through 18-year-old youth of the parents that are receiving substance abuse services through shields for families that program is a culturally enriched environment in which the children come to an afterschool program when

through 18-year-old youth of the parents that are receiving substance abuse services through shields for families that program is a culturally enriched environment in which the children come to an afterschool program when they leave their elementary school and are provided tutoring, mentoring, one-on-one homework assistance. it's just a wonderful supportive leg for the families to have. we want to encourage these youth to go to school and further their education and let them know that anything that they want is obtainable. we also want to bring back the families. you know, we want to make sure that they are cohesive and they work well with each other and in addition we also want to build the community as a whole. we respect our clients, we value our clients' opinions about the services that are provided, and we listen real well to what our clients have in reference to input. and we recognize that our families bring a host of strengths to the table and we try to capitalize on what those strengths are. having a community of people who are also in recovery helps our clients learn to let go of that g

through 18-year-old youth of the parents that are receiving substance abuse services through shields for families that program is a culturally enriched environment in which the children come to an afterschool program when they leave their elementary school and are provided tutoring, mentoring, one-on-one homework assistance. it's just a wonderful supportive leg for the families to have. we want to encourage these youth to go to school and further their education and let them know that anything that they want is obtainable. we also want to bring back the families. you know, we want to make sure that they are cohesive and they work well with each other and in addition we also want to build the community as a whole.

shields, 1430 masonic. i have lived there with my wife for 18 years, raised our family there.became aware of the first remodel of the property about ten yearsing a. when i saw the plans i was quite concerned because just the nature of the location of that building versus ours means it is in the one spot the sun comes up. the only sun we get all day happens to be the sunrise before noon. the nature of being on the north slope. a lot of tall buildings and so on. with that third floor as proposed, that would be the end. we would no longer get sunlight into our backyard. i was naturally concerned. i was one that did file a d.r. ten years ago, 2002. we went through the process. i think we came to a compromise, which i'm content with. i'm happy with. the building is low enough. the sun comes in. we went on with our lives. i don't understand how we are back again, looking at the same issue we already compromised on. that is all i have to say, thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> malcolm hilin. i'm an instructor of environmental horticulture in san francisco, certified arborist b

for more than 18 months. in the report, children talk about seeing family members killed in all manner of horrific ways. they describe seeing other kids slaughtered and used as human shields. the report recalled untold atrocities. bill neely got a look at the front line in hams and here's what he saw. >> reporter: he is ready to kill. a syrian army sniper aims through a crack in the wall. this is the hidden front line. from their firing point, they target rebel positions just 50 yards away. every day, men die here. this is the heart of the war, homs, and here it is stalemate. the streets here are so deadly, we moved through holes in walls and houses, up to near darkness and another sniper. he waits in total silence. it's never quiet for long. these syrian troops are trying to take back whole districts the rebels have held for months. they are edgy. the rebels killed five of their men just hours earlier. so when homs, they run for their lives and we do, too. they've been doing it for longer than they ever expected. why is the war lasting so long? >> it will continue months, today, one year, we don't know. we don't know. i'm ready to die. ready to die for syria. >> reporter

shield american families from ever having the i.r.s. add to their loss by callously presenting them with a tax bill. simply my bill amends the internal revenue code to exempt private student loan forgiveness for being categorized as gross taxable income for families of veterans who have lost their life while serving an active duty in the united states armed forces. it is important to note that this bill would not make it mandatory for private lenders to forgive educational loans. private loan companies would still have the option of whether or not to forgive a loan. having lost their son in afghanistan, the carpenter family is comforted by the knowledge that andrew died a hero. his memory lives on in his son. it is for them and all those who may have or may face similar hardships that i urge that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5044. and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee yields back his time. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. oh, wait a minute. excuse me. ms. jackson lee, i yield three minutes to ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempor