Government, millions of americans are already benefitting and there are benefits that are not tied to healthcare. Gov. Some madam secretary, lets clarify whats working. Is it correct to say many of the improvements that the aca makes to employer coverage and medicare were the vast majority of americans receive their coverage are not dependent on healthcare. Gov. Thats correct. So the delays and problems with healthcare. Gov do not affect the millions of individuals thanks to the aca who no longer have to worry about lifetime monetary caps on their coverage that previously sent them to bankruptcy . Thats absolutely true. I think the quote that the president was quoted recently saying if you have health care, you can you dont have to sign up for the new marketplace was referring to the large portion, the 95 of insured americans who plans are solid and stay in place and move forward. I understand the frustration with the website. I dont know why people are not similarly outraged by the la
Scenes, and helping them out policywise. What does the house want to do ultimately, because they separated the farm bill from the food stamp bill, and tackle them separately. The houseot know what is going to do, because we have a very factionalized house of representatives. They say keep the food stamps and the farm bill separate raid separate. A lot of the institutions on capitol hill see themselves as them again the world. Against the world. Trying tosswoman is be a good soldier, and the democrats are trying to get a bill through, but they know that the snap program is very important. If they had for different figured out how to bridge these gaps, we would have progress. The house and Senate Conferees are trying to negotiate some sort of deal on what they call on the ground common ground. Does the farm bill get thrown in that . Could be part of the budget agreement, and that is a good and bad thing for the senate committee. It is good because it is part of the bill, but then they lo
Over the years as the public has become much more educated and aware of the dangers of second hand smoke weve been getting a lot more calls with tenant complaints about smoking and in particular weve seen a lot of people who have called like i remember we got a call from a mother with a brand new infant, seniors with lots of chronic diseases, people with hiv, people with cancer and heart disease, who had just moved into their apartment and had no idea they were going to be exposed to second hand smoke that was drifting from other units into their apartment and they were totally at a loss of what they could do. This is basically a right to know ordinance. This would inform prospective renters where smoking is allowed so they can make an informed decision and choose to decide on an all terp tiff if they dont want to be exposed to the second hand smoke. And supervisor mar, i think you talked a little bit about the 2006 Surgeon Generals report. One thick that was in the report, even short
Ernestine weiss and first of all, eric, i want to congratulate you on this legislation. It is so needed i cannot tell you enough. It is incredible that we have to be exposed to smoke that leads to cancer. You walk along the sidewalk and people puff right into your face. Its awful. You really have to walk with a mask on its so prefl leapt. I yell at all these young people with cigarettes in their hands, throw it away, its poison. Some thank me and some look at me askapbs like what do i know. My father and brother died from this, unnecessarily, my father at 41 and i was only 6 years old and i never forgot it because it deprived me of his love and caring all my life. And my brother luckily lived to be 72 because he quit at one time and then he went back and all of a sudden he had a headache, they found that he had brain cancer and it started in his lungs. So it was from all the accumulation of those years that he did smoke, so stopping doesnt guarantee that you will be free of disease. So
Commenters, Public Comment is closed. Colleagues, are there any questions or comments . Then let me ask i think its City Attorney john gibner, we have some amendments, is that right, for this item, or was it the next item, mr. Gibner. Deputy City Attorney john gibner. I believe on this item you have written amendments, on the next item you have written aamendments and some additional amendments id like to make orally. These are not substantive ones that change the numbers and each of you has a copy of them so if there are no questions on those amendments, actually im just wondering if my colleagues had any comments. Supervisor wiener. Thank you. Thank you, chairman mar for authoring this legislation and for all your work around second hand smoke issues. Im very supportive of this legislation. We need to have Public Places where everyone is able to use those places and you dont have some people doing things that make it harder for other people to be there. I think this moves us in that