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$11,000 for mr. r hess so people have said we have a lot of narrow buildings. i went out history and measured this building. it's 9 feet ten and a half inches wide. >> the lot is a little more. there is an inch and a half on both sides. >> this is a real landmark. >> there is the dog. >> there is the required dog and the reason this is in there it has a green roof. this is a little shed that somebody built it's under the 100 square feet requirement and below no permit is required and they built this artist studio with a green roof isn't that odd? gorgeous studio an. >> these are earthquake refugee shacks and they replaced the tent cities put up in parks and house the ten's of thousand's of refugees and wurn winter was approaching and decided they decided a more permanent way to house these people and they built these cottages in city parks and presidio park and of this amount there are 23, 24 that are certified to still be standing although we assume there are many more hidden in people's backyards or suburbs and that type of thing and when the camps closed peo
$11,000 for mr. r hess so people have said we have a lot of narrow buildings. i went out history and measured this building. it's 9 feet ten and a half inches wide. >> the lot is a little more. there is an inch and a half on both sides. >> this is a real landmark. >> there is the dog. >> there is the required dog and the reason this is in there it has a green roof. this is a little shed that somebody built it's under the 100 square feet requirement and below no permit is...
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we started out with the lights in our parking lot, and mrs. r. last large project. we have done many small projects in our community for many years, and this is just a culmination of the long years of work by our board of, our current ford, because previous boards -- the place was in neglect, and since we acquired a project manager to help us manage our property, we have had much success, and we have a lot of admiration for the neighboring communities surrounding us, and we get a lot of compliments on how we have relief renovated and repaired a lot of things that originally were there, -- how we have really renovated and repaired a lot of things that originally were there. we're asking for approval so we can enjoy our amenities. this is a private homeowner association supported and maintained by the association. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> i am all homeowner of 56 garrison avenue which abuts the area of the proposal is being asked to expand. i argue the quality of life will suffer during and after the construction of the facility. it will potentially i
we started out with the lights in our parking lot, and mrs. r. last large project. we have done many small projects in our community for many years, and this is just a culmination of the long years of work by our board of, our current ford, because previous boards -- the place was in neglect, and since we acquired a project manager to help us manage our property, we have had much success, and we have a lot of admiration for the neighboring communities surrounding us, and we get a lot of...
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mr. williams here, today. >> yes, sir. can you spell your name for the reporter? >> b as in boy, i-c-k-f-o-r-d. >> thank you, sir. >> mr. williams, for the record, could you please state your full name and spell your last, sir? >> my name is michael keith williams. w-i-l-l-i-a-m-s. >> thank you, sir. >> by whom are you employed? >> transocean. >> and what position do you hold with transocean, sir? >> chief electronics technician. >> and how long have you been
mr. williams here, today. >> yes, sir. can you spell your name for the reporter? >> b as in boy, i-c-k-f-o-r-d. >> thank you, sir. >> mr. williams, for the record, could you please state your full name and spell your last, sir? >> my name is michael keith williams. w-i-l-l-i-a-m-s. >> thank you, sir. >> by whom are you employed? >> transocean. >> and what position do you hold with transocean, sir? >> chief electronics technician....
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but here mr wagner r g. and finally of the lacrosse world championships have kicked off a mantra stay in the u.k. by the place that invented the sport as early as a thousand years ago looks set to miss the tournament due to paperwork the american and iraq watch teen refused to accept us prosperous bot were allowed to travel to angle on by the u.s. government on the iroquois confederacy documents however most players still lack the probably just phases while others need clearance from canada and i'll stop. new york after missing their flights to match a stab but are still hopeful of making the trip the players however saying that accepting american passports would be their identity. this is our nationally. i think once or put it in that way people start feeling that they can make the connection to why we are standing so strong on this this represents our national putting shoni and this is what we're standing for the team when we go over to england and we present our current shows at the players' table and we
but here mr wagner r g. and finally of the lacrosse world championships have kicked off a mantra stay in the u.k. by the place that invented the sport as early as a thousand years ago looks set to miss the tournament due to paperwork the american and iraq watch teen refused to accept us prosperous bot were allowed to travel to angle on by the u.s. government on the iroquois confederacy documents however most players still lack the probably just phases while others need clearance from canada and...
