SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
25
25
Jul 30, 2014
07/14
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. michael jones. (clapping.) i want to thank you, mr. jones for being here today and want to tell you why this man is deserving of this honor on july 23rd mike was a truck driver boric acid a debris box fall of cardboard not aware of a homeless man in the board he immediately turned off the hydraulic wall and rushed to his local fire station the man sustained local injuries and jones quick handling which the situation truly saved a man's life the man could have ended up for sure he wouldn't have been alive today. like the humble hero mr. jones returned to his shift and i'd like to thank the firefighters of station 22 who helped to rescue the man and everyday heros like mr. jones and the quick action he demonstrated helped to save the day i know you felt it was all in a day's work i'm ready to get back to work by that's truly why you deserve this honor we appreciate you were out there working for ecology and truly save someone's life so on behalf of the city of san francisco i want to thank you and congratulations on the amazing work you d
mr. michael jones. (clapping.) i want to thank you, mr. jones for being here today and want to tell you why this man is deserving of this honor on july 23rd mike was a truck driver boric acid a debris box fall of cardboard not aware of a homeless man in the board he immediately turned off the hydraulic wall and rushed to his local fire station the man sustained local injuries and jones quick handling which the situation truly saved a man's life the man could have ended up for sure he wouldn't...
60
60
Jul 27, 2014
07/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 60
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> mr. jones, you can come on in. >> at the hearing jones would again be confronted by his arresting officer who said his trespassing sliegs might not be as minor as it seems. >> the majority of the people committing the snaler crimes are committing the larger crimes. they're not out to commit the bigger ones. his charges were armed robbery multiple times. what's the old saying, if you do the crime, you've goblt to do the time. >> but he had his hearing. >> we need him to be back at work, working and doing his groups. >> mr. jones, it states you failed. at this time we're going to take testimony from officer friks. >> i was on the west side of the railroad tracks. i saw the defendant enter through a hole in a 6-foot chain link fence that was put up to keep people off the property and he was stopped on the west side. >> when you came in contact with him, was he cooperative with you? >> yes. >> after a few more questions, the parole examiner asked jones' probation officer to weigh in. >> given that
. >> mr. jones, you can come on in. >> at the hearing jones would again be confronted by his arresting officer who said his trespassing sliegs might not be as minor as it seems. >> the majority of the people committing the snaler crimes are committing the larger crimes. they're not out to commit the bigger ones. his charges were armed robbery multiple times. what's the old saying, if you do the crime, you've goblt to do the time. >> but he had his hearing. >> we...
55
55
Jul 16, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 55
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. jones and mr. green, you would agree? one of the problems we have is there's a security list i have seen and it differs from the o.b.o. list. can you tell me about the differences? >> yes, i can, and i appreciate the opportunity. d.s. assesses every facility worldwide on an annual basis for its risk. that's called the vulnerability list. that list is very, very extensive, because it includes every building in a compound which may have, say, a half dozen facilities spread around the town. we take that -- >> but it does rank them? >> it does, absolutely. >> your list is different from their list. is that correct? >> we basically translate their list into the highest risk posts. we pull up -- in other words, if they're assessing 12 facilities, we pull up the highest at risk and put it on the -- our vulnerability list, our our capital -- >> but they don't match, i'm told. >> they can't match exactly, because for their ten entries, we would have one. >> well, again this started out as looking at design excellence and choosing
mr. jones and mr. green, you would agree? one of the problems we have is there's a security list i have seen and it differs from the o.b.o. list. can you tell me about the differences? >> yes, i can, and i appreciate the opportunity. d.s. assesses every facility worldwide on an annual basis for its risk. that's called the vulnerability list. that list is very, very extensive, because it includes every building in a compound which may have, say, a half dozen facilities spread around the...
72
72
Jul 11, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 72
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. jones, you would agree? and mr. green? one of the problems we have is there's a security list i have seen and it differs from the obo list. can you tell me about the differences, ms. muniz? >> yes, i can and i appreciate the opportunity. ds assesses every facility worldwide on -- >> right. >> on an annual basis for the risk. that's the vulnerability list. >> right. >> that list is very, very extensive because it -- spread around the town. we take that information -- >> but it does rank them? >> it does rank them. >> absolutely. >> your list is different than their list, is that correct? >> we basically translate their list into the highest risk posts. we pull up, in other words, if they're assessing 12 facilities, we pull up the highest at risk. >> yeah. >> and put it on the -- our vulnerable list on capital -- >> they don't match, i'm told. >> they can't match exactly because for their ten entries we would have one. >> well, again, this started out as looking at design excellence and choosing design as opposed to security
mr. jones, you would agree? and mr. green? one of the problems we have is there's a security list i have seen and it differs from the obo list. can you tell me about the differences, ms. muniz? >> yes, i can and i appreciate the opportunity. ds assesses every facility worldwide on -- >> right. >> on an annual basis for the risk. that's the vulnerability list. >> right. >> that list is very, very extensive because it -- spread around the town. we take that...
