mr. president i yield the floor. >> mr. president. >> thank you, mr. president. i just agree with my colleague from south dakota and my neighbor had to say about the issues of the spending bill. i would also add that people all around the country are paying the price right now with raising prices. they are getting hammered at the grocery store, hammered at the gas station, and every month since joe biden took the oath of office prices have risen faster than wages. people are feeling the pain in the bite taken out of their wallet. even out the specific yet raised taxes they are proposing the american people have already taken a pay cut. and i note the majority leader has arrived on the floor mr. president i'm going to delay the remainder of my remarks so he can continue with this leader time at this point. thank you, mr. president recollects i think my friend from wyoming. and i consent to able to resume his finish my remarks by critics without objection majority leader. >> now in america, mr. president, we kept a promise we pay our debts on time without exception

mr. president. i agree with what my colleague from south dakota might neighbor has to say about the issues of the spending bill and i would also add that people all around the country are paying the price right now. they are getting hammered at the grocery store hammered at the gas station and every month since joe biden took the oath of office prices have risen faster than wages. people are feeling the pain of the bite taken out of their wallet even without they taxes at the democrats are proposing the democrats -- the american people of -- i'm going to delay the remainder of my remarks so he can continue at this time at this point. >> thank you my friend from wyoming and i ask consent that he be able b to resume as soon s i finish my remarks. >> without objection the majority leader. >> in america mr. president we have always stated the promise that they pay her debts on time without exception. it's been a key to our economic success and are standing in the global market across the world. today it'

mr. president. now, mr. president for over 240, the story of american democracy has been an inexorable march toward the realization of that sacred principle that all americans should have a voice in selecting their leaders. the grand ideal had humble beginnings at the time of the constitution's ratification, hardly one in ten americans would have been even eligible to vote. if you were not. a senator: white not a landowner, not -- if you were not white chances were the democracy did not apply to you. mr. schumer: it took over two centuries of americans marching, fighting, and dying for the promise of freedom to expand to our citizens regardless of race or gender or creed the right to vote. but for every two steps forward sometimes there are those who try to full us -- pull us one step back. unfortunately we find ourselves today in the midst of such a struggle. across the country the big lie the big lie has spread like a cancer as many states across the nation have passed the most draconian restrictions agains

mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 stands adjourned until 10:00 good afternoon everyone and welcome. i'm the president and ceo for the atlantic council. thank you so much for joining us today for event on maximizing military power and minimizing bureaucratic terriers.

mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. ent, i ask unanimous consent that i and senator cornyn be able to complete our remarks prior to the vote. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: thank you. mr. president, i just want my colleagues to know that the senate appropriations committee yesterday released nine appropriations bills. they allocate important resources. they help to address the oppressive priorities of america's families and communities. but they also promote u.s. national security. for more than a decade this country has underinvested in our children, in our infrastructure, in science, in public health. frankly, that means we underinvested in our future. these bills include historic increases to educate our nation's children, to combat climate change, promote affordable housing, and improve health care. and i'm proud of the work of the committee in producing these bills, and i commend each of the subcommittee chairs for their commitment to america's future. the bills comply with the top-line spendin

the presiding officer: the minority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: republican and democratic members and staff negotiated through the night in good faith. the senate is moving toward the plan i laid out yesterday to spare the american people a manufactured crisis. all year the democratic government has made unprecedented and repeated use of reconciliation to pass radical policies on party line votes. so back in july republicans informed our colleagues they would need to pursue any long-term increase in the debt ceiling through the same process. the president, the speaker, and the democratic leader had three months notice to do their jobs. but for two and a half months, the democratic leaders did nothing and then complained this they -- that they were actually short on time. the majority didn't have a plan to prevent default, so we stepped forward. the pathway our democratic colleagues have accepted will sp

