mr. shelby: i object. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama objects. the senator from colorado. mr. udall: i would like to talk briefly about the legislation that i asked for unanimous consent. this is a bipartisan bill. i filed it, and it's -- mr. shelby: i object. the presiding officer: objection has already been heard. mr. inhofe: there are two motions, but go ahead. i am objecting to a discussion of the amendment at this time until i find out how long he is going to be. mr. kerry: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that the senator from colorado have three minutes to make his comments. mr. inhofe: fine. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: i thank the senators for his courtesy. the reason i have offered this consent agreement today is this would help literally hundreds of small businesses create hundreds of thousands of jobs at no cost to the american taxpayer. i did want to in the spirit of bipartisanship mention the cosponsors of the bill. the cosponsors start with the majority leader from nevada, and it's followed by sen

mr. goldberg and ms. shelby. next item, please. >> item #10. $2,955,000 in prop k funds, with conditions, for environmental analysis and preliminary engineering for the van ness avenue bus rapid transit (brt) project, subject to the attached cash flow distribution schedule, and amend the brt/transit preferential streets/muni metro network 5-year prioritization program, with a commitment to appropriate $574,000 in fiscal year 2010/11 prop k funds to complete this phase of work. supervisor campos: public comments on this particular item? supervisor mirkarimi: -- public comments on this particular item? >> k is extraordinary ♪ supervisor mirkarimi: seeing a more public comments, public comment is closed. without objection, motion proceeds. next item. >> item number 11. appropriate $1,647,515 in prop k funds, with conditions, for environmental analysis for the geary bus rapid transit (brt) project, subject to the attached cash flow distribution schedule, and amend the brt/transit preferential streets/muni metro network 5-year prioritization program

shelby. [inaudible] >> anybody else want to be heard? >> mr. chairman, first to the, i don't know if this is or is not your last hearing, but and the eventuality that it is, i want to just say that i think history will record that you presided over some of the most tumultuous times in our financial system and that the response to that day when chairman bernanke came before members of this committee and members of leadership and described in 2008 the challenges and the consequences of the potential collapse of a series of financial institutions and what they would admit to this country in terms of systemic risk to the entire nation's economy. and i'll never forget asking the question, we must have enough tools at the federal reserve? and is answered was if you don't act in the next to three weeks on the global financial meltdown. that's what you chaired over. and i think history will record that the way in which we lead in the period of time really hoped to save our nation from what would've been a near depression. and i appreciate your service