48
48
Jul 17, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 48
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. jones: mr. speaker, thank you and i thank the gentleman from massachusetts, and i want to thank him for being a leader on bringing to the bring of the house not only this resolution, asking for a vote about bringing our troops home from iraq, but in the way that he speaks about the fact that our little children in america, over 17 million, go home at night hungry, that's another issue. i understand that. but it all ties in because when we continue to not debate whether we should be sending our young men and women to die, we are shirking our constitutional responsibility that we in this congress have raised our hand to swear that we will uphold the constitution of the united states. but we don't do that, mr. speaker, when it comes to war. and i blame myself in 2003, i bought the lie that was told by the previous administration about the weapons of mass destruction that saddam hussein had and how he was going to use that against the american people. the misinformation that was given by the previou
mr. jones: mr. speaker, thank you and i thank the gentleman from massachusetts, and i want to thank him for being a leader on bringing to the bring of the house not only this resolution, asking for a vote about bringing our troops home from iraq, but in the way that he speaks about the fact that our little children in america, over 17 million, go home at night hungry, that's another issue. i understand that. but it all ties in because when we continue to not debate whether we should be sending...
115
115
Jul 24, 2014
07/14
by
WRC
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> johnson says meeting mrs. jones' son was actually a relief. >> it's a burden on my shoulders because i thought about it everyday. i was wondering how she was doing. it's a burden to hear she's doing good now. >> thank you for saving my mom. i appreciate that a lot. >> now johnson says he never could have saved that woman's life without help and training from fellow firefighters. as for mrs. jones she's doing better, out of the hospital. it will be a while before she's able to come back her home. reporting live, news 4. >>> we're on verdict watch. the jury is looking into the fate of a d.c. officer accused of attacking his wife. we'll have a report on that in minutes. >>> a new law to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana took effect. >>> we'll hear from the congresswoman who's miracle baby defied the >>> now at 6:30, packing heat on the hill. new details about the man that showed up at a capitol building with a gun. >>> it seems we hear of a hot car death or close call every week. we'll tell you about a new effor
. >> johnson says meeting mrs. jones' son was actually a relief. >> it's a burden on my shoulders because i thought about it everyday. i was wondering how she was doing. it's a burden to hear she's doing good now. >> thank you for saving my mom. i appreciate that a lot. >> now johnson says he never could have saved that woman's life without help and training from fellow firefighters. as for mrs. jones she's doing better, out of the hospital. it will be a while before...
41
41
Jul 11, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 41
favorite 0
quote 0
muniz, and mr. jones, you talk about the development of design excellence.ou talk how -- how working with them was a very participatory process within the state department. can you -- describe how the bureau of diplomatic security participated in development of divine excellence. we know that works. but design excellence. >> your microphone. >> sorry. >> move that microphone up closer. >> i'm sorry. >> the foun daedation of the excellence it nesh tinitiative. base statement. we are not changing security standards. period. i have been in discussions with my colleagues and diplomating security at the highest levels and working level and made that assurance. i think that -- that is what is most important to them. and they have every reason to insist that that still be the case. >> did they clear -- on design excellence? >> they claeeared on our proces yes. >> who cleared? >> i would have to get back to you on the clearances. but again. how we put those
muniz, and mr. jones, you talk about the development of design excellence.ou talk how -- how working with them was a very participatory process within the state department. can you -- describe how the bureau of diplomatic security participated in development of divine excellence. we know that works. but design excellence. >> your microphone. >> sorry. >> move that microphone up closer. >> i'm sorry. >> the foun daedation of the excellence it nesh tinitiative. base...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
38
38
Jul 9, 2014
07/14
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 38
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> hello, everyone i'm mr. jones. i understand to say i'm neutral with this situation it's our choose i choice as people not legislators or the corporations to make the decisions it's on each individual in san francisco and everywhere for protecting families and everything it's not based on the taxes but the availability of the product itself and the choices and the education that the advisement of those things they put on tv it's education and stems from how parent and grandparent bring it back to the kids i give up my own choice to give up soda and i've studied a lot >> thank you for going doing that. >> is that it? >> no, i was thanking you. >> i'm an athletic and a young father i've been in the low income community throughout the united states and since the availability of the sugary fats with the los low costs and availability it's like supply and demand if you spend a dollar on a soda instead of - that's it i thank you and hope this bill comes to a great future for our children this is detrimental to our health.
. >> hello, everyone i'm mr. jones. i understand to say i'm neutral with this situation it's our choose i choice as people not legislators or the corporations to make the decisions it's on each individual in san francisco and everywhere for protecting families and everything it's not based on the taxes but the availability of the product itself and the choices and the education that the advisement of those things they put on tv it's education and stems from how parent and grandparent...