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. scott: reserving the right to object. first, happy birthday. is it your birthday? the presiding officer: no, sir. don't rush it. mr. scott: as my colleague knows, the census bureau performs critically important functions to collect accurate and timely data. unfortunately, i'm concerned that this nominee will politicize the census bureau and make performance of its duties in a fair and biased fashion which this position absolutely demands. i cannot and will not consent to allow this nominee to move forward in an expedited manner. we should take a vote so every senator can get on the record with their support or opposition of this nominee. therefore, mr. president, i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. peters: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. peters: i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, are we i

mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. marshall: mr. president, equal health alliances received hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer grants and contracts, including $65 million from usaid. this company and their research may well hold in their hands the smoking gun to get to the bottom of covid's origins. and millions of families who lost loved ones deserve closure. any federal agency that's given them money must be transparent and what they used that money for. we asked do this information months ago. usaid has failed to do so and that's why i'm here to object to these two unanimous consent requests. therefore, i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. murphy: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: mr. president, i have just asked for unanimous consent for two incredibly qualified, noncontroversial administrators at usaid. isobel coleman is to be deputy administrator. she is a seasoned professional. she's been nominated by the president to oversee and provide strategic leade

mr. president break. >> senator from new jersey brick works thank you, mr. president for a person what to say before my colleagues i know he's got a packed day, and the united states senate i found a friend, offend a mentor and a leader on issues of justice. the incredible friend i have an center from illinois has been leading on issues from immigration reform and fighting for dreamers all the way on the democratic for the passage of the first step acts. i never forget him inviting me to the white house in my earliest days but then president obama, centering me on that table i had just gotten here. hehe then was talking about the issues. issues of mass incarceration, racial discrimination and incarceration. and this, what i rise to talk about my colleague has been dealing with for 35 years. he gave important history. it was a bipartisan issue, 35 years ago in the senate and the house of representatives, voted to pass the antidrug abuse act of 1986. the president signed into law that year. he said very specifically, one of the things it did was create a massiv

thank you very much, mr president. i am also _ thank you very much, mr president.ased to announce that mr_ am also very pleased to announce that mr president you and i have today— that mr president you and i have today agreed to suspend the tariffs on steel_ today agreed to suspend the tariffs on steel and aluminium. and to start the work_ on steel and aluminium. and to start the work on — on steel and aluminium. and to start the work on the new global sustainable steel arrangement. this marks— sustainable steel arrangement. this marks a _ sustainable steel arrangement. this marks a milestone in the renewed eu, us partnership. and it is our global first in_ us partnership. and it is our global first in our— us partnership. and it is our global first in our efforts to achieve the decarbonisation of the global steel production and trade. it is a big step— production and trade. it is a big step forward in fighting climate change — step forward in fighting climate change. the arrangement is of course open to— change. the arrangement is of course open to all— change. th

mr. president. i yield the floor. >> the treasury department says it will run out of money to pay the government's bills in the middle of the month which would cost to government debt payments. today president biden met with business leaders and ceos to discuss the debt ceiling. debt ceiling. the present and the ceo of citigroup and jpmorgan chase urged republicans not to blocking extension of the debt limit warning the economic damage it would cause. >> hello, folks. i want to thank -- we can take these off while we are speaking. i want to thank her participants here as well as those on zoom. this is to state the obvious. it's an important get-together here. i am going to make some brief comments and maybe ask a few questions and then we will yielding go down the road and maybe we can all of us talk virtually as well as in person and hopefully make some progress. i want to thank us the secretary of the treasury's secretary yellen congressman it's good to see you and the leaders of some of america's

the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of senate res. 409 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 409 designating the week beginning october 17, 2021, at national character counts week. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i know of no further debate on the resolution. the presiding officer: if there is to further debate, the question is on the resolution. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the resolution is agreed to. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from idaho. mr. crapo: mr. ent, i ask unanimous consent that all remaining time -- the senate is still in a quorum call. mr. crapo: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from idaho. mr. crapo: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that all remaining time be yielded back. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the question is on the motion to discharge. the yeas and nays have been previously ordered. the clerk will call the roll. quorum -- vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 49. the motion is agreed to. pursuant to senate resolution 27 and the motion to discharge having been agreed to, the nomination will be placed on the executive calendar. mr. lee: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: mr. president, i'll be speaking in a moment. i plan to deliver my remarks prior to making a unanimous consent request. but in temperatures to my fri

mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: mr. president, we had a number of senators come to the floor over the last couple of hours talking about some of the problems that we face as a country. they're real. they're serious, and they're being made more severe still and more severe than they need to be by virtue of the step that the senate is, i fear, about to take. we extend the debt limit without any plan as to how you're not going to be back in the same position in just a few more months and you're raising it, as we've been doing it lately, just suspending the debt limit, you're creating sort of a debt limit mardi gras, an error which any amount of additional borrowing is permitted during that period. it becomes especially dangerous during times like this one where we're spending not just to the tune of billions, not just to the tune of hundreds of billions, not just to the tune of a trillion more than we take in, but to the tune of many trillions more than we take in each and every year. that' -- that's what's hurting poor and

mr. president? >> mr. president. >> mr. ds like you're putting the blame squarely on two u.s. senators for your inability to close that deal. senator sinema and senator manchin. am i incorrect? is that who the blame lies with? >> look, i need 50 votes in the senate. i have 48. >> mr. president, leader schumer vowed not to raise the debt ceiling through the reconciliation process. ultimately -- >> say that again. >> leader schumer won't raise the debt ceiling through the reconciliation process. ultimately, if push comes to shove and senator mcconnell does not change his position, what is more important, that position that senator schumer has or raising the debt ceiling? i also have a question for you on ethiopia. >> let's stick on the debts so we don't confuse the american people. number one, the issue of reconciliation, which is like code to the american people. what is reconciliation? there is a process that i understand the republican leader is willing to initiate, go through, that would require literally up to hundreds of

mr. president. quick senator from georgia very. >> thank you, mr. president. as a proud son of the great state of georgia, and a voice for our state here in this chamber, i am deeply honored to join my colleagues here today to introduce this important legislation and honor of one of george's and america's influential servants. i am grateful for the comments of senator blumenthal. and i want to thank senator leahy and all of my colleagues for their leadership in introducing this bill that carries on the legacy of congressman lewis is a pivotal work to protect the sacred right to vote. john lewis was my parishioner. and as i stand in support of this legislation named in his honor, i think of the many conversations i had with him over the years. i think of the sunday mornings we boarded a bus, taking sold to the polls. because i believed voting, as he did, as a sacred undertaking. at root it is about people's voice. and inhase that sense it is abot one'srn humanity. i learned so much from lcongressman lewis and the lessons from his lived experiences, working deep

mr. president. but those weren't just regrettable comments. they capture the politicized an selective approach to law enforcement that increasingly defines the democratic party. last year our nation saw a 30% jump in homicides. the biggest jump in the murder rate in modern history. the worst spike in the homicide rate in modern american history. the head of the national center for health statistics said it was the worst increase in more than 100 years, since at least 1905. actually, he went on to say that 1905 wasn't comparable because that was likely a cher cal matter -- clerical matter. so they don't know the last time the murder rate shot up this much. but we know it was before the average american family had electricity or inside plumbing. responding to this should be simple. it should be a no-brainer for officials at every level. more and better resources for more and better policing -- for more and better community safety. instead liberal local officials across the country from city halls and city councils to right here in congress have

mr. president. thank you, i agree with my colleague and my neighbors have tos say, about the issues of te spending bill. that would also add that people all around the country are paying the price right now with raising prices. getting hammered at the grocery store inherited the gas station, and every month since joe biden took the oath of positive and office, prices have risen faster than wages of people feeling the pain in the bite taken out of their wallets and even without the specific it raise taxes that the democrats are proposing read the american people have already taken it a pay cut and i note that the majority leader has arrived ine the floor so i am going to delay the remainder of my remarks so he can continue with his leader t time at this apoint printed. >> i think my friend from wyoming. and i can said that he would be able to resume as soon as i finish my remarks pretty. >> without objection, majority leader. >> in america mr. present we have always kept the basic promise, to pay our

mr. president i yield the floor. >> mr. president. quick senator from utah opera. >> mr. president les mckay came to the senate floor, no more than three times and invited my colleagues to pass bills to protect millions of americans at risk of losing their jobs, their livelihoods due to president biden's covid 19 vaccine mandate. unfortunately, due to objections on the other side of the aisle these bills were not adopted. but i committed them as i do today, i would be back with additional proposal for as long as it takes to beat the sweeping mandate. since i began this effort against the mandate there's been a massiveg outpouring of support from across the country. i've heard from americans and countless sectors from multiple states were at risk of losing their jobs. these americans just want to make their own medical decisions. her right that is always been afforded and not challenged since the beginning of our nation. a new tot lot i've heard from no fewer than 184 people who are at risk of losing their livelihoods. they and so many others, those who share the same conce

