local leadership is critical to creating cohesive -- cohesion throughout our country. cities, towns and villages have a tremendous opportunity to usher forward partnership and positivity in a time of growing gridlock and change in washington. the best way to move our communities forward is to promote partnership, leading together with other local, state, federal leaders. we can all overcome the toughest challenges that are facing our communities. this is our charge and our residents have elected us and why we have come to washington every single year. in fact, the last 55 years, we have come to this congress collectively one voice. you know, issues like the outbreak of the coronavirus, i would be remiss if i didn't talk about cities being on the front line of dealing with this ongoing public health emergency. local elected leaders have the responsibility to ensuring the health and safety of their residents. we are thankful for the federal spending package passed last week to allot $8. billion in this public health crisis and looking forward to meeting with vice president penc

our cities, towns, and villages are the heartbeat of our nation. and most small cities and towns, the elected official is a neighbor, a friend, the soccer mom, someone you know and trust, and there is no surprise that local government is the most trusted government in america. and there's no surprise that if i go in kmart at 7:00 in the morning or if i go eat dinner late at night, they don't mind coming to me and said kathy, when are you all going to do something about that traffic? we are the neighbors and the friends that are members of our cities and towns feel comfortable talking to. we do have some challenges. we are one of the fastest-growing municipality in south carolina. it is great. we built a new school a year, but that does bring as challenge. my neighbors do not mind, of the people that i see on the baseball field or the soccer field, they don't might come in and say, kathy, when are you going to do something? we can do it. we can't depend on the federal code or the state government so in lexington were taking care of our problem, and t

but today, with all of our elected officials from cities, towns and villages all over our nation, it is a great day in washington, d.c., our physician and towns and villages are the heartbeat of our nation. and most small cities and towns, the elected official is a neighbor, a friend, a soccer mom, someone you know and trust, and there is no surprise that local government is the most trusted government in america. and there's no surprise that if i go in k mart at 7:00 in the morning or i go eat dinner late at night, they don't mind coming to me and they say, what are you going to do about that traffic? we are the neighbors and friends that members of our cities and towns feel comfortable talking to. we do have some challenges and one of the fastest growing municipalities in south carolina. we build a new school a year, but that does bring us challenges. my neighbors do not mind or the people that i see on the baseball field or soccer field, they don't mind coming, cathey, when you going to do something? we can't depend on the federal government. we are taking care of our problems and

cities, bringing the book scene to our viewers. watch more of our visits at c-span.org. arillo is in the center of the texas panhandle. we affectionately call ourselves the capital city of the texas panhandle. we are approaching 200,000 people in this next census area -- census. that's a marker for us. it's one of the most unique things, travel around and talk to other mayors, our superpower here in the city of amarillo is that we think regionally. while we do have geographic boundaries that define how many people live inside our city, we truly don't think that way. we think regionally. we think of world communities that belong to us. we are their city. right now, we are standing in the historic depot. it's significant because when you think about building the entire city of amarillo, the materials for building our city came through this depot. they arrived by rail right here. our city has grown. we started as a farming, agricultural town. now we are an urban center for the texas panhandle of 500,000 people. none of that could have happened without this location being rig

we are all a part of the fabric of what makes our city and our country so great. so we will not be silenced. we will continue to lift our voices and celebrate what makes us so great, what makes us so unique. and during the month of pride, we will just do it with that much more flair. so thank you all so much for being here. here's to 50 more incredible years for future generations to come. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, mayor breed. and one other note i'm just so proud of, thanks to the mayor's leadership, we've invested over $1 million in the next year to seniors. so thank you to the department of aging and adult services, and thank you to all of those in our city who made sure that we were brought to this 50 years and continue to be brought to the right place. so now, a leader that we know will continue to bring us forward in the next 50 years, our new director of pride, fred lopez. [applause] >> hi. good morning, everybody. how are you? excited? s.f. pride, #sfpride50. before anything else, i just want to convey our sincerest gratitude to the ma

