To work across the aisle on severalse pieces of legislation. This afternoon this morning wer got to hear the farewell peach of my friend, lamar alexander. Hes a fantastic speaker and legislator. Its been an honor or to serve with him and to learn from him. Now you get to hear from the accountant. [laughter] i rise today to give my Farewell Speech on the floor of the u. S. Senate. Its been an honor of a lifetime to serve the great people of wyoming in this position for f e last 24 years. Ive really enjoyed being a senator. Not for the title, not for the recognition and, certainly, not for the publicity. I love solving problems for folks in wyoming and america. I like working on legislation. It might shock those who know me, but i never intended to get into politics. Awhile i always had great respt for those who serve in public office, it wasnt my calling when i left college. But over 50 years ago, i joined the young mens leadership training group, at a state convention in cody i spoke a
Thank you, mr. President. I come to the floor today to pay tribute to this great wyoming leader. For nearly a quarter of a century, mike enzi has represented the people of wyoming in washington, and hes done it with intelligence, with intensity e and with integrity. The cowboy state and the capitol are going to sorely miss mike if enzi. Hes truly cemented his legacy as the trusted trail boss of the wyoming congressional delegation, and its been an incredible honor and a great privilege for my wife bobbi and me to serve the people of wyoming alongside mike and husband wife diana who is with us today. I mike is truly a devoted family man as well as a man of great and deep faith. In fact, mike taught sunday school over the decades, many in the Faith Community know that mikes first sunday schoolteacher was my wife bobbis mother, jerry brown. Jerry and husband wife both passed away this year, and they had been married 70 years. He taught sunday school in wyoming, and her star pupil was mike
I love solving problems for folks in wyoming and america. I like working on legislation. It might shock those who know me, but i never intended to get into politics. While i always had Great Respect for those who serve in public office, it wasnt my calling when i left college. But over 50 years ago i joined the young mens leadership Training Group known as the j jaycees. At a convention in cody i spoke with the value of leadership in communities. And al simpson would go on to serve years in the state senate. After i gave my pitch, senator simpson did his usual fascinating and humorous speech and then took me aside and said, i dont even know what party youre in, but its time your put your money where your mouth is on this leadership stuff and get into politics. At the time gillet needs a mayor. My wife diana and i had moved to gillette a few years earlier. The town was facing a crisis as the discovery of oil, gas and coal turned it into a boomtown. The population start today skyrocket a
White house were with the senate or with thehe hous [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] the u. S. S who has gaveled back into session. Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take from the speakers table the bill h. R. 6395 with the Senate Amendment thereto, disagree to the Senate Amendment and request a conference with the senate. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 6395, an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities for the department of defense for military construction and for Defense Activities of the department of energy to describe military personnel strength for such fiscal year and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore is there objection to the request of the gentleman from washington . Without objection, the request is agreed to. Wi
Then pound appound again. You will hear the meeting discussion but yo you will be md ied listening mode only. Call from quiet location and turndown your television and radio use or submit by email to marrtotothe committee. Please note this meeting is recorded will be available at sfgovtv. Org. Would you like me to call roll . Yes, please call the roll. roll call . All are present. We have a quorum. Welcome everyone to day one of our city, our home oversight committee. We will move to item 2. Do we have any Public Comment at this time . Members of the public who wish to comment should call 4156550001 access code 1460283650 and pound and pound. If you havent done so please dial star three to speak. A system prompt will indicate you have raised your hand. Wait until you have been unmuted. You have three minutes. Checking the list now. There are no callers. Thank you. We will move to item 3. Approval, with possible modification of the minutes of the october 20 meeting. Is there a motion to