ms. robert and walk her through the process. i agree there's plenty of units in the city >> right and i don't think it's the matter of making the building like it was before we'd be casting out thousands of people in san francisco which makes no sense. but i think as a city i know my colleagues have been working on this issue president chiu and my office as well are figuring out how to have some neglect so we're not setting up people to get cast out of their homes. so we're helping them to maintain their property >> this is has an an ongoing issue and it would be great to see a solution in san francisco. >> i want to add to d b i i've been in a group working on this there's a meeting in a week and a half and they will be raising an issue you can come too. what many of us agree is perhaps not the best way to handle the reality. supervisor campos >> thank you mr. president, and d b i staff and to my colleagues are that i think it make sense for us to hold-off on voting on the entire item until we have more information regarding al

ms. gabbard: colonel roberts' platoon was sent to provide assistance to a sister company. when they became pinned down by heavy gun and grenade fire, colonel roberts charged forward beyond the perimeter and safety of his unit. without fear or concern, colonel roberts eliminated four enemy positions and linked up with the imperiled company he assisted with evacuating the wounded and supervised withdrawal from the position before returning to his own unit. it is for his gallant and selfless actions contributing directly to saving the lives of his fellow soldiers that i'm proud to honor and remember the actions of colonel gordon ray roberts. mr. davis: i rise to honor lieutenant james mcginty iii of the united states marine corps. he was with company k and was awarded the medal of honor for his gallantry in action as a platoon leader on july 8, 1966 in vietnam. while providing rear security, his 32-man platoon came under heavy fire. during the baranl two-his squads became separated. disregarding his own safety he ran through automatic weapons and mortar tire convene with the

robert gibes is on television and his new employer ms nbs and he's talking about what is wrong with the president's message and the current team is out engaging in that divisive rhetoric at a moment when the president ought to be laying back. >> we'll look at areas where he is struggling. domestically and internationally. and things going on in so many fronts. his disapproval on the economy, syria and iran is all in the negative. that disapproval number is high are. and the economy is down negative 13 percents. i am not a mathematician. >> you are good. >> and it is a bad number for him. and all of these fights are about the economy and funding the government is debt seouling and a tsunami of sorts on the hill. that is a tough number to work with, too. >> oh, my gosh, yeah. look, for bill clinton in 1995 and 96, he was at this rodeo with house republicans, he was hugely advantaged by the fact that americans were confident with his abilities with the economy. and confident he meant what he said. and president obama doesn't have that confidence. here is the reality that the president know

robert andres. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i rise to speak about obamacare. and i do call it obamacare. you know, when we passed the law, it was called the affordable care act. and before he leaves the floor, i would like to compliment the senator from montana on the important and crucial role that he played in passing the affordable care, health care act. and it was his excellent stewardship in the finance committee where we could expand access to health care, modernize the way we do it to go from volume medicine to value-based medicine, and to be able to expand our access in a way that also was fiscally prudent. he also led the way in expanding the children's health initiative. so i know later on he is planning in his life a new future for himself, but i want you to know that while he's thinking about how he will be living a different life, he really impacted the lives of many people. i stand here today to thank him personally in a heartfelt way i

ms. caproni joined north grope grumman from her former position at the f.b.i., a position that director robert mueller personally asked her to serve in in the wake of the attacks of 9/11. she knows full well the task at hand forbe the f.b.i. is never easy, from protecting america from terror and other attacks balanced with defending our civil liberties and civil rights. but as she put it, "they always strive to do the right thing and to maintain as a lodestar fieldy to the constitution and the rule of law." that's what ms. caproni believes. she also served in the s.e.c. where she enforced regulatory programs in the nine-state pacific region. she and her staff strengthened cooperation between the s.e.c. and the u.s. attorney's office to crack down on financial fraud. ms. caproni also served as chief of the criminal division for the u.s. attorney's office for the eastern district of new york and in private practice at several top firms. through her breadth of experience, her talent, her intellect, and her strong characteristic, i know ms. caproni would be an outstanding jurist. i strongly believ

roberts: i withdraw any objection. mrs. boxer: all right. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the senator from north dakota. ms. heitcamp: mr. president, i will be very brief, recognizing the other urgent business that the senate needs to address. but did i want to associate myself with the remarks of the very able and capable chairwoman of the ag committee, senator stabenow. we have a disaster in the making. it's called the farm bill. months ago this body passed a comprehensive farm bill, recognizing a 50-year compromise, a 50-year association of nutrition assistance with the ability to provide disaster assistance for our farmers in this country. for 50 years that effort has served us very well. today in the house of representatives and this week in the house of representatives, they will do something that is unprecedented for 50 years. they will segregate, pass separate bills, and do, i think, a disservice to struggling, unemployed, underemployed american families, and that is, dramatically reduce the food stamp allocation. food stamps are there when people need them, the same way farm disaster payments are t