77
77
Jul 27, 2014
07/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 77
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> mr. jones did not do it. >> he's an innocent man. >> theyal innocent. john jones, mr. not guilty, you all. >> shut up. >> jones earned that moniker over the previous seven years. though he's had numerous arrests and convictions on drugs and weapons charges, he's been acquitted in separate murder and attempted murder charges. an additional murder charge was dropped to reckless homicide after a witness failed to testify. jones took a plea deal and served a nine-month sentence. >> louisville's most wanted, man. and i ain't saying it just to be saying it. i'm louisville's most wanted. they want me off the street. >> 14 months earlier jones, who is regarded by law enforcement as a prominent gang member, was once again arrested on an attempted murder charge and is currently on trial. he has pled not guilty but could face life in prison if convicted. the case has received considerable local media attention. >> on the streets he's known as hot boy, and st. matthews police say there's no doubt he's an extremely dangerous person and has been involved with violent crime before. jo
. >> mr. jones did not do it. >> he's an innocent man. >> theyal innocent. john jones, mr. not guilty, you all. >> shut up. >> jones earned that moniker over the previous seven years. though he's had numerous arrests and convictions on drugs and weapons charges, he's been acquitted in separate murder and attempted murder charges. an additional murder charge was dropped to reckless homicide after a witness failed to testify. jones took a plea deal and served a...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
43
43
Jul 2, 2014
07/14
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 43
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> thank you, mr. jones. any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. i am personally impressed with gwyneth. she to me has exhibited a lot of professionalism in the current commission position and the questions i asked her in her interview she was very thoughtful and gave direct answers and was willing to be very independent and her independence means a lot to me in terms of her thinking through what she would and would not support. so i would be very supportive of her nomination. supervisor tang. >> thank you. chair yee, i would agree with the comments you just made and really got to see commissioner borden's work through the planning commission. so i'm very familiar with what she is able to do. supervisor yee mentioned the independence, and would i add to that fairness and then of course as everyone has said openness and willingness to listen to all community members is really important, especially when it comes to transportation issues. i would be happy to support her nomination to to the planning commissio
. >> thank you, mr. jones. any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. i am personally impressed with gwyneth. she to me has exhibited a lot of professionalism in the current commission position and the questions i asked her in her interview she was very thoughtful and gave direct answers and was willing to be very independent and her independence means a lot to me in terms of her thinking through what she would and would not support. so i would be...
72
72
Jul 27, 2014
07/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 72
favorite 0
quote 0
jones. inside the jail he's also known by a different nickname. >> mr. not guilty. >> mr. not guilty. >> john jones most definitely did not do it. >> innocent man. >> mr. not guilty, man. i'm an innocent man. free john jones, hot boy. tony montana. this is how we've got to live right now. you know, that's my bottle right there. that's my homeboy right here. i love him. i love all them. they all innocent men. you know, we innocent. john jones, mr. not guilty, y'all. >> jones earned that moniker over the previous seven years. though he's had numerous arrests and convictions on drugs and weapons charges, he's been acquitted in separate murder and attempted murder charges. an additional murder charge was dropped to reckless homicide after a witness failed to testify. jones took a plea deal and served a nine-month sentence. >> louisville's most wanted, man. and i ain't saying it just to be saying it. i'm louisville's most wanted. they want me off the street. >> 14 months earlier jones, who is regarded by law enforcement as a prominent gang member, was once again arrested on an a
jones. inside the jail he's also known by a different nickname. >> mr. not guilty. >> mr. not guilty. >> john jones most definitely did not do it. >> innocent man. >> mr. not guilty, man. i'm an innocent man. free john jones, hot boy. tony montana. this is how we've got to live right now. you know, that's my bottle right there. that's my homeboy right here. i love him. i love all them. they all innocent men. you know, we innocent. john jones, mr. not guilty, y'all....
68
68
Jul 29, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
as the creative mind behind diverse and cherished institutions around the world, mr. jonesigned spaces worthy of the cultures they reflect, the communities they serve, and the environments they inhabit. [applause] stanley nelson. [applause] the 2013 national humanities medal to stanley nelson for documenting the stories of african americans through film. by using his camera to tell both well-known and lesser-known narratives, mr. nelson has exposed injustices and highlighted triumphs, revealing new depths of our nation's history. [applause] diane rehm. [applause] the 2013 national humanities medal to diane rehm for illuminating the people and stories behind the headlines. in probing interviews with everyone from pundits to poets to presidents, ms. rehm's keen insights and boundless curiosity have deepened our understanding of our culture and ourselves. [applause] anne firor scott. [applause] the 2013 national humanities medal to anne firor scott for pioneering the study of women in the american south. dr. scott's exploration of the previously unexamined lives of southern wo
as the creative mind behind diverse and cherished institutions around the world, mr. jonesigned spaces worthy of the cultures they reflect, the communities they serve, and the environments they inhabit. [applause] stanley nelson. [applause] the 2013 national humanities medal to stanley nelson for documenting the stories of african americans through film. by using his camera to tell both well-known and lesser-known narratives, mr. nelson has exposed injustices and highlighted triumphs, revealing...
