ms. marshall. >> good morning. my name is paul e. marshall. i'm the tenet commissioner on the san francisco rent board. i'm also a redevelopment and affordable housing attorney. i have a fair amount of expertise in areas i'm going to address. first of all, i would like to ask you, even beg you, to continue this item. the process is very unimaginable for people who are doing this like me on volunteer, weekend, and night *. i was told by supervisor chiu's aides that the city and developing attorneys were up all night negotiating the amendments that were just introduced. they were passed out to us at 10:00 a.m. this morning. i have been through them. i already see that they are well-intentioned, but there are numerous big issues that could be addressed and should be addressed. for example, i came here today to talk about the may 20 version, which posted at 5:00 p.m. on friday. it included a change that was not even summarized by mr. barnevarney. it includes under the definition of existing standards, for the very first time, the administrative co

ms. marshall, thank you for being re. you said you hope you weren't a burden for your children or grand children. i know that's nothe case. i'm sure you're a blessing. there's probably a whole line of people in your community who would be wilng to adopt you if they felt that was the case. we thank you for being here and putting a face on the issue that all of us care about. thank you very much. mr. richtman, i know as director of the committee and the national committee to preserve social security and medicare, you've been very critical of gislation i've offered to get ending back to historic norms over the next decade. i understand that's the world we live in today. also, it seems you've been very resistant to changes to medicare that might make it sustainable. there e a lot of people in this town that know medicare is going to be insolvent or bankrupt in the year 2024, there's no getting around that. cbo even says about 2020. i'm one dering if y'all have put forth your own innovations or changes to cause medicare to be

ms. marshall, thank you for being here. you said you hope you weren't a burden for your children or grand children. i know that's not the case. i'm sure you're a blessing. there's probably a whole line of people in your community who would be willing to adopt you if they felt that was the case. we thank you for being here and putting a face on the issue that all of us care about. thank you very much. mr. richtman, i know as director of the committee and the national committee to preserve social security and medicare, you've been very critical of legislation i've offered to get spending back to historic norms over the next decade. i understand that's the world we live in today. also, it seems you've been very resistant to changes to medicare that might make it sustainable. there are a lot of people in this town that know medicare is going to be insolvent or bankrupt in the year 2024, there's no getting around that. cbo even says about 2020. i'm one dering if y'all have put forth your own innovations or changes to cause medic

marshals on the nation's airplanes and i call for it now. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. jackson lee: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from puerto rico, mr. pierre luisy, for five minutes. mr. pierluisi: the united states stands at a crossroads, responsible leaders recognize that a bipartisan fiscal strategy must be crafted to reduce deficits. a deal would require courts on the part of its proponents because each revenue raiser and spending cut is bound to trigger opposition. unless officials can persuade voters that sacrifice and self-restraint now are essential for stability and strength later, a deal will not happen. even with public buying, leaders must be ready to take action despite the political perils and be prepared to place the national interest above their personal interest in re-election. it will not be easy, but it must be done. for officials in washington who are in search of a combat story, i suggest the case of puerto rico. in january, 2009, the u.s. territory stood on the brink of disaster. the new government had inherited a deficit of $3.3

ms. marshall, thank you for being here. you said you hope you weren't a burden for your children or grand children. i know that's not the case. i'm sure you're a blessing. there's probably a whole line of people in your community who would be willing to adopt you if they felt that was the case. we thank you for being here and putting a face on the issue that all of us care about. thank you very much. mr. richtman, i know as director of the committee and the national committee to preserve social security and medicare, you've been very critical of legislation i've offered to get spending back to historic norms over the next decade. i understand that's the world we live in today. also, it seems you've been very resistant to changes to medicare that might make it sustainable. there are a lot of people in this town that know medicare is going to be insolvent or bankrupt in the year 2024, there's no getting around that. cbo even says about 2020. i'm one dering if y'all have put forth your own innovations or changes to cause medic