mr. president? >> president walton: thank you so much, and [indiscernible]. >> supervisor melgar: i just had a question, president walton, because being a newbie on this body, i'm not sure if we file this. it seems that there are so many outstanding issues that are going to need follow up, and director eisen and her crew are fairly new to their roles, and i'm just -- i'm unclear about the mechanics of what happens if we file and if part of this goes to g.a.o. i wonder if you could really explain it because i think there are several issues that we need to follow up on. >> president walton: yes, ma'am, and thank you so much for your question, supervisor melgar. we decided to have this hearing as a committee of the whole because when supervisor peskin and i called for a hearing, the mayor's office responded by having an independent audit and an audit on command, so this hearing was specific to the findings of this report. we still have a hearing that we have not set a date for that addressed all of the

mr. president -- >> mr. cans are doing now any different than from when you opposed raising the debt limit during the bush years. >> we did not require 60 votes and it was a straight up and down vote. >> mr. president, you're talking about how you have 48 democratic votes right now. the other two have been pressured over the weekend by activists. joe manchin had people on kayaks show up to his boat, senator sinema last night was chased into a restroom. do you think that those tactics are crossing a line? >> i don't think they're appropriate tactics, but it happens to everybody from -- the only people it doesn't happen to are people who have secret service standing around them. so it's part of the process. yes. >> a lot of people have been trying to -- >> mr. president, i know you want to comment on other senators positions and negotiations, but what do you think the size of the reconciliation package should be? what specific dollar figure? >> well, i laid out what i thought it should be. it's not going to be

mr. president. my parents have been married for 73 years and both are dealing -- [ applause ] yes. both of them are dealing with dementia. my father, who is a veteran, is completely bedridden, and my mom is experiencing issues with walking. i have found the process for me to provide care for them in my home very hard. they have worked all their life only for me to experience a lot of red tape to provide support in a loving home environment. what is being done to support the elderly, especially for middle-class family like mine? >> well, first of all, you're a good daughter, number one. >> thank you. >> number two, i was in a situation like you where i was makining $42,000 a year as a senator at the time. although i was listed as the poorest man in the senate for many years. but i was still making more money because the senate salaries were going up. what happened was my dad got sick and was in hospice. jill and i took him home and took care of him in our house. but we were lucky because we had the a

mr. president.ill just quickly yield to who -- your great treasury secretary, who is an expert on this for comments on what she thinks the ramifications are and where we're headed so with that, secretary yellen >> thank you, cedric thank you, mr. president let me thank the business and community leaders who have joined us here today i wish we could be meeting to discuss another topic, finding solutions to climate change or how to better invest in the future of our economy. but the urgency of the debt limit situation demands immediate attention, and i want to be clear about my position. first, this is an urgent matter. it must be resolved immediately. treasury will exhaust its extraordinary measures if congress has not acted to raise or suspend the debt limit by october 18th after that point we expect treasury would be left with very limited cash it would be depleted quickly as we've seen quickly in the past, as this group knows, even delaying action can cause harm to business and consumer confidence

mr. president. that concludes my communication. >> president walton: thank you, madam clerk, and colleagues, before we get started, just a friendly reminder to mute your microphones when you are not speaking. madam clerk, as you mentioned before, before we move forward with the consent calendar, i want to sever item 64 from the for adoption without committee reference calendar and call it out of order, would you please call item 64. >> clerk: item 64, this is a motion to allow teleconference meeting under california government code section 54953, subsection e. >> president walton: thank you. as you know, the governor previously declared a state of emergency from covid-19 in 2020. since then, we have our wonderful clerk of the board of supervisors and her entire staff to thank for their tireless efforts to support remote meetings. on september 16, the governor signed bill a.b. 61 that allows policy bodies to meet by teleconference as long as they make public policy decisions every 30-days. it is still

