The citys strategic fiscal solutions, and collaborate with the various transit agencies and various city agencies that would play a big role in this major project of connection between the Transit Center and the 14th kings station as well as the other operators that would utilize the transbay Transit Center, the high speed rail, as well as caltrain. Supervisor safai okay. Thank you. Colleagues, any questions . I think her experience speaks for itself. Now well hear from our second applicant, is director tilly chang. Good afternoon, chair safai. Supervisor safai good evening, really. Good evening, supervisors. Tilly chang, executive director of the county transportation authority. Im pleased to seek your support for my appointment to the seat four, the alternate seat for the same tjpa board of directors. Im happy to present a brief overview although you have it in my application. Im happy to speak to the tjpa, but im happy to serve as you wish. Supervisor safai i think were very knowled
Have been the president of the league of women voters for three years. Ive been sitting on the board for eight years. When i started my work with the league excuse me basically working hand in hand with the ballot simplification sitting member, whereby i developed the pro and con guide for the league and helped distribute that english, spanish, and chinese. Ive never been to a Hearing Committee meeting because of the nature of my relationship with the pro and con guide meant that i met regularly with adele for briefing. I guess speaking to the residency waiver that im asking for, i used to be a San Francisco resident. I lived in district three, i lived in district two, and as we discussed at great length this afternoon, i had to leave the city. I couldnt afford to live here anymore. I couldnt afford to raise a family here, and yet my dedication to San Francisco continues now with sitting on the board and now acting as the president of the league of women voters, and thank you. Supervis
Interviews on oral histories sundays at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan 3. Senators are announcing competing plans for the Nations Health care system with a group of republican senators proposing to undo Barack Obamas Affordable Care act. And independent senator Bernie Sanders proposing universal government run coverage also called single payor. Here is todays News Conference with senator sanders. Lets get strong. Lets get strong. Lieutenant me thank all of you for being here this afternoon. Let me thank our special guests. The media likes for talk about the politics of this event who is supporting it and why and its impact and blah, blah, blah. But that is not what the person people are at. The American People want to know what we are going to do to fix a dysfunctional Health Care System which costs us twice as much per person than any other country and yesterday leaves millions of people uninsured and more und underinsured. That is what we are talking about today.
Unveileds backers their proposal at this hour long briefing. [chatter] all sanders let me thank of you for being here this afternoon. Our special guests, the media likes to talk about the politics of this event, who is supporting it and why and its blah. And blah, blah, but the American People want to know what we will do to fix this dysfunctional Healthcare System that cost us twice as much per person compared to any other country, but leaves 28 Million People uninsured and even more underinsured. That is what the market people want to know in terms of what we are doing. And that is what we will be talking about today. [applause] [cheers] sen. Sanders and i want to tell you, i want to tell you that i am just very excited about the kind of support that are medicare for all legislation is receiving all across this country and right here in the United States senate. As of today, we now have 16 cosponsors on this legislation. [applause] and in order of seniority, because that is the proto
Sen. Sanders let me thank all of you for being here this afternoon. Let me thank our special guests, the media likes to talk about the politics of this event, who is supporting it and why and its impact and blah, blah, blah. But the American People want to know what we will do to fix this dysfunctional Healthcare System that cost us twice as much per person compared to any other country, but leaves 28 Million People uninsured and even more underinsured. That is what the market people the American People want to know in terms of what we are doing. And that is what we will be talking about today. [cheers and applause] sen. Sanders and i want to tell you, i want to tell you that i am just very excited about the kind of support that are medicare for all legislation is receiving all across this country and right here in the United States senate. As of today, we now have 16 cosponsors on this legislation. [applause] [applause] and in order of seniority, because that is the protocol here in t