53
53
Jul 26, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 53
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. walter jones, a member of the committee on armed services. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. jones: thank you very much, madam speaker, and mr. royce, thank you for the time. i am pleased that the house is debating h.con. resolution 105. i want to thank the republican leadership for working with mr. jim mcgovern, barbara lee, and myself, and our staffs to get this language so that we could debate it today. as james madison said, the power to declare war, including the power to judge the cause of the war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature. unfortunately, we in congress have for too long abdicated our constitutional responsibility to authorize the use of military force. this began for me personally with my vote for the 2002 authorization for the use of military force against iraq, which is one of the biggest regrets during my tenure of congress in voting for that. with that vote, we gave up our constitutional authority on one of the most important decisions a member of
mr. walter jones, a member of the committee on armed services. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. jones: thank you very much, madam speaker, and mr. royce, thank you for the time. i am pleased that the house is debating h.con. resolution 105. i want to thank the republican leadership for working with mr. jim mcgovern, barbara lee, and myself, and our staffs to get this language so that we could debate it today. as james madison said,...
73
73
Jul 22, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 73
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. jones: mr. speaker, thank you very much. again, on the floor to talk about the waste of american taxpayers' money in afghanistan. just last week in the house armed services committee, we heard testimony from deputy secretary of defense robert work, along with other d.o.d. officials regarding the department's request for an additional $58.6 billion to be used overseas, primarily in afghanistan. while speaking to mr. work, i mentioned the following three headlines which i believe accurately describe the american situation in afghanistan. headline from "cbs news" and i quote, is the pentagon wasting taxpayer money in afghanistan? from the center of public integrity, and i quote, the united states military was no match for afghans' corruption. and from "the world affairs journal," and i quote, money pit. the monstrous failure of u.s. aid to afghanistan. mr. speaker, all of these reports detail a shocking misuse of american taxpayers' dollar with little to no accountability. my question to mr. work was this -- how can the pentago
mr. jones: mr. speaker, thank you very much. again, on the floor to talk about the waste of american taxpayers' money in afghanistan. just last week in the house armed services committee, we heard testimony from deputy secretary of defense robert work, along with other d.o.d. officials regarding the department's request for an additional $58.6 billion to be used overseas, primarily in afghanistan. while speaking to mr. work, i mentioned the following three headlines which i believe accurately...
44
44
Jul 8, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 44
favorite 0
quote 0
the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for five minutes. mr. jones: mr. chairman, thank you very much. shortly before the july fourth break, we had three marines from camp lejeune, which is in my district, were killed during combat operations in afghanistan. sergeant davis stewart, lance corporal brandon garbrandt, and lance corporal adam wolf. may i at this time extend my deepest condolences. much attention has been given to the chaos building in iraq. however, we must not forget there is chaos in afghanistan. in june of this year, i visited walter reed medical center in bethesda, maryland. i met through soldiers from fort bragg who lost one leg each in afghanistan. i met two marines from my district, camp lejeune, one marine, 23 years old, had lost two legs and an arm. his father from louisiana was standing beside his exercise mat which is about three -- three or four feet off the ground. to look in the eyes of the father to see the pain, the sadness and the worry about the future of his 23-year-old son, i cannot describe today on the floor of the house
the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for five minutes. mr. jones: mr. chairman, thank you very much. shortly before the july fourth break, we had three marines from camp lejeune, which is in my district, were killed during combat operations in afghanistan. sergeant davis stewart, lance corporal brandon garbrandt, and lance corporal adam wolf. may i at this time extend my deepest condolences. much attention has been given to the chaos building in iraq. however, we...
54
54
Jul 29, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 54
favorite 0
quote 0
we'll now recognize the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for five minutes. mr. jones: mr. speaker, thank you very much. this past friday was a monumental day in the house of representatives as we final leija debate on the merits of send -- finally had a debate on the merits of sending combat troops in iraq. i want to thank the leadership and foreign affairs leadership for working with representatives mcgovern, lee and myself for bringing h.con. resolution 105 to the floor and i thank the 370 members who voted in favor of this resolution. h.con. resolution 105 states very simply the president shall not deploy or maintain united states armed forces in a sustained combat role in iraq without specific statutory authorization for such use enacted after the date of the adoption of this concurrent resolution. mr. speaker, it is my hope that we will have other debates on the constitution and the role of congress in deploying our military, including a debate on repealing both the 2001 and 2002 aumf. there is no decision more important than a vote to commit a young man or woman to w
we'll now recognize the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for five minutes. mr. jones: mr. speaker, thank you very much. this past friday was a monumental day in the house of representatives as we final leija debate on the merits of send -- finally had a debate on the merits of sending combat troops in iraq. i want to thank the leadership and foreign affairs leadership for working with representatives mcgovern, lee and myself for bringing h.con. resolution 105 to the floor and i thank...
