mr. pappas. thank you so much.lerk, please read item 3. >> clerk: hearing to consider a term november 19, 2020, to the bicycle advisory committee. >> supervisor ronen: thank you so much, colleagues. this is an applicant that i have recommended. kisai henriquez. unfortunately, she was unable to get the day off of work today but she has submitted a letter that has been added to the file. i'm extremely excited about her potential appointment. she came highly recommended by others in the san francisco bike coalition. we are excited to have her as a new and young voice representing the concerns of cyclists and especially cyclists of color in the city. so i'm very, very excited about this appointment. and with that, if there's no other comments from my colleagues, i'll open this item up for public comment. is there any member of the public who would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. would you like to -- >> make a motion to move the item forward in favor of the appointment for kisai henriq

mr. pappas, for five minutes. mr. pappas: thank you, mr. speaker. recently i spent the day in the mount washington valley with local businesses, hearing from small business owners about the challenges they face. i met with the owners of white mountain puzzles, a second generation family business, that produces 1.6 million made in the u.s.a. puzzles a year and sells them all over the world. later in the day i stopped by lieu pine pet, another terrific locally own business that sells durable pet collars. in keeping with our proud live free or die tradition in the granite state, we pay no sales taxes on goods and services. these are two of the many small business that is have thrived under the rules of the road of our state's economy. unfortunately, a recent supreme court decision is casting a dark shadow over these entrepreneurs. it's threatening those who have brick and mortar operations in our state and make a living selling to online sales to customers across the street and around the world. mr. speaker, in june of 2018, the supreme court upended d

mr. pappas: thank you, madam speaker. yesterday i welcomed a transgender veteran from new hampshire as my guest to the state of the union. i'm proud to say that he was warmly received here in the people's house. tambon didn't give a big speech but he still delivered a powerful message. his story and his exemplary service stand as a direct reought buttal to the false claims and flimsy logic used to justify the trump administration's ban on transgender military service. by politicizing our millary and marginalizing patriotic service members, this unjust policy is weakening america's armed forces. any american who is prepared to risk life and limb in defense of our nation deserves our undying respect. in spite of our political differences, my sincere hope is that members of both parties can come together to support our men and women in uniform regardless of gender identity. madam speaker, the american people sent sent us to washington to stand up for our constituents and our values. we can live up to that responsibility by r