passionate feelings of the planning commission. >> supervisor tang: why don't we turn it over to ms. jones? >> yes, sfmta planning director, sarah jones. there is a review of all city-wide fees every five years, but the board of supervisors also included analysis on a three-year cycle of economic feasibility. >> supervisor safai: is that currently in this ordinance or is that company wide policy? >> yes, we've incorporated into our budget supporting the planning department in conducting that feasibility study. >> supervisor safai: if we pass this today, how much time will pass before we have understanding of the fiscal impact and feasibility of this, three years? >> no. for this upcoming year, the study is going to be undertaken in the next few months. >> supervisor safai: so a year from now, this will be studied? >> within the upcoming year. >> supervisor safai: got it. ok. that sounds good. thank you, madame chair. >> supervisor tang: ok, so hearing that, i could have gone both ways, right? i would have again preferred that regardless if it was a controller analysis of the city-wide impa

passionate feelings of the planning commission. >> supervisor tang: why don't we turn it over to ms. jones, sfmta planning director, sarah jones. there is a review of all city-wide fees every five years, but the board of supervisors also included analysis on a three-year cycle of economic feasibility. >> supervisor safai: is that currently in this ordinance or is that company wide policy? >> yes, we've incorporated into our budget supporting the planning department in conducting that feasibility study. >> supervisor safai: if we pass

i think ms. jones that's information for us. >> thank you. yes. good afternoon, director. sara jones, planning director at mta took a look at both items 10.4 and 10.5. 10.4 did point back to the statutory exemption determination for the budget. this is the appropriate determination to be pointing back to because it was an add-on or an adjustment to the budget but captured the same kinds of fee and -- not fair changes, but essentially the same kinds of rates, tolls, fairs, and charges under that exemption. so i think 10.4, the ceqa review picks it up. >> okay. thank you. >> on 10.5, i would like to make some further consultation with the planning department. that's kind of an unusual item and we just want to confirm that that's the appropriate ceqa determination. >> thank you. we will take up 10.4 again and we'll still hold on 10.5 and should you get it resolved, we can act on that one. thank you very much for doing that. 10.4, do i have a motion to approve? >> move to approve. >> a second. >> all in favor. any opposed? hearing none, 10.4 is approved. now item 12. >> good a

and also ms. jones, thank you as well. before we begin, i want to welcome our newest member, senator hyde-smith who is here. she was sworn in on monday, and we very much appreciate having you as a member of our committee. >> thank you. great to be here. >> welcome. i also, mr. secretary, want to thank you for your visit recently to north dakota. we really appreciate it. i know it was a cool day, beautiful, cool day, and i know that you enjoyed that very much coming from georgia, where it's quite warm, to get a chance to enjoy that beautiful, sunny, cool weather. and you did a great job with our farmers and ranchers, from not just across north dakota, but we had a lot of them from minnesota. and they really appreciate it, really appreciate it. we're here today to discuss the administration's proposed budget for rural america and production ag. those imposed in the president's budget directly impact our small and rural communities in rural areas as well as our farmers and ranchers. production agriculture is the cornerstone o

jones or ms. smith, how many hours are i -- i allowed to go out and do am some pro bono work?" [applause] that is the question i present to each of you when you interview. [applause] mr. cotchett: and, lastly, i'm going to do something i probably should not do. i have not told the dean, but i do not care. [laughter] mr. cotchett: because i am one of those silly people. i would like every graduate to get up, it'd just one minute, i will tell you why. you're going to stand up. you are being honored, but let me tell you who should be honored equally with you, and the dean alluded to it. do you see the people seated behind me? this is the faculty that is beyond anything -- well, it is a faculty that these schools have, -- that few schools have, and i would ask in closing that each one of the graduates stand up and give them a fabulous applause. [applause] [cheers and applause] mr. cotchett: thank you so much. i will not see all of you again, but i hope to see some of you in court, standing there, speaking jose gonzalez who cannot speak for himself, or maria gonzalez, and i will be

ms. cheney. cheney votes aye. heiss. votes aye. mitchell? mr. mitchell votes aye. mr. jones. lady from guam seeks recognition. >> how am i recorded? recorded?ms. -- >> she was record as voting aye. . change the vote to no. >> ms. norcross. mr. norcross recorded? mr. norcross is recorded as voting aye. no. >> mr. giago. giago recorded. giago is recorded as aye.ng >> he votes no. >> mr. chairman, how am i recorded? >> who is asking? mr. moulton recorded? as r. moulton is recorded voting aye. >> good, thank you. tally.k reports the >> mr. chairman, there were 33 no votes. 28 the amendment is adopted. the question now occurs on 328 ll amendment number regarding machine gun transfers, has been vote ordered. the clerk will call the role. thornberry. >> mr. thorn berry votes aye. mr. smith? mr. smith votes no. mr. jones. jones? mr. brady. mr. brady votes no. wilson. mr. wilson votes aye. davis. mrs. davis votes no. mr. -- votes aye. mr. -- votes no. mr. bishop. mr. bishop votes aye. mr. larson. larson votes no. mr. turner. aye.turner votes mr. cooper. mr. cooper votes no. rogers. mr.

