Welcome to this hearing on the subcommittee on antitrust policy and consumer rights. Today we are pleased to have with us the chairman of the federal trade commission, joseph simons, and the assistant attorney general for the antitrust division at the department of justice, makan delrahim. Welcome to both of you. As an initial matter, as a matter of housekeeping, we have been informed we may have a block of more votes starting about an hour from now. The practical matter, we may be able to push it to an hour and a half from now, but before we hit the recess at some point we will likely have to go to recess to cast a few votes. We will have to play some of that by ear. I apologize in advance. Theres no way to predict these in advance. It does seem to be an uncanny event, with antitrust subcommittee hearings. It seems to be a good predictor, albeit an unintentional predictor of when votes are going to occur. As both of you know, ive been critical of the fact that we have two federal agen
Has the job i think she doesnt start until november what does she do next. Shes going to give a press conference later but i think today she might celebrate with a little sparkling water because thats her way to celebrate. Because its a close confident we can say that right david but alister hes obviously from the European Peoples Party so the same party as. Also the head of the Foreign Affairs committee and i guess on d. W. Frequently i saw you hugging. Earlier after a victory how do you feel. This was a very moving moment not only for us in a funny line but for many including myself i know it was a fun time now for nearly 20 years we started off political korea together in the Regional Parliament of the designs and and shes just a convincing european and shes a convinced european we all knew it would be close we all knew it would be a how to take which wouldnt be easy and now we can look forward theres a lot of work now in front of us. Today coming from the same region as those left
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Comments to the item discusses unless under general Public Comment and if you dont stay on the topic you canning asked to limit your comment to the item Public Comment in a civil and respectful manner and address to the commission as a whole not individuals. I would like to extend thanks to sfgovtv staff and puc it staff for assistance. If you have in the done so silence your electronics. Thank you. Before calling the first item. San francisco Public Utility Commission acknowledges owns and stewards of the uncd lands in the historic territory of the tribes. And other descendants of the historic federal recognized count e. Puc recognizes every citizen residing within the greater bay area has and continues to benefit from the use andoxpation of the tribes lands. Since before and after the San Francisco pu c Commission Found nothing 1932. It is important we recognize the history of tribal lands on which we reside but also acknowledge and honor the fact that the people have established a w