Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the board of supervisors meeting for tuesday, february 6th, 2018. Madam clerk, please call the roll. Thank you, madam president. President breed. Cohen . Cohen present. Supervisor fewer . Fewer present. Kim . Kim present. Peskin . Peskin present. Safia present. Shahi present. Stefani present. Tang present. Yee present. Madam present, all members are present. Ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us for pledge of allegiance. I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. Thank you, madam clerk. Are there any communications . There are none to report. Okay. Please call the next item. Lets see here. Item no. 1 is an ordinance to appropriate 1. 1 million consisting of a combination of fund balance in the airport forfeiture and Asset Seizure Fund and from other budgets and to reappropriate that to the improvement budget in support of the airport commissions, Police Training facility, Capital Projects at the San Francisco intern
Is unable to be here for the hearing. I am quoting him now. The greisinger rising global challenges and increasingly complex and competitive strategic environment, America Needs a leadership with wisdom and experience that only statesman of this stature can provide. This committee and this nation thank you for your service and we are grateful for your continued voices of reason during these troubling times. We look to you for the lessons of history as we all week to secure a safer, freer, and more prosperous world. World. One of the most enjoyable Committee Hearings i have experienced was three years ago when we had a hearing of the same come up with kissinger and schultz were here, a lot of the comments that you made were very prophetic. Here we are three years later and a lot of these things have happened. Speaking on behalf of the entire committee, we look forward to having the chairman back and im sure he will be. Now more than ever the challenges of todays world require strategic
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] our meeting will come to order. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets this morning to receive testimony on global challenges in the united, in National Security strategies to meet those threats. Its my honor to welcome our distinguished witnesses, former sectors of state Henry Kissinger and george shultz, and the former deputy secretary of state richard on the taj. Your careers of service have been unbelievable, been great. We are so honored to have you folks here. I want to begin by reading a brief welcome from our chairman mccain who regrets that is unable to be here for todays hearing, and encoding him now. He says, with the rising global challenges and increasingly complex and competitive strategic environment, America Needs the leadership, wisdom and experience that only statesmen of this stature can provide. This committee and this nation thank you for your service and we are grateful for your continued voices of reasons dur
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Henry kissinger and George Schulz talked about the challenges facing the u. S. They were joined with former deputy or deputy secretary of state richard armitage. They testified before the Senate Armed Services committee, which is chaired by senator john mccain. He was not at the hearing as he remains in arizona battling brain cancer. [camera shutters] we will bring to order the senate of Armed Services committee. We receive testimony on global challenges in the National Security strategies to meet those threats. It is my honor to welcome our distinguished witnesses. Farmers secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Schulz, and the former deputy secretary of state richard armitage. Your careers of service have been unbelievable and great, we are so honored to have you folks here. I want to begin by reading a brief welcome from our chairman mccain, who regretfully is unable to be here for todays hearing. I am quoting him now. With the rising global challenges and increasingly compl