ms. brown, are you here? go ahead and take two minutes. president yee: press the button on the mike. >> my name is paulette brown. i have a daughter that goes to lincoln high school. i'm here to complain about that we were talking about bullying earlier. bullying. we're not talking about bullying from students, we're talking about bullying from the faculty, the teachers. my daughter, there's a breach of trust about her religion. the teacher has been bothering about. president yee: please don't name names. thank you very much. >> he's been harassing her at school and she is -- i don't feel comfortable, i don't feel supported by the school. she's been there since she started. she'll be graduate may 23 and this person is still harassing her, putting his arms in front of her, stopping her from moving, standing in front of her classroom, talking about her religion. i lost my son to homicide, 0 rounds of bullet, and my daughter daughter is suffering from it, we're both suffering post-traumatic stress disorder and my daughter doesn't have a lot of

chairperson campos: thank you, and thank you to ms. brown for her offer. questions? again, i want to thank the budget legislative analyst for their good work armas -- on this, bringing helpful information to the departments, and for responding to the recommendations. we look forward to a follow-up on this issue in a few months, just to see where we are. again, i want to thank you for being here. is there any member of the public who would like to speak on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. going back to the agenda, this is an informational item, simply a hearing. so if we can continue this item to the call of the chair, so we can follow up? motion to continue. i take that without objection. is there other business before the committee? >> there is no further business. chairperson campos: thank you. meeting adjourned, and happy holidays. >> i came out to san francisco about seven years ago. i was trained as a carpenter. i got sick of the cold weather and the hot weather. i wanted to pursue art. i thought i really be here for about three years. here i am

ms. brown, are you here? go ahead and take two minutes.

los republicanos criticaron la visin del gobernador como centrada en impuestos ms altos. pero brownapoyo al tren bala, reformar el sistema de pensiones y el de prisiones.. s.o.t. 41:13:00 the declinists about california are wrong, we are on the move, we are on the mend, let's get it done.. brown culmin diciendo que los alarmistas estn errados y que california s est recuperandose.. cu ---continuan surgiendo problemas para la compania pg&e. take vo ---segun un articulo publicado por el diario "san francisco chronicle", la empresa ha reconocido que perdi la pista de mas de 300 millas de gasoductos. ---140 millas de esas tuberias, corren por zonas urbanas de california. ---sto se suma a las otras 160 millas de gasoductos perdidos que anunci el pasado mes de diciembre. ---este ltimo anuncio podra terminar en la aplicacin de mas multas para la compaÑia. cu ---el movimiento ocupa san francisco, anunci que el proximo viernes realizar una manifestacin durante todo el dia, para detener toda la actividad burstil en el distrito financiero de la ciudad. take vo ---el grupo asegura que ser la man

los republicanos criticaron la visin del gobernador como centrada en impuestos ms altos. pero brownapoyo al tren bala, reformar el sistema de pensiones y el de prisiones.. s.o.t. 41:13:00 the declinists about california are wrong, we are on the move, we are on the mend, let's get it done.. brown culmin diciendo que los alarmistas estn errados y que california s est recuperandose.. cu - peluffo outro el gobernador ya empez su campaÑa para convencer a votantes que aprueben un incremento de impuestos con un viaje a los angeles esta misma tarde.. csar, regreso contigo.. cu ---la esposa del jefe del departamento del alguacil de san francisco sale una vez a defender a su marido... take vo ---eliana lopez, en una entrevista de radio concedida a una estacion de venezuela, nego rotundamente que haya sido maltratada por su esposo ross mirkarimi, y dijo que el esta siendo la victima de politica sucia... ---durante la entrevista de lopez dijo que el incidente ocurrido la noche de aÑo nuevo es mucho mas complejo de lo que se ha reportado y asegura, y cito, que no es "la indiecita victima del gri