we will continue to support our nonprofit organizations in the nonprofit organizations that serve our city. many of those services that are provided to our homeless population and our senior population and use can continue to receive support. we are continuing to work with our philanthropic partners on a particular fund that will provide relief to residents of san francisco, again, those financially impacted by the loss of income due to the coronavirus. i want to encourage employers and employees who were impacted to go to the website, and if there are questions and you do not have access to the internet, you can always call 311 if you have any questions. we will continue to do all we can to support our business community. we know that this will have a tremendous impact on our economy in san francisco. throughout the country, but we want to at least do is everything that we can to get people through this challenge. we are also taking additional steps to strengthen our capacity to respond. in talking with dr. grant colfax who is currently at our emergency operations center, it is clear that

after all, we're at the meeting of land and sea. - our city is famous for its iconic scenery, historic designs, and world-class style. it's the birthplace of blue jeans, and where "the rock" holds court over the largest natural harbor on the west coast. - our 28,000 city and county employees play an important role in making san francisco what it is today. - we provide residents and visitors with a wide array of services, such as improving city streets and parks, keeping communities safe, and driving buses and cable cars. - our employees enjoy competitive salaries, as well as generous benefits programs. but most importantly, working for the city and county of san francisco gives employees an opportunity to contribute their ideas, energy, and commitment to shape the city's future. - thank you for considering a career with the city and county of san francisco. valencia has been a constantly evolving roadway. the first bike lanes were striped in 1999, and today is the major north and south bike route from the mission neighborhood extending from market to mission street. >> it is difficult

our city's current policy has an exemption for employers that provide more generous leave than required by city law. if an employer zoo giving fully paid leave to an employee for a number of weeks equal to or more than what is required by san francisco's current law, they are exempted from the law because they are doing more than we require. when the time was extended from six weeks to eight weeks, a loophole was offered. the change in front of you would strike the word six weeks and replace with as required by the city and the state of california. this item was heard by the small business commission on january 27. the commission voted unanimously to recommend that the board of supervisors approve the legislation, and as a mother and, i know, supervisor ronen feels this way, too, this is a very important issue. i had the benefit of strong paid leave laws when i had my daughter, and it made all the difference. all of our workers deserve this leave, when it is particularly hard for low-income paid workers to get by. i ask you to close this loophole and make sure that all san francisco wor

i am cheering for our city and our country. thank you all so much for your cooperation. at this time i would like to introduce grant colfax, the department of public health director, to provide an update on the latest numbers, testing and other information i just touched on briefly. >> thank you, mayor. good morning. i am doctor grant colfax, director of health. today i am bringing several important updates. i will talk about the situation at laguna hospital protecting healthcare workers and new expansions of testing. first, let me remind everyone. we need san franciscans to stay home to save lives. i understand some of us are essential workers and cannot stay home right now. however, if i could stay at home right now, i would be staying home for our first responders and healthcare workers on the front lines. as we continue to respond to this rapidly evolving outbreak, we are always thinking about what is ahead and what is about to come next. in february, we had zero cases of coronavirus. we realized we were in an emergency situation and immediately strengthened the plan

scott who has been a great partner in this work and a great partner with his teams, helping us keep our city safe. chief scott, thank you for your leadership and partnership, and please look forward to your remarks. . >>> i want to thank our mayor, mayor london breed over this unpress tented health care crisis. can i speak for the police department we're grateful for our mayor, mayor london breed and dr. colfax, they've made safeguarding the san francisco first responders a priority. the sheriffs deputies and other first responders provide the first line of public safety in san francisco, and we need to keep them safe and keep them healthy. again i want to thank mayor breed and dr. colfax for making first responder as priority in testing for covid-19. we're constantly on the front t always be there. by providing this testing, we can help slow the spread of covid-19 among our first responders so they can continue to provide public safety and protect the health of the public at large. but, i would also like to thank the city's hotels, because they have stepped forward to offer rooms, to the fi

it is offensive to our city as a whole when we pride ourselves on our diversity. we know that this disease is not discriminating against someone based on race. we know that people who are being diagnosed are of all races and backgrounds, and so, the longer we perpetuate this divisiveness, this race is on, the words that continue to allow for the focus to be on the particular, that particular issue, the less we are able to deal with this together. this is a time not for divisiveness. this is a time for us to come together and to support the residents of our city, and not make people feel excluded. so, sadly, this continues to be a problem where the president continues to stand by his messaging around his labeling of the coronavirus. and we want to make it clear that that is not something that is acceptable or tolerated here in san francisco. so, i want to thank you all again for being here today. and, we know that is the situation continues to evolve, we will do everything we can to a that you and provide you with the most accurate information. and again, making a