mr. president. that concludes my communication. >> president walton: thank you, madam clerk, and colleagues, before we get started, just a friendly reminder to mute your microphones when you are not speaking. madam clerk, as you mentioned before, before we move forward with the consent calendar, i want to sever item 64 from the for adoption without committee reference calendar and call it out of order, would you please call item 64. >> clerk: item 64, this is a motion to allow teleconference meeting under california government code section 54953, subsection e. >> president walton: thank you. as you know, the governor previously declared a state of emergency from covid-19 in 2020. since then, we have our wonderful clerk of the board of supervisors and her entire staff to thank for their tireless efforts to support remote meetings. on september 16, the governor signed bill a.b. 61 that allows policy bodies to meet by teleconference as long as they make public policy decisions every 30-days. it is still

mr. president, sounds like you are putting the blame squarely on two u.s. senators. am i incorrect? >> look, i need 50 votes in the senate. i have 48. >> they have decided not to raise the debt given for the reconciliation process. leader schumer has said that he won't raise it through the reconciliation process. when push comes to shove and senator mcconnell doesn't change his position, will you support the senator schumer position or the debt ceiling position? >> we don't confuse the american people, number one. the issue of reconciliation, which is like code to the american people, what's reconciliation. there is a process that i understand the republican leader is willing to initiate, go through that would require literally up to hundreds of votes. it's an unlimited number of votes having nothing directly to do with the debt limit. could be anything from ethiopia to anything else that has nothing to do with the debt limit. it's fraught with all kinds of potential danger for miscalculation. and it would have to happen twice. you could literally have several hundred votes over the

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mr. president. >> thank you. you make a good point that i think we are just about to begin to turn the corner on the pandemic. an awful lot of small businesses, tens of thousands have acquired a significant debt and provided significant relief as well but it it is an incrediblytu complicated future. i would like now to ask the ceo of nasdaq whether she would be willing to give us her thoughts and thank you for taking the time to talk to us. >> thank you for the opportunity to address the situation. it can be partially attributed to the uncertainty. we would expect a continued delay and when we consider the broad economic costs of the possible default, we would see for the consumers and small businesses as well as the ways. when wese look at the use delays certainly the default would mean hard-working americans would also have the burden. as you mentioned extending the debt limit allows the payment of obligations that have already been made by the u.s. government therefore voting to extend it is impo

mr. president. [laughter] this is mr. john hartwell. >> hey john how are you?to go over the simulators and everything not only as training but what they do as outreach as well. so john if you want to take over. >> welcome tort simulator training. you're going to through little bit of technology. eric is a first year apprentice. he is practicing for a cdl for his commercial drivers license. so we purchased this simulator and helps us with the wear and tear in our vehicles very quickly is to have a commercial drivers license. >> erickson in automatic mode right now for different transmissions we can program into this simulator. and like i said, it really helps get the basics and safety down before we put them on a truck out back. redoing a lot of clutch repair a lot of truck maintenance. it reduce that. that has been one of the bigger items for our apprentices coming in. >> i will tell you what man, when you are driving if you like you own the world. [laughter] i am serious, you get up there man you feel like you own the world sitting up there. >> it is pretty po

mr. menendez: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: madam president, in may of this year, terrorist groups in gaza launched more than 4,000 rockets at innocent israelis. for 11 days, hamas and others fired off thousands of various rocket systems with little guidance into heavily populated areas across israel, with no regard indeed, likely with the intention of killing civilians. in the face of this the barrage, once again israel deployed the iron dome missile defense system which intercepted 90% of these incoming attacks. because of this purely defensive system, israel is able to protect its own citizens and also direct its response to more carefully target those in gaza who are responsible for launching this brutal attack. now, i have been clear. we should all mourn the loss of innocent israelis and palestinians during this conflict. hamas further endangers palestinians by hiding their stockpiles and themselves in densely populated areas. but i'm not here today to relitigate thousands of years of conflict. i'm here to point o