. >> governor brown say ms. now successful -- says many now successful projects in the bay area and around the world had to overcome doubt and criticism. coming up at 5:30, the tran sis systems we take for granted that he says almost didn't make it off the drawing board. >>> keep in mind our coverage can of governor jerry brown's state of the state address continues on our website. hear the entire speech by clicking on the state of the state address tab. >>> san francisco sheriff ross people me's wife says outside forces are working against him. why she thinks that and what else she is saying. david. >> reporter: frank the sheriff will enter a not guilty plea tomorrow. today new details about his legal strategy as his wife spoke out about the schedule. [ speaking in spanish ] >> in an interview with a venezuela radio station, eliana lopez told them about a new year's eve fight and bruises on her arm. that statement contradicts documents released yesterday in which her neighbor told police it was the second time

ms. collins: mr. president, to me, this illustrates the confusion over this issue, so i'm pleased that the committee not only reported senator brown's unanimously adopted an amendment that i offered with chairman lieberman that states clearly that members and their staff are not exempt from insider trading laws. the need for this unambiguous statement can likely be traced back to the nature of the insider trading laws. as our committee has learned, our nation's insider it trading laws are not, generally speaking, based on statutes passed by congress, but rather on court precedents. as one of our witnesses, a law professor from indiana university, pointed out during our hearing, congress has never enacted a federal securities statute that explicitly prohibits anyone from insider trading. that explicit statutory ban on insider trading is entirely absent in u.s. securities law. rather, mr. president, the s.e.c. pursues insider trading cases under the general antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws, most commonly section 10-b of the securities exchange act of 1934 and rule 10-b-5, a broad antifraud rule promulgated by the co

brown: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i thought we had a tentative, informer agreement that we were going to go back and forth, alternateing to make amendments pending and that we would do one from the democratic side, then one from the republican side and go back and forth. is there -- mr. brown: i'm fine -- the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: mr. president, i appreciate the comments of the senator from maine. i was just asking that they -- that they be offered. i was going to speak on them together, but i'm certainly willing for a republican to go next and then i speak about my two amendments together, mr. president. whatever the lady -- whatever the senator from maine would like. ms. collins: thank you. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i would then ask unanimous consent that we proceed with amendments so that we do alternate from side to side since there are

the brown economy creates more, better, high-paying jobs with great benefits and it does get the credit that it deserves. so for ms jones, just, because i guess i should ask a question. did you know that, "wall street journal" january 4, that the company so 40% of the oilsands interest what do you know to which country? >> no, sir i do not. >> china. do you know why? >> no. >> because they will not a controlling interest of the oil field so they can do what? develop it. in political speak, what is profound disappointment mean in state department, international relations speak? what does profoundly disappointing? >> it usually means exactly what it says. >> they are ticked off, i hear. in state department language they are -- i think the chinese are profoundly pleased. the canadians, our allies, are profoundly disappointed. i yield back my time in it i would like to recognize the gentleman from texas, mr. green, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i'm glad to know my colleague from illinois is not going to represent to refiners. i still have three more up on you, so -- >> i'm going to work for more. i

ms. collins: mr. president, to me, this illustrates the confusion over this issue, so i'm pleased that the committee not only reported senator brown's bill, but unanimously adopted an amendment that i offered with chairman lieberman that states clearly that members and their staff are not exempt from insider trading laws. the need for this unambiguous statement can likely be traced back to the nature of the insider trading laws. as our committee has learned, our nation's insider it trading laws are not, generally speaking, based on statutes passed by congress, but rather on court precedents. as one of our witnesses, a law professor from indiana university, pointed out during our hearing, congress has never enacted a federal securities statute that explicitly prohibits anyone from insider trading. that explicit statutory ban on insider trading is entirely absent in u.s. securities law. rather, mr. president, the s.e.c. pursues insider trading cases under the general antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws, most commonly section 10-b of the securities exchange act of 1934 and rule 10-b-5, a broad antifraud rule promulgated