51
51
Jul 25, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 51
favorite 0
quote 0
thank you for listening. >> thank you, mr. jones. thank you so much for that testimony. were recognize mr. gallucci for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. vice chairman, and ranking member michaud and members of the committee don't have of the veterans of foreign wars, thank you for restoring trust in the va system. the allegation made against the are a registered members are rightfully outraged. plus the vfw worth the loss of trust among veterans has potential to be more harmful than some of the propriety we've seen. when the scandal broke the vfw worked quickly to end the drug on behalf of veterans. we advertiser health line 1-800 vfw 1899 for veterans return to assist osha's expense. expense. we conducted issues at town hall and director surveys around the country and over the first two months of outrage we resume of the 1500 comments, most of which were negative. the dfw work with the leadership to help resolve more than 200 critical issues. we sorted through the downtown identify trends and make specific recommendations to fix the system. as we seek to resolve these is
thank you for listening. >> thank you, mr. jones. thank you so much for that testimony. were recognize mr. gallucci for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. vice chairman, and ranking member michaud and members of the committee don't have of the veterans of foreign wars, thank you for restoring trust in the va system. the allegation made against the are a registered members are rightfully outraged. plus the vfw worth the loss of trust among veterans has potential to be more harmful than...
145
145
Jul 10, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
>> yes. >> mr. jones, you'd agree and mr. green. one of the problems we have is there's the security list i've seen and it differs from the o.b.o. list. can you tell me about the differences, ms. muniz? >> yes, i can and i appreciate the opportunity. d.s. -- >> right. >> that is called the vulnerability list. >> right. >> that list is very, very extensive because it includes every building in a compound which may have, say, half dozen facilities spread around the town. we take that information -- >> but it does rank them? >> yes. >> your list is different from their list, is that correct? >> we basically translate their risk to the highest posted. we pull up -- in other words, if they're assessing 12 facilities, we pull up the highest at-risk and put it on -- our vulnerability list or our capital security cost sharing -- >> but they don't match, i'm told? >> they can't match. for their 10 entries we would have one. >> well, again, this started out as looking at design excellence and choosing design as opposed to security. you have d
>> yes. >> mr. jones, you'd agree and mr. green. one of the problems we have is there's the security list i've seen and it differs from the o.b.o. list. can you tell me about the differences, ms. muniz? >> yes, i can and i appreciate the opportunity. d.s. -- >> right. >> that is called the vulnerability list. >> right. >> that list is very, very extensive because it includes every building in a compound which may have, say, half dozen facilities spread...
26
26
Jul 19, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
i am asking mr. jones. i will give you plenty of time. we will spend $3 million per seat and they are not going to be there for four years. you don't have a final design. what are they supposed to do for security for the next four years while they wait? >> we are attempting to get safe and secure facilities on the fastest time schedules that we can. we are doing everything in our power to ensure we're delivering safe, secure and functional facilities to the mission as expediently and efficiently as possible. >> i share this with the ranking member, we added 105 to the ukraine. we are talking about 30, it cost $24 million and now we're looking at a project that was less than $50 million to build, estimated to go north of $200 million in papua new guinea. the consequence of this is they are going to be in harm's way, we have less budget and less money to build other facilities in other parts of the world. it is behind schedule. and fees poor people are working in difficult situations. when i was there there was an attempted carjacking of u.
i am asking mr. jones. i will give you plenty of time. we will spend $3 million per seat and they are not going to be there for four years. you don't have a final design. what are they supposed to do for security for the next four years while they wait? >> we are attempting to get safe and secure facilities on the fastest time schedules that we can. we are doing everything in our power to ensure we're delivering safe, secure and functional facilities to the mission as expediently and...
70
70
Jul 16, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 70
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> let me go to mr. jones. you've been so patient. you were the one in you're testimony here, let me ask you. if it takes longer to build an embassy, we have people in harm's way. and it takes longer to build it, do you think that that puts people in harm's way or not? >> in the case of this? >> yeah. >> is that the question? >> yeah. >> the situation in port morsiby is we had a increase in the number of people who would be located on site and the addition of u.s. marines. >> so for those of you that aren't as familiar, we had 41 personnel. and that number was going to go up to 71 personnel, correct? >> right. >> but under law, we're required to co-locate the mission and would north have been able to do so had we only built a building for 41 people. so there is a way, though -- >> so there's awe way to build under standard i'll design, an increase in the number of personnel. let's go back as to why -- why was the number of personal increased. >> we started with what was essentially a standard yooem design. it was a mini standard desig
. >> let me go to mr. jones. you've been so patient. you were the one in you're testimony here, let me ask you. if it takes longer to build an embassy, we have people in harm's way. and it takes longer to build it, do you think that that puts people in harm's way or not? >> in the case of this? >> yeah. >> is that the question? >> yeah. >> the situation in port morsiby is we had a increase in the number of people who would be located on site and the addition...
