for artists the property was bought by the city which is renting space to the district of mrs housing authority and an artist's collective among others. market is driven by profit but in this case that just doesn't work what we need in berlin is affordable housing and what's being billed as expensive if it goes on like this we won't have any culturally diverse spaces and not the necessary social infrastructure we need to put a stop to this situation which is spiralling out of control. of course the property market needs investors but political effort. must be made to ensure the market remains fat and berlin new avenues for housing up being explored. 3rd to adequate housing is enshrined in the universal declaration of human rights adopted in 1988 but we knew long before that that shelter is essential to individual survival and social cohesion here's a brief look at the history of housing. a roof over your head that protects you from the cold heat wind and rain. living space is a basic human need. cave dwellers and early humans some places where they can protect themselves from predators and enem

mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, on thursday, yesterday, the rules committee met and reported a rule, house resolution 967, providing for consideration of house resolution 965, authorizing remote voteling by proxy in the house of representatives -- voting by proxy in the house of representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus resolution. and h.r. 6800, the heroes act. madam speaker, the rules committee met for over nine hours and while there are strong disagreements between democrats and republicans on these matters, i want to say that the proceedings were civil and i appreciate that very much. i want to thank the ranking member, mr. cole, for the tone that he set. not only yesterday, but in all of our hearings on issues where we have common ground and issues where we disagree. the rule provides for consideration of h.res. 965 under a closed rule. provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on rules. and provides upon adoption of the rule shall be in order without intervention any point of order to consider the res

] >> live thursday on the c-span networks a house subcommittee hears from the former director of the biomedical advanced research and development authority. mr. bright says he was removed from his position at the health and human services department after he tried to limit covid-19 treatments touted by president trump. that's at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. the senate returns to reauthorize the foreign intelligence surveillance act. a final vote expected at 1:30. on c-span three at 11:00, the house rules committee meets to consider a resolution that would allow remote proxy voting in the house of representatives. sign-up today for c-span's newsletter word from word. providing new updates daily to the coronavirus pandemic response from state governors, the white house task force the things and important dates from congress. sign up today, it's easy. enter your email in the word sign-up box. in rural and minority community spirit this is about one hour 15 minutes. -- minority communities. this is about one hour 15 minutes.

best-selling author james patterson is our guest on booktv the author of about 150 books or so, mr. patterson, your most recent "the house of kennedy" is a nonfiction. >> i've done a little nonfiction. welcome to my house. we are sheltering in florida which is a good place to shelter. >> how many nonfiction february. >> i don't count. i probably written for five, the first one was jeffrey epstein, filthy rich. which is now -- they actually dropped the video today it's a four parter, i think it is the 25th of the month, something like that i'm not sure. that was the first one and that was aaron hernandez, i did that and then this one and i have a john lennon coming out later in the year which is really interesting. this house is connected to a house that john and yoko owned, a bridge between the two houses. >> who used to live in your house questioning. >> g, nobody famous. but it's a disgustingly big house. as is lennon's as well. they were here for a while and then she held onto a while after he was killed. >> another famous family, why did you choose to write about the kennedys? >> it just seemed to me that this was th

mr. wall. i want to make sure we touch on one of your procedural arguments. you say the full house needs to authorize the subpoenas. the other side, the house, argues that resolution 507 did so. what is your response to that? mr. wall: my response is that 507, if you look at its terms, is both a rubber stamp and a blank check. it purports to authorize anything and everything that ever has been done or will be done by the committee. it falls short of the fairly meager resolutions in ramallah and watkins, which at least described general purposes, general legislative topics. here we are talking about the president. i know that three committee chairmen understood what they were doing. i don't think 218 members of the house have understood that they understand the gravity of the constitutional question they are teeing up. the court also requires a clear statement from congress on the separation of powers that is at issue, and we say the same thing here. that's the cleanest and narrowest way to dispose of this case. second kavanaugh: question. history and practice matter quite a bit in separation of power

