>> good evening vice president therman and commission. [inaudible] i would like it add anything that promotes to the helths and well being of the officers allowing them to be healthy and at work and provide the services to the community is a benefit for the department and request you approve this gift to the department. >> colleagues are there questions? >> will the chief be doing pulotys or maybe yoga? >> colleagues this item is on our consent calendar and there are no questions. all in favor of accepting this gift? any opposed? any abstentions. the action item is approved and thank tooz mr. dean graufoes and the folks at 440. >> item 3 report to the commission discussion 3 a chief report review of recent activities. >> good evening chief [inaudible] >> good evening. my name is deputy chief [inaudible] chief of staff for greg sir who is out of town. i want to thank captain [inaudible] for hosting us this evening. on to my report we had 2 shootings overthe past week, one of them in the bay view district on 1600 block of south. this happen

>> good evening vice president therman and commission.audible] i would like it add anything that promotes to the helths and well being of the officers allowing them to be healthy and at work and provide the services to the community is a benefit for the department and request you approve this gift to the department. >> colleagues are there questions? >> will the chief be doing pulotys or maybe yoga? >> colleagues this item is on our consent calendar and there are no questions. all in favor of accepting this gift? any opposed? any abstentions. the action item is approved and thank tooz mr. dean graufoes and the folks at 440. >> item 3 report to the commission discussion 3 a chief report review of recent activities. >> good evening chief [inaudible] >> good evening. my name is deputy chief [inaudible] chief of staff for greg sir who is out of town. i want to thank captain [inaudible] for hosting us this evening. on to my report we had 2 shootings overthe past week, one of them in the bay view district on 1600 block of south. this happened a

therman whitfield: gentleman yields back. i recognize the gentleman from texas, mr. olson, for five minutes. olson: thank you. i will be brief. i spent hours studying this. there was a common claim. will i lose my job? members of the atlanta chamber or the partnership, they came ,rom family farms and ranches members of the iowa farm bureau, , a momaska homebuilders and pop store wrote epa and said said to our children, eas, and then you can have dessert. , andays, eat your peas then you can have more peas." the word came from epa's workhorses, the state agencies, to make this rule work. they have no clue about the science used or the health impacts. they worry if they can build new roads. these voices come from all of america. i hope epa starts listening. if one of my colleagues on my side wants some time, i will yield? if not, i will yield back. chairman whitfield: the gentleman yields back. at this time, i recognize the gentleman from illinois, mr. rush, for five minutes. rush: i want to thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this hearing on the epa's proposed rules.