of focusing on that, we're focusing -- there was a focus on kids who were terminally ill. these chronic illnesses that needed to be here. that's why we do want you to focus on the other stuff. you mentioned there was a discussion and you couldn't get into how -- you couldn't get into who was in the discussion, involved in the discussion regarding deferred action. could you tell me how far back the discussion at least started? >> it would have been -- i don't have the exact dates, obviously, i wasn't party to it, but it would be have been three i.c.e. directors ago and one csa director ago. >>