Flags were on the Capitol Building and at the white house are being flown at half staff in members of pearl harbor. Now live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Great redeemer, guide our lawmakers along the best path to fulfill your purposes on earth. May they submit to your wisdom and providential leading, believing that you will supply all of their needs. Remind them that your unfailing love accompanies those who put their trust in you. Give our senators an attitude of reverential awe that will keep them from evil. Inspire them to rejoice and be glad, as they strive to live lives of purity and obedience. And lord, as we remember pearl harbor on this december 7th, thank you for your loving and prevailing providence. May we show our gratitude by facing the future without fear. We pray in your majestic name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting
[roll call] clerk we have a quorum. Madam president , i want to make a couple of announcements. First, i want to let everybody know that closed session will not be heard today. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and given the Public Health recommendation issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health and that Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted on teleconference, this meeting is being televised on sfgovtv. Please note that there is a delay between live and what is being viewed on sfgtv. If you wish to make Public Comment on an item, dial 14156550001, meeting i. D. 1467101398, pound, pound. To raise your hand to speak, press star, three. Please limit your Public Comment to the item that is under consideration. Im going to ask the commission and staff to mute their microphones if they have not already done so. Madam president , your first order of business is to approve the minutes of the meeting of october 27, 2020. Commissioners, do i have any questions or discussion
The g7 speakers meeting. Thank you. We send our regards to you. Thank you all for your critical participation in todays meeting, enhance five participation from leaders in diverse communities. We are blessed to be joined by his holiness, the dalai lama. Ago, he became the first Nobel Laureate on the basis of his environmental advocate efficacy. Evergrowing impact of signs on our lives, religion and suit spirituality have a greater role to play by reminding us of our humanity. There is no contradiction between the two, he said. He went on to say this understanding is crucial if we are to take positive and Decisive Action on concern with the environment. Words resonate with great urgency. The Climate Crisis israel and its consequences are undeniable. Rising sea levels, horrific floods,s, devastating and air pollution will impact every nation on every continent and every year, the crisis accelerates. There is no time to deny the reality of the crisis, which jeopardizes the Public Health o
Hosted a Virtual Meeting on Climate Change with her counterparts from the g7 nations. We will also hear from the dalai dall. Jane goo rep. Pelosi it is my honor to welcome this distinguished group of leaders to the 19th annual g7 speakers meeting on addressing the Climate Crisis with Environmental Justice for all. We are pleased to be joined by the ambassadors of the g7 nation. It is a privilege to be here once again to confront the existential threat of our time, the Climate Crisis. As we have over the years. On parliaments committed for the ocean. Wenk you to the president , send our regards to you. Your participation in todays meeting with leaders from diverse communities, including from both the state and scientific communities. We are pleased to be joined by the dalai lama. His holiness became the first Nobel Laureate on the basis of his environmental advocacy. In his acceptance speech, he said, with the evergrowing impact of science on our lives, religion and spirituality have a
Wolf. Today we are meeting to consider the nomination of acting secretary of Homeland Security chad wolf to be the confirmed secretary of department of Homeland Security, which is an enormous task. I truly appreciate anybody who is willing to undertake such enormous responsibility. I would ask my written opening remarks be enter into the record without objection well do that. Ill just keep this short because i know we have time constraints here. But a quick description of what enormous challenge this is. The secretary of Homeland Security manages 240,000 people in the department, the responsibilities for Homeland Security are vast. Start with the federal Emergency Management agency deals with hurricanes and wild fires and now covid amongst many other responsibilities. Border security a huge issue. Weve not fixed that problem, not by a long stretch, but thiS Administration done a good job of stopping the out of control illegal entry that we are experiencing over a year ago. This agency