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by the mr wagner r g. and that brings us to the end of the sport for them that's it for me for another couple of guys at least so. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on the. joys which are made. please children. should treat illnesses. worse than the. plague. we give you the future we. want to. invest in science. and. technology. for almost a fantasy is the jewel of two superpowers and. rivals jewel in the spins. engine sailors call it the sea canary due to its high pitched twitter. this morning now on this holiday communicated. to trying to say. how can we decode its meaning with. the sequence of. aunty in indonesia multis available in the ground your photo shoots a media photo the ritz carlton hotel and a little hotel motel movie millennium hotel in china you can see all the t.v. and sensor telma come rocks hotel mccombs grand hotel macau the venetian marco resort hotel we saw to sell to. towns with resorts mcconnell's
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but he mr dog r g. and that brings us to the end of the sport for them that's it for me for another couple of as at least so. so. every month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and i want to bring the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world acknowledging update on r g things this is not a war. everybody is sure to support they have no idea about the hardships that we face. one it's businesses that. are in the army. is a. precious thing in the world. is of self-sacrifice and heroism with those who understand that you have to live a. real life stories from world war two. to nine hundred forty five dot dot com. the kabul conference kicks off in afghanistan with an international political how you weight striving for a stronger country and more power to local security forces. finding the battle against aids rights activists call for more money to curb the disease but scientists are divided on prevention or treatment. and protecting the poor presid
but he mr dog r g. and that brings us to the end of the sport for them that's it for me for another couple of as at least so. so. every month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and i want to bring the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world acknowledging update on r g things this is not a war. everybody is sure to support they have no idea about the hardships that we face. one it's businesses that. are in the army. is a. precious...
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>> reporter: after testifying before congress, open hostility >> r mosme epidemic. >> mr. hayward, you're not taking responsibility. you're kicking the can down the you're kic oad and acting as if you have have g to do with the company. >> reporter: hayward's dodging didn't help matters. didn't help part of the decision-making process on this f the ss on this : after that, he was eporter: after t front lines, sent back to england and promptly, sp promptly spotted on his yacht. if if forced out, he would take his salary and pension worth over $18 million. but here in the gulf, the anger lingers. >> i don't think he was the ight man for the job. wishyou know, i wish him well, but we need to get this oil cleaned up. sorry for get our life back. life is goingry for him, because his life is going to be more of less ruined. he reporter: and out over the ess l site today aboard a coast uard plane, visibly less oil. >> we're now on the ninth day where no new oil has been eleased at the well site. >> reporter: bonnie was a dud, and rain and rain may have break break up some of the
>> reporter: after testifying before congress, open hostility >> r mosme epidemic. >> mr. hayward, you're not taking responsibility. you're kicking the can down the you're kic oad and acting as if you have have g to do with the company. >> reporter: hayward's dodging didn't help matters. didn't help part of the decision-making process on this f the ss on this : after that, he was eporter: after t front lines, sent back to england and promptly, sp promptly spotted on his...
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have been killed so far in july with twelve of those deaths coming in the last day or so for r t i'm more in mr washington d.c. where u.s. strategy needs afghan troops to take control which will be far from easy afghan war veteran. his experiences with us. the overall strategy is to pass over leadership from the americans and the coalition forces to the afghans but die experience when i was just in afghanistan a few months ago in the afghan national army treaty center. national army is going to be in effect even an evil figure with leadership from the americans now like you're going to hear a lot of talk about the iraq surge working because we passed raqi the leadership of the iraqi army but the iraqi army is light years ahead of where the afghan army is the afghan army is is ill effect in every possible way so to tell we're going to gain momentum going fortunately unless there's peace talks and peace negotiations the situation will always be a quagmire for those two on the home page as well r.t. dot com and our you tube channel this is our team coming up in the program a blast from the past. t
have been killed so far in july with twelve of those deaths coming in the last day or so for r t i'm more in mr washington d.c. where u.s. strategy needs afghan troops to take control which will be far from easy afghan war veteran. his experiences with us. the overall strategy is to pass over leadership from the americans and the coalition forces to the afghans but die experience when i was just in afghanistan a few months ago in the afghan national army treaty center. national army is going to...
