Staffers with us. I realize that for many of you, there assess recess period is a ray tint to get caught up on your backlog, schedule overdue doctor appointments, get home from work at a reasonable hour and prep for what is happening next week. Your work is essential and we are grateful for you taking the time too be here. The article one initiative is committed to important work and its worthy of your attention. Our purpose us to provide a nationwide, nonpartisan opportunity to discuss congress as an institution. We believe that now more than ever we must refocus on the founders ended design for the intended design for the legislative branch. Our aim is to pursue ideas and innovations to restore congress to its rightful responsibilities, which are essential to our Constitutional Order and protection of personal liberties. Today were happy to be hosting the great Panel Discussion of professor david schoenbrods new book, dc confidential. Inside the five tricks to washington. The outset
Right and left. That combined with a terror attack in spain send the markets into a tailspin during this exact time yesterday. The russell 2000 small caps turned negative for 2017. Blake burman and Charlie Gasparino each have separate pieces of political and economic reaction. Right now, the president is at camp david meeting with his National Security advisers in the wake of terror attacks in spain. They are focusing on what to do next not in spain but in afghanistan, as the commander in chief works on a cyber warfare offensive. John hannah and jamil jafr in the loop. Theyre going to tell us which decision by the president might have the biggest impact on the nations security, literally and psychologically. And america going eclipse crazy ahead of mondays epic cosmic display. Were going to introduce you to the man cashing in on the solar event. A business visionary who has nasas stamp of approval for eclipse glasses, unlike a whole bunch of other companies having their products recall
And supervisor katie tang. I want to thank our clerk of the committee today as well as asian stocks and jim smith from sfgov tv for covering the meeting. Mdm. Clerk any announcements . Yes please sounds all electronic devices. Thank you very much. While we wait for some paper to be delivered to the committee were skipping over item number one for the moment move on to item number two. Item number two Ordinance Amending Division of the workout to establish a violation for bicycles Share Program bikes left part standing or unattended without a permit for location authorized public works to take enforcement action to abate remove the mice and making appropriate findings thank you. This item was sponsored by supervisor peskin so i will turn it over to them. Thank you chairman templars and thank you for your early support for this legislation for your cosponsorship. As we mentioned at the press conference this is actually the first time that the city of San Francisco is getting out in front
Envision for a program update. Good afternoon and thank you Committee Members. Jimmy parks with the sf mta and i oversee the citys bicycle programs are excited to be here today for to propose a ordinance to Amend Division one of the station must bicycles go shepherd him and [inaudible] supervisor peskin just mention her by the mta board on march 21 we feel that these legislations are really strong and make sure station was by showing his right leg in a manner thats consistent with how we already treat station base by sharing and remote Public Health and safety. We appreciate working closely with supervisor peskins office to develop this combined division i and division ii transportation code package thats been cordoned eight. I want to take a couple of minutes to provide an overview of bike sharing as it exists in San Francisco today. I describe the emerging trends and station was bike sharing. Then describe the legislation that you are hearing today as was the legislation that the mta
Hopefully a republican democrat votes so i can finish. I havent missed a vote since 1993. Thats about 7,900 votes. I dont intend to miss another one. Professor tirly. Thank you members of the Senate Judiciary committee. It is an honor to discuss the nomination of judge neil gorsuch for the United States Supreme Court. I believe the nominee should be extraordinary. I should state at the outset that i do not agree with all of judge gorsuchs legal views, however i believe that judge gorsuch to be exceptional choice for the court. While many focus on replacing the conservative with another conservative, the primary concern should be to replace an intellectual with another intellectual. Judge gorsuch is that type of nominee to have the vigor to sit in the chair of the late antonin scalia. One of the primary complaints regarding past nominees has been lack och writings or opinions. Such individuals can make for good nominees. They do not make for great justices. Judge gorsuch is a refreshing