ms. johnson phoned the police to report that her roommate, mr. smith, was suffering from psychological problems, had been drinking, and was taking medication. in her request for the police, this johnson indicated mr. smith was not known to carry weapons and that she wanted vice from officers on how to deal with mr. smith. she needed assistance based on his behavior. officers brodericks suguitan and samuel fung arrived at the scene within four minutes. officer suguitan and fung were met by the woman outside of her porch. officer suguitan observed at the front door of the residence was open and stepped inside. officer suguitan noticed mr. smith and mr. rios, an additional roommate, were standing face to face having a conversation. both men were approximately 7 feet in front of officer suguitan. officer suguitan looked at both men and stated, how are you doing, we are here to help. mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguit

ms. johnson represented that could be done in september but i trust that included members of the community as well. >> a point of clarification. what i was saying is we could do that assessment and bring back the ideas in an outline. not a fully vetted plan, but a skeleton of a plan we could discuss. >> thank you. >> on a regular calendar, deborah johnson serving as acting executive director. there is an amendment to the resolution that needs to be considered and discussed by the board. the agreement makes reference throughout to the city's memorandum of understanding with the municipal executive association and needs to be corrected because the mta has and mou and that is the appropriate reference. the results clause needs to be amended to read the san francisco bids will transportation board of directors approves a -- approves an agreement for deborah johnson to service a active -- acting executive director -- >> do we have a motion to approve this? do we have a second? all in favor? does anyone in the public want to comment? >> for the record, but was on a motion to amend the agreement.

ms. johnson? the field of candidates is already lining up. among those expected to run derek davis and arthur turner. both are democratic candidates who were defeated by johnson last november. council member dean might be interested too. he lost a bid for executive. we have covered every part of this corruption scandal and will continue to follow the latest developments. for up to the minute details any time log onto our website wjla.com. >> we are following two developments tonight the first coming out of fairfax, where there is a major traffic backup. this all started when a tractor- trailer loaded down with hay caught fire. the driver was not injured. right now the westbound lanes are still closed. >> knew it 6:00, another bombshell allegations against former imf leader dominique strauss-kahn. a criminal complaint has been filed by a woman who says that in 2003 he tried to rape her during a book interview in his apartment. he denies the accusation. he is currently facing charges in the alleged sexual assault of the new york hotel house peop

ms. johnson has served this agency so incredibly well. particularly, our work with the union negotiations recently, successfully completed. she is an outstanding, dedicated member of the team here. we look forward to working with her for a long time in the future. i want to say one thing in particular. i think a lot of people from staff are here for the mta. one of the highlights for me was to meet with about 50 of the senior managers and directors, getting input in an incredibly awful experience. i came away more proud than ever. i appreciate the input. i believe our selection reflects all the qualities you talked about. let's talk about the candidate himself. he is one of 30 or 40 applicants for this job. we see in him someone that is a very fast learner, who has proven time and again 311 and also at his previous employment in washington. he and his family are daily muni writers -- riders. it is a 24/7 operation. he has done an outstanding job their. he also manages more than $2 billion of capital projects. let's welcome him here. we're

ms. johnson, to look into this and report back in the near future. >> i agree with that. it is a good idea. i had someone mentioned to me taxis stands that had electronic calls, similar to what he would do from a cell phone. that sounded like an interesting thing for downtown areas where -- i have ever seen them before, but somebody saw them in australia and it sounded like the new wave of late taxi stands. it is interesting stuff. >> as i recall, on august 2nd, we have the issues for taxis. it is probably too soon to bring that up. >> i think what we will do is come back probably in the september 1st time frame, considering there has been a request for a strategic plan, to assemble something that would be tangible for you. we can report where we are in the process and allied a time frame and bring that back in september. >> does that work for you? >> yes. >> i welcome you, mr. johnson. thank you for stepping in. -- i welcome you, mrs. johnson." we want to make a presentation to our beloved carter rohan. his last day is tomorrow and we want to show our appreciation for th

ms. johnson of texas, 65, line 5 and insert in fellowship after development. >> mr. chairman. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho rise? mr. simpson: i reserve a point of order. the chair: point of order is reserved. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? >> i would like to strike the last word and speak on this amendment. the chair: the the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for five minutes. . . ms. johnson: after resevere and development in the science and technology account. e.p.a. awards e.p.a. awards the fellowship and does not authorize a new activity. i realize that my republican colleagues will surely not agree to this amendment but they have to agree that science is the underpinning of great and good environmental policy. as the scientific arm of e.p.a., the office of ere-- of research and development supports world class research and development activities to protect human health and the environment. supporting the next generation of scientists and engineers through fellowship is just one way the government supports the kind of