118
118
Jul 30, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 1
the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for five minutes. mr. jones: mr. speaker, today i'd like to read a short statement that was in the headlines of the "washington times" and i quote. golden hammer. u.s. squandered $34 million on failed afghan soybean project. the first few sentences of this report read, and i quote, call it the great american soybean highs, the latest tail of u.s. taxpayer abuse to emanate from afghanistan. despite clear evidence that afghan's arid soil was a bad place to grow soybeans, the united states department of agriculture spent $34.4 million trying to establish the crop in that country according to the inspector general for afghan reconstruction. end of quote. mr. speaker, here we go again. talking about the waste, fraud, and abuse of american resources in after afghanistan. yesterday i spoke object the house -- on the house floor in memory of three members of the united states army who died as a result of their service in afghanistan. the death of these three men represent my greatest concern with our service members continui
the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for five minutes. mr. jones: mr. speaker, today i'd like to read a short statement that was in the headlines of the "washington times" and i quote. golden hammer. u.s. squandered $34 million on failed afghan soybean project. the first few sentences of this report read, and i quote, call it the great american soybean highs, the latest tail of u.s. taxpayer abuse to emanate from afghanistan. despite clear evidence that...
62
62
Jul 15, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 62
favorite 0
quote 0
the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for five minutes. mr. jones: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i'm on the floor today because i believe that congress must put an end to the waste of american lives and taxpayers' dollars overseas. recently president obama requested $500 million to train and arm syrian rebels. in his editorial, and i quote, congress can stop obama's rampup to war, pat buchanan made an excellent point saying, before congress takes up his proposal, both houses should demand that obama explain exactly where he gets this constitutional authority to plunge us into what the president himself calls somebody else's civil war. buchanan goes on to comment. syria has not attacked us, syria does not threaten us. why are we joining a jihad to overthrow the syrian government? mr. speaker, iraq is another country in which america has become involved to the detriment of our best interests. a former commandant of the marine corps, who's been my advisor for the past six years, stated in a recent email to me and i quote, we should not put boots on the
the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for five minutes. mr. jones: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i'm on the floor today because i believe that congress must put an end to the waste of american lives and taxpayers' dollars overseas. recently president obama requested $500 million to train and arm syrian rebels. in his editorial, and i quote, congress can stop obama's rampup to war, pat buchanan made an excellent point saying, before congress takes up his...
63
63
Jul 11, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 63
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. jones? >> good morning, chairman issa, ranking member cummings, and members of the committee.hank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i am a deputy of director in the overseas building operations in the u.s. department of state and have served in this position since october of 2013. the safety and security of the individuals who work for the u.s. government agencies overseas in creating and maintaining safe and secure facilities in all parts of the world is critical to the department. i know firsthand the reality of living in a high threat environment is part of a foreign mission. as a child, i lived in pakistan through periods of martial law and civil unrest. we lived on the grounds of the embassy returning to the united states months before it was stormed in november 1979. this experience had a profound impact on me. security has been obo's top priority since the 1998 bombings of the american embassies in salam and nairobi. obo executed a successful building program utilizing a standard embassy design. this work is now being enhanced by our excellence in dipl
mr. jones? >> good morning, chairman issa, ranking member cummings, and members of the committee.hank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. i am a deputy of director in the overseas building operations in the u.s. department of state and have served in this position since october of 2013. the safety and security of the individuals who work for the u.s. government agencies overseas in creating and maintaining safe and secure facilities in all parts of the world is critical to...
21
21
Jul 29, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 21
favorite 0
quote 1
as the creative mind behind evers and cherished institutions around the world mr. jonesd spaces were the of the culture is reflected, the communities they serve and the environments they inhabit. [applause] [applause] be the 2013 national humanities medal for documenting the stories of african americans through from. mr. nelson has expressed injustices' and i let it try of revealing new debts of our nation's history. [applause] one of the first and visa was granted had to look her back in the day. and i know all of you. these amazing people. we are grateful to you. on behalf of michele and myself as we are taking pictures of the recipients and the families please continue to enjoy the reception here. thank you very much. [applause] [applause] of. ♪ ♪ >> in a few moments a hearing on the health care law and federal subsidies for insurance providers. about an hour-and-a-half the latest report. the state to report on religious freedom around the world. >> on our next washington journal we will talk to mississippi said of doctor walker of the house senate deal on a veterans'
as the creative mind behind evers and cherished institutions around the world mr. jonesd spaces were the of the culture is reflected, the communities they serve and the environments they inhabit. [applause] [applause] be the 2013 national humanities medal for documenting the stories of african americans through from. mr. nelson has expressed injustices' and i let it try of revealing new debts of our nation's history. [applause] one of the first and visa was granted had to look her back in the...
