thank you, mrs. fuller, who is seated right here in front. she is the wife of the late mr. fuller, from the pharmacy here in the bayview. talk about wanting to see this come to fruition. thank you for being here today. also a shout out to the footprints, the community organization. thank you for your engagements and involvement in making this happen. here we are. we are going to ask the dignitaries to grab a shovel. we are going to have a countdown and then we will get this done. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [applause] >> proposition a would authorize the san francisco unified school district to issue bonds to repair and upgrade more than 50 school facilities. property taxes could be increased if needed to pay the principal and interest on these bonds. the bond funds would be used to repair and replace major building systems including electrical, heating wat, water, security, and fire sprinklers. remove hazardous materials. improve accessibility for people with disabilities. make necessary seismic upgrades. replace permanent structures and perform other work necessary to a

thank you, mrs. fuller, who is seated right here in front. she is the wife of the late mr. fuller, from the pharmacy here in the bayview. talk about wanting to see this come to fruition. thank you for being here today. also a shout out to the footprints, the community organization. thank you for your engagements and involvement in making this happen. here we are. we are going to ask the dignitaries to grab a shovel. we are going to have a countdown and then we will get this done. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [applause] ♪ >> hello, and welcome to the department of elections right choice voting instructional video. it is part of the department of elections right choice voting outreach campaign and is designed to educate san francisco rig franciscoht choice voting. today we will learn what it is and who is elected using this voting method. we will also talk about with the ranked joyce l. looks like and how to market correctly. finally, we will see how the ranked joyce voting process works and to you an example of an election using ranked choice of voting. so, what is ranked j

mr. fuller's guy. you're mr. cowell's guy. needs nipping in the bud?st i can do on the show. if our show becomes bigger than ryan's, so be it. but i have nothing but admiration for ryan seacrest. he's a goliath in the industry. >> let's talk women. you've never made any secret the fact you think you have a bit of a way with the ladies. >> i think i do. >> you're confident around women. >> i like women. i love the company of women. i'm single. i'm 34. that possibly means i'm not particularly successful with women. but i -- why is that? what was that picture that just came up? >> let's rewind. >> what was that? >> what was that picture? >> what a little nerd. >> seriously? is that you. >> that was me listening to probably -- >> what's that? >> that is me as a child in my bathers. >> no wonder you haven't got a girlfriend. do you still wear those? >> that reminds me of a story my mother used to tell ex-girlfriends when i used to take them to meet my mother. she would say, when steve was a kid, he was so, so pretty the nurses didn't know if he was a boy or

fuller statement for the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you, mr. president.i first of all want to thank senator leahy, chairman of the judiciary committee judiciary committee, working with both parties to move the theez nominations along. senator toomey my colleague from pennsylvania for his cooperation in moving our pennsylvania judicial nominees forward, i'm grateful for his help and his cooperation. i rise to speak about judge cathy bisoon, the daughter of brooklyn, new york, born there and became a pennsylvanian after law school. cathy bisoon is of hispanic oarnl in, her mother from was the west indies and her dad from puerto rico. when she was just 4 years old and living in the williamsburg section of brooklyn, her father was stabbed to death in a park blocks from her home. her mother remarried and her family moved to queens, and as i mentioned before, she moved to pittsburgh after law school. this is a remarkable american story, an american story of economic achievement, of overcoming obstacles, and of striving for excellence. her educational background

mr. e >> i'm asking tosi yield.nator r >> senator from iowa has the fuller. d >> i recognize the senator wants to do this in an orderly mannern people wanted to be here to speak. i think the senator from colorado made some h good points the senarng to him for a question. it would yield at the senator a from minnesota has a question and obviously the kentucky will have everyenator right.ing >> senator from north carolina.l of how long on before a number f this type can be recognized? >> this senator cannot be relin recognized until the floor is yd relinquished. >> i think that chair and i yield h back.senato from >> senator from minnesota. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for allowing me to ask a question. i just really want to know because they've only been here two plus years, but it seems to me that actually and from my dave -- this is my third that fl this committee has worked in ai pretty functional way. it took a long time. on we started having hearings onas this. it? how long ago was that? about a year and half?m b. mike has started at least ag. ye

nathan, including mark fuller and keith watkins of alabama, virginia watkins of the northern district of alabama, paul casell, david murray of arizona. mr. president, are we going to have a different standard for ali nathan than for other judges? i sure hope not. then some have brought up only recently -- actually, very recently -- the thought that ms. nathan would apply foreign law to our own laws. that is patently false to say that ms. nathan has suggested or that she believes it is appropriate for u.s. judges to rely on foreign law. or that she herself would ever consider doing so. to the contrary, she explicitly -- said explicitly in response to written questions from senator grassley -- quote -- "if i were confirmed as the united states district court judge, foreign law would have no relevance to my interpretation of the u.s. constitution." let's go through that quote again. this is in reference to a question from senator grassley. quote -- "if i were confirmed as united states district court judge, foreign law would have no relevance" -- no relevance, my emphasis -- "to my interpretation of the u.s. constitution." my colleagues ar