mr. murray? >> good evening, commissioners. this matter relates to mr.arvin -- mr. arvin not fulfilling his full time driving requirement for 2007 and 2008. despite the fact that he thinks this is sabir, -- is severe, the sfmta is able to do this, in much the way we are able to deny permits the failed to -- who failed to have the driving requirements. one man reviewed the evidence besides the bills, and he simply did not find evidence to be credible for mr. arvin. mr. arvin has not presented any evidence that he drove in the years 2007 and 2008, which are the years that are in issue -- which are an issue. a poor record keeping situation on the part of himself or another company. the fact of the matter is, mr. arvin himself is a licensed insurance agent, and it is difficult to believe an insurance agent who handles policies, who handles all kinds of documentation from his clients, bills, checks, all types of other things has a problem with personal record keeping. mr.arvin -- mr. arvin had an issue with another company before because of their faulty record-keeping, s

mrs. murray: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: madam president, our nation's budget is a statement of our values, our priorities and our vision for what kind of country we will be handing off to our children and our grandchildren. working together to pass a responsible and forward-looking budget that works for the american people is one of the most important jobs we have here in the united states senate. the outcome of this process that we're talking about is going to affect millions of families across our country and the decisions that we make right here this week are going to go a long ways towards determining if our economy's going to continue moving in the right direction. so this morning i want to speak about two very different budgets being debated here today. with two very different statements about what we should be folk with used o

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington is recognized. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor this morning to mark the one-year anniversary of a terrible tragedy in my home state of washington and to once again honor the memories of those who were killed. on april 2, 2010, a fire broke out at the deserra refinery in anna corris washington and claimed the lives of seven workers. daniel j. alld ridge, matt gumbel, daniel j. hoynas, lou janz and catherine powell. these were men and women taken too young, with so much life to live and so many people to live it with. workers who took on tough jobs, worked long hours during difficult economic times to provide for their families. they were people who made tremendous sacrifices and who embodied so much of what is good about the community they lived in. and, mr. president, they have been dearly missed. even now, one year later, there is nothing we can say to make the pain go away for the mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, coworkers, family members who still bear

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. let me thank the senator from louisiana, senator landrieu, for her tremendous work on the bill that is in front of us today, the small business bill. it is so important that we keep focusing on the most important thing we can do right now for families and small business owners across the country, and that is to continue working to create jobs and boost the economy. and that's exactly what this bill is all about. last month our economy added over 200,000 private-sector jobs and the unemployment rate fell to the lowest in two years. we have a long way to go, but i'm confident we have turned the corner and we are now beginning to move in the right direction. but we have to continue to make progress. that's exactly why i strongly support this long-term reauthorization of the small business innovation research program, which supports research and development efforts by small businesses that will help them grow and create jobs. it's why i will continue worki

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. i want to thank the senator from mare hair for being our fearless leader and making sure that women have a voice at the table for many years and, i just want to thank her for leading this important debate and discussion today about how h.r. 1 will affect women and children in this country in a very dramatic and very troubling way. you know, mr. president, since wall street came crashing down on main street, i've been very proud to work with so many colleagues on efforts to get our economy back on track and our workers back on the job. we all know we've got a long way to go. so many families in our country today are fighting to stay in their homes. small businesses are struggling to keep their doors open. and many of our workers are still trying desperately to find work or they stay up at night wondering what would happen to them and their families if they're the next one to get a pink slip. so, mr. president, that is why i am so disappointed that at th

mr. murray. >> mike, why is the cbs "early" show not on the monitors behind you right now?e i'm not working for cbs right now. >> good answer, mike. good answer. >> have you worked out a deal with mlb? at least if you're going to be there for six months by the time the world series rolls around, can they at least take you to the game or do you have to watch it in the fan cave? >> i'm going to watch it here at the fan cave. it is a good thing. look, no lines at the bathroom. i can eat whatever i want. you know -- >> are you tidy? mike, are you tidy? are you tidy? are you neat? or is that going to be a ben of filth in a couple of months. i say this as a mom knowing, you know, stuff that gets stuck in the sofa cracks is never nice. >> no, no, i'm extremely -- i'm a neat nick. a bit of the felix in the oscar and felix thing. hopefully ryan is also a neat g guy, i don't know. >> we wish you the very best. congratulations on this. this is going to be quite an endeavor. and if you're going to have parties at the cave, give us a call. we'll watch a couple of games with you. >> righ