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have been killed so far in july with twelve of those deaths coming in the last day or so for r t m or in mr washington d.c. . the u.s. has handed over the last iraq's prisons to the country's government authorities will take control of around one thousand six hundred detainees that come close to the capital baghdad america's slowly withdrawing from iraq with a final deadline set for december next year the u.s. will continue to hold two hundred detainees some of which were members of saddam hussein's last government though the majority how can be identified earlier i spoke to under gilligan he's a journalist from britain's daily telegraph newspaper who worked as a reporter in baghdad when the u.s. led invasion was launched back in two thousand and three he told me the remaining prisoners of the last gaps in the u.s. occupation. they are the last remaining if you like american black hole of detainees we we know roughly who's held at guantanamo bay we know who's in custody enough going to. we still don't know who these people are conditions in very many of these shows and knots and not very go
have been killed so far in july with twelve of those deaths coming in the last day or so for r t m or in mr washington d.c. . the u.s. has handed over the last iraq's prisons to the country's government authorities will take control of around one thousand six hundred detainees that come close to the capital baghdad america's slowly withdrawing from iraq with a final deadline set for december next year the u.s. will continue to hold two hundred detainees some of which were members of saddam...
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items 55 and 56 with r-in the hands of the board. >> thank you very much. mr.ident and thank you to the members to have public who waited to speak on this item. let me again by just thanking the co-sponsors of this charter amendment. besides myself, this charter amendment has been co-authored by the supervisor, by the president as well as supervisor marr. i want to thank each one of them as well as their respectsive offices that and all the work that has gone into this charter amendment. putting together a charter amendment, let alone a charter amendment with this complexity with the number of co-authors that have been involved is a very challenging task and it has taken months and a lot of hard work to get to this point. it is clear that any one who has been following the board for the last few months can know that the issue of what's happening with the m.t.a. is a very important issue for the city and a very important issue for all of our constituents and what this charter amendment does is that it recognizes that the m.t. sambings broken. that even though th
items 55 and 56 with r-in the hands of the board. >> thank you very much. mr.ident and thank you to the members to have public who waited to speak on this item. let me again by just thanking the co-sponsors of this charter amendment. besides myself, this charter amendment has been co-authored by the supervisor, by the president as well as supervisor marr. i want to thank each one of them as well as their respectsive offices that and all the work that has gone into this charter amendment....
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mr. rose. i have one question. it is about the current contract that expires shortly, it calls for 1 extension. >> it is our intention to issue a new r f p for a contractor in 2014. supervisor avalos: for this unspecified length of time, how did you determine that it would be a five-year contract? >> just the probability that the volume might increase over the next five years, allowing auto- return a duration of time to cover improvement costs. supervisor avalos: future amendments would not be allowed? >> we do not foresee any. supervisor mirkarimi: there has been a 19% decrease over the last six years, therefore revenue is also the creasing on the part of us keeping up with the population. given the price, it is analogous to one week's salary. is it also because of other telling companies? or renegade telling companies that are able to hijack our business? >> that is not the case. they are directly related to the totals referred to by the mta. supervisor mirkarimi: do you have any data for cars that go unclaimed? [inaudible] any idea what the population looks like? >> we have much data regarding that issue. the current volume of aba
mr. rose. i have one question. it is about the current contract that expires shortly, it calls for 1 extension. >> it is our intention to issue a new r f p for a contractor in 2014. supervisor avalos: for this unspecified length of time, how did you determine that it would be a five-year contract? >> just the probability that the volume might increase over the next five years, allowing auto- return a duration of time to cover improvement costs. supervisor avalos: future amendments...
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mr. ken maily. >> thank you. it's an honor to be here again. i had the pleasure to be here in 19983 for the 50th anniversary with then-may r dianne feinstein, who's the honorary chairman of our this year semicesc quite centennial. the senator sent a note of greetings the 8 it's my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all of you at the 75th coit tower diamond judge brinkemaee. i'm sorry i'm unable to be with you today. the coit tower is one of the crown jewels of the city, known throughout the world for its beauty. as a united states senator and former payor of san francisco i once again welcome all of you to this celebration and thank you for recognizing the rich history of this beloved landmark. sincerely, senator dianne feinstein. as i said, i'm proud to be here again today. i'm already thinking they'll start tomorrow planning for the 100th anniversary in 2023 and maybe have a little more lead time. coit tower and pioneer park are symbols've the city's pride in the late 1800's. through the the city's history there are legends of civic pride and heroic deachtds the phoenix over the doorway represents several rebirths of san francisco, from the f
mr. ken maily. >> thank you. it's an honor to be here again. i had the pleasure to be here in 19983 for the 50th anniversary with then-may r dianne feinstein, who's the honorary chairman of our this year semicesc quite centennial. the senator sent a note of greetings the 8 it's my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all of you at the 75th coit tower diamond judge brinkemaee. i'm sorry i'm unable to be with you today. the coit tower is one of the crown jewels of the city, known throughout...