89
89
Jul 25, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. walter jones, a member of the committee on armed services. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. jones: thank you very much, madam speaker, and mr. royce, thank you for the time. i am pleased that the house is debating h.con. resolution 105. i want to thank the republican leadership for working with mr. jim mcgovern, barbara lee, and myself, and our staffs to get this language so that we could debate it today. as james madison said, the power to declare war, including the power to judge the cause of the war, is fully and exclusively vested in the legislature. unfortunately, we in congress have for too long abdicated our constitutional responsibility to authorize the use of military force. this began for me personally with my vote for the 2002 authorization for the use of military force against iraq, which is one of the biggest regrets during my tenure of congress in voting for that. with that vote, we gave up our constitutional authority on one of the most important decisions a member of
mr. walter jones, a member of the committee on armed services. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. jones: thank you very much, madam speaker, and mr. royce, thank you for the time. i am pleased that the house is debating h.con. resolution 105. i want to thank the republican leadership for working with mr. jim mcgovern, barbara lee, and myself, and our staffs to get this language so that we could debate it today. as james madison said,...
147
147
Jul 15, 2014
07/14
by
WUSA
tv
eye 147
favorite 0
quote 0
jones. now he's in the next round against mr. cespedes of the a's, jones ratatat tat and a bottle of pop.the home run derby is still going on. we'll tell you who wins in a bit. >>> 1st half of the season featured some great baseball around here, baltimore and washington a combined 19 games above .500. we've got it good around here. not every city is so lucky. we bring you the forgettable moments of the 1st half. this is the colorado rockies pitching, first blunder fastball, second blunder pitcher misses the toss back from the catcher. bases are loaded, so runs are blowing in like a consider rainfall owe, but it gets worse. -- derecho, but it gets worse. there's a reason why they're struggling so much. >>> how about our nats? a lot of things broke right for them in the 1st half. catcher baseball in 3d, how about a 95 mile-per-hour fastball in your face. he was okay. the mask never made it to the next game. good stuff there. those are the funny videos. >>> how about the great pics? get ready. i'm going to show you some photos involving baseball, nats and o's, and i want you to give me your
jones. now he's in the next round against mr. cespedes of the a's, jones ratatat tat and a bottle of pop.the home run derby is still going on. we'll tell you who wins in a bit. >>> 1st half of the season featured some great baseball around here, baltimore and washington a combined 19 games above .500. we've got it good around here. not every city is so lucky. we bring you the forgettable moments of the 1st half. this is the colorado rockies pitching, first blunder fastball, second...
140
140
Jul 21, 2014
07/14
by
FBC
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. murdoch went after dow jones, dow jones worked at "wall street journal" for a long time, dow jones was crummy company, lousy management of the jeff bewkes has done a decent job. he knows as i have been reporting other potential bidders down the road. silicon valley potential bidders. in order to get this deal done, more candy going his way and more cash with higher price. that's what you see. melissa: anybody want to guess what the tipping point is? what is the price that gets a deal done. >> i wouldn't even think the deal will get done. i'm assuming department of justice might display a little bit of backbone and start questioning these things when they benefit consumers. i'm amazed when comcast bid for time warner, there was virtually nothing said. melissa: that would -- >> why wouldn't this benefit consumers? content play as opposed, comcast is little different. they are controlling pipes. they could theoretically you put clams down -- >> mr. murdoch when he wants something is willing to overpay. melissa: put content together in one spot? >> the only point i make, he tried to acquir
mr. murdoch went after dow jones, dow jones worked at "wall street journal" for a long time, dow jones was crummy company, lousy management of the jeff bewkes has done a decent job. he knows as i have been reporting other potential bidders down the road. silicon valley potential bidders. in order to get this deal done, more candy going his way and more cash with higher price. that's what you see. melissa: anybody want to guess what the tipping point is? what is the price that gets a...