ms. johnson. >> good morning, present. >> reporter: the discrete council member who pleaded guilty last week to obstruction charges abruptly walked out before the council met for nearly two hours in closed session. johnson's seat was empty as they announced her resignation effective july 31st. unhappy that she will remain on the job until then and continued to vote. >> the prince georges county council has a body, as a body, calls for the immediate resignation of leslie johnson. >> reporter: she and her husband jack johnson are awaiting sentencing in the scandal. >> i think we should have the special election as quickly as possible. which means the resignation should be as quickly as possible. >> reporter: as the fbi moved in on the couple's home, johnson famously stuffed nearly $80,000 in her bran and flushed a $100,000 check down the toilet. bribes her husband took from developers. >> that cloud is terrible. it's hard to, i guess, be affected with that over your head. >> reporter: by law, the council can't force her resignation sooner or cut off her salary, but they put the squeeze on. >>

ms. johnson shoot straight me about an call your home and you got it two times. i think what those adults are trying to get across to us as they had a stake in us and that membership in the community was understanding the state each of us have, not just in our own dreams and our own struggles, but in her neighbors as well. given the expectations that much of society has for poor, black people in the circumstance of like mind, i am not supposed to be where i am today. my story is improbable. but it's at the same time a distinctly american story. and i may not get told as as often as they take in this country, but it gets told more often than any other place on earth. it is a defining story. in 1970, i got a breakthrough program called a better chance to go to the academy. for me that was like landing on a different planet. i saw for the first time the night before classes began in 1970, all by myself. my family didn't see it until graduation day. i remember they had a dress code in those days. the boys were jackets and ties to classes. my parents splurge on a bran

ms. johnson, tell us more about how he operated. you have examples of what he did to exert his control over the area, over people. >> let me put it this way. to understand the politics, the security, the economics, the basic situation in kandahar and kandahar city, you have to know three things. you need to know the relationships between the different powerful families, clans and tribes. ahmed karzai was a very prominent tribe in the south. the second thing you need to know is the relationship, the elicit business relationships. he was a entrepreneur, he was involved in cement and trucking. he had land reaches all the way up. two years ago a very knowledgeable person told me that if land had any water near it, ahmed wali karzai probably owned it. with wealth come powers when you're the half brother of the president of the country. the third thing you need to understand is the dynamics of kandahar and kandahar city is the he list it relationships. he was heavily involved into everything. i mean, i can recall times out in the hinterla

ms. johnson, four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for four minutes. ms. johnson: thank you very much. let me thank the leadership on the committee and then simply appeal to my chairman, mr. mica , to come, let's reason together because this has been a committee that has the history of reasoning together. without me standing here going through it, you are very aware of what the most objectionable part to this extension is. if we are serious about passing an extension, let's pass the extension and deal with the other issues at another time. yes, it's been since 2007, and it's been because of the battling back and forth either pro-labor our anti-labor. we are ruining the lives of workers. we are subjecting safety to the whims, and we are messing up projects and wasting money by allowing this bickering to continue. i would simply appeal to our chairman to please come to the table, let's pass a clean extension bill. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the ge

ms. johnson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. we need bipartisan efforts that focus on fiscal responsibility while maintaining important investments in our communities that will create jobs and grow the economy. . even now i'm trying to be confident that the best interest of american people will prevail. but it is terribly disappointing that ending medicare for seniors is so important to republicans that they continue to pursue this agenda at all costs and willingly put our national economy in peril. mr. speaker, the house of representatives has been under control of the republicans for nearly 200 days. and they have yet to bring a single job creating bill to the floor. this is an issue that should always be above partisan politics. it seems that they would rather see the united states default on its existing debt for the first time in history, and lose hundreds of thousands of jobs, and cause interest rates and consumer goods and prices to skyrocket in the process. we must do something about it. t

ms. johnson: i was elected in november of last year for the 10th time here. i have had -- i'm in my fourth district in that period of time. i spoke to people all over dallas county, tanchte county and collin county and unanimously they're concerned about the lack of serious -- are seriously concerned about the lack of serious job plan from the republican majority. so we must cut spending. we must ensure long-term fiscal health. but grid welcome over spending cuts does not create jobs. we need a bipartisan compromise that focuses on fisscrealsponsability while maintaining investments in our community that continue to create jobs and grow the economy. to get americans back to work, we must invest in science, education, research and innovation to create this ejobs of the future and we must focus on america's ability to build, grow an construct across the country to remain globally competitive. these efforts can and will spur job growth and ensure our nation can compete and be a leader in the global economy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's