president. i cannot ignore what i felt and thought. you've got to hear what i believe in. mr. rubenstein: if the president of the united states called you, president-elect biden, and said, i need some advice on how to bring the country together, you are a great leader, what would you tell him to do to bring the country together and get rid of some of the partisan divide? is there any one or two answers you would have? sec. powell: yes. the first answer i would have is start reaching out to the whole country, not just your buddies. get people on your staff who will argue with you. get people who are working with you who will challenge you. otherwise, you aren't going to get the best. we have so many friends and allies in this world that we've put at risk of being friends and allies of us. it's not the way we gain ascendancy as a country. we gain ascendancy as the number one nation of democracy by talking to friends, by trusting people, by giving them what they need if it is reasonable. so many times in my career as a soldier or national security advisor, i'd faced some problem f

mr. president -- >> mr. ello, i'm ana cabrera in new york and we just listened in to the president giving the nation an update on the pandemic and his administration's vaccination efforts. let me bring in chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins and dr. jorge rodriguez, a board certified internal medicine special

mr. president. >> president walton: thank you very much. and colleagues, just a friendly reminder to mute your microphones when you are not speaking. today, we are approving the meeting minutes of september 7, 2021 board meeting minutes. can i have a motion, please? motion made by supervisor ronen. madam clerk, can i have a roll call vote, please. >> clerk: on the motion to approve the minutes -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president walton: thank you. the minutes will be approved after public comment. madam clerk, let's go to consent agenda, items 1 through 22. >> clerk: thank you. all matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda, are considered to be routine by the board of supervisors and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the board. >> president walton: thank you. and we can take this same house, same call. madam clerk, would you please call item 23. >> clerk: item 23 is an ordinance appropriating 35 million from the issuance of one or more series of special

mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 5434 which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 5434, an act to provide an extension of federal aid highway, highway safety, and transit programs and for other purposes. the president pro tempore: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the president pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. wyden: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senat

mr. president, you've been very generous with your time. these are troubled times for the american people. if you run in 2024 it'll be a big theme of yours again. we appreciate your time. >> mr. trump: thank you very much, sean, thank you.

mr. president. >> president walton: and at this time, madam clerk, would you please call our 2:30 p.m. special order. >> clerk: the special order 2:30 p.m. is the recognition of commendations. >> president walton: thank you. and at this time, we are going to start with supervisor preston. >> supervisor preston: thank you, madam clerk, and thank you, mr. president. i offer our highest commendation to robert collins on the event of his retirement after 24 years on the rent board. robert later moved to ashland, oregon. he attended pomona college where he received a b.a. in government. he moved in san francisco in 1991 and proceeded to work in the nonprofit sector in housing and economic development, and in addition, he volunteered many hours with the tenants union. >> clerk: i'm sorry, supervisor preston. we're having operations mute that microphone. >> supervisor preston: thank you. robert was appointed the executive director of the rent board in 2016. robert is known for his expertise on the complex

mr. president. thank you for strengthening the nation to nation relationship. thank you on behalf of all americans who love and value our cultural heritage. thank you on behalf of the local communities whose economies are continually benefiting from healthy ecosystems on our public lands, national monuments, and parks. i'm so grateful and very proud to serve on your team. now, it is my distinct honor to introduce you -- ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america. [applause] pres. biden: good afternoon. please be seated. madam secretary, you have done an incredible job in a short amount of time. i told you when i asked you to be secretary of interior that i understood i was politically raised by danny elway, indian nations. i want to thank all of the leaders here for your support and help getting this done. it is really important. i want to thank brenda, council of economic environmental quality -- environmental quality, if you need any translation, talk to me. you are the best. and i want you to know although he didn't speak today, i wa

mr. president, i want to let you know we appreciated all of your efforts. brother and sisters, our survivor families, and distinguished guests, please help me welcome the president of the united states, mr. joseph r. biden. [applause] thank you, mr. president. [applause] pres. biden: thank you, sergeant. my name is joe biden. i am jill biden's husband. that's how i am better known. president yost, auxiliary president penny, auxiliary president lehman, and a guy i have known for a long time, jimmy pascoe, executive director, thank you for this invitation to be with you today. the secretary of homeland security, mayorkas, thank you for being here and for the great job you are doing for us. thank you very much, and it is a tough job. most importantly, the families here today, this is all about you. about you. you know, i have been coming to this memorial for 40 years. i missed a couple. and i have spoken at many, too many, police memorials around the country. and it always amazes me how the public does not fully understand what we expect of our law enforcement