author of 150 books or so. mr. patterson, your book on kennedy. >> welcome to my house, sheltering in florida, a good place to shelter. >> how many nonfictions have you written? >> i don't count. probably four or five. the first one was the jeffrey epstein, "filthy rich", which is know you, they just actually dropped the video today. it's a four-parter i think it's like the 25th of the month, something like that on netflix, yes. so, that was the first one and then it was aaron hernandez did that, and then, this one and i have a john lennon coming out later in the year which is really interesting. actually this house is connect today a house at that john and yoko owned, there's a bridge between these two houses. >> who used to live in your house? >> nobody famous. but it took -- it's a disgustingly big house as is lennon's old-- his and yoko's. they were here for a while and she held onto it for a while after he was killed. >> another famous family were the kennedys. why did you choose to write about the kennedys? >> it seemed to me, this was the great american family story. they're our royalty as it is, and plenty of

house museum. mr. wilkins is a published auth author. he has a masters from harvard university and he is currently working on several books related to world war one aviation. mr. will kins is also conservativing as producer of aerial effects documentary film. his new book, aeroneurosis. due to unforeseen complications, we don't have any copies you can have signed tonight. the speaker graciously agreed to personalize some as well. please join us in welcoming mark wilkins. >> thank you for that very nice introduction, crystal. i'm very happy to be here tonight. thank you all for coming. i hope you find this topic as fascinating as i do. basically the -- to give you a little background, the book was something i did for air and space magazine. anyway, the research for that article sort of opened my eyes to the amount of material about how greatly about a a lot of these first world war pilots suffered. it was in it's infancy and these people were not prepared for what await ed them at the front. the first gives you a background of the context

houses of worship essential. mr trump also said he would overrule state governors who refused to reopen places of worship, even though he doesn't have the constitutional authorityority to do so. after he spoke, the us centres for the issued reopening guidelines for houses of worship that include limiting the size of obligations, holding services outdoors if possible, and cutting down on the amount of singing, chanting or reciting, in order to lessen the risk of spreading the virus through saliva. religious services are traditionally places where people come together, of course, thereby posing a unique challenge to the concept of social distancing. there were insta nces social distancing. there were instances earlier in the pandemic where religious gatherings here were implicated in the spread of the virus. asked about the president's called for services to resume across the country this weekend, the co—ordinator of the white house coronavirus response effort was circumspect. i have checked all 50 states have it on their website what their new cases we re over website what their new cases were over the last 2a, 48 hours. were over the last 24, 48 hours. when try

house not against the president. >> justice capital. >> thank you mr. chief justice and good morning, i want to make sure we touch on your procedural arguments, you say that the full house needs to authorize the subpoenas, the other side, the house organizes 507 did so, what your response to that. >> the response was 507, if you look at his terms, it's over a blank check, and reports to authorize anything and everything that ever has been done or will be done by the committee and even of the fairly resolution of walk-ins which at least describes general purposes, general legislative topics that my policy would justice court shoots him here were talking about the president, another three committee chairman's, i do think 218 members of the house have understood that they understand the gravity of the constitutional question, the court author has a clear statement for congress, we see e thing here, that the cleanest and nearest way to this case. >> second question, history and practice matter quite a bit and separation of power in cases as you know, justice ginsburg earlier cited president from watergate and whitewater as did justice breyer, can you respond in those that would legislative su

house, not the president. >> justice kavanaugh? >> thank you, mr. chief justice and good morning, mr. wall. i want to top on -- to touch on one of your procedural arguments. you say the full house needs to authorize the subpoenas, the house argues that resolution 507 did so. what is your response to that? ofif you look at the terms a7, it as a rubber stamp and blank check. it purports to authorize anything and everything that has or will be done by the committee. it falls short of the need resolution in ramallah and watkins which at least describes general purposes, general legislative topics. here we are talking about the president. i know three committee chairman understood what they were doing. i don't think 218 members of the house have understood that they understand the gravity of the constitutional question they are teeing up. the court requires a clear statement from congress on separate debts on separation of powers and we say the same thing here. that's in the narrowest way to dispose of this case. >> second question, history in practice matter in separation of power cases, as you know. justice ginsburg earlier cited precedent from watergate and whitewater as did justice breyer. dealt w

