And a picture outside the hearing room taken a bit earlier, as protesters gathered in the hallway outside the Senate Budget committee. Many of them shouting kill the bill, dont kill us. The hearing was interrupted several times as police removed demonstrators from the hearing room. The Senate Budget committee met today, and approved legislation to reform the tax code, and open the Arctic National wildlife refuge to expanded oil and gas drilling. The 521page combined reconciliation bill contains three major pieces of legislation. Tax reform and the individual Health Insurance mandate repeal bill passed by the finance committee and the Energy Committees oil and gas Drilling Initiative in alaska. The measure passed the Budget Committee today on a 1211 Party Line Vote. Prohibits the Budget Committee from substantially changing the proposed legislation thats before us. Our work today is a ministerial nature. We are here to combine the legislative recommendations from the finance and the ene
Recommendations to the committee of the budget of its house which upon receiving such recommendations shall report to the house. This is a different process from the markup of our budget resolution. We are operating under the constraints imposed by the statute. Practice ofith past the committee, when considering reconciliation bills, no amendments are available or todays market. Todays markup. Members who wish to amend this legislation will have that opportunity on the senate floor, where the bill will be open to an unlimited number of amendments. But today well vote only on whether to report the reconciliation package to the full senate. For the information of senators following my statement, ill recognize Ranking Member sanders to give remarks. Well then vote to report the legislation while we have a forum present. The members are advised we expect the vote to occur after we finish speaking. After the two of us finish speaking. Following the vote, i will recognize other members wishi
Several times by protesters. The tax bill now goes to the senate. The committee will come to order. As the congressional budget act prohibits the Budget Committee from substantially changing the proposed legislation before us, our today is administered area of nature. We are here to combine the recommendations and to report the combined bill to the full senate. I remind my colleagues that section 310 b of the budget act states when more than one committee of the house or senate determined to recommend changes, each such committee so directed will make such recommendations and submit said recommendations to the committee of the budget of its house which upon receiving such recommendations shall report to the house. This is a different process from the markup of our budget resolution. We are operating under the constraints imposed by the statute. Practice ofith past the committee, when considering reconciliation bills, no amendments are available or todays market. Todays markup. Members
Hubs as a place to encourage people to live. If we get the expected growth in jobs within San Francisco, we actually expect to see very little if any growth in water demand. Again, thats because of plumbing codes and other things and our programs to move forward with lower and lower water use fixtures. One of the things i mentioned earlier is household demand is 49 gallons per day. The true lowest water using hoping is about 34 gallons per day. The picture for San Francisco itself is quite positive. We are looking at other Water Supplies for various reasons, one to consider growth outside of San Francisco and another is to consider whether we should have enough water to limit potential future rationing requirements. Our current plan lays out that we dont have to go to more than 20 percent rationing. So we are looking at potential for water transfers. You mentioned the desalination project and we have been working with others in the bay area. One is that we need to complete our water sy
Process and from our account its been a special program in reaching San Franciscos diverse family. In addition to those materials, weve also developed curriculum for the sf puc specifically designed for grades 46. Teachers are able to use the curriculum around Water Resources and Water Conservation and the sf puc is distributing these materials to all teachers who are interested in San Francisco and also make it available on their website. Our water class presentations not only are teefrps teachers doing this but our office as well. We have given eight presentations to assemblies targeting about 8,000 students in San Francisco and developing a curriculum to take it to further grades to allow students to be fully engaged in the process. Lastly one of the other aspects we are doing is front line educators and directly turn key materials to use in their classrooms as part of their overall teaching. One of our best strategies is to educate teachers in a way to present this and really get t