mr. murray. >> commissioners there has always been a wheelchair pick up requirement. it has changed of 2012. we did institute one that said you have to have eight wheelchair pick ups per month and that's because we are now better able to track those pick ups and able to see what the companies are doing. it used to be much more onerous. it used to be three pick ups per shift, but then we recognized that it was onerous for drivers we lowered it to three pick ups. and as the tracking became much more secure we've been able to say now with can realistically track the pick ups and we've determined that eight is a doing number amongst the industry. and that's because the eighty wheelchair pick ups, if your vehicle is traveling 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it's two wheelchairs a week is what that comes down to. and again, the whole point of the wheelchair accessible program is to /phraeuts priority on those customers. the revocation of that permit needs to stand because otherwise -- we already hav

mrs. murray: i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mrs. murray: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: as the chairwoman of the appropriations committee leaves, i want to than thank her her tremendous leadership. mr. president, i did come today to talk about another topic and that is that unfortunately for over 1.4 million americans who have lost their unemployment benefits and the over 70,000 who continue to lose them each week now, the senate has found itself in an all-too-familiar place. once again some republicans are refusing to be able to say "yes" even to the most reasonable of offers, and it's a problem that we have seen in this body too many times. over the course of the 16-day shutdown last october, we tried time

mr. murray. so no matter what the circumstances that the medallion holder wants to transfer, do you have law or legal standards on why you're denying the transfer as far as sfmta's concerned? >> it is -- i believe the statute does say subject to sfmta approval. when they transfer it's not that they just go somewhere and it's done. they have to submit information to us and we obtain information from the other company on how it's going to be operating, things of that sort, so we gather all of that material and base the decision on that. >> it seemed like she based it on a legal standard that certain things were required for refusal of a transfer. >> attorneys, help me out. i think in the code it may specifically mention administrative probation 'cause that's an absolute in terms of if you're a company -- if the accepting company is on administrative probation then it absolutely cannot go to that company so in terms of that standard yeah, there is an absolute there. now, admittedly it's a bit of a l

mrs. murray: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: madam president, i want to thank the -- my colleagues from connecticut and wisconsin for their strong voices and support for a woman to make her own health care decisions in this country and i appreciate them being here today to talk about that and to note with me that 41 years ago last week, just about 400 yards from where we are standing here today, the course for women in this country was change changed forever. after decades of struggle, american had access to safe and legal aabortions. in one case, american women have gain the ability to make decisions about their own health care, their own bodies. at a time when some members of this body were far too long to remember, women stood up to the restrictive laws of states and the federal government and to the men who at that time wrote them. now, madam president, i'd like to think that after four decad decades, many of those who want to make women's hea

mr. murray had replaced him. the unabomber was proud of himself.dn't matter that his bomb had killed the wrong man. they were engaged in the same kind of work, which was anti-environment in his opinion. and so it was okay. >> i'd been to a number of bomb scenes over my career, and the last one in sacramento was probably one of the more horrific. the shrapnel is usually what maims or kills the victim. most of the cases, nails, staples, and screws were used. that's an antipersonnel device. that's used to maim or kill. >> when you go to those crime scenes or when you see the devastation that was left behind and then you read about what he says and how he felt about those bombs, it's really chilling. it's chilling that someone can think like that, behave like that, and do that kind of thing. >> by now, the unabomber had been at large for almost 17 years. >> we talk about lone actors a lot, how difficult they are to catch. the unabomber was the lone wolf in the most classic sense. >> socially, he defined himself as a social cripple. but technologically,

mrs. murray: mr. president, thank you. i want to start by thanking my friend, the distinguished senator from maryland, as well as her counterpart in the house, chairman rogers. they have shown great leadership in working across the aisle to accomplish this mammoth task that we have give inthem on a very tight -- geffen the given a very tight time line. i am hu here to talk about why t is important that we pass this omnibus appropriations bill and continue to build on the bipartisan steps that we have taken so far. last week i spoke at a press --t week i speak at a press conference on employment. listening to james, he was very hardworking and ambitious, but he explained to me that he was still living at home with his parents because, despite a lot of searching, he has not been able to find a job. well, what was clear to me from james' story and from a lot of others, frankly, across the country, that even though the economy has made progress, far too many americans still aren't feeling the benefits. too many of them are wor

