mr. herrera, we're going to invite you into the well to take a photograph with members of the board of supervisors. [ applause ] >> okay. thank you, everyone. thank you, again, for your service, luis. you will be missed. thank you so much. >>> okay. with that, we have one more commendation and it will be given by supervisor peskin. >> last but certainly not least, today i'm honoring another retiring department head, someone who has literally touched, i think, every single one of our districts often under the most contentious of circumstances, whether it's an appeal of a permit issuance or zoning termination or jurisdiction request or health permit, the board of appeals is the court of last resort for san franciscans that feel that their voices have not been heard or they are the subject of a manifest injustice or just a bad planning decision. like any other body, his task is a serious one that requires independence and accountability and very strong staffing and leadership. executive director, cynthia goldstein provided that at the board of appeals for a decade now and is at last retiring. she's b

mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield 30 seconds to the member of the committee, jamie herrera beutler from ashington state. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is ecognized. mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield a minute to the speaker of the house of representatives, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. ryan. thank you, mr. chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin, the speaker of the house, is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the chair for yielding. and i want to begin by thanking the chairman and i want to thank the ranking member. i also want to thank their staffs for putting in incredibly long hours. this isn't just a week-long progress. this has been months long in the making. so i want to thank all the members and staff who made this moment possible. my colleagues, this measure before us, it's about as critical as it gets. it really is. it addresses the priorities that we've been discussing in this chamber. we've been debating in this chamber for a long time. we tal

mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield 30 seconds to the member of the committee, jamie herrera beutler from ashington state. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is ecognized. mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, i'm pleased to yield a minute to the speaker of the house of representatives, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. ryan. thank you, mr. chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin, the speaker of the house, is recognized for one minute. the speaker: i thank the chair for yielding. and i want to begin by thanking the chairman and i want to thank the ranking member. i also want to thank their staffs for putting in incredibly long hours. this isn't just a week-long progress. this has been months long in the making. so i want to thank all the members and staff who made this moment possible. my colleagues, this measure before us, it's about as critical as it gets. it really is. it addresses the priorities that we've been discussing in this chamber. we've been debating in this chamber for a long time. we tal