Residing within the greater bay area has and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of the molecular ohlone tribes Aboriginal Lands since before and after the San Francisco Public Utilities commissions founding in 1932. It is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the tribal lands in which we reside, but also we acknowledge and honor the fact that the ohlone people have established a working partnership with the sfpuc and our productive and flourishing members. With the grant within the greater San Francisco bay area communities today. Commissioner rivera, thank you, president paulson, i would please like to ask for a moment of silence in memory of the untimely death last week of an active duty San Francisco firefighter, lieutenant steve silvestri. Steve leaves behind his wife and four children. Lieutenant silvestri was not only an exemplary firefighter, he was also my friend. Thank you. Let us observe that moment of silence, please. Thank you. You read
Area has and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of the molecular ohlone tribes Aboriginal Lands since before and after the San Francisco Public Utilities commissions founding in 1932. It is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the tribal lands in which we reside, but also we acknowledge and honor the fact that the ohlone people have established a working partnership with the sfpuc and our productive and flourishing members. With the grant within the greater San Francisco bay area communities today. Commissioner rivera, thank you, president paulson, i would please like to ask for a moment of silence in memory of the untimely death last week of an active duty San Francisco firefighter, lieutenant steve silvestri. Steve leaves behind his wife and four children. Lieutenant silvestri was not only an exemplary firefighter, he was also my friend. Thank you. Let us observe that moment of silence, please. Thank you. You read item number three, please. Donna
Jose verona band of alameda county. The sf puc also recognizes that every citizen residing within the greater bay area has and continues to benefit from, the use and occupation of the molecular ohlone tribes Aboriginal Lands since before and after the San Francisco Public Utilities commissions founding in 1932. It is vitally important that we not only recognize the history of the tribal lands in which we reside, but also we acknowledge and honor the fact that the ohlone people have established a working partnership with the sfpuc and our productive and flourishing members. With the grant within the greater San Francisco bay area communities today. Commissioner rivera, thank you, president paulson, i would please like to ask for a moment of silence in memory of the untimely death last week of an active duty San Francisco firefighter, lieutenant steve silvestri. Steve leaves behind his wife and four children. Lieutenant silvestri was not only an exemplary firefighter, he was also my frie
Quorum call mr. Wyden mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from oregon. Mr. Wyden i ask unanimous consent to vacate the quorum call, mr. President. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Wyden mr. President , i met this fall with dreamers in my home state of oregon, in meetings in eugene and portland. These young people described powerful accounts of how the Trump Administration has needlessly and cruelly injected fear into their lives and the lives of their families. Right now these dreamers, these young people whove done nothing wrong, with terrific grades and wonderful conduct, and helping their families, theyre faced with a very real threat that they may be ripped away from the only lives and the only country theyve ever known. These young people might be little more than numbers on a page to those who spend their days waging political fights in the nations capital, but this is not some kind of academic topic for the thousands of young people across the land who
Bblg of. Mr. Sanders mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Sanders thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , as everybody knows, the Republican Party now controls the u. S. House, the u. S. Senate, and the white house. We also know that unless a budget agreement is reached by december 22, the United States government will shut down, which will cause serious harm to our country, including the men and women in the armed forces and our veterans. Mr. President , i do not know why the Republican Party, which controls all the branches of government, wants to shut our government down. I think thats wrong. I think a shutdown will be very hurtful to people from coast to coast. Now, President Trump said earlier this year, he tweeted, quote, our country needs a good shutdown, end of quote. I strongly disagree. I dont think we need a good shutdown. I think we need to reach an agreement on a budget which works for the middle class of our country and not just the wealth