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it's why i've worked with the city attorney's office, why i've worked with our city departments to flush out what is possible for us to do on a local level. in fact many of you know i was in sacramento yesterday with the governor and other big-city mayors to talk about what government officials can do to assist us with things that we know are not just impacting our city, but our state and our entire country. so we cannot just work here in san francisco to address this. we will need help, we will need to work together, and i hope that we will be able to do that. thank you so much all for extending the time for me here today. >> president yee: thank you, mayor breed. so first off, in terms of questioning, is supervisor preston, and supervisor preston, can you clarify whether -- i know you had a -- an opening question. have you withdrawn that -- so i just want to be clear. >> supervisor preston: sure. i'll be making a motion to my colleagues to allow the switching of the question in light of recent events, and so if i go ahead, president yee, with that, to lay the groundwork for that, as fo

our city. [applause] >> she has served numerous roles in her career, including president of the board of supervisors, supervisor of district five, school district board, and fire commission, cleaning the streets, and making the city a more equitable place for all of its residents. you may be the second female mayor of san francisco, but you are making sure you are not the last. please join me in welcoming the honorable mayor breed. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you, fran. thank you for that introduction. i wanted to add to that introduction, that there was a time that i was not only a city employee, but i was an intern here in city hall. i was naomi kelly, now -- her intern, and so i truly understand how important the work is that you all do, and oftentimes, we know that you don't do it to be recognized, you do it because you love the work, you love the opportunity to make something better. we know, and i want to take this opportunity to recognize assembly member david chu. thank yo

the first time a sitting president has been in our city and county. it does show hope and compassion to our community. we appreciate that very much. live in a great community. it has been a devastation. loss of lives like our county has never seen. the outpouring of love and support from our community, our first responders, we have a great group of folks. it has been an outstanding response for those folks and the community. you coming h today just puts a big asterisk on that. the cooperation we have had from the federal and state government has been amazing. we have never seen that before. i have been in emergency services for 35 years. we have never seen the cooperation and response that we have seen from your administration and the state's administration. >> your instant declaration for the community last night, thank you. president trump: what is the death in thef state itself? >> we had 25 tennesseans lost their lives in this. many injured. thousands without homes and power. up withans have shown -- we are the volunteers state. we have shown up by

first time a sitting president has been in our city and county. pe and compassion to our community and residents. we appreciate that. very much. very much. loss of life like our county has never seen. the outpouring of love and support from our community, our first responders, we have got a great group of folks, has been an outstanding response for those folks, all the local support. -- just was ask big asterisk on that. the cooperation from the federal government and the state government has been absolutely amazing. we have never seen that before. i have been in emergency services for 35 years before became county mayor. we have never seen the cooperation and response we have seen from your administration and from the state's administration. your instant declaration for our community last night. ,pres. trump: great people. it is a great state. what is the final count of death in the state itself? the entire state? gov. lee: we had 25 tennesseans lost their lives in this. many injured, thousands without homes and power and supplies. but tennesseans

as you know we're dealing with, you know, a public health emergency in our city. and our state and country, that we have never, never had to encounter before. on behalf of the commission, i urge all d.b.i. staff and customers to follow the instructions under public health officials and to do their part to prevent the spread of covid-19. i applaud the department for taking steps to limit the virus spread such as increase social distancing between the customers and d.b.i. staff, and the more frequent cleaning of commonly shared public services. continue to pay attention to all of the public health instructions and take all of the possible precautions for your own health and your loved ones. be proactive and help to keep each other safe. and that concludes, madam secretary, my comments. >> clerk: is there any public comment on the president's announcement? seeing none, our next item, item 3, general public comment. matters within the commission that are not part of this agen agenda. >> good morning, my name is jerry grantler. the resignation of tom huey in the march 1

so i think our position is that we are the body chartered by the city to just provide the recommendations on unmet needs of youth throughout san francisco, and this is our report. certainly, there are some issues where we are more advanced than others towards meeting these goals than others, but i think our role as we see it is to bring you the recommendations as we see it, what we hear from constituents, and that's sort of our chartered duty to represent the interests of all these youth and all of these issues. so i -- i hesitate to single out anything particularly important as compared to others. >> president yee: okay. now -- and thank you for your response. just about everything that was spoken about inspect terms of your priorities are probably things that many of us also think are priorities. but we also have to go through a process that we may not be able to fund everything. that's why i asked a question, is there a particular order or particular things that are much more important so at least for me, i can weigh it in my mind as we go through the budget deliberations. thank you. >