mr. pence. >> chairman mcgovern, thank you for allowing me to testify on the house democrats proposal to authorizeremote voting by proxy and remote committee proceedin proceedings. mr. chairman, for both nations history, the house of representatives has cast their votes here under all circumstances. tomorrow we will consider a the position that represents one ofh the largest power grabs by a select few were one in the history of congress. this was written without participation of more than half of the country's representativ representatives. i know that the coronavirus pandemic continues to pose a threat to our health, but these concerns do not supersede the responsibility we have and i have two my constituents. i believe it is wrong to pass my go to someone that never stepped foot in my district. this voting card does not belong to me. it is not mine to proxy to my peers. this belongs to the sixth congressional district of indiana i will represent those that sent me to washington, d.c. to cast my vote on their behalf. i'm here to stand with healthcare providers, farmers and essential workers, the

author of 150 books or so. mr. patterson, your book on kennedy. >> welcome to my house, sheltering in florida, a good place to shelter many nonfictions have you written? >> i don't count. probably four or five. the first one was the jeffrey epstein, "filthy rich", which is know you, they just actually dropped the video today. it's a four-parter i think it's like the 25th of the

house. mr. president, the american will not tolerate warrantless government spying on their most private information when they find out, when they find out that right now during a pandemic the government has the authority to do that. i can't accept that level of unchecked surveillance. i'm very grateful for the sponsors that we have. they were listed by my colleague from montana. a great array of organizations who share our view that liberty and security aren't mutually exclusive. i ask unanimous consent that a list of those organizations be entered into the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: and will just say that i think right now during a unique time in american history when millions of americans are at home and online, they deserve to have the united states senate step up, defend their privacy and their constitutional rights and protect them from abuses. this is the moment to stand up for those millions of people who have to be at home because we come together to deal with this contagion. i believe the senate ought to pass the wyden-daines amendment, oppose the mcconnell amendment, protect those people who are at home. and in wrapping up, mr. president, i also want to comm

mr. arbery goes into this house that's under construction. but importantly, ayman, even if there was a crime, georgia law doesn't authorize the mcmichaels to dohey did. if a private citizen makes an arrest, under the law, he's got to have immediate personal knowledge of a crime. and there is simply none of that -- no evidence of a crime in this video. and so what they did goes away beyond the parameters of the law. and this bogus claim of self-defense. again, we often see this tragedy in cases in which black men are the victims and white people are the assailants. the tactic is to blame the victim. and unfortunately, sometimes in cases, that's successful. that's why george zimmerman got off for killing trayvon martin. >> when you look back at the way this has come to light and the momentum that has been created, it's only when the videos started circulating that public pressure grew on the officials to do something. the transparency is important in this, but do you think right now how going forward, how can officials in that state give ordinary residence in georgia a sense of confidence that they will be transparent when they haven't been so

mr. chairman, motion for aged resin 965 and hr 6800 i move the committee grant h resin 965 authorizing remote voting by proxy in the house of representatives and providing for official proceedings during a public health emergency due to the coronavirus. and for other purposes a closed room. that provides a pot up adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider h resin 965. it provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on role. the rule provides resolution shall be considered as read. the rule also provides for consideration of hr 6800 the house an economic recovery on the emergency solutions act under a closed rule. the rule provides that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider hr 6800 without intervention of any question of consideration. the rule provides two hours of general debate equally divided by the chair and ranking minority member on appropriations. the rule waives on points of order consideration of the bill the rule provides that the amendment prin

