Limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina, ms. Foxx, for five minutes. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. We all have been privileged to know people in our communities whove led remarkable lives but are unsung heroes. Today, i want to highlight one such couple ive come to know and admire. I rise to recognize ralph and christine brown, a remarkable couple and role models for all the rest of us. They grew up in families of very modest means, and while working full time, ralph began a oneman security business in 1963. What started as lake norman security patrol, incorporated, has expanded into two of the most successful businesses in North Carolina and the country. Security central and alarm south. Ralph learned the importance of security while serving as a u. S. Army policeman and turned his knowledge into security and Patrol Services for homes and commercial entities. At his side was christine, his brilliant help mate. They have a wonderful and phil
Congress. I want to express my appreciation to the witnesses who have come to share testimony today. Its a rare occasion that we can get to hear from the hard working folks who make up our state and local governments. Former mayor of springfield i can tell you my experience as to how important the work all of you do is. It is from that lens that i view the issue of state and local Tax Deductions as s. A. L. T. I view it from the Vantage Point of someone whose Life Experience has been a testament to the impact and investments made and Services Provided by local governments and what those investments can mean in terms of the lives of our citizenry. Over xi be that choeinsuring maintaining roads, bridges and tunnels, so people can get to where they need to be is part of our challenge. Responding emergencies, providing services for low income family, elderly and the others rely on the safety net is our obligation. That is precisely what local government does. Mr. Thompson, thats why the wo
The department has not been in touch with us and when he was asked about switching the side, he said it would offend his personal sensitivities. Thank you. Anymore members of the public who wish to comment on this item seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioners . Definitely an appeal case. The orientation drives a lot of the comments that they brought forward. There is no doubt that the new building is taking the west of the existing appellant building. There is going to be a lot of shadow there. The question is how much. However, i was not quite satisfied with the permit holders approached in this. They could have easily given up some the height and the upper living floor between dining and the living room could easily have dropped some. Similarly, the setback could have been handled a little bit better. Maybe not as much is what the adjacent neighbors want to, but i would have expected this be in San Francisco because they would have been some movement there. We didnt see a
About is in fact on the ground floor. This is it here. It has a fullsized bath and walk in closet, fullsize appliances in the kitchen and its own private courtyard entry and gate as he mentioned. I can answer Additional Details about that in comments, but thats in the project now. The main house is in the second and third floor, the a. D. U. Is on the ground. The biggest thing theres been a lot of misinformation flying around about the shadow study. But suffice it to say in the summer months, you can see the existing on top and the proposed at the bottom. In the summer months, essentially, theres no change because the sun is so high in the sky. In the winter months, the opposite is true. The sun is so low that no sun penetration gets to the wall on 15 vasquez. Its important to note that the north, the east, and the south walls are not affected by our projects. What i studied the last three months are the period of time between the answer and the winter, that would be the he can whi can
Cspans q and a. The house ways and means subcommittee has been examining limits but on the deductions of state and local taxes under the 2017 republican tax bill. Fromearlier today we show you the first part of this hearing while the senate is in recess. Farming communities, schools, First Responders and housing values. Before i begin my Opening Statement id like to yield to the chairman of the full ways and Means Committee for his opening remarks. Thank you chairman thompson and i want to acknowledge you and the other members of the subcommittee for indulging me with time to speak in this important hearing. The leadership of this committee and the working group is invaluable to congress. I want to take a couple minutes of time to express my appreciation to the witnesses who come to share their testimony today. Its a rare occasion that we can hear from hardworking folks make up our state and local governments. As former mayor of springfield until your firsthand of my experience as to h