ms. johnson's grandson and supervisor mirkarimi as well and i came to deliver a message; that we were aren the current society that was involved in a lot of things. we have been a part of society that has a lot of crime, a lot of violence and a lot of people going to jail. we have been in the environment that a lot of crime has been in also. i wouldn't want to disclose what type of crimes but all that i know these youths that you see before you are the current generation that will go further and higher; that will not only go to college but own the colleges and build them as well. we will be ceo's of companies. we will be fbi agents or cia or whatever you want to call it and they will go further and higher, and i just wanted to say that the adults have the children and the youth have the youth. the youth it is time for us to make a change. martin lectur luther king and mx did not fight for us to end up like this and end up locked up and most of our brothers away from their kids. they fought furs and i am. >> >> i am here to say to you today that these youth are the ones that will fight and

ms. johnson and reggie jackson, did, she has contributed a great deal, and i would expect i would welcome the opportunity to continue her service and to add ms. pimentel as the alternate member. that would be all right, i would make that motion and discussion. commissioner mirkarimi: very good. motion made by commissioner dufty. seconded by avalos by with the reappointment by commissioner schmeltzer for seat 6, and attached motion for the alternate seek a seat 74 ms. pimentel. commissioner campos: if i could simply add that i also want to thank schmeltzer commissioner for her service. if this goes forward, it means you would continue to see ross mirkarimi. commissioner mirkarimi: i have to confess, she creates all of us. commissioner campos: i'm really excited about what she brings to the table, and i think that the combination of the two is a very powerful combination for lafco. commissioner mirkarimi: i agree. i think the synergy would be beneficial, not adjusted lafco but to the city and county of san francisco. everything i have known about ms. pimentel and what i have seen on the fly

ms. gail johnson. do we have any announcements? >> yes. all persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off all cellphones and pagers. if you wish to submit speaker cards put them in the container by the rail in front of you to your left. if you wish to submit copies of material to members of the committee, please submit an extra copy for the file. items sent out of committee today will be considered by the full board tuesday of next week unless another day is indicated. >> we actually have, supervisor maxwell, with us, so we're a full committee in quorum. madame clerk, if you could please call -- let's call all the items on both calendars. we'll do the regular meeting and also the special meeting, please. actually, i apologize, we'll do the regular meeting, and we'll do the -- item number one on the special. [clerk reading item 1 on the regular meeting agenda] supervisor avalos: thank you, madame clerk. item number one on the regular committee, i'd like to see, colleagues, if we could do it the latter part of our meeting today af

ms. reynolds and the staff at the african-american art complex, huckleberry for their willingness to take on programs, carmen johnson jaunita for their dedication and to the others that have shared their message of peace and donna williams and her flexibility and moving to the african-american arts culture complex. and miriam do ming guess for all of her hard work. erica green at urban solutions and the classes and she has been working with our kids and teaching them entrepreneur skills and the others for their support. (applause). thank you for bearing with me. as you know the african-american art and culture complex has gone through a major transition. we went from a place that no one participates in programs and everything else to this absolutely gorgeous beautiful amazing facility i am proud to call my home and i have to say if it wasn't for one person in particular -- and i have a great staff and community that has always 17 supported me and there is one person that stands out and he deals with my tantrums and demands and he continues to work hard and bust his butt and the center would not look as beautiful if

johnson. all right. live people. the pins point come downs on the butter fly. the knuckle come down on ms. sisly. the mallet come down on the cd case. wait! the mallet come down on the butter fly. the pins point come down on the ms. sisly. the knuckle come down on the cd case. wait! >> the knuckle come down on the buttir fly. the pins point come down on the cd case. dammit. the butter fly, ms. sisly the cd case. the roses rips at the spit much the phoenix dazzling petals births something. the martir's smile that saves something. what did we make? listen to the butter fly, the pinpoint makes no sound sticking the [inaudible] no brass wail to the air here it's silent as a necktie this is not right. ms. sisly a cd case and a pin striped suit did he stick her lips red. i don't know, i don't know. sometimes he wore a pin striped 3 piece and a dazzling tie. i have a mallet did he kiss her. lips red. did he stick her with a pins point much listen to the brass ware and butter fly the plastic and silence breaks. this is a man thinking he can build with a mallet. a martir with knuckles. this it is a man wh

ms. schwartz, and the gentleman from texas, mr. johnson, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from pennsylvania. ms. schwartz: madam speaker, ski unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the gentlewoman from pennsylvania. ms. schwartz: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from pennsylvania. ms. schwartz: i rise in support of the national save for retirement week resolution that i have sponsored with my friend and colleague representative sam johnson. we have championed this proposal in each of the last three years. saving for one's retirement is of paramount importance. less than 2/3 of workers are saving for retirement and those who are saving aren't saving enough to adequately fund their retirement. as a result, too many americans relie only on social security for retime. social security is the bedrock o

ms. fudge: thank you so much, my friend and colleague, mr. johnson, who is always on top of issues. i so much appreciate you joining us this evening. it is always a pleasure to hear your views on the various topics that we cover. thank you so much. madam speaker, i i would now like to -- i would now like to take an opportunity to as well yield to a person who has been very active in discussing the issue of jobs, who understands very, very well some of the legislation that has been proposed, that has been passed by this house. my friend rand colleague from the state of maryland -- my friend and colleague from the state of maryland has been active in every single issue that we have addressed in this body to deal with jobs and on the economy and it's just indeed a real pleasure for me to yield some time to her this evening because she is always very, very prepared and very knowledgeable and very intellectual formative. at this time i'd -- and very informative. at this time i yield to ms. edwards. ms. edwards: i thank the gentlelady and, madam speaker, i have to tell you, it really trou

johnson. >> now, by proxy. >> mystery. >> no. >> mr. schumer. >> know, by proxy. >> ms. lincoln. >> know by proxy. -- no, by proxy. wait, a little bit. senator lincoln, aye by proxy. >> mr. harkin. no, by proxy. >> mr. shelby. >> aye. >> mr. kriegel. crapo.mr. krieg >> aye. >> to the measure is a tie and it is defeated. >> we are going to recess for five minutes. >> come to order. let me say, we previously had a tie vote and the proposal failed on the tie vote. as an expressive to senator chambliss, i believe -- as i expressed to senator chambliss, i think it is important to note that, while i do not necessarily disagree with what he is suggesting, and the fundamental reason for the vote on this side has less to do with the substance of the thing. the fact of the matter is we have a limitation on the parameters of this conference to be focused on the title that deals for the pay-for provisions the deal. i'm prepared to work with my colleague from georgia on this to see if a call away solves the problem or something else may be done. >> in the procedural footing, i hope to not vote to reconsider. this is a very lar

ms. kaptur of ohio. mr. burton of indiana. defazio, oregon. moran, kansas. fortenberry, nebraska. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, twibe 2009, mr. johnson, is recognized for one half of the time remaining before midnight as the designee of the majority leader. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. ladies and gentlemen out there in tv land, i could not go to sleep tonight until i got off my heart what has been on it, particularly over the last few days. and what's on my heart is such pain and empathy for the people of this country who want to work , but can't find a job, people who have worked all of their lives only to be caught victimized by the financial meltdown that took place in october of 2008, the biggest downturn since the great depression. eight million jobs lost. those are real jocks affecting real people, affecting their children, affecting their parents and grandparents. people who had been accustomed of being apart of the middle class and now they find themselves out of a job, out of work for an extended period of time. and by the way, i must tell you that this portion of today's proceedings is a special order of the progres