mr. walker. [applause] >> the house returns on wednesday and thursday for legislative is this and vote on the fisa reauthorization bill. the bill extends surveillance authorities through 2023. it has been amended by the senate and will require house action. new rules in place to allow for proxy voting, house members on wednesday can vote for other members not present during floor votes. watch live house coverage on c-span. watch any time on c-span.org. or listen on the go with free c-span radio app. this memorial day weekend on book tv, today at 4:00 p.m. eastern, foundation for liberty and american greatness founder nick adams on his book "trump and churchill." at 4:30 eastern, time magazine correspondent molly paul talks about her latest book, "hello see." "pelosi." on afterwards, chris hughes talks about his book "bear shot." -- bear shot." david about.writer she talks about his career and books on in-depth. watch book tv this memorial day weekend on c-span two. host: joining us this morning from montclair, new jersey is kimberly weisul, editor at large for inc. magazine and inc.com. we are here to talk about the paycheck protection program. thank you for j

mr. beck, are you presenting? >> thank you, chair. yes, members of the committee, bob beck. i have a half dozen slides to present, but eric of the transportation authority and mercy housing are also on the line if members of the committee have questions. >> okay. >> can you see my presentation? >> no, we cannot. >> let me try again. as mentioned. we have an except and expands resolution for a $20 million grant award from the state department of housing and community development. the affordable housing and sustainability community grant program is administered by the strategic council and implemented through the department odepartment of housid community development and provides grants for transportation and housing and infrastructure housing to achieve greenhouse gas reductions and deliver community benefits. the nofa was issued by the department of housing and community development november of 2018, and in january of 2019, the board of supervisors approved resolution 3919 authorizing tida to apply jointly with mercy housing under the grant program. we filed an application in february of 2019, and hcd issued award announcements on july of 2019. the resolution before you toda

mr. defazio, for five minutes. r. defazio: i thank the chair. october, 2001. under the shadow of 9/11, with the house office buildings evacuated because of the threat of anthrax, a bill authored by chairman jim sbren and the bush white house was -- is enis enbrenner and the bush white house was called the u.s. patriot act. who could in the shadow of 9/11 vote against anything called the u.s.a. patriot act. i did. as did 66 other members. three republicans, 62 members, one independent. because of the unbelievably, unconstitutionally broad powers that would be granted for surveillance of all the american people in myriad ways. now, there wasn't even a copy of the bill available. i came to the floor and i said could i have a copy of the bill? sorry, there is only one. it's on the republican side. i said, well, it's not the senate, i can't fly ball, but i'll make it a long day with adjournment votes. they printed out a copy. it's rushed on this side by members on the judiciary committee who ostensibly authored the bill to try to find out what was in it. but people still voted for it. the abuses that have come under this are myriad and well documented. w, i credit zoe love gren --

house ordered revisions. it backs up president trump's push to have places of worship open this weekend. mr. trump has threatened to override goofs who -- governors who don't comply, although it's unclear if he has the authority to do that. there has been pushback from religious organizations and even members of the white house coronavirus task force. nikole killion is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, michelle. and a white house official confirms that the faith community was consulted about these guidelines, and some evangelical leaders tell cbs news they pressed the president to reopen. but other major religious organizations like the national council of churches are urging extreme caution and say the process should not be rushed. >> at my direction, the centers for disease control and prevention is issuing guidance for communities of faiths. >> reporter: at a hastily called news conference friday, president trump deemed places of worship essential. >> some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential but have left out churches and other houses of worship. it's not right. >> reporter: he implored governors to open them right away. >> if they don't d

house and author of trump vs. china facing america's greatest threat. good morning to you, mr. speaker.obama as you know he was using that opportunity during the virtual commencement speeches to slam the president. slam his administration it sounds like. and president trump fired back and called him grossly incompetent. do you think that was a direct hit at president trump or do you think that's just many of the leaders overall because democrats in charge of some of these states getting criticized, too. >> i fully expect from now until the election that president obama will be unendingly left wing democratic campaigner. and i suspect he is also motivated a little bit by fear because these recent reports about the fbi and others in the oval office with him during the period of spying on president trump and the transition. for the first time really implicate president obama himself. so i think there is a certain amount of -- being a little anxiety ridden in what you are seeing obama do. brian: so the president fired back and called it an incompetent administration. president obama is goin