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mr s. solves describes as detailing the every day squalor of war judy and that's also like you very much for talking to rt now you've had a wide range of responses to this publication ranging from praise right down to criticism is that what you were expecting you know we knew this was serious material it covers a six year period of war and ninety two thousand reports and almost every incident serious incident three i wasn't able to give them with the times and locations number of people killed except for. so we knew that it's a. great thing for france as a historical document and as little primary resource to be used for further investigations and we also know from those sorts of cases that we've dealt with previously but we always get pushed back i were never we repealed abuse by some of what i was asian we always get that organization or its friends pushing back to try and steer the message away from the allegations that have been raised and one of the main criticisms has been leveled at you is that you. you have published the villages the names and in some cases the g.p.s. coordinates of people afghan
mr s. solves describes as detailing the every day squalor of war judy and that's also like you very much for talking to rt now you've had a wide range of responses to this publication ranging from praise right down to criticism is that what you were expecting you know we knew this was serious material it covers a six year period of war and ninety two thousand reports and almost every incident serious incident three i wasn't able to give them with the times and locations number of people killed...
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mr. williams here, today. >> yes, sir. can you spell your name for the reporter? >> b as in boy, i-c-k-f-o-r-d. >> thank you, sir. >> mr. williams, for the record, could you please state your full name and spell your last, sir? >> my name is michael keith williams. w-i-l-l-i-a-m-s. >> thank you, sir. >> by whom are you employed? >> transocean. >> and what position do you hold with transocean, sir? >> chief electronics technician. >> and how long have you been the chief electronics technician? >> approximately six months. >> prior to your becoming chief electronics technician, what was your positions within transocean? >> electronics technician prior to that for a period of one year and prior to that i was a roustabout. >> and how long were you a roustabout, sir? >> with transocean, two years. >> were you a roustabout with another company as well, sir? >> no, sir. >> did you have any other oil and gas experience outside of transocean? >> none. >> ok. as chief electronic tech, can you please briefly describe your job responsibilities on board the deepwater horizon? >> first and foremost job responsibilites included mainta
mr. williams here, today. >> yes, sir. can you spell your name for the reporter? >> b as in boy, i-c-k-f-o-r-d. >> thank you, sir. >> mr. williams, for the record, could you please state your full name and spell your last, sir? >> my name is michael keith williams. w-i-l-l-i-a-m-s. >> thank you, sir. >> by whom are you employed? >> transocean. >> and what position do you hold with transocean, sir? >> chief electronics technician....
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mr. chairman. it's a pleasure to see you. appreciate the goojob you do r this nation and i'm glad you're still independent. obviously, you've brought us some information that is some ways not all that optistic. unusual uncertainty, interesting term. let me try to get to a couple of, hopefully, positive certaintities. one would be if we were to do -- if you look at the banking financial institutions today, the major ones, and you reflected in the terms of a stress test, which is what the europeans are going through and what we've been through, do any of our banks have stress test issues of any significance right now? >> i'm not quite sure what you mean by stress test issues. we do do stress tests of 19 of the largest banks in the united states. >> i'm talking the bargest banks. >> some of them were required to raise additional capital, all of which did. nce then, large banks have become increasingly profitable. their losses on most categories of loans seem to have peaked. in some cases they're reducing their reserves against loan losses. so the overall capi
mr. chairman. it's a pleasure to see you. appreciate the goojob you do r this nation and i'm glad you're still independent. obviously, you've brought us some information that is some ways not all that optistic. unusual uncertainty, interesting term. let me try to get to a couple of, hopefully, positive certaintities. one would be if we were to do -- if you look at the banking financial institutions today, the major ones, and you reflected in the terms of a stress test, which is what the...
