Merchants that rely on sale to support their family. I am happy that supervisor walton said well have a working group and i would love to be a part of that, because i think district 5 and i think district 3 has the most of those mom and pop stores that sell this and so, i want to be at the table. For every adult that uses ecigarettes to stop smoking or cut back on nicotine, dozens of children start and that stopped me cold because when i think that if we would have taken a stand, the city would have taken a stand, 50, 30, 20 years ago, we took a stand against big tobacco, we might not have had a lot of adults that are struggling now to try to stop smoking, to try to stop taking nicotine. And also their health issues. So im here with my colleagues to take a stand with big tobacco because we should not let them look for other, especially the union, be able to let them get them addicted and think of the health costs and what will happen to our youth. It is unacceptable. So thank you for b
Mallicoat. She was all of those things. Hello everyone. Im heather holmes. The trailblazer for women in politics, not only here in california, but washington, d. C. Thats what senator Dianne Feinstein was. She was 90 years old when she passed away. Flowers have been placed on her statue at San Francisco city hall, where she served as mayor for nine years before being elected to the us senate. President biden is one of Many Political and cultural leaders to publicly mourn feinsteins passing. The flag there at the white house has been lowered to half staff. The president today calling feinstein a pioneering american and a cherished friend. And our greg lee looks back now on feinsteins long story political career. Trailblazer, icon and broke many barriers along the way. She served 30 years in the us senate. The first woman to represent california in the Upper Chamber and the longest serving woman senator ever. Most of my positive energy toward this job. But her political career began deca
Visitors like otto warmbier. It is no surprise that north korea is determined to deploy ballistic weapons technology. The United Nations has passed good Security Council resolutions on north korea, spurred by u. S. Legislation that we passed in this committee. U. N. Peace keeping has played a Critical Role over the years in advancing u. S. Interests and should be prioritized in accordance with u. S. Law. The recent deaths of peace keepers in south sudan and in mali remind us of the dangers they face. But Peace Keeping would find more support if failing missions, some decades old were closed and the horrendous sexual abuses tackled head on. This committee has pushed to improve the u. N. s transparency and accountability, advancing protections of whistle blowers and bringing u. N. Peace keepers that are sexual predators to the bar of justice. Ambassador haley we look forward to how we can support you working to improve transparency and accountability. This committee looks forward to assi
U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations nikki haley testified this week before the House Foreign Affairs committee on u. S. Relations with the u. N. Ambassador haley talked about the uns attitude towards israel, threats from north korea and russia and chinas veto influence on the Security Council. This is about three hours. This hearing will come to order. Today we consider the role of the United States at the United Nations. In her first few months, Ambassador Nikki Haley has approached her job with determination and purpose. Chairing the u. N. Security council in april, she spotlighted the grave security challenges of north korea and nuclear proliferation. She has castigated iran and hezbollah for their role in sowing instability across the middle east. And Ambassador Haley has made it Crystal Clear that the u. N. Human Rights Councils record of protecting dictators cannot stand. Indeed, as Ambassador Haley has declared, the United States role at the u. N. Is to show our strength, sho
Will come to order. Today we consider the role of the United States at the United Nations. In her first few months Ambassador Nikki Haley has approached her job with determination and purpose, chairing the u. N. Security council in april she spotlighted the grave Security Council north korea and Nuclear Proliferation and the threats it poses to us. She has cast gated iran and hezbollah for their role in sewing instability across the middle east. Ambassador hailey made it clear that the u. N. s record of protecting dictators cannot stand. Indeed, as ambassador hailey declared the United States role at the u. N. Is to show our strength, show our voice and have the backs of our allies. I think thats wellsaid, ambassador. The United Nations is charged with the Ambitious Mission to maintain International Peace and security and to achieve International Cooperation in solving International Problems. But unfortunately the organization all too often falls short. U. N. Organizations continuously