it's why i've worked with the city attorney's office, why i've worked with our city departments to flush out what is possible for us to do on a local level. in fact many of you know i was in sacramento yesterday with the governor and other big-city mayors to talk about what government officials can do to assist us with things that we know are not just impacting our city, but our state and our entire country. so we cannot just work here in san francisco to address this. we will need help, we will need to work together, and i hope that we will be able to do that. thank you so much all for extending the time for me here today. >> president yee: thank you, mayor breed. so first off, in terms of questioning, is supervisor preston, and supervisor preston, can you clarify whether -- i know you had a -- an opening question. have you withdrawn that -- so i just want to be clear. >> supervisor preston: sure. i'll be making a motion to my colleagues to allow the switching of the question in light of recent events, and so if i go ahead, president yee, with that, to lay the groundwork for that, as fo

as chair of the hospital, i'd first like to thank all of our caregivers in the city who keep our city safe. these are unprecedented times that we are experiencing together, and it has never been more of a time for our hospitals to work together, and i am grateful to be here in san francisco where many of our hospitals have a long history of partnering together to keep our citizens healthily. like many other states, cities, and hospitals around the world, we have shifted our focus to care for those with covid-19. st. francis is proud to devote an entire unit to that. we, too, are supporting social distancing. we are encouraging our employees to work from home whenever possible. we're supporting social distancing as much we can within the hospital and encouraging our patients to see physicians through virtual visits instead of in person when that's possible. a public health issue of this magnitude must be addressed with creative solutions. the hospital has been working to identify these solutions since the very beginning of this crisis. no one hospital can do this alone. the only respon

i recognize that the city is working furiously to strengthen our citywide preparedness via the city operation center as much as possible and to mitigate the impacts to our most vulnerable populations, our seniors and people with underlying medical conditions. however, while departments like d.p.h. and d.e.m. are thinking of preparing us on a macrolevel, we as supervisors need to think on a microlevel. this is the time where we need to step up our leadership to bring people together while adhering to the health recommendations for social distancing. it is time for every supervisor to do a deep dive into the infrastructure of our districts, to assess where there might be gaps in the safety net serving our most vulnerable communities and to think critically and creatively about how we can meet those needs, we need to be in communications with our senior service providers who best know the needs of their clients. we need to push the private sector as well, but it is also our responsibility to be a model employer, and i hope that for our public facing employees, our bus drivers, deputy sheriffs, a

what you see here represents our city. we are a community. the sfpd is a part of that community.ve a job to do, and our job is to investigate, to bring people to justice, and then let the district attorney do his job. we've made an arrest in this case. [applause] >> and our investigators are out right now, looking for a second person who we believe we will have arrested in the very near future. the arrest charges are robbery, hate crime, elder abuse, and a probation violation. now, i will say, our criminal justice system, you're innocent until proven guilty, so we'll let that process play forward, but what i want everybody out here to know, and i'll repeat the mayor and every elected official that's spoken, is we don't tolerate this type of behavior in our city. we shouldn't, we won't, and we don't. so let's not let it take a video for us to come together. there's many other people in this city -- supervisor walton spoke about the homicide on that friday. we're working just as hard on that incident -- we didn't see a whole lot of cameras there, but that person belonged to somebod

i recognize that the city is working furiously to strengthen our citywide preparedness via the city operation center as much as possible and to mitigate the impacts to our most vulnerable populations, our seniors and people with underlying medical conditions. however, while departments like d.p.h. and d.e.m. are thinking of preparing us on a macrolevel, we as supervisors need to think on a microlevel. this is the time where we need to step up our leadership to bring people together while adhering to the health recommendations for social distancing. it is time for every supervisor to do a deep dive into the infrastructure of our districts, to assess where there might be gaps in the safety net serving our most vulnerable communities and to think critically and creatively about how we can meet those needs, we need to be in communications with our senior service providers who best know the needs of their clients. we need to push the private sector as well, but it is also our responsibility to be a model employer, and i hope that for our public facing employees, our bus drivers, deputy sheriffs, a