mrs. murray: madam president, this new year represents an opportunity for us to refocus and plan for our year ahead. unfortunately, of course, for millions of americans their focus will be on just trying to stay afloat over the next year while they search for work. all of us here know there is no more important issue for middle-class families across america right now than jobs and the economy. this is what they want their elected officials to be focused on and it is exactly what i think we ought to be working on here every day. now, by reaching a bipartisan agreement last month, we did a number of things to work towards that goal. first of all, and importantly, we showed the american people that members of congress can work together, that we can listen to each other, and that we can get into a room and, frankly, without trying to talk without trying to hurt each other politically. but secondly, by breaking through that partisanship we finally ended that seemingly never-ending cycle of lurching fr

mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. i come to the floor this afternoon to talk about the fact that 50 years ago today president lyndon johnson made his first state of the union address and he used that date, january 8, 1964, to chart a new agenda for the country and to declare that america would take on an unconditional war on poverty. with that directive congress worked on some of the most successful programs in the history of our country. medicare, head start, pell grants, expansions to social security. president johnson knew that the devastation of poverty went deeper than just the lack of a job or the lack of basic needs. americans in poverty didn't even have a fair chance to make a better life for themselves and their families. now, since 1964 economists estimate that poverty rate has now fallen by 10% when accounting for social safety net programs, so we are moving in the right direction. but we have a lot more work to do to give everyone the fair chance they need to succeed in this country. madam president, for t

mrs. murray: thank you, madam president. madam president, last night president obama laid out an optimistic vision for a great nation that must never stop working to become even greater. when the president gave his first state of the union in february of 2009, our economy was losing over 700,000 jobs a month. wall street firms had collapsed and taken main street businesses with them and economists were not sure how deep it would go or if it would tip from a great recession into a true depression. families across the country were huddled around kitchen tables talking late into the night trying to figure out how they were going to stay in their homes or send their kids to college or even put food on their table. people who had gone to work every single day of their adult lives, who hadn't had to update their resume in 20 years, didn't know how they were going to pull their lives together if they got that pink slip. workers who had jobs they thought were secure were panicking knowing if things continued to go wrong nobody was t

mr. schumer. the senator from washington, ms. murray. the senator from colorado, mr. bennett. the senator from michigan, ms. stabenow. the senator from alaska, mr. begich. the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell. the senator from texas, mr. cornyn. the senator from south dakota, mr. thune. the senator from missouri, mr. blunt. and the senator from wyoming, mr. barrasso. >> the members of the escort committee are exit through the chamber doors through the lobby. [inaudible conversations] .. brt [ inaudible conversation] >> the acting dean of the court. applause ] >> mr. speaker, the chief justice and the >> mr. speaker, the chief justice and the justice of the supreme court. [ applause ] [ applause ] [inaudible conversations taking place]

murray of seattle. thank you so much. ( cheers and applause ). and the honorable mayor michael hancock of denver. thank you so much, mr. mayor. all right. ntlemen, gentlemen, are you ready for some football? >> yes. >> absolutely. >> stephen: all right, let's do this thing. mayor murray, you are seattle's first openly gay mayor. that's a lifestyle i do not cob don't. ( cheers and applause ). , i'm sorry but everyone knows being mayor is a choice. ( laughter ). >> and i'm glad seattle made that choice. >> stephen: okay, good. and yet, and yet, you don't let them vote on whether you should be gay. that sounds like a double standard. mayor hancock, mayor hancock, you are, likewise, the openly black mayor of denver. now, colorado-- colorado has legalized recreational marijuana, but you want to ban smoking it in public. >> right. >> stephen: okay. >> right. >> stephen: but you also support allowing bars the option to stay open later. >> that is correct, stephen. >> stephen: okay, you heard him, broncos fans-- if you have a victory riot, don't do it because you're stoned. do it because you're drunk, okay? ( cheers and applause ) all right, let

murray is here with the san francisco municipal transportation agency and john kwaung is here manager of public works. at this time mr. pacheco if you would go over the meeting guidelines and go over the process. >> please turn off our cell phones. appellants, permit holders and department representative each have 7 minutes to present their cases. people speaking must include their comments in 3 minutes. people affiliated have up to 3 minutes to address the board but no rebuttals. to assist the board in the accurate presentation of minutes, you are asked but not required to submit a speaker card of the board staff when you come to the podium. speaker cards are available on the left side of the podium. the board welcomes your comments. if you have questions about requesting a rehearing, schedules, please speak to the staff after the meeting or call the board office tomorrow morning. the board office is located at 1550 mission room 304. this meeting is broadcast live on san francisco government television. sf gov. tv. san francisco television. channel 78. thank you for your attention. at this point in time we'll conduc

