Has been embroiled in war. Many cities lie in ruins. More than 500,000 people have lost their lives. Countless people have been injured, many have lost limbs. Among them many children. What kind of future do they now face . Mohamed can play football again, though hes not quite as deft as he used to be. His prosthetic leg is not a perfect fit, sometimes it hurts. But the tenyearold is adamant he doesnt want sympathy. In february 2016, his life was turned upside down. He was on his way home from school, when syrian fighter jets appeared in the sky. Four bombs hit our district, one after the other. When they exploded, i was completely conscious. I remember being taken to the hospital. My leg was bleeding and i used my hand to support it. In january, mohamed and his family fled sarakib for idlib, in syrias last remaining rebel stronghold. They feel slightly safer here. Theres a ceasefire which means fewer airstrikes. Mohamed copes as best he can. He lives in a small rented apartment with h
Has been embroiled in war. Many cities lie in ruins. More than 500,000 people have lost their lives. Countless people have been injured, many have lost limbs. Among them many children. What kind of future do they now face . Mohamed can play football again, though hes not quite as deft as he used to be. His prosthetic leg is not a perfect fit, sometimes it hurts. But the tenyearold is adamant he doesnt want sympathy. In february 2016, his life was turned upside down. He was on his way home from school, when syrian fighter jets appeared in the sky. Four bombs hit our district, one after the other. When they exploded, i was completely conscious. I remember being taken to the hospital. My leg was bleeding and i used my hand to support it. In january, mohamed and his family fled sarakib for idlib, in syrias last remaining rebel stronghold. They feel slightly safer here. Theres a ceasefire which means fewer airstrikes. Mohamed copes as best he can. He lives in a small rented apartment with h
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I have the pleasure of chairing the committee today. Many of you know that chair bernal serves as representative pelosis chief of staff. I also want to thank the commissioners. We have a fairly full agenda, but everyone submitted questions on many of the presentations, and weve gotten very thorough and thoughtful answers from staff, so hopefully that means we can go through our agenda in a very efficient way and we can go to our different activities of the evening. First item is the minutes. Are there any additions or corrections on the part of the commissioners . Okay. Any comments from the public . Clerk if youre on the Public Comment line, please press star, three if youd like to make a comment on the minutes. No comments, commissioners. Okay. So is there a motion to approve the october 20, 2020, minutes of the commission . So moved. Second. Can we have a roll call vote . Clerk yes. [roll call] clerk just for everyone to know, if the if youre not speaking, then please mute yourselve