ms. lee, mr. lance, mr. defazio, mr. jones, mr. welch, mr. lewis, ms. schakowsky, will again be made in order. this continues to push the department of defense to finally complete a full audit of its finances, as required by law. corrects some of the more egregious provisions in the dodd-frank financial regulatory legislation. the bill focuses on the regulatory relief, on smaller financial institutions, namely community banks and credit unions. so that they can more readily meet the needs of their local communities, without burdensome federal regulations stifling their economic growth. this places the focus of the financial institutions back on their customers, instead of on completing paperwork and answering to agencies in washington, d.c. finally, mr. speaker, our final bill in today's rule, h.r. 204, will look familiar to many people here today. as we are again considering legislation that would bring hope to terminally ill patients across our country. a similar bill, h.r. 5247, passed this house in march. minority leader chuck schumer and senate democrats have refused to act on h.r. 5247.

ms. collins, again, mr. reed, our principal, mr. jones. like so many teachers across our country, these educators dedicated their careers to helping generations of students learn and grow. teachers today provide us with the tools we need to achieve our goals and to be successful because they understand dedicating their lives to this profession educates the future of america, our nation. it creates the foundation that lies ahead that ultimately creates the opportunities that we as americans pursue. so i'd like to take this opportunity to thank the teachers in the san joaquin valley and across the nation. throughout the united states for all that they do. those first nine teachers who taught me, they saw something in me and thousands of students who they have taught and, you know what, they made a difference. they made a difference in thousands of lives as teachers across the country do every day. so we should. it is fitting and appropriate to honor the teachers of our nation. mr. speaker, i also rise today to commemorate military appreciati

ms. cheney votes aye. mr. mitchell votes aye. mr. jones? mr. norcross? the clerk will record the tally 36 aye votes. 24 no votes. >> the amendment is adopted. question now occurs on the amendment offered by mr. o'halloran 282. recorded vote has been ordered. the clerk will call the roll. >> mr. thornberry votes no. mr. smith votes aye. mr. jones? mr. jones? mr. brady? mr. brady votes aye. mr. wilson votes no. mrs. davis votes aye. mr. bishop votes no. mr. larson votes aye. mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper votes aye. mr. rogers. mr. rogers votes no. mr. shuster votes no. mr. courteney votes aye. mr. conway votes no. mr. land born votes no. mr. whitman votes no. ms. spear votes aye. mr. hunter votes no. mr. gacy votes aye. mr. kaufman votes no. ms. gabbert votes aye. mr. o'roark votes aye. mr. scott votes no. mr. norcross votes aye. mr. brooks. mr. brooks votes no. mr. cook votes no. mr. burn votes no. ms. shayporter votes aye. mr. graves votes no. ms. rosen votes votes aye. miss stephanic votes no. mr. mc-kiesch envotes aye. miss mcsally votes no. mr. carb

jones, bbc news. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has raised her concerns over brexit during a meeting with the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier in brussels. msnment to "engage properly" with devolved administrations after britain leaves the eu and says there's no alternative to the uk membership of customs union and single market. talks have resumed in the demilitarised zone between the koreas to try to get a planned summit between president trump and the north korean leader, kim jong—un back on track. the original meeting set forjune 12th had been called off by president trump, but it appears both sides are still trying to find a way forward. earlier our correspondent in seoul explained what each side is hoping to see from any talks. just a few days ago, donald trump said there would be no talks between the states united and north korea. now we have two sets of talks going on, one at the border here in south korea and another happening in singapore. round the table are seasoned, experienced diplomats, both used to dealing with the other side. that suggests that they are serious about trying to get this summit back on track. but there's not

ms. baiocco served as a law clerk in the western district of pennsylvania. she joined the law firm of jones, day, and became a partner in 2007 where she has dedicated her legal career on counseling clients on product safety and liability issues. in 2007 she became one of the partners of jones, day's office. currently the cpsc has a 3-1 democratic majority. while her nomination has been favorably reported, as well as an mary buerkle's nomination, twice in this congress, both have been held by the other side.ms. baiocco's confirmation is a crucial measure of good governance to restore balance to the commission. to date, mr. president, i have not heard a single argument against mr. baiocco's abilities, notwithstanding her extensive qualifications to be a commissioner at the cpsc, however, some colleagues on the other side have voiced concern about her nomination on the grounds that her career representing business clients in the consumer product and liability space may impact her impartiality when considering issues before the commission. a few have raised issues about her impartiality because

jones. >> thank you, chairman collins. a couple of things to go briefly. ms. chavez, i was especially struck by testimony given the statistics about the challenges that women of color and hispanic women. 70 percent, 60 percent. obviously, that is the cause of a pay gap which, if had been worked on years ago, that would not be a problem but the fact is we are where we are. i noticed, i know that we have to be concerned with the budgets for medicare and social security and other things but is there something that can be done from the federal policy? knowing that these women, often have no choice. i say very little choice. they are caregivers, they dropped out to raise their children. all of which contribute to society in so many other ways. is there anything that you can suggest from a federal policy standpoint that might help level the playing field for those who are taking on significant, important jobs and they are jobs. you can ask anyone of them. they are probably more challenging than anyone sitting here right now. anything we can do to help level the play

jones. >> thank you, chairman collins. i had a couple of things just to go briefly. they shop as, i was especially -- his shop as -- ms. chavez, i was especially struck by testimony, given the statistics about the challenges women of color and hispanics, 70%, 60%, that is because of the pay gap. if it'd work on a year ago, that would that would not of been a problem but we are where we are now. i know that we have to be concerned with budget for medicare and social security and other things, but is it something that can be done on the federal policy, knowing that these women have often though choice, very little choice, they are either caregivers, they drop out to rate their children, all of which contribute to society in so many other ways. is there anything that you can suggest from a federal policy standpoint that might help level the playing field for those who are taking on significant, important jobs, and they are jobs come you can ask any one of them. they are probably more challenging than anyone sitting up here right now. anything we can do to help level the playing field so that those people cannot be punishe