in that letter, mr. wong clams expansion project will reduce the value of the hotel and $24 million, proposes that the museum compensate for the alleged impact, and threatens litigation to delay the project unless demands are not satisfied. it would be hard to find a more explosive or direct demand. nowhere is there concern about the adequacy of the e.r.. the eir is adequate and complete, and there is no substance to this appeal. the museum has submitted a systematic -- schematic design that has a 14.5 ft. passageway for the hotel's benefit. we ask that you reject this appeal and not allow them to play this game, using the ceqa process to try to advance their private goals. let me introduce the museum director. thank you. >> good afternoon. i am the museum director. there is no question we are at a very exciting moment in the history of the museum with this expansion. i do not think there is any -- i am sorry. president chiu: thank you. your time is up. does anyone have questions to this individual? we can mo

in that letter, mr. wongms expansion project will reduce the value of the hotel and $24 million, proposes that the museum compensate for the alleged impact, and threatens litigation to delay the project unless demands are not satisfied. it would be hard to find a more explosive or direct demand. nowhere is there concern about the adequacy of the e.r.. the eir is adequate and complete, and there is no substance to this appeal. the museum has submitted a systematic -- schematic design that has a 14.5 ft. passageway for the hotel

discuss this latest development let's now talk to dr wong of the chinese university of hong kong thank you very much for being here with us on the program mr wang so the dispute has been going on here a while now but why would the philippines invite american troops which as we know they kicked out a decade ago back into the country now. yes i think there should be three or four and narcissus trying to understand how the philippines sees the matter at the at the international level the philippines know that the u.s. is stepping misty return to asia refocusing its military and security deployment in the middle east in asia pacific targeting china in iran as the primary security concerns now at the regional level the philippines also see that their recent changes in the regional politics particularly in taiwan where mr martin to you and to call him restriction was successfully we elected their means. taipei would have more stable relationship express free in terms of economic integration across the strait in the coming years and if it means knows that the u.s. would need a more reliable ally in the asia pacific region so the philippines is re

wong could not answer a simple question about the definition of abuse from congressman gatti, this question came about. i hope mr. cordray would be willing to engage in that discussion today and get some clarity. with such immense powers over financial products left her interpretation of a single annie let it, unaccountable bureaucrat with over half a billion dollars budget, furthermore being done with a recess appointment. republican senate body and in the senate have called for meaningful exchanges to the structure of the cfpb. unfortunately the president decided against compromise. if having a regulator with unprecedented ill-defined power was not enough, the administration decided to double down they bring into question the validity of its direct here. that is unfortunate. the fact that white house lawyers must continue to justify the president's decision to waive roughly 200 years of precedent, jeopardize the sanctity of the beers operations and is unfair, in my opinion, to mr. cordray, but bureau, it's powerful responsibilities and duties, and most importantly the american public. the irony for this to occ