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moving forward with people, you know, talking about doing more drilling and we built r whole economy around this. and so, mr. secretary, you're being asked to defend a system which truly is basically collapsing. it rlly is. and i tha you for your service, but the fact the matter is, the system itself is collapsing. we think we can keep interfering in the natural world without any consequences. we think we can postpone the delivery or the development of alternative energies. we think we can keep on living in this country the way we've been living without any correction in our course even in the face of a tremendous catastrophe in the gulf. well, we're going to have to start thinking about. yield back. >> thank the gentleman from ohio. i now recognize the gentleman from florida, congressman michael for three minute. >> first of all, i want to thank chairman towns for -- and mr. issa for convening this hearing. i'm please to see the secretary here. there are some very serious questions that need to be answered about what took place and also what measures we in place to deal with the current spills that i see f
moving forward with people, you know, talking about doing more drilling and we built r whole economy around this. and so, mr. secretary, you're being asked to defend a system which truly is basically collapsing. it rlly is. and i tha you for your service, but the fact the matter is, the system itself is collapsing. we think we can keep interfering in the natural world without any consequences. we think we can postpone the delivery or the development of alternative energies. we think we can keep...
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mr. williams. can you spell your name? be as in boy, i cik-c-k-f-o-r-d. put my name is michael williams. >> by whom are you employed? >> transocean. >> and what position do you hold with transocean, sir? >> chief electronics technician. >> and how long have you been the chief electronics technician? >> approximately six months. >> prior to your becoming chief electronics technician, what was your positions within transocean? >> electronics technician prior to that for a period of one year and prior to that i was a roustabout. >> and how long were you a roustabout, sir? >> with transocean, two years. >> were you a roustabout with another company as well, sir? >> no, sir. >> did you have any other oil and gas experience outside of transocean? >> none. >> ok. as chief electronic tech, can you please briefly describe your job responsibilities on board the deepwater horizon? >> first and foremost job responsibilites included maintaining the fire and gas systems and any and all electronic signaling devices throughout the rig. >> can you give me a background of
mr. williams. can you spell your name? be as in boy, i cik-c-k-f-o-r-d. put my name is michael williams. >> by whom are you employed? >> transocean. >> and what position do you hold with transocean, sir? >> chief electronics technician. >> and how long have you been the chief electronics technician? >> approximately six months. >> prior to your becoming chief electronics technician, what was your positions within transocean? >> electronics...
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mr. speaker, at taxpayer money and send out these brochures, these glossy, fancy medicare brochures, telling seniors it's going to be better to cut their program 12 percent r% a year. i think the american people know better and the folks in wisconsin and folks in ohio and folks in california are going to let those three representatives know and give them an earful when they go back to their districts during august recess. and i yield back. . mr. graves: we've been talking about solutions. job creation, certainty was named by mr. thompson there, uncertainty being the problem, certainty being the solution. so some certainty would be, let's pass this legislation that blocks the largest tax increase in the history of our nation, let's get some of this regulation out of the way, let's empower the small business owners and just embrace and ignite that entrepreneurial spirit, the solutions to job creation. the second component we were talking about is the spending and balancing the budget. it's time to cut spending, let's say enough is enough here in washington. all of america, all businesses, all state, all local governments are cutting spending whereas here we
mr. speaker, at taxpayer money and send out these brochures, these glossy, fancy medicare brochures, telling seniors it's going to be better to cut their program 12 percent r% a year. i think the american people know better and the folks in wisconsin and folks in ohio and folks in california are going to let those three representatives know and give them an earful when they go back to their districts during august recess. and i yield back. . mr. graves: we've been talking about solutions. job...
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mr. lewis: i rise to oppose the lee amendment to essentially cut off the funding for r troops in afghanistan and i'm very proud to call upon my colleague, our leader on the defense subcommittee from florida, bill young, for five minutes. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. young: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for yielding the time. and i rise to say compliments to chairman norm dicks of the subcommittee for having worked with the minority and majority as well as the president of the united states to develop a very good defense appropriations supplemental appropriations bill for our troops who are fighting in iraq and afghanistan. the bill provides the equipment necessary for those troops to carry out their mission. the bill provides for training. the bill provides for self-protective measures to keep our troops safe while they fight the war they were sent to fight. now the only problem i have is, we aren't going to vote on tha bill. that bill, although this is supposedly a defense supplemental, that bill is not going to be voted on. that bill was reported and approved by t
mr. lewis: i rise to oppose the lee amendment to essentially cut off the funding for r troops in afghanistan and i'm very proud to call upon my colleague, our leader on the defense subcommittee from florida, bill young, for five minutes. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. young: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for yielding the time. and i rise to say compliments to chairman norm dicks of the subcommittee for having worked with the minority and majority as well as the president...
