and i met with someone named rhonda elliott. she has been running her family restaurant business -- bill's barbecue. at its high point, it employed 200 people. she closed it down. she told me the obama economy put her out of business. she teared up. this was not about money. this is about the future of her family and the employees she cares about. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of people like rhoda and i will. now, you know that if the president were to be reelected, he will say every good thing he can about education, but in the final analysis, he will do what his largest campaign contributors do and that is public sector unions. they will insist upon their path. your kids would have the same schools with the same results.

>> since i was 21. >> rhonda hopes the skills she has picked up in the bakery will give her a secondnce as a mother. >> got a daughter? >> yes, she's 14. she's with her father's mother in florida. >> what's her name? >> roseanne. >> she writes to you? >> yeah. >> what does she write? >> saying that she loves me, she misses me. start crying right now. it's all right. are you all right? >> yeah. okay. i miss my daughter. >> i know you do. i know you do. all right. >> my heart went out to her because whenever prisoners begin to talk about their children, it is the one very sensitive spot in their lives. and no matter what they may have done to get them to a jail, to prison, they still are very touched, and love their children. >> good thing is that you got a lot out of being here, right? >> yes. ever since i've been in here for several months, doing my eight months, i feel good now. i just thank god that i'm in here, i'm glad. because when i was in the street, i started smoking that stuff and it didn't help me. didn't get me anywhere. got me into trouble. it got me in here. but now i le

the next person i must recognize is rhonda simpsons and the work force director. she has taught me a lot in the last six years and grateful for her leadership especially when it comes to encouraging up and coming women in politics. and i thank the others for the invite and wisdom they have shown me along the way. in closing i look forward to continuing the work i have been doing in the neighborhoods and the communities to partner with each and every person that is committed to making san francisco a stellar place to live work and visit. together we can make a difference one issue at a time. thank you. [applause] >> in the house. >> that's not all. we have a very special person i had the privilege of working with on a daily basis and the one thing mr. mayor i won't be able to work with her. i would like to invite up mayor's lee director of violence prevention services and make the introduction to you. [applause] >> good evening. how are we? my name is deanna roachy and i am proud of say i'm a san francisco native and the new leader of violence protection services.

as the strains of "help me, rhonda" blare. says, turning to kimmy gibbler, the neighbor, helpless in silence, she does her no favor. pressure mounting, mounting, mounting. time ticking. "help me who?" "rhonda!" shout the men. the men of this full house. and the men become boys. beach boys. as they go to the show, where they sing "kokomo." kokomo, that's where i-i-i want to go to get away from it all. [ cheers and applause ] from what? from this male-dominated world, this testosterone-soaked full house. this house full of men. as we sit on the bed, get patted on the head, our sins we confess and, we learn a life less-on, from the men. the men of this full house. this house full of men. cut it out. [ cheers and applause ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar! yeah! 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. that's where tots come from. [ ma

joining me now we've got joe and rhonda stevens and you're heading back to houston. >> no, dallas. >> sorry about that. what did you expect when you got to the airport today? >> we thought we would be delayed. we got here at 2:00. our flight is at 3:30 and we could hop on right now. >> reporter: were you surprised to see this? >> yes. >> in fact, you were telling me you left on tuesday to get -- >> to get ahead of the traffic, and we didn't have any traffic on tuesday and it's been fairly unevent ful. >> reporter: terrific. we hope the rest of the trip works out the same way. thank you very much, indeed. of course, i'm reminding everyone to try to get to the airport at least an hour and a half ahead of time just in case there are lines. you can always change, fredricka, as everybody tries to squeeze what time they have left on this holiday weekend. >> what about the airlines? any potential headaches out there? >> reporter: you know, when things run smoothly it's good for business. so despite higher fuel costs, remember, if there are backups, that could be a problem. if they have to ch

[applause] >> and rhonda simmons director of the office of workforce development position and then we will following this we will close. [applause] >> wow it's been a long time coming for this. so started about two years ago with the grant process and i want to thank again mayor lee for the support and submitting the proposal. like he said we have roughly $8 million to do this over the four year period of time. you can seat students before us. the goal is placement ultimately and make sure they're placed in the field of technology. if you have been in this cycle and you have done work for us you know it's all based on the labor market and we're in a boone in this town and one of the reasons we were able to secure the grant is san francisco and the technology companies really buying into this as mayor lee said and we teed up the right partnership and this is one of the sector strategies under mayor lee. we have construction and health care and we started hospitality and whatever else he says i need to do, so this is one of many to ensure that san franciscans across the board are employ

followed by jewel us trueus and jose and a student at bay cat and the tech of the advisory committee and rhonda simmons the director of the office of workforce development division in owdad. we're going to hold questions until the close of the program which the speakers will answer those questions and with that mayor lee. >> thank you. good morning everyone and go giants. yeah. [applause] well, let me begin by thanking everybody here. when i first began as mayor i said jobs was the most important thing we could do for people to get and i tell you what less than two years later that is still the most important thing that we can be doing and creating jobs, making people have the opportunity to get them and trained and educated and placing them in the newest areas in our technology industry and when ron conway. ron just arrived and got out of at&t together. we worked together and had a personal agreement if we were as a city were to help technology we were going to have technology help us, so less than two years later when i first started the unemployment rate in san francisco was 9.6% and last fr

