Commissioner caen is on her way the approval of the minutes pr the approval of the minutes of the november 10, 2015. So motion to approve the minutes. Second any questions any Public Comment on the minutes all in favor, say i. I. Opposed . That motion carries next item. Is general Public Comment under any Public Comments on matters that are currently not on the agenda today. Hearing none next item, please. Item 5 communications. You have before you all the communications that have been forwarded which youve had a chance to review any questions or comments on the Communications Commission . Any Public Comment on communications . Hearing next item, please item 6 other Commission Business 6 a authorize the general manager for a new recognize program for excellent 0 performances for the Public Utilities commission we the puc and contractor and consultant and or other audit partners and ms. Ellis. Im julia i was the resolution before you authorizes. A new recognize program to recognize the
Cross. Online at cspan. Org. We are going to leave for live coverage of todays House Small Business Committee meeting on sba management and its administrator Maria Contrerassweet testifies. It should get underway in just a moment. An audible conversations [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning. I call this hearing to order and i want to welcome back the smallbusiness administrator area contrerassweet. I think everyone here wants the same thing and that is to serve americas Small Businesses the best we can. Those of us up here on the dais have an advantage. Our constituents let us know how we are doing all the time on an ongoing basis. As the head of an agency i sometimes worry that too often you mostly hear from your own folks and from other washington bureaucrats. Thats the only explanation for why the 69 gao identified concerns and problems that havent been addressed. Yesterday wasnt the first time that these issues have been raised. Yesterday we heard some
Everyone here wants the same thing and that is to serve americas businesses the best we can. Those of us out here on the dais at the lincoln advantage of issue and let us know how we are doing all the time and on an ongoing basis as head of an agency i sometimes worry that too often you most fear from your own folks and from other washington bureaucrats fear that is the only explanation for why the six to nine gao identified concerns and problems havent been addressed. Yesterday wasnt the first time these issues have been raised. Yesterday we heard some pretty serious concerns both by members of this committee and from our gao witness who testified here yesterday about the management of the sba. Administrator maria contrerassweet, since you are with us yesterday will recap is briefly although im sure your staff is already given you a rundown. I told the gao witness yesterday that this kind of reminds me of being a parent. If your teenagers room is the mass and then stuff from all over
Disastrous healthcare. Gov are coming to life this evening and they do not bode well for the future of the entire program. All the stories and more on the kudlow report starting right now. Good evening. Im Michelle Carusocabrera in tonight for larry kudlow, and this is the kudlow report. Despite continued white house optimism tonight for the new deal to curb Irans Nuclear program, skeptics are not letting up, even harry reid says more sanctions may be needed instead. Nbcs Steve Handelsman joins us now with the details. Steve . Reporter michelle, thanks. Here in washington a lot of senators in both Political Parties say theyre ready to vote like the house already has for tougher sanctions. But president obama is asking them, and when he spoke today to israels Benjamin Netanyahu, he also presumably asked the hardline israeli leader give me six more months to see if this new, some would say softer diplomatic approach can work to get iran to give up building the bomb. The president spoke t
I commend the work of the Police Department here at the los angeles airport. They did a fantastic job yes, they did. Very, very brave officers that ran right into the situation. But at the same token, tsa, they need a Law Enforcement there. My good friend and colleague sitting beside of me would not be looking to the phoenix Police Department to provide the security for his officers. He wants to do that. There needs to be some type of Law Enforcement inside of tsa to provide security at that checkpoint. There are still a very large airport, parking lots, all of those type things that have to be managed in an Airport Operation in which we need the local Law Enforcement and the airport Law Enforcement to handle. But those checkpoints and tsa, it was one of ours that didnt get to go home to his family. I thank you very much, mr. Chairman. I yield back. Thank you very much. Thank the gentlelady apologize for having to depart at this time. Thank you. Thank you for participating many this he