hear from them shortly on the give and take what we promised they're in support of that idea. >> mr. perry is informing this an informational presentation and perhaps that will result in a future hearing on future actions by the commission i see my time is almost out i have some additional statistics about the community benefits that we provided i don't know that you want to grant me the time to review that or if you want to - that we're contributing to the community. >> submit that material we may have questions hold off on that open up for public comment and must point out jeff lee is one of the owners and can answer questions as well. >> thank you very much open up for public comment one speaker card. >> if there are others who want to speak please line up on the screen side of the room. >> hi afternoon everybody it is tough for me standing here because i have no money no power i'm scared but i'm telling you the truth okay sorry. >> if this is - what previously know the 50 is working for the people 0 who have money have power or work for everybody back to the tune of 2015 afternoon two

mr. perry: i have learned a great deal about the outstanding work done every day by the outstanding men and women of the department of energy. i have spoken about the operation. if confirmed, my desire is to lead this agency and a thoughtful manner, surrounding myself with the expertise on the core functions of the department. my past statements, made over five years ago about abolishing the department of energy do not reflect my current thinking. after being briefed on the vital functions of the department of energy, i regret recommending its elimination. if confirmed, i will enter this role excited and passionate about advocating and advancing the core missions of doe, drawing greater attention to the vital role played by the agency and the hard-working men and women who dedicate themselves in pursuit of these missions. second, let me speak to the issue of climate change. i believe the climate is changing. i believe some of it is naturally occurring, but some is caused by man-made activity. t

mr. perry: i have learned a great deal about the outstanding work done every day by the outstanding men and women of the department of energy. i have spoken about the operation. i have spoken to his predecessors. if confirmed, my desire is to lead this agency and a thoughtful manner, surrounding myself with the expertise on the core functions of the department. my past statements, made over five years ago about abolishing the department of energy do not reflect my current thinking. after being briefed on the vital functions of the department of energy, i regret recommending its elimination. if confirmed, i will enter this role excited and passionate about advocating and advancing the core missions of doe, drawing greater attention to the vital role laid by the agency and the hard-working men and women who dedicate themselves in pursuit of these missions. second, let me speak to the issue of climate change. i believe the climate is changing. i believe some of it is naturally occurring, but some

see ♪ the most beautiful girl ♪ in the world one of my all time favorite singers is the ultra cool mr. perryne hit for my wonderful mother-in-law, rosemary clooney. ♪ hey there, ♪ you with the stars ♪ in your eyes ♪ where do i begin ♪ to tell the story ♪ of how great a love can be? ♪ jean ♪ jean ♪ roses are red ♪ what's it all about ♪ alfie? ♪ is it just for the moment ♪ we live? ♪ to dream ♪ the impossible dream ♪ to fight ♪ the unbeatable foe that is such a pretty melody. i love relaxing to music like that and sharing it with friends. i think that's what makes the music of your life collection so special. it's filled with great instrumentals and beautiful ballads. ♪ ♪ there's a ship ♪ lies rigged and ready ♪ in the harbor ♪ tomorrow for old england ♪ she sails ♪ so i sing you to sleep ♪ after the lovin' ♪ with a song ♪ i just wrote yesterday ♪ and you light up my life ♪ you give me hope ♪ i'm sorry ♪ for all the lies i told you ♪ i'm sorry for the things i didn't say ♪ there have always been those singers with a special touch for love songs. now in the '70s and '80s, it was kenny rogers wh

mr. perry: senator. -- senator, i will address your remarks by saying, i understand my role as secretary of energy being the manager of that agency. perspective, the issues whichou bring forward, are legitimate issues for us to thosebout as a country, lie in your purview. and the congress, making those decisions, i would suggest relative to the numbers, by the funding stream and what have you. i will be following the statutes and the laws of the united states congress put in place regards to those issues. mr. franken: you may have influence in this debate, so let me alert you to this. these are weapons we are weapons we're never going to use, we hope. one jillion dollars over 30 years. mr. perry: yes sir, real money. >> c-span's special program continues with mick mulvaney. he was announced december 16 and confirmed 51-49 on february 16. director mullaney served three terms of the republican representing south carolina's fifth district and was a member of the republican study committee, the freedom caucu

after mr. perry left that post, he led a diplomatic effort on north korea.rted by asking how he interprets the trump administration position, the time for strategic patience is over. >> i think it means that they're prepared to take more drastic action and they're certainly implying that military action could be a part of that. >> woodruff: and do you think that that's an approach that is likely to bring about a response from the north korean regime that the u.s. wants? >> well, i think that this is an unusually dangerous time because both what north korea is saying and doing and what the administration is thinking of doing. my own view is that a military action while might be appropriate at some time is not yet appropriate. i think there is still time for diplomacy and effective diplomacy but it must be coercive diplomacy. the diplomacy for the last two administrations has been ineffective. paradoxically, because of the dangers, i think we have the opportunity to conduct effective diplomacy though this will be coercive diplomacy. >> woodruff: what do you me

business is a local family owned and operated restaurant and bar in the neighborhood founded in 1969 by mr. perrytising executive with a dream of opening his own restaurant. after relocating to san francisco from new york he established perry's as a recreation of the unique energy of the neighborhood saloons in new york city's upper east side. perry's became an instance is a guest because when the city's most popular gathering spots. perry's eventually open up three additional locations at the airport, the embarcadero, and the design center. however perry's san francisco on union street is the only location being considered for designation as a legacy business. because the ownership of the three-of the three for restaurants are different. item 3-d san francisco eagle bar. the business commonly called the eagle is a local bar and community gathering space in the south of market neighborhood with significant ties to san francisco's lgbt community. founded in 1981 shortly before the aids crisis began the eagle quickly became a cornerstone of some of the community serving a wide spectrum of people in

. >> thank you, mr. perry project sponsor. >> i'm the owner of the aisle made company distribution in 2013 me and my wife and i came from italy this was in four years i did a line and they saw we could have opened a specialist grocery store because we're specialized in making of pasta so we're the chefs that makes the pass 80 to for the customers everything is somethimoped to be homemade having italian resident from what something else did 50 years ago is like a nice project 0 it is like the neighborhoods were happy the store is packed and for the first time we had news in the newspapers it is going good we have an operation mostly to go not like everything is to go on paper plates we don't have any other regular seats but hike some over 5 high tables but this is jew because when all the people come they have the mraurlgd and the washington aware park so families have a reason they/a place when they're waiting for their food we don't want to change 9-1-1 of that so everything will stay and and speciality groce

steve bannon is out and former texas governor rick perry is n mr. trump announced the decision about bannon in a memo. bannon's role on the council had been criticized by many who said it was inappropriate for a political adviser to play a role in security matters. >>> today the senate is expected to take a procedure vote to end debate over supreme court justice nominee neil gorsuch. republicans do not have the 60 votes necessary to prevent a filibuster from the democrats. if it fails, majority leader mitch mcconnell is poised to change senate rules to a simple majority known as the "nuclear option." >> the american people will be watching. history will record the decision democrats make and there's simply no principled reason to oppose this exceptional supreme court nominee. >> they can change the rules and traditions of this great body or they can sit down with us democrats and the president to come up with a mainstream nominee. >> a final confirmation vote on judge gorsuch is expected tomorrow. >>> a new marijuana tax force is reviewing pot laws

mrs. trump plans to move some time this summer. >> well, actor matthew perry has declined canadian prime ministerllenged per toy rematch on twitter, seriously the sweetest and kind of cutest thing i've heard all day. actor perry said he beat up trudeau years wag they were in grade school. they went to grade school together. made the revelation on late night tv show suggesting the grade school class was motivated by athletic jelousy. trudeau spokesman confirms it was just an april fools joke. no fighting. >> well you probably used at least one of them in conversation. coming up the new words just added to dictionary. com. >> interesting. and today is national hug a news person day. so, we sent our meisha johnson to get some hugs. oh, please. you don't want to miss it. >> that's a holiday every day for her. >> i'm pat gallen here at holy ghost prep, where student are literally giving others a hand. they're using 3d print tears build these hand models. for those in need. you got to see this story coming up. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> the thing about listening to one adele song, them you want to go listen to the w

mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the perry technical institute. a technical school serving the students of the yack ma valley in washington's fourth congressional district. since its founding, perry tech has focused on educating and preparing students for real world employment in fields such as welding, instrumentation, carpentry, machining, and manufacturing. these programs provide students practical experience as well as skills in time management, goal setting, and financial lit acy. a recent -- literacy. a recent study conducted of nearly 700 technical schools from around the nation ranked perry tech number 1 for having graduates move from low income into the top 20% of earners. with an astoundingly high job placement rate of 93%, it is clear that perry technical institute is providing its students with the skills they need to excel in the workplace. please join me in celebrating perry technical institute's success. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognitio

you have governor perry was on the board of energy transfer partners. your thoughts on that? mr.f that hurts and sends the message that the climate denial operation they have been involved in is actually legitimate. who would have imagined the fossil fuel industry calculated this information, would now have outlets in the official united states. it is provocative. people across america are seeing that and getting mad and standing up. the importance of environmental issues is soaring in the polls. huge crowds are coming out here. you cannot get through a town hall any longer without people coming out. it makes a big difference. it lets people in washington no that the public is -- know that the public is thing attention. -- paying attention. if everyone out there is asleep, watching other things on the couch, they will follow dark money and special interests.. when the public is engaged, they have to pay attention. amy: your thoughts on president trump saying this week that being present was harder than he thought? mr. whitehouse: who knew? health care e is propagated. russia is o