as you know we're dealing with, you know, a public health emergency in our city. and our state and country, that we have never, never had to encounter before. on behalf of the commission, i urge all d.b.i. staff and customers to follow the instructions under public health officials and to do their part to prevent the spread of covid-19. i applaud the department for taking steps to limit the virus spread such as increase social distancing between the customers and d.b.i. staff, and the more frequent cleaning of commonly shared public services. continue to pay attention to all of the public health instructions and take all of the possible precautions for your own health and your loved ones. be proactive and help to keep each other safe. and that concludes, madam secretary, my comments. >> clerk: is there any public comment on the president's announcement? seeing none, our next item, item 3, general public comment. matters within the commission that are not part of this agen agenda. >> good morning, my name is jerry grantler. the resignation of tom huey in the march 1

as you know we're dealing with, you know, a public health emergency in our city. and our state and country, that we have never, never had to encounter before. on behalf of the commission, i urge all d.b.i. staff and customers to follow the instructions under public health officials and to do their part to prevent the spread of covid-19. i applaud the department for taking steps to limit the virus spread such as increase social distancing between the customers and d.b.i. staff, and the more frequent cleaning of commonly shared public services. continue to pay attention to all of the public health instructions and take all of the possible precautions for your own health and your loved ones. be proactive and help to keep each other safe. and that concludes, madam secretary, my comments. >> clerk: is there any public comment on the president's announcement? seeing none, our next item, item 3, general public comment. matters within the commission that are not part of this agen agenda. >> good morning, my name is jerry grantler. the resignation of tom huey in the march 1

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phase three will be our annual rally at city hall, and repeat visits to supervisors in conjunction with the budget justice coalition. our february meeting, we had a very informative transportation panel with sfmta's accessibility services. we also are in deep preparation and planning and discussion of our 2020 getting there together event. i don't know if all of you were there, but i'm sure most of you are aware that we held this last year with all of our organizations and city organizations, park and recreation. we all came together and we'll be doing that again on sunday, september 13th, celebrating adults with disability and those of us working in aging. we're right now finalizing the response or report from last year and the packet looking for sponsors for this year. i am stepping down as cochair in part of my semi retirement and dan gallagher of steppingstone is stepping up. so greg and dan will be cochairs of case and patty, the treasurer, christina irving, the secretary. this was the part where greg was going to loud me, but because he's not here, i get to loud him. so let me jus

society cannot maintain itself if we have people resorting to intimidation, silencing and violence. >> our city tour staff recently traveled to san antonio, texas, to learn about its rich history. to watch more video from san antonio and other stops on our tour visit c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >>> television has changed since c-span began 41 years ago but our mission continues to provide an unfiltered view of government. already this year we brought you primary election coverage, the presidential impeachment process, and now the federal response to the coronavirus. you can watch all of c-span's public affairs programming on television, online, or listen on our free radio app and be part of the national conversation through c-span's daily washington journal program or through our social media feeds. c-span, created by private industry. america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you by your television provider. >>> follow the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak at c-span.org/coronavirus. wa

our city was safer because we declared loudly and clearly that everyone was welcome in new york. no matter what they look like, who they love, or to whom they pray. but in recent years, we have seen hate crimes increase. which raises the question -- what has changed? there's no single answer, i think. and no single person or political party that is entirely to blame. anti-semitism is hardly the exclusive domain of any one group. it can be found on both the right and the left, on town squares and campus quads. but there is one fact that we cannot ignore. presidential leadership matters. it sets a tone. it is either inclusive or exclusive. divisive or uniting. incendiary or harming. i believe the only way we can make progress as a country is by bringing people together, not tearing them apart. [applause] and i can just tell you, i will never stand idly by in the face of anti-semitism or in the face of hatred against anyone because i know all of our fates are linked. [applause] and as dr. martin luther king jr. said, we are all tied together in a single garment of destiny. so i want

we have to do all we can to keep our children in san francisco, their city of origin. c.s.u. in san francisco is crucial to our youth. there is a foster home in san francisco and to begin their relationship with the department of h.s.a., we arrive to a temporary shelter, which does not bode well for our city or children. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> my name is cory, i'm a representative with teamsters 856. i'm here to thank supervisor mar and mayor breed for introducing this funding to offer the crucial services to the children of our community here in san francisco. thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> good afternoon, i'm a coordinator working for support for families with children with disabilities. she couldn't be here, she's taking classes at the college, so she couldn't miss her classes, but she wrote a statement i want to share. i'm here as an old client from edgewood. i don't know why they're deciding to shut down this facility, but i'm here to tell you why you should take this into consideration. i was severely diagnosed with major depression at the a