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mr. or ms. claimant, off choice -- you can take money now for your rrent injury and come back later, when the future is more known,r we can agree that the future damage is likely to be this and here is a much larger check. your call. very, very often the claimant wants the larger check. in other words, mr. feinberg, you're telling me based on mr. quigley's valid question i have a choice. i can either take a check now for $1,000 or based on your sound judgment, take a check for $30,000. but i can't come back later. mr. feinberg, i'll take that $30,0 check. i think that you've explained to me what you think is the likely outcome. i want finality, and i want the larger check. i think it's important. i do not assume that finality only benefits bp. i'm trying to help claimants who are trying to plan their future. and when you say to a claimant, well, you know, you can come back in three years from now and, depending on how it works and the oil samples and the water samples, you may get more, or based on my judgment talking to people at lsu or the university of alabama or the univsity of mississippi, i think that it's go
mr. or ms. claimant, off choice -- you can take money now for your rrent injury and come back later, when the future is more known,r we can agree that the future damage is likely to be this and here is a much larger check. your call. very, very often the claimant wants the larger check. in other words, mr. feinberg, you're telling me based on mr. quigley's valid question i have a choice. i can either take a check now for $1,000 or based on your sound judgment, take a check for $30,000. but i...
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mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, senator mccain. general mattis, before i turn to you r your opening statement, we have a set of standard questions which we pose to all nominees. first, have you adhered to all applicable laws and regulations governing conflicts of interest? >> yes, sir. >> do you agree when asked to give your personal views, even if those views differ from the administration in power? >> yes, sir. >> have you assumed any duties or undertaken any actions which would appear to produce the outcome of the confirmation proses? >> no. >>i will you ensure that your staff colies with deadlines r requested communication? >> yes, sir. >> will you cooperate in oviding written briefs in response to congressional questions. >> yes, so. >> will those witnesses be protected from reprisal? >> yes, sir. >> do you agree if confirmed to testify upon request before this committee? >> yes, sir. >> and do you agree finally to provide documents including the copies of electronic forms of communication in a timely manner when asked by a duly constituted committee or to consult
mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, senator mccain. general mattis, before i turn to you r your opening statement, we have a set of standard questions which we pose to all nominees. first, have you adhered to all applicable laws and regulations governing conflicts of interest? >> yes, sir. >> do you agree when asked to give your personal views, even if those views differ from the administration in power? >> yes, sir. >> have you assumed any duties or undertaken...
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r investigation is that the initial stages. it is a lot of information and documents but we are rking on it. >> i yield back my time. >> thank you, mrchairman. mr. barofsky there a few questions of the autumn bailouts in the report you issued on money. first, we're able to tell of dealership closers will do anything to increase the profitability of gm or chrysler? >> all i can tell you is that that is the basis of the theory the audit team was working endure and shared by a number of financial analyst on wall street. generally speaking even those experts that we spoke to that dissented from the overall strategy did believe it was important overall for some dealerships in the metro areas where there was saturation because basically of two dealers are close to each other that drives prices down. the ada is prices will go up and the consumer will pay more and gm and chrysler will save money and have to have fewer incentive it payments still going forward and what happens. >> looking at said dealership closing in plans to have any individual closures did you find anything to suggest that the car companies or treasury gave any considerat
r investigation is that the initial stages. it is a lot of information and documents but we are rking on it. >> i yield back my time. >> thank you, mrchairman. mr. barofsky there a few questions of the autumn bailouts in the report you issued on money. first, we're able to tell of dealership closers will do anything to increase the profitability of gm or chrysler? >> all i can tell you is that that is the basis of the theory the audit team was working endure and shared by a...
