Can. We also always put language in there, if something is not working, we can go back and revisit it and clean it up, and we do a lot of that as well. So, we do our best, we perfect know, we love input and the biggest problem we have sometimes with some of these policies and procedures, we dont get enough even though the staff do an amazing job, its hard to get peoples attention on everything, and the consequences of some of the decisions we made. But we can always reverse if we have to. Thank you. I would just say that i agree that any decisions we should have should be data driven. We still have a lot more of discovery to do around what data inputs we need, and again, these kind of forums, this type of report is just the beginning for us to start digging in deeper and i think again, many of the initiatives that we are already, we have already begun, our life lines council, this process, and then through the Emergency Management and expanding that is the direction we need to go in. B
Is to look at ways to even if the buildings, we dont go for higher performance of the building per se, what can we do to facilitate through programs, reducing the impeding factor, and the ultimate goal, might not be able to read all the numbers but in the report, being able to reduce those functional recovery times, not changing anything in the building but impeding factors, beyond that is the question of enforcing higher performance standards beyond the basic California Building code forgiven that San Francisco has a lot of Tall Buildings in close proximity that serve important functions both for office and for residential. So a quick kind of run through that, appreciate your attention, i think we will move on now to probably the first panel discussion. Thank you. [applause] ok. Our next panel is a discussion on strengthening building performance. I will be your, the facilitator for this paneling. With us, my first guest is john hooper, who is with the applied technology council, who
Financing. At the federal level as a staffer in the u. S. House of representatives on a farm in kentucky and received her bs in economics from university of kentucky. The university of kentucky. She currently lives on a small farm in murphy county wher counr husband and two children, welcome. Second general manager in the association has been critical to the development and facilitation of many training venues public water systems. Its been responsible for the construction of nearly 90 Community Facilities using the local volunteer Labor Services from the louisville campus im glad you are here to join us today. Next is mr. Christopher stephe stephens. The Membership Corporation headquartered in georgia graduated from high school in 1987 and attended the Georgia Institute of technology where he graduated with an engineering degree. Then the utility consultants with the department of engineering and in georgia where he lives with wife and two children we look forward to the testimony, se
I call the committee back to order. Thanks to the first panel and we appreciate your testimony and i would like to welcome the second panel of witnesses before the committee. First we have ms. Botts, executive director for agriculture and rule of element, position which she was named in 2013, she has over 15 years of experience working in agriculture and helping individuals in rural areas understand issues related to policy and financing. You could be of help to individual sentors i would imagine. She pent ten years working in agriculture at federal level as policy staffer in the house of representatives. She grew up in a farm in kentucky. We see her ms and currently live on a small farm with husband and two children. We look forward to your testimony. General manager, kansas america, he is the general manager of the kansas rural Water Association. His career who has spent five decades has been focused to ensure all of kansas Rural Communities have access to affordable water. Critical
Bombing th bombing this week. This hearing is two hours. I call this hearing of the subcommittee of Homeland Security in order. This is my first hearing as chairman of the subcommittee and its the subcommittees first hearing to review the 2018 budget request which was submitted to Congress Earlier this week. I want to begin by thanking secretary of Homeland Security the honorable john kelly for being with us today. We know that youre very, very busy and, again, appreciate you being here. Secretary kelly, we do understand the demands on your schedule, your testimonys what is what is your first appearance before our subcommittee in your new role. I would also like to welcome our subcommittees Ranking Member, the distinguished senator and friend from montana, senator tester. Im also pleased that senator leahy, the advice chairman of the full committee has joined us. The department of Homeland Security plays a pivotal role in keeping merck americans safe by working to combat terrorism, man