[cheers and applause] last week, i met with rhonda in richmond, virginia. she has been running her family restaurants for years. the business has been in herat its high point, she employed to wandered people. she just closed it down. she told me obama-air regulations and taxes and obamacare and the condition of the economy just put her out of business, and then she teared up. this was not about money. it was about the future for our family and her employees. look. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of dreamers like rhoda, and i will. [cheers and applause] now, you know if the president is reelected, he will say that he will improve the schools, but he will do what the largest supporters, the public-sector unions, will want. when i am president, i will be the voice of the children and pt is reelected, he will say that he will improve the schools, but he will do what the their parents. >> i would give parents the information they need to know if the school their child is going to is failing and also being able to send them to the school that will bring

let's go to rhonda in texas really quick.ller: i just want to make a point that i haven't seen or heard much about during the debates paul ryan said that 97% and 98% of employers are small businesses. that would make small business owners who are more likely middle class the actual job creators, not the top percentage that claims they are. >> stephanie: wait, now wait a minute. go back, i'm sorry? >> caller: if 97% and 98% of all employers in the country are small businesses. >> stephanie: then the top 2% are job creators. >> they are job creators, but they don't create nearly any jobs. >> the two 2% are money hoarders. that should be a new reality show. there's that middle income family job right on top of a cat. >> stephanie: and they use job creator business loose. let's dive into the right-wing world. charles k routhammer. >> sound byte: obama understand this. he's not trying to fix our fiscal issues and problems, he's trying to destroy the republicans by insisting there is a split among the republicans on this issue that

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and so, by the way, the other day, i was in richmond, virginia and i met with someone named rhonda elliotts been running her family restaurant business, bills, barbecue -- bill's barbecue. at its height point, it employed 200 people. she closed it down. she told me the obama economy put her out of business. she teared up. this was not about money. this is about the future of for family and the employees she cares about. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of people like thoda andrhoda and i will. now you know that if the president were to be reelected he will say every good thing he can about education, but in the final analysis, he will do what his largest campaign contributors do and that is public sector unions. they will insist upon their path. your kids would have the same schools with the same results. i am president, i am going to be a voice of the children and parents because they do not have a union. i want to make sure the parents have the information they need to know to find out whether their school is succeeding or failing. and i want to make sure they have the choice to

my grandmother is here, my mother is here and my four children, but most of all, my wife rhonda is heremr. massie: i need to thank them for their love and support. i'm honored to represent the great people of kentucky's 4th congressional district. i have been a staunch defender of the constitution and unwavering advocate for freedom and responsibility. i look forward to working with all of the members of this house of congress to advance these great american principles. thereby ensuring a prosperous future for our country. thank you and may god bless america. the speaker: under clause 5d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from washington and the gentlemen from kentucky and michigan, the whole number of the house is now 433. the speaker pro tempore: the unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and passing -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. cicilline of rhode island for today and mr. reed of

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[cheers and applause] last week, i met with rhonda in richmond, virginia.running her family restaurants for years. the business has been in her family for 82 years. at its high point, she employed to wandered people. -- 200 people. she just closed it down. she told me obama-air regulations and taxes and obamacare and the condition of the economy just put her out of business, and then she teared up. this was not about money. it was about the future for our family and her employees. look. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of dreamers like rhoda, and i will. [cheers and applause] now, you know if the president is reelected, he will say that he will improve the schools, but he will do what the largest supporters, the public-sector unions, will want. your kids will have the same schools and results. when i am president, i will be the voice of the children and their parents. there is no union. [cheers and applause] >> i would give parents the information they need to know if the school their child is going to is failing and also being able to send them to

and so, by the way, the other day, i was in richmond, virginia and i met with someone named rhonda elliotthas been running her family restaurant business -- bill's barbecue. at its high point, it employed 200 people. she closed it down. she told me the obama economy put her out of business. she teared up. this was not about money. this is about the future of her family and the employees she cares about. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of people like rhoda and i will. now, you know that if the president were to be reelected, he will say every good thing he can about education, but in the final analysis, he will do what his largest campaign contributors do and that is public sector unions. they will insist upon their path. your kids would have the same schools with the same results. when i am president, i am going to be a voice for the children and parents because they do not have a union. i want to make sure the parents have the information they need to know to find out whether their school is succeeding or failing. and i want to make sure they have the choice to pick the school wh