Join us. We go into, well, first of all when we hear of the leads, and we have a whole staff, that basically is paid to do that and they go and reach out to any business that they see that falls within their area. So, it bohooves them to reach out and on top of that, now, we do, again, look to the leadership of each neighborhood and so your neighborhood merchant associations and so we go out into those, neighborhoods and in the twofold, and again, how the working with them to help to create their neighborhood as a destination but then, also, in that, to let them know about the benefits that they can receive, by being a member of San Francisco, travel association. Got it. So up until recently, we have connected you to the merchant of the bay view Merchants Association that is what i know . I am sorry, up until recently, you have been connected. Exactly. So let me say this because you alluded to having the staff and i assume that you have had the staff and i will just want to express my
Least able to do without it. In north dakota the average farm is markedly different than the farm in wisconsin. North dakota family farms are thousands of acres involving multiple generations. The proposed a. G. I. Limits ignore this reality. They not only include income from farm operations but other wholly unrelated earnings. Usda Research Shows average offfarm income greatly exceeds onfarm income making the targets of this provision more collateral than actual. American farmers largely support the major policy shift that eliminates direct payments relying solely on this cost sharing arrangement with the federal government resulting in 10 taxpayer savings. Unlike previous subsidies, farmers pay for this by contributing 40 of the premium and the other 60 is not expended by the government unless a claim is made. The increaseing role of federal Crop Insurance as the family farm safety net has diminished the need for crisis appropriations. Absent the stability of an actuarially sound pro
Ms. Ayotte mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from new hampshire. Ms. Ayotte mr. President , i ask that the quorum call be vacated. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Ayotte thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , i come to the floor today to talk about an amendment that i will seek to offer on the pending bill, amendment number 2603. We all sympathize with those who are struggling to find work in a difficult economy, and i want to see people get back to work. Certainly a shortterm extension for those who are relying on Unemployment Insurance, if its paid for, will allow a transition for those who are out of work to do what we need to do most in this chamber, and to give them an opportunity to get a goodpaying job. The focus in this chamber most of all needs to be on enacting progrowth policies that will encourage both small and Large Businesses to thrive and grow in our economy and to create jobs. I have voted today to begin debate on the legislation to prov
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. On this day, we ask your blessing on the men and women, citizens all, whose votes have populated this peoples house. Each member of this house has been given the sacred duty of representing them. We ask your blessing, as well, on the members of this house whose responsibility lies also beyond the local interests of constituents while honoring them. Give each member the wisdom to represent both local and national interests, a responsibility calling for the wisdom of solomon. Grant them, if you will, a double portion of such wisdom. Bless us this day and every day and may all that is done within the peoples house this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to claus
Merchants association. And we need to make sure that a lot of our businesses are part of the sf travel, and they are a member and so that we can begin to promote and push this forward. I have a question, also, what percentage of sf travel, comes from public dollars . inaudible . So just, so that i am clear, the city and county of San Francisco does not fund. We dpo not receive any from the tax, and we do have, the tourism and improvement district, that is similar to a cbd or a bib and so it is assessed on a selfassessment, that is voted on by the hotel community. And they contribute to San Francisco travel, but we do not receive any or we do have a contract, that those goes out to bid with San Francisco International Airport, and that is a contractual agreement, to help promote San Francisco International Airport to the rest of the world and get a lift from the International Destinations. And that is the only city dollars that we will receive. And so, really my final statement that i w