around the city the diversity of culinary options has expanded so much but our commitment has always d of diversity of cuisine we have in town and just a couple years ago unesco gave us a creative city of astronomy, Ãbtucson and san antonio. it's a commitment to the heritage that we have as far as our culinary and how it is an authentic representation of our area and our people and enesco wanted that and designated the city in that regard and we were so proud to have that happen. >> our tour of san antonio texas continues with a look at latino representation in congress. and latino influence in politics. >> i think in congress there is some difference or reliance upon the latino members of the democratic caucus by the party to sort of assist the party in identifying authentic and accurate positions to represent latino interests. it is such an important constituency for the democratic party. the configuration of the party in washington really impacts how much latino representatives can influence the rug legislative agenda and how much they can accomplish in terms of passing legislation

we not only extended sick leave to our city employees, but we put out $10 million of our city money to pay for private businesses to extend sick leave for their employees. we worked with the state to embassy te extend the requirements for those getting laid off and coordinated with the private sector to invest and contribute to a fund where people who are struggling and they meet certain criteria, they can get money right away. we have to act sooner rather than later. we talk about a shelter in place, we want people to stay home. what happens if you have no income coming in and you can't go out and buy even some of the simple groceries that you need? we have to act sooner rather than later for artists, for musicians who are no longer playing at venues. they need relief. we have to be a lot more considerate towards the population we know will be most impacted. we already in california are in the midst of a homeless crisis and it's only going to get worse if we don't get support from our federal government. there's only so much we can do loc locally but we're doing everything we can. >>

as you know we're dealing with, you know, a public health emergency in our city. never, never had to encounter before. on behalf of the commission, i urge all d.b.i. staff and customers to follow the instructions under public health officials and to do their part to prevent the spread of covid-19. i applaud the department for taking steps to limit the virus spread such as increase social distancing between the customers and d.b.i. staff, and the more frequent cleaning of commonly shared public services. continue to pay attention to all of the public health instructions and take all of the possible precautions for your own health and your loved ones. be proactive and help to keep each other safe. and that concludes, madam secretary, my comments. >> clerk: is there any public comment on the president's announcement? seeing none, our next item, item 3, general public comment. matters within the commission that are not part of this agen agenda. >> good morning, my name is jerry grantler. the resignation of tom huey in the march 12th stories about the city's expanding p

by helping communities obtain the standards it's helping to enter new businesses into our cities. our environment is cleaner today than it has ever been. epa is 50 years old this year. our air pollution is 74% lower, than it was in 1970. >> while. >> 74%. >> we measure six care pollutants we've been measuring them for six for several years and they've all gone down under president trump's leadership. our air and water are cleaner today. today over 92% of the water's systems meet standards every single day and we. are working with the other communities that occasionally have a problem. we provide clean water to every american regardless of years of clothes and where you live. everyone deserves clean air and clean water. >> tell me what data do they have, that you don't. >> no way can i see something really quick, let me talk just remit >> when you think about the epa, who thinks about the epa literally. >> i do. >> yes i do. >> people need to understand, that this is a business market leader, and a business minded administration. when you drive by bladed communities, you take all of

so by helping these communities attain these standards, it's helping attract new businesses into our cities, in particular inner cities. i just want to make sure everybody here knows and understands, our environment is cleaner today than it has ever been. epa is 50 years old this year. our air pollution is 74% lower than it was in 1970. >> wow. >> 74%. we measure six criteria air pollutants. we've been measuring them for 50 years. all six have gone down under president trump's leadership. our air is cleaner today. our water is cleaner today. in 1970, 40% of the water systems failed to meet epa standards. today, over 92% of the water systems meet the standards every single day. and we're working with the other communities that occasionally have a problem with their water system to make sure we provide clean water to every american regardless of their zip code and where they live. everybody deserves clean air and clean water. [ applause ] >> administrator, i have to ask you, because being in this media business, you don't hear -- >> i've noticed that. >> so tell me, what data do they have tha