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mr. ramsey, we will begin with you. i have been opposed of collective bargaining for public employees r years to read my daughter just married a firefighter. i understand the plight of firefighters, but we have looked to what is going on in ties around this nation and states around this nation that have allowedublic employees to unionize, allow public employees to have collective bargaining and it breaks the bank. we have seen states ke california go under because of the collective bargaining that public employees have had. >> mr. wamp? >> i have worked for firefighters in my public service. firefighters deserve everything that we can possibly d this bill was offered by jimmy duncan of knoxville, a conservative republican. after a critical review, i took my name off of it because of exactl what ron said. we cannot force this on to the fire department or local government. we have more collective bargaining then we can have. we are a right to work state. new capital investment are coming to tennessee. >> as mayor, i love working with our fire department. the russian to buildings with other people are running out. we cannot for
mr. ramsey, we will begin with you. i have been opposed of collective bargaining for public employees r years to read my daughter just married a firefighter. i understand the plight of firefighters, but we have looked to what is going on in ties around this nation and states around this nation that have allowedublic employees to unionize, allow public employees to have collective bargaining and it breaks the bank. we have seen states ke california go under because of the collective bargaining...
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mr. speaker, i request five legislative days in which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on h r. 5610 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. chu: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. chu: a month ago we passed h.r. 56 10, the independent living centers technical adjustment act to provide a necessary fict to provide services for many people with disabilities who benefit from the work of the independent living centers this fix will allow states to request that our funds not be included in determining their center's previous year allocations so that the temporary funds provided do not permanently change centers' base allocations. the senate amendment before us today changes the deadline for states to make that request from july 30 to august 5 so that eligible states can make use of this fix after this bill is passed. i urge you to support this technical change to ensure independent living centers can continue the important work for people with disabilities in our communities. i reserve the b
mr. speaker, i request five legislative days in which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on h r. 5610 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. chu: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. chu: a month ago we passed h.r. 56 10, the independent living centers technical adjustment act to provide a necessary fict to provide services for many people with disabilities who benefit from the...
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mr. chairman, that would result in a reduction of our 2% of payroll, long-range actual deficit by about 0.09% or eight r% reduction in net, if we did so well as to have more than 10%, say a 20% increase in work activity for people age 65 and over, we would have double that effect. so there is a real possibility of doing that. as you indicated, there would be a medicare effect that in terms of the% of payroll effect would be similar, but since medicare has a considerably higher long- range deficit, it would have less of a percentage wise effect on reducing that deficit. we did look into other possible scenarios for increasing labor force participation rates that would be much stronger and a much larger potential effect. these were to answer a hypothetical question of what if we went back to 1950 labor force participation rates, but in a very special way? it both men and women went back to the mail 1950 labor force participation rates. given the amount of closure we have had since then, it is not -- it would be a strong change. if we had the rates of 1950 now return for males and manifest themselves simil
mr. chairman, that would result in a reduction of our 2% of payroll, long-range actual deficit by about 0.09% or eight r% reduction in net, if we did so well as to have more than 10%, say a 20% increase in work activity for people age 65 and over, we would have double that effect. so there is a real possibility of doing that. as you indicated, there would be a medicare effect that in terms of the% of payroll effect would be similar, but since medicare has a considerably higher long- range...
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r angel and ethics panel brinksmanship continues." guest: there have been discussions over the last several months to see if they could come to an agreement where mrrangel would accept responsibility or admit to having done something wrong in exchange for canceling the proceedings. it is not clear at this point whether they are still going to -- whether there are still negotiations today and if there is still an attempt to head them off before the trial begins. host: there has been discussion in these stories about charlie rangel's appearance before the national urban league in washington. this is the end of his speech. >> whether it is personal political, we all know that life is not know crystal -- no crystal sphere. what we have to do as a nation -- equity includes us, and if for any time we find ourselves excluded company we cannot give up -- we find ourselves excluded, we cannot give up and we cannot give in. host: what are you hearing from charlie rangel? guest: classic charlie rangel. he remains one of the most optimistic people. his book is called a " i never had a bad days since." he sees this as an opportunity to vindicate himself. glad
r angel and ethics panel brinksmanship continues." guest: there have been discussions over the last several months to see if they could come to an agreement where mrrangel would accept responsibility or admit to having done something wrong in exchange for canceling the proceedings. it is not clear at this point whether they are still going to -- whether there are still negotiations today and if there is still an attempt to head them off before the trial begins. host: there has been...
