. >> so, mr. rosen field as we talk about the numbers of these items, how does it influence thinking is it a general thinking to make sure you don't go crazy on future projections or how else can we plan on it as a city. because you never plan for a dip in a recession, but as time goes on, chances are it is going to happen and we want to make sure that we have a reserve for this. how do we truly implement thinking about this? >> it's a big question so i will offer some of my own thoughts on it. it speaks to i think how to city wants to position it's overall balance sheet and financials looking ahead. the city and mayor and the board have done a good job in this period of recovery of doing so. so we've adopted as a city a number of measures that improve our ability to take a longer view of our finances that is 5-year financial plan forecasting emphasizing the adoption of 2-year budgets. the city's reserve position is improving and having adequate reserves that you enter into recession helps buffer reduct

. >> mr. rosen, when you look, you mentioned a number of positions you are recommending are based on lack of demand. do you look at just the amount of fte's being used or do you also look at temp positions being used to fill certain parts of the demand as well. >> what we did is look at the workload justification for having a new position there. for instance, in -- harvey wants me to give an example. basically in some of the units in our attachment we say there is insufficient workload justification. we look at what they currently have in temples of positions and how many cases they handle and maybe what some of the enhanced requirements are under the new legislation and determine if they really need additional bodies to do it. >> i understand that kind of analysis. when you look at the number of positions do you also look at the temp poeptions they have? what we are hearing is there's a ton of temp positions filling kind of -- back filling demand for services but the question is if you are only loo

mr. rosen's words, each of them should -- quote -- never set foot on american soil. madam president, i hope we can stand together in this. madam president, i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: madam president, are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are indeed. ms. klobuchar: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. klobuchar: madam president, i rise today to urge the drug enforcement administration to issue the final rule necessary to implement the secure and responsible drug disposal act of 2010. i note that year, madam president, 2010, because that is the year this bipartisan bill was passed. what it does is it provides consumers with safe and responsible ways to dispose of unused prescription medications and controlled substances. and i want to thank senator cornyn, who is a cosponsor, the lead cosponsor on the republican side of this le

mr. rose field and -- is here to present on this item. >> good morning, ben rosen field controller. we are here to give you an overview of the city's financial plan update. this is required from your three financial offices to prepare annually. this was published several weeks ago. it's a document in four or 5 years depending on the cycle and represents the best thinking of the three financial offices. the controllers, the mayor's budget office and the board of supervisors budget office and all have collaborated on this report and that i say joint report for that reason. at the highest level, the report shows an improving financial picture over the next 4 years versus the on the look a year ago and over the last several years but with challenges we maining. -- remaining and we've seen in the most recent years. expenditures leading to growing shortfalls in the 4-year period as you go. in the summary slide we projected at the time of the preparation of this report approximately $67 million general fund shortfall in 14-15 growing to $133 million in the year after and 282 and 339, the y

mrs. clinton -- >> -- sure. there is another. >> we are not in the business of bashing her and saying she didn't do anything. now, my personal opinion, rosen, and i will will give you the last word in 20 seconds is that mrs. clinton didn't do much. she was more of a figure head, pretty much gallivanting around the world at the president's request. but didn't really accomplish much. 10 seconds because i want to get to cammeron here. >> the people on the inside at the state department and also some the leading expert leading analysts outside of the state department were in agreement that hillary clinton didn't accomplish very much as secretary of state she live because her boss, president obama, was as one likes to put it, one of the most controlling foreign policy presidents since richard nixon. >> all right. cammeron. are you there cammeron still? >> yes. >> now you saw me last night say that attorney general holder and the president were very misguided by trying to sell that hard drug dealers aren't committing violent acts. >> sure. >> however, this has taken on a life of its own. go. >> well, today, the justice department outlined the gr