authority and resources to uncover fraud waste and abuse thank you mr. chairman. >> members of this committee thank you for inviting me here to testify today as a nominee for federal housing commissioner an assistant secretary for housing at the department of urban development i also want to thank president trump for the privilege to be nominated for this position. it is truly an honor to be here after serving as a staff member from this committee and then working for senator shelby on banking and appropriations committee i'm extremely grateful for such opportunity for the love and support for my family i regret the both my husband and my daughter as well as my niece could not be here in person but i would like to wish my daughter a happy birthday. we are doing the people's work under very different circumstances i will commit to doing everything i can as fha commissioner to help the country emerge from the covid-19 pandemic healthier stronger and more prosperous economy never has it been more clear than today that head and fha play a critical role in this safety net secretary carson and hud is working tirelessly for, one - - homeowners and vulnerable populations each and

we also authorize me to file a lawsuit on behalf of the house and we're leaving all options on the table. people of michigan right now. pete: you haven't filed it yet, mrspeaker, but you might if she takes further measures. >> we gave authorization. it's because the people of our state are from us straighted. they have had their livelihood taken away can't be told they can't work their job and take care of their family. unprecedented challenge is going to require unprecedented partnership and that's what we're looking at right now. pete: not a lot of partnership if it's being dictated from top. jody, you have done your part. have you don't social distancing, staying at home, listen towght measures. your husband held off an elective surgery as part of this. so the frustration is, we have done our part, yet, we don't see light at the end of the tunnel. what is governor whitmer looking at here? what is she doing? >> we really don't know what she is doing. i think that's why we gathered at the capitol the other day. we need more definitive answers. and we are getting so many different messages from her what you can and can't do. they are ridiculous. there

house voted 10, 12 days ago -- the peaker pro tempore: gentleman's time has expired. he gentleman is recognized one -- for an additional minute. mr. roy: i was told that we transfer our constitutionally vested authority to representative constituents to another. told, and told, and i believe that is the case, we have to go to the courts. our is not about setting own rules. this is about directly opposing he structure of the constitution in which we represent our constituents. keep in mind, that at the time in 1793 in the heat of yellow fever, 5,000 of a elphiaians died out population of 50,000. that's 10%. or would be 180,000 today 160,000 today. yet, what happened? james madison and george jefferson and thomas were all working to figure out how this body could continue to meet in person. didn't adopt proxy voting. they figured out how to work, to meet. letter sent from james madison to george washington ctober 24, 1793, talking about this very issue in a pandemic meet.his body should 15 seconds. mr. woodall: i yield an additional minute to the gentleman. i thank the gentleman from georgia. that this body should continue to meet. from james madison, the father of the constitution, to our father of ou

house museum and has worked for the smithsonian and mystic seaport. before wilkins is a published author of books and articles relating to maritime and aviation history. mr. wilkins has a master's degree in history from harvard university and is currently working on several books relating to world war i aviation. he is adjunct faculty in the history department at st. mary's college of maryland. mr. wilkins is also serving as producer of "aerial effects" for the lafayette escadrille. "his book, "aeroneurosis," will be available for purchase on october 21st. due to unforeseen complications we do not have copies of the book available for signing tonight, however we do have bookplates already signed you can pick up on your way out or the speaker graciously agreed to personalize some as well. thank you again for joining us this evening. without further ado, please join me in welcoming mark wilkins. >> thank you for that very nice introducti introduction, krystal. i'm happy to be here tonight. thaur thank you all for coming. i hope you find this topic as fascinating as i do. basically, give you a little backgrounds. sort of arc of progression for this book is