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mr. obama has found himself uncomfortably in the middle of a race controversy. following the release of the r jeremiah wright tapes in 2008. the president went to philadelphia to give his views on race. >> race is an issue that i believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. >> reporter: and again exactly one year ago when the president famously weighed in on the arrest of his friend, the prominent harvard professor gates. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. >> reporter: after that episode the president ended up hosting a beer summit at the white house to resolve tensions between gates and the cambridge officer. as for sherrod, she said this experience has not made her cynical about the president. >> i told him right away you are my president. you've always been my president, and i've always wanted to do whatever i could to support you. before he hung up, i did tell him i need to get you down to south georgia. >> do you think the president is coming? >> i don't know. i certainly told him -- and i
mr. obama has found himself uncomfortably in the middle of a race controversy. following the release of the r jeremiah wright tapes in 2008. the president went to philadelphia to give his views on race. >> race is an issue that i believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. >> reporter: and again exactly one year ago when the president famously weighed in on the arrest of his friend, the prominent harvard professor gates. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly in...
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r&d program established by o.p.a. -- opa-90. i would like to thank my ranking member from texas, mr. hall, and other republicans, colleagues, for working with us to improve this bill. also once again i commend ms. woolsey for her foresight and commitment to enhancing the nation's preparedness for oil spills through h.r. 2693 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. hall: i yield myself such time as i may consume and i thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. hall: oil and natural gas are a vital part of our economy and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. in order to really ensure continued availability and access to the resource we absolutely have to develop our domestic supply of oil and natural gas whether it's on land or offshore. like any other complex endeavor accidents are going to happen. the most we can do is try to prevent them from happening in the first place and then have the tools to, the technologies
r&d program established by o.p.a. -- opa-90. i would like to thank my ranking member from texas, mr. hall, and other republicans, colleagues, for working with us to improve this bill. also once again i commend ms. woolsey for her foresight and commitment to enhancing the nation's preparedness for oil spills through h.r. 2693 and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. hall:...
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extend unemployment benefits r the american people ought to meet this moment and i urge adoption of this measure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana. mr. ustany: thank you, mr. speaker. in addition to what mr. hoyer said about using the unused stimulus funds, mr. obey has hailed amendments to the supplemental appropriations bill made on july 1 that were paid for by repeatedly cutting unspent projects in the stimulus law. in the other body, the chairman of the senate finance committee, mr. baucus,as suggested -- bachus, has suggested the same. a fiscally responsible way to not only take care of the forgotten man and woman today, but to prevent even more from being forgotten in the future. and with that, mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield time, three minutes, to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. scalise. mr. scalise and i have worked tother on american competitiveness, trying to achieve energy independence, to meet our national security needs, and to grow jobs. with that i yield three minutes to mr. scalise. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for three minutes. mr. scalise: thank you, mr. speaker. i want
extend unemployment benefits r the american people ought to meet this moment and i urge adoption of this measure. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana. mr. ustany: thank you, mr. speaker. in addition to what mr. hoyer said about using the unused stimulus funds, mr. obey has hailed amendments to the supplemental appropriations bill made on july 1 that were paid for by repeatedly cutting unspent projects in the stimulus law. in the other body, the chairman of the senate finance...
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mr. markey this is an historic day. 20 years ago the americans with disabilities act passed. i voted r it. i supported it. i think many people in my district and many of my friends have children who have disabilities. it is important that these individuals do not feel left out. i think the eloquent arguments we had 20 years ago are no less important today, particularly in lightf the veterans that are coming home fromraq and afghanistan, are coming home with the disabilities that will impair them. and they're in their 20's. these are young men and women that want to work, and for many of them they'd like to go back to their team but they can't. they must fi employment. they must in many ways adjust and transition. how much better will it be if they can use the internet, if they can use the wireless devices that we have and not to mention the myriad of new devices that are coming out, how important is this for them? very important. so today i join with mr. markey and others to commend him for his hard work here and his effort and urge my colleagues to support this bill. and with that, mr
mr. markey this is an historic day. 20 years ago the americans with disabilities act passed. i voted r it. i supported it. i think many people in my district and many of my friends have children who have disabilities. it is important that these individuals do not feel left out. i think the eloquent arguments we had 20 years ago are no less important today, particularly in lightf the veterans that are coming home fromraq and afghanistan, are coming home with the disabilities that will impair...