mr. larson. >> no. i was not a -- >> the this is the first you have seen that? >> if i've seen it, it's been simply for preparation for this hearing. >> now, -- there was a discussion here at the board meeting, according to the title, on parts growth and distribution facility footprint expansion. that was at the board meeting. did you to the that the board was going to be discussing that in february of 2012? >> i did not. >> now, let me ask you, mr. beran, information which has been provided to the subcommitee by caterpillar shows that 70% of all purchase finished replacement parts sold offshore were manufactured in the united states. that is a chart we're going to put up. that's exhibit 1-f, the same thing as the chart. i think miss legacy you used the same figure a moment ago. is that correct? >> yes. approximately 70% of -- >> purchased replace. parts sold offshore, manufactured in the united states. correct? >> yes. >> okay. which mr. beran -- >> by purchased, by suppliers. >> you agree with that, mr. beran? >> yes. >> how many purchased finished replacement

mr. larson. >> no. i was not a -- >> the this is the first you have seen that? >> if i've seen it, it's been simply for preparation for this hearing. >> now, -- there was a discussion here at the board meeting, according to the title, on parts growth and distribution facility footprint expansion. that was at the board meeting. did you to the that the board was going to be discussing that in february of 2012? >> i did not. >> now, let me ask you, mr. beran, information which has been provided to the subcommitee by caterpillar shows that 70% of all purchase finished replacement parts sold offshore were manufactured in the united states. that is a chart we're going to put up. that's exhibit 1-f, the same thing as the chart. i think miss legacy you used the same figure a moment ago. is that correct? >> yes. approximately 70% of -- >> purchased replace. parts sold offshore, manufactured in the united states. correct? >> yes. >> okay. which mr. beran -- >> by purchased, by suppliers. >> you agree with that, mr. beran? >> yes. >> how many purchased finished replacement

mr. brian larson from the cac. >> that is who i am. >> and i would like to speak on behalf of brown and i have worked with her off and on coming up on a decade now and both at par and a couple of other smaller community organizations and the work is good and she is a diligent member of the community and i know that she will be an asset to that cac. >> thank you. >> is there anyone else from the public that would like to speak. seeing none, public comment is closed. so mr. dental post, we have two seats, one is at large and one is at district one seat. and colleagues, are there any comments that i did want to speak strongly in favor of margy brown as well and the long time work of the planning association for the richmond, but also margie's work on behalf of the transit and on behalf of the whole neighborhood and also, i think that representing perspectives and as she mentioned, i think that she will bring a real valuable point of view to the cac and we have been

mr. larson: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this will be postpone the pledge of allegiance will be -- allegiance will be led by mr. kourtney. mr. courtney: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte is recognized for one minute. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. it's my privilege to welcome dr. bryan smith a constituent of the sixth congressional district of virginia and a friend who has offered the opening prayer today. i hope the doctor's prayer offer this is body guidance and wisdom for the task before us. he serves as senior pastor of first baptist church of roanoke. during his time at first baptist i have known dr. smith to be

mr. larson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and mr.hairman, as i suggested i want to mark again and thank you for your exceptional service to this committee and to the country and to the state of michigan. you will be dearly missed, and i wanted to acknowledge it publicly again. ambassador, i thank you for being here and meeting with us as often as you have. underscoring the openness and accessibility that you have had, but i wonder for the record, and we discussed prior to coming into the meeting, i had an opportunity to meet with the greater harper labor board, and they opposed -- they post a series of questions, more than i could even get to in a timeslot that i have here, as did representatives rosa delauro, and i've submitted them to you and your staff. i would appreciate it, and entity those but as i mentioned as chairman, co-chair of the shellfish caucus, obviously we are concerned about the eu ban on deny safe shellfish. i hope we can meet specific on that as well. my question for you today has to do with intellectual property.

