mr. ted olson. please come forward. >> my name is ted olson, third generation san franciscan, and sit on the task force of connectsf, and chairman of the transbay joint powers authority for the transit center. so, i'm very interested in this proposal. i would say a couple of things to all of you that number one, it's consistent with and coordinated with vision 0. so that i think is extremely important. number two, we need to continually, even though this is planned for 50 years, we need to continue to look at it and that's in part of the plan, certainly at least every five years, we need to have an extension of cal high speed rail across the bay to stockton. also planning another tube for bart. senator feinstein has talked of another bridge across the bay. so, all of these things will have to play into the plan because the plan is considering this as a regional asset and a regional center. beyond that, of course, we have things like sea level rise and other things. so, it is a very forward-looking p

mr. lamalfa. next honored to recognize pete olson from texas. mr. olson: i thank my friend from illinois. no one knows how many lives and souls reverend billy graham saved. we know that for every one he saved , he saved two. two saved four. four saved eight. etc., etc., etc. one life we know he saved was illie s -- was louie's sanparini, his story is in a book called "unbroken" and a movie by the same name. he was a track star, a silver medal in the 1956 games in munich. and world war ii, he flew b-24 bombers. that was a dangerous plane. twice his plane crashed. the second time, he floated in the pacific ocean for 47 days. he said, i quote, god, if i survive this ordeal and get back to america alive, i'll seek you and serve you. end quote. he was captured by the japanese and spent the rest of the war in a prison of war tissue a prisoner of war camp in japan. a guard there he called the bird faith and beat him to a pulp every single tai. louie said, quote, i was constantly being tormented by that guy. and you talk about hate, i wanted to kill him. end quote. his nightmares, the p.o.w. camp

mr. olson: mr. speaker, i'm honored to work with the texans f a small town of the river. and it's called the country store and cafe. in 2016 and ited with hurricane harvey in august of last year. 6:00 a.m., exactly one week o, they beat mother nature again. as you can see in this photograph, yoder, gillespie and off camera and she is watching -- she is watching maria welcome in home to walpers. i dropped by last saturday. . d had a homemade breakfast martha was smiling. and as i filled up, her shirt says, texas strong. ropers t really says is strong. welcome home ropers, welcome home. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today to honor pastor b.r. daniels as he celebrates 45 years of service at the baptist church in fort worth, texas on february 18. from an early age, it was his love for the word of god that study. a religious and he graduated with a masters egree in christian education nrl colorado. insfaled as a pastor, his leadersh

thank you mr. olson for bringing up some of the issues related to disasters. another is a response.it's important to note that in the northern california and napa and sonoma counties the cell phones do not work. life is not tidy. fires don't just occur between the time people get out maybe 7:00 o'clock in the morning and retire at 10:00 o'clock at night. were it not for the public safety people going toe to door and banging on doors in the middle of the night to arouse people, to get them out of their homes. they fled in their nightgowns and underwear, that was it. the fires were at the back of their houses and the roofs had started burning. the other alert was dogs barking so much awaken them. we can't live in a bubble that we have something, i think it's wonderful and american invention and a computer in our pocket, but we should not allow ourselves to dream on and say we have something in it will alert everyone. we have to think outside the envelope. i think the gentlemen for raising. i have to go downstairs for another hearing of the health subcommittee and wanted to come back a

mr. ted olson. please come forward. >> my name is ted olson, third generation san franciscan, and sit on the task force of connectsf, and chairman of the transbay joint powers authority for the transit center. so, i'm very interested in this proposal. i would say a couple of things to all of you that number one, it's consistent with and coordinated with vision 0. so that i think is extremely important. number two, we need to continually, even though this is planned for 50 years, we need to continue to look at it and that's in part of the plan, certainly at least every five years, we need to have an extension

