Per agenda item for up to two minutes. Item number 1, call to order. Director tsen. Director tsen, youre muted. Here. Clerk director dunlop. Here. Clerk director richardson. Here. Clerk director kwon. Here. Clerk director shifrin. Here. Clerk supervisor haney. We do have a quorum. Good. Thank you. Thank you, directors, for joining us. I know sometimes its technical difficulties with this technology. But i hope that well be able to get through the agenda quickly and efficiently. Thank you all for being here. The last Board Meeting was in october. And what a difference a month makes. Now that were in november. We have a new president elect. So it is, i hope okay. So lets go forward with the first item. Clerk item number 2, general Public Comment. This item is to allow members of the public to address the Treasure Island Development Authority board on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Authority Board and that do not appear on todays agenda. In addition, to gen
Vaccine and other covid headlines is Infectious Disease doctor. Thanks for joining us, doctor. Thanks for having me on, again. Yes. Its extra exciting for you because three of your colleagues were name to the just Advisory Board from the biden home run harris team. First congratulations to the entire uscf. Tell us about the three distinguished doctors and why you think they were chosen. So they were all chosen for really i think broad overview and understanding and deep understanding of the Public Health system and they can see what it takes to have a national strategy, so to speak. So David Kessler was head of the fda for many years before becoming the dean of medicine, has been a strong advocate of hes a pediatrician, health in general for americans of all walks of life. He has an a understanding of rules and regulations, as well as Public Health and medical health care, so to speak. Eric guzby, who can say much more beautiful words than and words of praise for somebody as wonderful
And you may begin your comments. You may address the board once per agenda item for up to two minutes. Item number 1, call to order. Director tsen. Director tsen, youre muted. Here. Clerk director dunlop. Here. Clerk director richardson. Here. Clerk director kwon. Here. Clerk director shifrin. Here. Clerk supervisor haney. We do have a quorum. Good. Thank you. Thank you, directors, for joining us. I know sometimes its technical difficulties with this technology. But i hope that well be able to get through the agenda quickly and efficiently. Thank you all for being here. The last Board Meeting was in october. And what a difference a month makes. Now that were in november. We have a new president elect. So it is, i hope okay. So lets go forward with the first item. Clerk item number 2, general Public Comment. This item is to allow members of the public to address the Treasure Island Development Authority board on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Authority Bo
Watch booktv this weekend on cspan2. Senate debate on Amy Coney Barretts nomination begins at noon eastern. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary committee voted yesterday to move the nomination from the committee to the floor for consideration. Democrats boycotted the vote. The committee voted to authorize subpoenas for the heads of tech and social media companies. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning. I appreciate all of my colleagues being here properly. As you know, our democratic colleagues informed the Committee Last night they will not participate in the hearing. That was their choice. It will be my choice to vote the nominee out of committee. Were not going to allow them to take over the committee. They made a choice not to participate after allowing judge barrett four days, two days to the question. I thought she did an exceptionally good job of handling the questions asked. I thought she was aggressively challenged but not inappropriately. What to co
Are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change his or her vote . If not, the ayes are 51. The nays are 46. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, Supreme Court of the United States, Amy Coney Barrett of indiana to be an associate justice. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett of indiana to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States signed by 18 senators as follows. Mcconnell, thune, ernst, hide smith, blackburn, blunt, capito, wicker, graham, perdue, grassley, inhofe, cotton, hoeven, crapo,