36
36
Jul 26, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 36
favorite 0
quote 0
jones. thank you so much for that testimony. now, we'll recognize mr. galucci for five minutes. >> thank you. on behalf of the veterans of foreign wars. thank you for the opportunity to testify on the state of v.a. care and restoring trust in the v.a. system. the allegations made against v.a. are outramgs and our members are rightfully outraged. plus the vfw worries that the loss of trust has the potential to be more harmful than some of the impropriety we've seen. we advise advertised our help line, where veterans could return for assistance or share their experiences. we conducted a series of town halls and over the first two months of of our outreach, we receive more than 1,500 comments most of which were negative. we work with v.a. leadership to help resolve some of these issues. we made specific recommendations to fix the system. v.a. care is far too important, since many of its services cannot be duplicated civilian side. my full comments are submitted for the record. today, i will share specific issues with regard to the v.a. timely access, there
jones. thank you so much for that testimony. now, we'll recognize mr. galucci for five minutes. >> thank you. on behalf of the veterans of foreign wars. thank you for the opportunity to testify on the state of v.a. care and restoring trust in the v.a. system. the allegations made against v.a. are outramgs and our members are rightfully outraged. plus the vfw worries that the loss of trust has the potential to be more harmful than some of the impropriety we've seen. we advise advertised...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
37
37
Jul 31, 2014
07/14
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 37
favorite 0
quote 0
acting environmental review officer sarah b jones and because i was concerned on time because i needed the files by the last administrative hearing they told mr. rahaim or thomas de santo mentioned earlier they were to come to the tac -- what is it? >> [inaudible] >> compliance and amendments committee and everyone agreed it would be the next wednesday, the procedural notice and they told him so mr. ionin didn't show up at that hearing and he was taking over lulu wong's position and acting agent for mr. john rahaim. he knew about it all along so the order went to john rahaim. he was in receipt of it so to say he wasn't given notice or ability to be heard wasn't the case at all. he cheese people to hand. >> >> handle it and they didn't handle it at all. this is john rahaim. this is from the bay guardian of last year. planning in san francisco is a blood sport. he's talking about war here. the war was to push the project forward and deny me -- >> my question is what documents double haven't been produced to you at this time? >> well, the search terms weren't completed in their intriernity. the closest was the second cd i was given but put [inau
acting environmental review officer sarah b jones and because i was concerned on time because i needed the files by the last administrative hearing they told mr. rahaim or thomas de santo mentioned earlier they were to come to the tac -- what is it? >> [inaudible] >> compliance and amendments committee and everyone agreed it would be the next wednesday, the procedural notice and they told him so mr. ionin didn't show up at that hearing and he was taking over lulu wong's position and...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
40
40
Jul 31, 2014
07/14
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 40
favorite 0
quote 0
acting environmental review officer sarah b jones and because i was concerned on time because i needed the files by the last administrative hearing they told mr. rahaim or thomas de santo mentioned earlier they were to come to the tac -- what is it? >> [inaudible] >> compliance and amendments committee and everyone agreed it would be the next wednesday, the procedural notice and they told him so mr. ionin didn't show up at that hearing and he was taking over lulu wong's position and acting agent for mr. john rahaim. he knew about it all al
acting environmental review officer sarah b jones and because i was concerned on time because i needed the files by the last administrative hearing they told mr. rahaim or thomas de santo mentioned earlier they were to come to the tac -- what is it? >> [inaudible] >> compliance and amendments committee and everyone agreed it would be the next wednesday, the procedural notice and they told him so mr. ionin didn't show up at that hearing and he was taking over lulu wong's position and...
34
34
Jul 14, 2014
07/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 34
favorite 0
quote 0
mr. secretary general. we've got about 25 minutes to continue the conversation with the secretary general. first let me echo the warm welcome from fred and general jonesfor coming to the atlantic council for this. we're lucky if he just came off the plane arriving at dulles. a second to remind everyone is covering this on minor television audience of the hash tag future nato for those covering on twitter. before we begin our conversation, thank you to your shout out for the nato leaders. two of them effect today. our american delicates kachina jones and our turkish delicate or both every year. terrific. thanks for being with us today. really important program and thanks for your leadership on getting off the ground. mr. secretary-general, you just delivered a strong message on how to deliver the bond and captured the spirit of the atlantic council mission that the solution to every strategic challenge has been trans-atlantic. interestingly for his secretary general of nato, he began a strategy by talking about the economy and energy, talking about people to people ties, cultural ties and third only getting into the security components of that. let me
mr. secretary general. we've got about 25 minutes to continue the conversation with the secretary general. first let me echo the warm welcome from fred and general jonesfor coming to the atlantic council for this. we're lucky if he just came off the plane arriving at dulles. a second to remind everyone is covering this on minor television audience of the hash tag future nato for those covering on twitter. before we begin our conversation, thank you to your shout out for the nato leaders. two of...
247
247
Jul 2, 2014
07/14
by
CNNW
tv
eye 247
favorite 0
quote 0
mrs. bruce's body or the moving pad she was wrapped in into the trunk of bruce's car or inside his car in any fashion. >> forensic scientist curtiss jonesd tape to collect any loose fibers from the blanket that covered judy's body. using a comparison microscope, jones compared the fibers to see if they were similar. >> the three fibers, three different fiber types that made up the trunk liner, were also found on the moving blanket. >> but were the fibers in larry's trunk an exact match to the fibers from the blanket covering judy's body? to find out, jones used fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, a technology not available in 1978. and the result, the three fibers from the blanket were synthetic rayon, and the three fibers found in the trunk were also synthetic rayon. >> the evidence doesn't lie. in cases there's both sides of the story, but the only real size that doesn't ever lie is the evidence. >> more than two decades after judy's death, larry bruce was arrested and charged with her murder. and prosecutors also learned that judy was keeping a dark secret. something that larry bruce did not want to come to light. from safety...
mrs. bruce's body or the moving pad she was wrapped in into the trunk of bruce's car or inside his car in any fashion. >> forensic scientist curtiss jonesd tape to collect any loose fibers from the blanket that covered judy's body. using a comparison microscope, jones compared the fibers to see if they were similar. >> the three fibers, three different fiber types that made up the trunk liner, were also found on the moving blanket. >> but were the fibers in larry's trunk an...