authority. is what we wanted to hear. it is trillions of dollars. one final thing, mr. chairman, mr. miller, you have been evasive about your questions about your work in the white house. when asked about what matters you were involved in, not your --kground, not the specifics i understand attorney-client privilege and those issues in government, but they were not asking you specifics on what you did. they were asking you so we understand who you are better. no one wants you to violate privilege. this is a job interview in your background is important as to how you will do your job. unfortunate you did not give us that information in this hearing. man, thank you. >> that does conclude the questioning. you taking the time coming here and presenting yourself in these circumstances. >> can i say one more thing? witnessesciate the and chairman wearing masks. i know how strongly governor dewine feels about that in my state, so thank you about that. our thankso extend to the recording studio and rules committee who have worked so closely with us. there was so much work behind the scenes to make this come together. i think it is a success in terms of the technological abilit

mr. speaker, i move ruleshe house suspend the nd pass h.r. -- and pass s. 3414. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of bill. 3414, a bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the department of veterans affairs for fiscal year purposes.or other the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. takano, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. roe, each will 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. takano. r. takano: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five egislative days to which -- in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous 3414.al on s. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: thank you, mr. speaker. of s. today in support medical facility authorization act of 2020. department of veterans affairs smits an -- submits an annual budget to congress, and then it is our job to authorize and appropriate the funding that for america'scare veterans and their families. funding at larger requ

house voted 10, 12 days ago -- the peaker pro tempore: gentleman's time has expired. he gentleman is recognized one -- for an additional minute. mr. roy: i was told that we transfer our constitutionally vested authority to representative constituents to another. told, and told, and i believe that is the case, we have to go to the courts. our is not about setting own rules. this is about directly opposing he structure of the constitution in which we represent our constituents. keep in mind, that at the time in 1793 in the heat of yellow fever, 5,000 of a elphiaians died out population of 50,000. that's 10%. or would be 180,000 today 160,000 today. yet, what happened? james madison and george jefferson and thomas were all working to figure out how this body could continue to meet in person. didn't adopt proxy voting. they figured out how to work, to meet. letter sent from james madison to george washington ctober 24, 1793, talking about this very issue in a pandemic meet.his body should 15 seconds. mr. woodall: i yield an additional minute to the gentleman. i thank the gentleman from georgia. that this body should continue to meet. from james madison, the father of the constitution, to our father of ou

house, the attorney general, the acting head of the intelligence community all acting in concert to try to advance the personal interests of mr. trump and to misrepresent the facts and abuse the authoritiesty and in the law enforcement community in order to continue to perpetrate this egregious abuse of authority on the american people which is what it is. i think this is very, very serious. in my tweet i mentioned that mr. trump is playing by a despot's playbook and i really believe that and despots do anything to obtain power and do anything possible to retain power and that means undercutting enemies and adversaries and co opting government, the judicial system, law enforcement and intelligence and security services. we see that right now playing out in our own country. again, i am aghast at what i'm seeing here when i witnessed this around the globe over the last several decades. until mr. trump came into the white house we never, ever had this type of egregious abuse of the instruments of government and the instruments of our intelligence and national security organizations that keep this country strong and safe. the fact that they're being manipulated and exploited by individuals w

mr. beck, are you presenting? >> thank you, chair. yes, members of the committee, bob beck. i have a half dozen slides to present, but eric of the transportation authority and mercy housing are also on the line if members of the committee have questions. >> okay. >> can you see my presentation? >> no, we cannot. >> let me try again. as mentioned. we have an except and expands resolution for a $20 million grant award from the state department of housing and community development. the affordable housing and sustainability community grant program is administered by the strategic council and implemented through the department odepartment of housid community development and provides grants for transportation and housing and infrastructure housing to achieve greenhouse gas reductions and deliver community benefits. the nofa was issued by the department of housing and community development november of 2018, and in january of 2019, the board of supervisors approved resolution 3919 authorizing tida to apply jointly with mercy housing under the grant program. we filed an application in february of 2019, and hcd issued award announcements on july of 2019. the resolution before you toda

