ms. chu, and the gentleman from south carolina, mr. norman, for continuing their work on this legislation and, as always, i want to thank the gentlelady from new york, the chairman now of the small business committee, ms. velazquez, for advancing this bipartisan bill that will further improve the sbic program. small businesses from ohio to texas to california are transforming towns and communities across the country. they are building the nation's newest products and offering the newest services, all while constantly innovating. they are nimble, swift and often very flexible. we must work together to create an environment where they are free to grow and create jobs and therefore i urge my colleagues to support this bill, the investing in main street act, and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from new york. ms. velazquez: mr. speaker, i yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlelady from california,

ms. chu. i understand that you are going to present in english, but we have a korean interpreter present in the event that you don't understand some of the responses, is that correct? >> yes. correct. >> you will be given the normal amount of time, seven minutes. >> good evening, everyone. my name is ok chu. i currently own and decided directly behind the property 521 los palmos drive in question. that was recently granted a permit to do construction. i am suffering from asthma and my doctor indicated this could worsen my medical condition. the construction would also cause havoc in the lives of my family who sleeps during the day and works during the night. further more, my family including many of our neighbors have been living in this neighborhood for many decades. tirelessly promoting preservation of the character of our neighborhood as much as possible. the city and county of san francisco building and planning division allowing property owners to alter their property defeats the purpose

ms. chu: as chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus, i rise to reject white nationalism and white supremacy. these philosophies divide us, teach fear, and lead to violence. they are to blame for the worst of american history. from slavery and jim crow, to the fatal shooting of sikhs at an oak creek church and jews at the tree of life synagogue. white nationalism led to the chinese exclusion act forcing chinese like my grandfather to be condemned to life as a a second class citizen. today his granddaughter stands here as the first chinese american woman in congress. and i am not alone. this is the most diverse and representative congress in our history. the message is clear. diversity has a place in congress. prejudice does not. white nationalism is finding a home in politics once again through racist rhetoric and zone phobic misinformation aimed at immigrants and others. any attempt by politicians at any level to encourage fear of those who look different must be rejected. i

ms. chu: as chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus, i rise to reject white nationalism and white supremacy. these philosophies divide us, teach fear, and lead to violence. they are to blame for the worst of american history. from slavery and jim crow, to the fatal shooting of sikhs at an oak creek church and jews at the tree of life synagogue. white nationalism led to the chinese exclusion act forcing chinese like my grandfather to be condemned to life as a a second class citizen. today his granddaughter stands here as the first chinese american woman in congress. and i am not alone. this is the most diverse and representative congress in our history. the message is clear. diversity has a place in congress. prejudice does not. white nationalism is finding a home in politics once again through racist rhetoric and zone phobic misinformation aimed at immigrants and others. any attempt by politicians at any level to encourage fear of those who look different must be rejected. i

ms. chu: as chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus, i rise to reject white nationalism and white supremacy. these philosophies divide us, teach fear, and lead to violence. they are to blame for the worst of american history. from slavery and jim crow, to the fatal shooting of sikhs at an oak creek church and jews at the tree of life synagogue. white nationalism led to the chinese exclusion act forcing chinese like my grandfather to be condemned to life as a a second class citizen. today his granddaughter stands here as the first chinese american woman in congress. and i am not alone. this is the most diverse and representative congress in our history. the message is clear. diversity has a place in congress. prejudice does not. white nationalism is finding a home in politics once again through racist rhetoric and zone phobic misinformation aimed at immigrants and others. any attempt by politicians at any level to encourage fear of those who look different must be rejected. i

ms. chu: this morning i met chrissy, an air traffic controller from ventura, california. her job is to ensure the safety and efficiency of air travel. but the trump shutdown has caused chaos. air traffic controllers will not receive their paychecks on friday. the f.a.a. support staff has been furloughed, and the students in the air traffic control academy has been sent home. because of this air traffic controllers are being forced to slow down everything to ensure the same level of air safety. it's not christie's work that's being impacted. she and her husband, who is also an air traffic controller, lost their home in the thomas fire and now as they try to rebuild their home and life, trump is forcing them to do it without a paycheck. how can can we do this to our workers? last night, trump tried to make his case to the nation. what we heard was a lot of division. what we didn't hear was any urgent threat that would justify a a shutdown right now over a wall that would be built in the future. that is why we're bringing up today's bill to reopen government. if trump wants

ms. chu: today i went to the jose andre food bank in washington, d.c., for federal workers. i was stunned to see hundreds waiting in line in the rain. inside they were giving a hot meal to everybody, as well as fresh vegetables, diapers and feminine products. and they were assisting those who are in danger of missing utility payments. as i serve the workers, i asked them what their jobs were. they worked for the f.b.i., the department of justice, and the d.c. superior court. and how many of these workers were served by this food bank yesterday? 11,000. they are like the federal workers 11,000. they are federal workers in my district, like one who can't afford epidurals, or one with had to put off car maintenance to pay his son's college tuition. this could end now but instead of ending their pain, trump ignores it. this morning, commerce secretary wilbur ross said he couldn't understand why furloughed workers had to go to food banks. i say end this shutdown today. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek reck -- seek recognition? witho

ms. eshue, miss lofgren, miss sherman, miss lee, miss in a politano, miss davis, mr. schiff, miss nunez, mr. sanchez, mr. costa, miss matsui, miss speier, mr. hunter, mr. mcclintok, mr. chu, mr. berra, mr. cardennias, mr. lowenthal, mr. peter, mr. ruiz, mr. swalwell, mrmr. mrmr. ing a -- mr. agular, mr. gomez, mr. cox, ms. hill, mr. levin, ms. porter, mr. ruda. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >>> in -- this is the moment, the this is the first person in this decade to return to the speakership in the house of representatives, nancy pelosi in her bright raspberry dress today. happy new year to both of you ladies. dana, i can still see scenes of you and now speaker plelosi eating ice cream in her old haunt in little italy in baltimore when you did that incredibly compelling interview with her. what does this moment feel like for her? >> reporter: well, it's vindication. it's a reminder that being confident and being strong as a woman is not necessarily a bad thing and not a negative. it is, you know, the fact that you can persevere over an onslaught of negative attacks, which is certainly something that she has had to de

ms. lane for that correction. we can vote on the vice chair at the next meeting. >> i will vote on the chair then. >> i think the motion is modify for nominating kristin chu vice chair. >> is there a second? >> you'll need to vote please. if you all agree, are there any abstentions? >> we all agree on the nomination to elect kristin chu as chair? >> aye. >> so approved. item 4, approval with possible modification of the minutes of the november 19, 2018 meeting. >> i move to approve. >> second. >> i should note for the record, i believe there are no members of the public here. no need to take public comment at this time before you vote. >> so the committee has approved the minutes? >> yes. >> item 5, presentation from public works regarding the 2016 health bond and possible action by the committee in response to such presentation. >> gorggood morning madam chaird member of the cgboc. i'm i' joe chin. i'm also joined today with members of the public works project management team and also i see chief rivera from the fire department in support of the bond program and address any questions that i may not be able to address in my presentation. with that said, just a quick