mr. olson: i thank my colleague, my friend from michigan, mr. mitchell, and his co-hosts -- co-host, for the first special order of the tax eform truth squad. we're thrilled that texans had the first choice, first chance to speak on such an important issue. that, my friend, texans love to brag about texas. and that's what we'll do tonight. that's what i'll do. i want to brag about two stories from home. and two faces from home. the first face is justin. that's him right there. he runs the houston shoe hostile in my hometown of sugarland, texas. it's right there at the corner of -- sugar land, texas. it's right there at the corner of william's trace and highway 66. for 10 years i've taken my boots to be shined at that store. i talked to justin about what the tax code, the cuts, will do for his business. he said, it's simple. more money in my pocket means i will pay off all my credit cards. and all our debt. t most importantly, justin met his bride in mexico. they were married there. with all this new money he has, because of our tax cuts, he plan

thank you mr. olson for bringing up some of the issues that are related to disasters, i know there was a response here, but i think it's important to note that in the fires in northern california in napa and sonoma counties, the cell phones didn't work. life is not tidy. fires just don't occur between the time people get up and retire at 10:00 p.m. we are no if it were not for the public safety people actually going door to door and banging on doors in the middle of the night, to get people out of their home, they fled in their nightgowns in their underwear and that was it because the fires were at the back of their houses and the roofs had started burning. thee other alert were their own dogs barking so much that it had awakened them. we can't live in a bubble. : something, i think it's wonderful and american invention and a computer in our pocket, but we should not allow ourselves to dream on and say we have something in it will alert everyone. we have to think outside the envelope. i think the gentlem

thank you, mr. olson, for bringing up some of the issues that are related to disasters and i know there was a response here, but i think that it's important to note that in the fires in northern california, in napa and sonoma counties, the cell phones didn't work. life is not tidy. fires just don't occur between the time people get up, maybe 7:00 in the morning, and retire at maybe 10:00 at night. were it not for the public safety people actually going door to door and banging on doors in the middle of the night to arouse people to get them out of their homes -- and they fled in their night gowns and their underwear. that was it because the fires were even at the back of their houses and their roofs had started burning. and the other alert was dogs, their own dogs barking so much that it awakened them. so we can't live in a bubble that we have something, this one which i think is wonderful. it's an american invention, it's a computer in our pocket, but we haven't allow ourselves to dream on and say we hav

mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize the service of carver county sheriff gym olson who recently announced his retirement. he began his law enforcement career 31 years ago. mr. paulsen: he was elected to his first four-year term in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. olson has led law enforcement operations during a time when carver county surpassed a population of over 100,000 people, making to one of the fastest growing counties in minnesota. he oversaw major public safety operations during the aftermath of prince's death as well as the ryder cup in 2016. he's well respected in our community and is involved in community outreach, raising public awareness of mental health resources, educating the public about the role of the sheriff's office and supporting the hope house, a youth homeless shelter. i want to thank sheriff olson for his many years of service and dedication, for keeping the residents of carver county safe. we wish him the best of luck in his future, and he will be missed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognize yigs?

mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize and thank sheriff jim olson for his incredible 31 years of service to the people of minnesota. in jim's three plus decades on the force, sheriff olson oversaw some of carver county's most exciting and turbulent times. when the ryder cup was held in 2016, jim managed safety operations and maintained a family friendly environment for everyone. after the passing of minnesota legend, prince, jim ensured that paisley park remained a safe place for prince's fans to mourn. jim has dedicated his life to the county serving as an instructor to the citizens academy to inform the public about the services and role of the sheriff's office. impressively he also serves as a member of the carver county mental health consortium to spread awareness of mental health resources. he has been a faithful, selfless servant leader. thank you for your service. we wish you the best in your retirement. mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of one of minnesota's outstanding businessmen, butch ames. as chief executive officer and co-founder of ames construction a. family owned

. >> chairman peskin: thank you for your testimony mr. olson and your engagement. any other members of the public who would like to testify on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. thank you for that update. are there any introduction of new items, colleagues? seeing none, is there any general public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. and we are adjourned. ♪ >> about two years ago now i had my first child. and i thought when i come back, you know, i'm going to get back in the swing of things and i'll find a spot. and it wasn't really that way when i got back to work. that's what really got me to think about the challenges that new mothers face when they come back to work. ♪ >> when it comes to innovative ideas and policies, san francisco is known to pave the way, fighting for social justice or advocating for the environment, our city serves as the example and leader many times over. and this year, it leads the nation again, but for a new reason. being the most supportive city of nursing mothers in the work place. >> i was inspired to work o