mr. president. >> reporter: mr. is what the republicans are doing now any different from when you oppose raising the debt limit is senator? >> president biden: we weren't calling for filibuster. it was a straight up-and-down vote. >> reporter: mr. president. talked about how you had 48 democratic votes right now. the other two have been pressured over the weekend. joe manchin had people on kayaks show up to his boat. senator sinema last night was chased into a restroom. do you think those tactics are crossing the line? >> president biden: there -- i don't think they are appropriate tactics that it happens to everybody. the only people it doesn't happen to our people who have secret service. it's part of the process. >> reporter: people have said -- >> reporter: comments on other positions. what do you think the size of the reconciliation package should be? >> president biden: i have said what i thought it should be. it's not going to be that. it's going to be less. the legislation, they build back better peace, as w

mr. president, can you handle this? can you do this? and finally one more time, mark said, mr. president, can you do this? and i realized what was happening. he was giving reagan his chance to tell a story. so he pushed himself back and he said fellows, i made a film with wallace murray. i can handle anything. we all laughed hysterically, but only mark knew why we were laughing so hard. to my credit the next time i asked him, i said mr. president what did you mean by that? he said well, listen, there was a saying in hollywood never make a film -- do a scene with a little dog, a little kid or wallace, and he said it was my scene. i was the only one on camera. wallace was to my left, but i was the only one with any lines. he said by the end of that scene, do you realize i was -- wallace was the only thing you could see and i was off camera talking to the back end of the horse and it was supposed to be my scene. that's my point. he understood that -- and by the way, this is exactly what happened. they were always prepared, mark at one point had to crawl across the oval office and h

mr. president. >> president walton: thank you very much. and colleagues, just a friendly reminder to mute your microphones when you are not speaking. today, we are approving the meeting minutes of september 7, 2021 board meeting minutes. can i have a motion, please? motion made by supervisor ronen. madam clerk, can i have a roll call vote, please. >> clerk: on the motion to approve the minutes -- [roll call] >> clerk: there are 11 ayes. >> president walton: thank you. the minutes will be approved after public comment. madam clerk, let's go to consent agenda, items 1 through 22. >> clerk: thank you. all matters listed hereunder constitute a consent agenda, are considered to be routine by the board of supervisors and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the board. >> president walton: thank you. and we can take this same house, same call. madam clerk, would you please call item 23. >> clerk: item 23 is an ordinance appropriating 35 million from the issuance of one or more series of special

mr. president, it is not good. and he hands it to him. the message says, the confederates have just raided a union outpost out by fairfax station and they have captured 100 horses and a brigadier general, and lincoln says, oh god, i hate to lose a hundred horses. the telegraph operator asked him, what about the brigadier general? and then lincoln's reply was, i can make a brigadier general in five minutes, but it is hard to replace 100 horses. somebody gave that to me the day i made brigadier general. [laughter] colin: and it has been by my desk ever since, to this day. it is there if you came to the house now. you would see it. it always reminded me that your job, powell, is to take care of the horses. don't worry about being a brigadier general. take care of the soldiers, the employees, the clerks, the students, the faculty, whatever it takes to be successful in whatever it is you are trying to achieve. ♪ >> john paulson made wall street's most lucrative trade of all time. >> he said john, i think there was a mistake. >> it was no mista

mr. president or mr. vice president. she said, i want to give you some bears ears. i looked at her. she gave me this set of bears ears. she said, you've got to promise me, you've got to promise me you'll protect the bears ears. i'm thinking, what the heck is -- i mean, at that time. i knew bears ears, but i didn't quite get it. her dad said, a national park. i said, oh, yeah. she said, you promise? you promise? and i promised. and it's the easiest promise that i've made in a long time. i'm grateful to the tribal nation leaders, both those who are here with us today and those unable to join us. today i'm proud to announce the protection and expansion of three of the most treasured national monuments. based on powers granted to the president under thetquiies act. first, bears ears national monument in utah. this is the first national monument in the country to be established for federally recognized tribes, a place of healing, as spoken by the secretary, a place of reverence. a sacred homeland to generations of native peoples. the last administration reduced the size by 85%, leaving v