mr. bill murray. he was showing me pictures from truckee. you can find 40 to 50 feet of snow. the lake level four to five feet. so unbelievable amounts. king vale had 28 inches of snow. showers will continue to take a hit and miss. then you're right back in the sun. skirting through the area, just a couple showers towards the north bay but they will pick up. 40s on the temps. this next system, yesterday the system was over here. this one's over here. that means it will be more to the north. winter storm warnings going. another 6 to 12 inches possible from now until saturday. they will probably put a weather advisory for tonight into tomorrow but they will update it about 9:00, reno and sacramento. possible thundershowers. 50s on your temps today. the extended has one more. then things start to calm down and warmer. >> all right. thank you, steve. >>> you mentioned the heavy snow. it is creating heavy road closures. we go to colfax. >> reporter: we're in colfax. this is where anyone heading into the sierras are being told to turn around. they are hoping that the road would reop

mr. whitaker. -- thank you. >> dan murray -- murphy, stakeholder in the eastern neighborhoods. i was appointed to be on the eastern neighborhood infrastructure finance work group, which was actually the group that recommended this half -- this ifd tool for transitioning areas in san francisco, so i have been very involved in the background. recently, i was voted by the members to represent the neighborhood cac on this committee, which is piloting this incredibly important financing tool in the rincon hill area. i think the policies that staff has developed in consultation with people like me representing the public are right on point. i think it is a great program. i would be remiss if i did not say in the context of being on the eastern neighborhood cac, i look forward in the not too distant future of working with this type of tool in the eastern neighborhood. i recognize the -- that rincon hill is a pilot area, but i hope we do not wait five years to be able to do this. this is a growth area for san francisco. private sector development for close to 30 years now. i can tell y

mr. ford mentioned. unfortunately, ms. hiyashi could not be here today, but i want to turn it over to jarvis murray who will talk about the group and individual members. but they are an excellent growth. >> good afternoon, directors. we would like to thank you very much for this award, and we would like to say that we, frankly, could not have done this without the integration within the mta. many members have gone out of their way to help us become a better part of the mta, and that has been fabulous for us. what also could not have done this without the help of our boss, who, unfortunately, is not here today. as well as ms. sonai bose -- sonali bose and ms. deborah johnson who also have overseen us. i would like to introduce our members individually and give you a little bit of information about them. not too much. i will make it quick. to my left is michael harris. he can out here from philadelphia. he is one of our investigators. he came a long way and has been a really helpful person for us. he has been a godsend in terms of his counsel and his intelligence and what he brings to the table with us. next to him as ms. w

mr. rehberg: thank you, chairman rogers. madam chair, i rise to express my deep frustration with this extension. here we go again. debating another continuing resolution. i'm starting to feel like bill murray in "groundhog day" in that movie the main character wakes up every morning to relive the same day again and again. he never moves forward because he's stuck on groundhog day. last year the republicans in the house put the country on notice that we would try to reduce spending by $100 billion this year. the senate knew. and the american people knew and they gave us a substantial majority in the house. we worked responsibly and openly on a continuing resolution to meet that goal. after considering scores of amendments and engaging in long days of thoughtful debate, we succeeded. in response, the senate majority leader summarily dismissed and recessed the senate. despite giving us an unprecedent three years of $1 trillion deficit, the majority leader dismised our efforts to reduce spending less than 2% from the total fiscal 2011 budget. in the interest of continuing our work on behalf of the american taxpayer and finding some common ground, republicans are offering this two-week extensio

mr. rehberg: thank you, chairman rogers. madam chair, i rise to express my deep frustration with this extension. here we go again. debating another continuing resolution. i'm starting to feel like bill murray in "groundhog day" in that movie the main character wakes up every morning to relive the same day again and again. he never moves forward because he's stuck on groundhog day. last year the republicans in the house put the country on notice that we would try to reduce spending by $100 billion this year. the senate knew. and the american people knew and they gave us a substantial majority in the house. we worked responsibly and openly on a continuing resolution to meet that goal. after considering scores of amendments and engaging in long days of thoughtful debate, we succeeded. in response, the senate majority leader summarily dismissed and recessed the senate. despite giving us an unprecedent three years of $1 trillion deficit, the majority leader dismised our efforts to reduce spending less than 2% from the total fiscal 2011 budget. in the interest of continuing our work on behalf of the american taxpayer and finding some common ground, republicans are offering this two-week extensio