mr. larson: our entire delegation will have an extended period of time to amplify the great accomplishments of the university of connecticut but for an unprecedented second time, first and foremost, our women's basketball team went undefeated and was perfect as they are and of course the men's team, in ralph hall's great state of texas where we've won the national championship three mes, again was able to win a national championship and kevin ollie's first year as the coach when the team was eligible for it. this is remarkable. 14 national championships in the game of basketball, we're very proud not only of our coaches and our student athletes but all the hard work and effort that goes into this and our delegation will be down here at another time to further extol the virtues of the university of connecticut and the great state it represents. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. carter of texas for april 7 through april 9, ms. jackson lee of

mr. larson: thank you, mr. chairman. i want -- mr. larsen: thank you, mr. chairman.i want to thank the chairman of the full committee, the ranking member of the full committee, the ranking member of the subcommittee for helping to bring s. 404 to the floor, the grune moan -- the green mountain lookout heritage protection act. the lookout symbolizes a unique and vanishing part of the heritage and this bill symbolizes congress' solidarity with the hard-hit part of our state. green mountain lookout is one of the few survivoring -- surviving fire lookouts in the west. it's one of only six such lookouts within a wilderness area. it was an early warning station in world war ii to alert citizens to possible aerial invasion. and the communities in nearby darington are recovering from last month's tragic landslide that has take the lives of dozens of people -- taken the lives of dozens of people and shut the communities off from much of the outside world. first responders, fema, other federal agencies have been extraordinary in their efforts to help with recovery. but passing

and supervisor malia cowen i want to thank sfgovtv specifically jessica larson and others madam clerk, any announcements? >> >> yes. mr. pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices items acted upon today will be in the april 14th agenda unless otherwise stated. . okay madam clerk, call item one >> it's an ordinance amending the planning and administrative code for the in-law unit within an ax letter structure. >> i'm the author of item number one so colleagues before us you today is legislation that will allow for the creation of in-law unit in the castro neighborhood for for the first place in more than 3 decades will add rent control united and was supported by planning commission. the legislation has broad support by the bay area report and the lgbt 0 democratic club and liveable city and by spur. colleagues i'm sure you're aware of we have a housing affordability countries are ♪ the upper castro area other than the projects along market street we've added very little housing in the neighborhood. we know that in san francisco between 2003 and 12 our population increased by 75 thousand people and we have 1

larson and 11th for austin dillon. >> both the rookies have a great night. >> mr. h, rick hendrick, once again he gets outrun by some of his own equipment. >> a hendrick engine wins the race. rick hendrick's cars finish second, third and seventh. joe gibbs racing fourth place, the highest toyota. roush fenway, the highest ford, greg biffle in fifth. >> good job for biffle. i'm proud of old biff. he drove the wheels off that thing tonight. >> his good luck charm is his young son keelan who hops in the seat and cranks on the race every wheel before his dad gets in the car. >> look at those cars, they look like they've been run over by bowman gray. >> kevin harvick gets to celebrate. his wife delana waiting for that car to come by with one lap to go. yes! kevin harvick wins darlington. >>> live back at darlington on fox. the sprint post race show. kevin harvick has just won the longest race in darlington history. he was the leader at 200 miles, at 300 miles, at 400 miles, at 500 miles. after a second green, white, checker, 511 miles. his wife, delana harvick, who grew

mrs. moy. >> supervisor cohen, do we have another presentation? >> yes, we do. we have one coming from ocii. >> good afternoon supervisor, my name is wells larson. i'm the president. thank you barbara for your presentation. we approved the shipyard candle stick point redevelopment plan in 2010. one of the actions that was noted in those documents at the time and in our conversations was the vacating of these streets that barbara has discussed. so this is indeed the next step. it's required to move forward with the transfer of lands in furthering of the project. as supervisor cohen indicated, we have received a grant. an exceptionally win for the city of san francisco but it comes with strings. it requires that we move forward with this project to make sure that the existing resident are in their new homes by september of 2016. you can appreciate the tight timeline that we have been under and this is many steps we take to meet that deadline. that concludes our presentation. i'm available if you have questions and there's barbara and other members of the staff. >> thank you colleagues, any questions? if not, why don't we open up to public comment.

mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to ask for unanimous consent to enter into the record a statement by congressman larson. his statement speaks to the issue of the coast guard providing ice breaking services in the arctic and particularly the reconstruction of the polar sea. that statement will be in the record. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. garamendi: i believe we have -- may i inquire as to the time available? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 4 1/4 minutes remaining. mr. garamendi: i believe it's time for a closing statement on the bill. i want to thank mr. hunter and the staff, the republican staff, and our staff on our side, david and the people that worked on this particular piece of legislation. this legislation's very important to the coast guard and to the american economy because it deals with the international trade. 90% or more of the trade and services go by water. this bill provides the coast guard with the materials that it needs, with the budget authority and with important reforms. the legislation also provides considerable support for the merchant ma