house. mr. president, the american will not tolerate warrantless government spying on their most private information when they find out, when they find out that right now during a pandemic the government has the authority to do that. i can't accept that level of unchecked surveillance. i'm very grateful for the sponsors that we have. they were listed by my colleague from montana. a great array of organizations who share our view that liberty and security aren't mutually exclusive. i ask unanimous consent that a list of those organizations be entered into the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: and will just say that i think right now during a unique time in american history when millions of americans are at home and online, they deserve to have the united states senate step up, defend their privacy and their constitutional rights and protect them from abuses. this is the moment to stand up for those millions of people who have to be at home because we come together to deal with this contagion. i believe the senate ought to pass the wyden-daines amendment, oppose the mcconnell amendment, protect those people who are at home. and in wrapping up, mr. president, i also want to comm

mr. beck, are you presenting? >> thank you, chair. yes, members of the committee, bob beck. i have a half dozen slides to present, but eric of the transportation authority and mercy housing are also on the line if members of the committee have questions. >> okay. >> can you see my presentation? >> no, we cannot. >> let me try again. as mentioned. we have an except and expands resolution for a $20 million grant award from the state department of housing and community development. the affordable housing and sustainability community grant program is administered by the strategic council and implemented through the department odepartment of housid community development and provides grants for transportation and housing and infrastructure housing to achieve greenhouse gas reductions and deliver community benefits. the nofa was issued by the department of housing and community development november of 2018, and in january of 2019, the board of supervisors approved resolution 3919 authorizing tida to apply jointly with mercy housing under the grant program. we filed an application in february of 2019, and hcd issued award announcements on july of 2019. the resolution before you toda

white house, attorney general, acting head of the intelligence community, all acting in concert to try to advance the personal interest of mr. trump and to misrepresent the facts and abuse the authoritiesthin the intelligence community and the law enforcement community, i think this is very, very serious. >> ed: we show in the clip before when he was asked some months ago about whether he knew anything about unmasking and he said i'm not sure. there was this evasive answer. is john brennan going to face some heat here? >> maybe he needs to have his memory refreshed, and we need to know exactly what the facts are. there is no bona fide purpose that i can identify for this many people to request the unmasking of general flynn's name because the sole reason to do so is to be able to understand in context what you're viewing from an intelligence point of view. i think the former head of the cia is nervous that the facts are going to be revealed, but i think the truth will set us free. >> ed: let's turn to the other business at hand. we have over 30 million americans as you know unemployed right now because of this pandemic. you've already passed several bills, i get that. nancy pelosi has

mr. beck, are you presenting? >> thank you, chair. yes, members of the committee, bob beck. i have a half dozen slides to present, but eric of the transportation authority and mercy housing are also on the line if members of the committee have questions. >> okay. >> can you see my presentation? >> no, we cannot. >> let me try again. as mentioned. we have an except and expands resolution for a $20 million grant award from the state department of housing and community development. the affordable housing and sustainability community grant program is administered by the strategic council and implemented through the department odepartment of housid community development and provides grants for transportation and housing and infrastructure housing to achieve greenhouse gas reductions and deliver community benefits. the nofa was issued by the department of housing and community development november of 2018, and in january of 2019, the board of supervisors approved resolution 3919 authorizing tida to apply jointly with mercy housing under the grant program. we filed an application in february of 2019, and hcd issued award announcements on july of 2019. the resolution before you toda

authorization requirement for unaffordable housing passed the second read, and the new colleague on the planning commission dylan chan was approved by the full board. that concludes my report. thank you. >> thank you, mr. starr. if there are no questions for mr. starr, we can move on to general public comment. at this time, members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission expect agenda item. with respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the commission will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting. each member of the public may address the commission for up to 3 minutes. when the numberover speakers exceed the 15-minute limit, the general public comment may be moved to the end of the agenda. we will open up q&a. members of the public, this is your opportunity to get into queue by punching one and then zero. >> you have four questions remaining. >> my concern i mentioned earlier is names of neighborhood support and notification and so on, not with regard to that project, and i will have to defer that away from this for three minutes. anyway, i did promise you when i came to oppose