klobuchar, warren, durbin, whitehouse, markey, baldwin, leahy, coons, mikulski, murray, warner, hirono, murphy, harkin and brown. mr. reid: note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. portman: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: is there objection. without objection. mr. reid: madam president, i have the floor here. the presiding officer: the majority leader. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: i thank you, madam president, for recognizing me. i've been trying to be recognized before the majority leader decided to what we call around here fill the tree, which means taking away the opportunity for amendments to be offered, although there will be an attempt i believe in a moment to offer some. i'm disappointed in that because i thin

mr. president, several years ago under the leadership of our colleague, patty murray, who was my predecessor, as chair of the veterans' committee, we proudly passed the caregivers act. and the caregivers act was a very important piece of legislation which said to families who were taking care of disabled veterans, we understand that what you're doing is very, very difficult and we're going to give you some assistance. mr. president, after listening to the concerns, that legislation that we have passed dealt with post-9/11 veterans and their families. but after listening to the concerns of pre-il-9/11 veterans and their families, i introduced s. 851, to extend eligibility to the caregivers program to veterans' families of all eras, all eras. so we took this program which is working well and we said, we are going to pay attention to the needs of all families who are taking care of men and women who put their lives on the line to defend us and have become disabled. and that is in this legislation as well. mr. president, also in this legislation is language which will extend eligibility to enrol

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mr. hoyer here. i was very pleased to see us come to a common budge it agreement between paul ryan and patty murray.d to see an omnibus. we can go back to what's called regular order on the hill and move our appropriations bills through. i think that will raise confidence and frankly benefit both parties. >> i want to ask you both to stick with me, dana as well. when we come back, i'll ask you if speaker boehner can survive another year from his caucus. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around, barbara ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ [ female announcer ] fiber one. >>> mopped floors, did dishes, tended bar. and you have to learn to deal with every jackass that walks in the door. trust me, i've learned all the skills i learned growing up do my job. >> i am back with a lot of nodding heads here with steny hoyer, tom cole, and dana bash of the speaker and his future. it was a great appearance on leno i thought. >> it was. and i've been to the bar his family owned and i think that he's right. i've also seen him try to wran

mr. president, it's 2014 and we are not getting off to a good start. with me is the pastor of the church of the holy family, my friend, dr. gerald murray. father gerald murray, sorry about that, father. >> that's okay, judge. >> i'm talking about contraception. what do you think? what's going on? >> the message here, if you like your religion, you can't keep it. and that is a horrible message from the president of the united states and the members of his administration. we do not live in a country where the government tells us what to believe, what to do with those beliefs, how to live out our faith. that's precisely what these nuns are facing from the federal government. fines for trying to teach catholic teaching. that's absurd. >> i don't understand why the president would do this. doesn't he look like a bully with these nuns who are devoting their lives? they are -- they've taken the little sisters of the poor. but what is this about? >> this is the real war on women. remember they were telling the catholic church is against them. not at all. the catholic church gives women, men, all of us, an opportunity to pray to god and to belie

it was the same thing that we used in the murray-ryan budget agreement that this body supported just a few weeks ago. so, mr. president, totally paid for, was somethin with somethinl ryan suggested and we adopted just a short period of time -- a short time ago. it makes structural reforms they said they wanted. maybe not all of them but it made structural reforms. it's hard to understand why they can't take "yes" for an answer. maybe it's because they don't want the legislation passed. it's possible, huh? but i haven't given up, mr. president. i had discussions with a number of republican colleagues this evening and they said they're going to try to come up with something else. i certainly hope that's the case. we need to understand that there's 1.4 million americans hurting and it's hard for me to comprehend why something that meets the outlines of what we understood they wanted isn't good enough. now, maybe they don't like it because it doesn't give them an opportunity to -- well, i with dra that --withdraw that today. i think we've had enough talk here today. i'm not go to add with that. what i want to c