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ms. jackson lee: mr. johnson of georgia. mr. johnson: mr. chairman, nothing is more fundamental in our democracy than the right to vote. by stoking the fires of fear and anger, aided and abetted by the supreme court with their citizens united decision, opening the door for unlimited spending by corporations, they are now blocked an an old strategy, voter suppression. one of the tactics in making to more difficult for citizens to vote is imposing an unnecessary requirement that voters show a state-issued i.d. to vote. this is a blatant attempt to keep certain populations from voting, thus ensuring that republicans mape taint control of congress. voter suppression is not -- maintain control of congress. voter suppression is not right, it's unfair and un-american and that's real, y'all. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas. ms. jackson lee: let me thank congresswoman fudge and make a commitment to the american people that you will be assured that these members of the congressional black caucus, tricaucus, will prevent elections f

johnson: thanks, senator. senator ayotte. ms. ayotte: i want to thank my colleagues and i think those of you who are watchinghis will see that we are new senators back here in the back corner of the senate, and i can tell you as a new member of this chamber i'm deeply disappointed by the lack of work that we have been doing here in the united states senate. and the mority leader has put us in a position where we haven't been focusing on the fiscal crisis that is facing our nation rig now. when you look at the fact that it's been 792 days since we've had a budget. and i was so excited as a new member of the budget committee to rollp my sleeves and get together to put together a responsible blueprint for this country; yet, unfortunately, we were told by the majority leader that would be foolish to put together a responsible blueprint for this country and to do the work of the budget committee. one of the reasons i came to the united states senate is i'm tired of business as usual. i know that my freshmen colleagues back here share

johnson, dod general counsel, and co-author. under secretary stanley has a statement to make and he has to department right after. at that point, we will then bring up general hummer and msthe floor to questions for them on the details of repeal implementation, of the process, and of the next steps. mr. johnson will also be available for questioning as relevant. i would ask that you hold your questions until general hummer and ms. penrod come up here and i'll be recognizing questioner. undersecretary stanley, the podium is yours. >> thank you. good afternoon. i want to thank you for becoming here today. this afternoon, the president, the secretary of defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs certified and they are satisfied with the choices of the chiefs and combatant commanders that the services are ready to implement the implementation of "don't ask, don't tell." consistent with the standard of military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion, and recruiting and retention. per the law, the repeal will take effect on september 20th, 2011. since we began training the force in march, 1.979 million service members have been training regarding the policy

ms. drysdale, you may proceed. >> thank you, and chairman johnson, ranking member shall be, and members of the committee. i appreciate the opportunity to speak today. i've been a legal services attorney representing low-income consumers for the last 23 years in jacksonville, florida. a sum of human up, we are proud to be the home of two major military bases. i had the honor of serving military clients in my tenure there. the group of low-income individuals has grown exponentially during the financial crisis. as this demographic grows, also has grown the amount of aggressive and harmful lending which is going on regulated or leased under regulated throughout the united states. one of the most vulnerable populations are the service members who are serving our country. many years ago, congress passed the military lending act. this committee was also in favor of that act. this act was meant to curb illegal and harmful products that are hijacking service members bank accounts and taking their automobile while they were serving our country overseas, leaving them with low morale, harming military readiness, and

johnson will be available for questions as relevant. i would ask that you hold questions until general hummer and ms. penrod come up here.anley, the podium is yours. >> thank you for coming here today, and this afternoon the president, secretary of defense, chairman of the joint chiefs, sure fiat and they are satisfied with the advice to the chiefs and the combat commanders that the services are ready demint the repeal of don't ask don't tell. consistent with the standards of military readiness, military effectiveness, unit cohesion, and recruiting and retention in the armed forces. repeal will take effect on september 20, 2011. since we began trading the force in march, 1.97 9 million service members have been trained in regarding the policy changes associated with the repeal. and throughout this process, we have engaged the services. feedback was consistently positive. training was being well received and there were no issues or barriers are rising. as we move forward to repeal and beyond, we will continue collaborate with the services, to ensure peace with the address any issues or questions that may arise. i want to

ms. bair caskets. the "cq" says center read is pushing for passage of this bill, the spending bill tomorrow. let's take you live now to the senate floor here on c-span2. mr. johnson: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. johnson: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 2055, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 91, h.r. 2055, an act making appropriations for military construction, the department of veterans affairs and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2012, and for other purposes. mr. johnson: mr. president, as we begin our third day of debate on the appropriations bill, i would like to encourage my colleagues to file amendments they may have as soon as possible, as we would like to begin disposing of amendments in short order. while we are waiting, i'd like to take a few moments to talk about the v.a. portion of the bill. the bill totals $58.6 billion in discretionary spending with the v.a. in f.y. 2012. additionall

johnson, will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 10 printed in house report 112-181. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 10 printed in house report 112-181 offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 370, the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i'm glad i'm able to rise and speak about legislation that involves one of our closest allies canada. and because this is a relationship with canada and because it is an international issue, i'm assured that in the process, we will have significant oversight that includes the environmental protection agency, the secretaries of defense, commerce, transportation, energy, homeland security and the attorney general will have to comment on this application before the conclusion and the final decision. that is good news. but i also think it's important as we discuss what the