have the managing director of the imf and january 22nd, murray smith, the head of the nfl players association. second, i would like to present mr. boardman with the traditional national press club coffee mug. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. [applause] >> one last question. many folks consider amtrak riders need to be one of the best media accounts. how does it get started, and how do you think it is benefiting your passengers? >> i love it like she was my daughter. julia, stand up. [applause] thank you. [laughter] thank you mr. boardman for coming and to each of you in the audience. i would also like to think the national press club staff including the journalism institute for helping organize today's event. finally here is a reminder. you can find more information about the national press club on the web site, www.press.org and transcript and video information of today's program. thank you. we are adjourned. [applause] [inaudible conversations] earlier today the house passed a bill requiring the health and human service department to notify people when their personal information is stolen from health care exchanges. demo

for and have offered a very similar amendment when the murray-ryan bill moved through the senate and i think it's something that we need to work on. mr. sessions: look, we're not talking about as much as we should now. it's -- it's gone down a little bit, the talk, but our deficit situation is still very, very grim. we now have a current debt of $17 trillion. that's unprecedented in the history of the united states. it's doubled in recent years. it's the kind of deficits we've never seen before in -- and it's something we've got to address. mr. j.t. young in "the washington times," former member of the department of treasury, i believe, in the bush administration, former staffer on the budget committee, wrote though that what we're seeing in our budgeting is a tip of the iceberg. the interest payments we're making now, some $250 billion or so a year on the $17 trillion that we owe, is a tip of the iceberg. because if interest rates return to their 40-year average, we're going to see a dramatic increase on interest payments on that debt. when we say we have $17 trilli $17 trillion, we're talking about money the united states governmen

mr. president, and colleagues, this is a question before us now. do we adhere to the spending limits congress passed, promised less than a month ago? or do we break the ryan-murray limits like we broke the budget control act limits in the -- in the -- will we do so in the first bill that comes before the congress this year? this is not a vote on unemployment benefits. when i'm able to make the budget point of order -- and i plan to do so -- it's not about unemployment benefits when we vote on the budget point of order. it's a vote on whether we uphold the spending limits we agreed to or whether we violate those limits in the first spending bill since this congress took session this year. this is about the integrity of this institution. in 2011, we passed the budget control act and promised to spend a certain amount of money and that amount only. but when the spending discipline proved too tough, congress has backed down and agreed to a new, looser spending limits under ryan-murray. that was just a few weeks ago before -- just before christmas. and now here we are on the first spending bill of the year and our democratic majority is proposing to bust the ryan-mur

mrs. murray: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, could we have order in the senate? the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the senate will come to order. take your conversations out in the cloakroom. mr. reid: what is the issue before the senate? the presiding officer: the motion to commit is the pending question, sir. mr. reid: mr. president, i'm going to offer a consent agreement based on the conversations i've had with a number of republicans and a long conversation in my caucus just a few minutes ago. we've been struggling to -- and i'm going to speak just for a few minutes. i know everybody's got a lot of things to do. we have all been struggling to find a way to e

mr. speaker. i had meetings with ministers, colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house i have further meetings later today. >> murray smith. >> mr. speaker, figures show the u.k. economy growing at its fastest rate since 2007. the plan is working. stick with it or abandon our plan but a better economic pizza at and my constituents, would the prime minister agree with me that what we are taking us that most be the future of britain and our children? the next generation? >> absolutely right. that should be the test of the decisions we are taking and will they secure a better future, more stability, more peace of mind for our children and grandchildren? last week we saw the biggest number of new jobs and a quarter since records began. this week we see the growth in their economy for six years, there should be no complaints, the job is nowhere near complete but if we stick to long-term economic plan we can see our country rise and our people rise too. >> mr. speaker, the house will recognize the government's change of heart on syrian refugees which i raised last week. we look forward to the home secretary's statement bu

mr. speaker. i rise in support of this clean short-term continuing resolution to ensure uninterrupted government services while we finish the omnibus bill. our work could not begin until passage of the murray-ryan budget agreement in december. the house and senate budget resolutions were nearly $92 billion apart. we had already suffered an unnecessary government shutdown. the december budget agreement passed with bipartisan support, gave the appropriations committee a workable number, and allowed bipartisan, bicameral negotiations to occur. and we haven't wasted a moment. our committee worked through the holidays to produce the fiscal year 2014 omnibus package. i'm delighted to report that it contains all 12 spending bills and detailed direction in all areas of discretionary spending. reaching agreement on all 12 bills was not easy, required a tremendous level of cooperation and compromise. nobody got everything they wanted. last night, chairman rogers and chairwoman mccullskey released the text of the omnibus bill and members will now have two days to review the details before the house votes. unfortunately the current continuing resolution expires at midnight on wednesday to allow -- on