We have a quorum. Thank you. I will proceed with the chairs reports. Colleagues, i would like to begin this meeting with offering our collective deepest condolences to the families of Michael Evans and Benjamin Dean who were hit and killed in horrific crashes on our streets last week, as well as kelly dean who is critically injured and in the hospital. As was noted at the rally on the steps of city hall this morning, commissioner haney organized it, and motorists must slow down. The tenderloin, which is an area that commissioner haney and i share, his not a traffic sewer, it is a neighborhood, and i did not have a chance to say this morning at the rally, but when you drive through there, if you are watching my face, when you drive through there, you drive through there at 25 miles an hour or less. Speed kills. I am going to depart from my remarks and say the following thing, which is we are joined by we were joined by senator weiner this morning who lamented the fact that Law Enforceme
2019. Mr. Clerk, can you please call roll call . Item one, roll call. [roll call] we have a quorum. Thank you. I will proceed with the chairs reports. Colleagues, i would like to begin this meeting with offering our collective deepest condolences to the families of Michael Evans and Benjamin Dean who were hit and killed in horrific crashes on our streets last week, as well as kelly dean who is critically injured and in the hospital. As was noted at the rally on the steps of city hall this morning, commissioner haney organized it, and motorists must slow down. The tenderloin, which is an area that commissioner haney and i share, his not a traffic sewer, it is a neighborhood, and i did not have a chance to say this morning at the rally, but when you drive through there, if you are watching my face, when you drive through there, you drive through there at 25 miles an hour or less. Speed kills. I am going to depart from my remarks and say the following thing, which is we are joined by we w
[inaudible convens] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come back to order. The gentleman from montana. Thank you very much. Thank you for joining us and i hope you didnt sever too much anxiety taking that Community Back to washington. A little bit of ptsd with the. One of the things i like to paraphrase is dwight eisenhower, listen from disinformation of information from of my colleagues on the other side. Dwight eisenhower said it looks easy when you live 1000 miles away from a cornfield that is exactly the problem in this body on a daily basis. Too many people are making decisions about Land Management in our part of the world they are not familiar with at all and unfortunately we have people making those decisions such as a director who was a known collaborator with ecoterrorist and secretary of interior who will provide documents and lobbying efforts that certainly doesnt help matters. Sadly to hold his hearing so that we, the people impacted the most by it can get Accura
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The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who shall abide in your tabernacle . Who shall dwell in your holy hills . Youve given us the answers. Those who walk upright and work righteousness, who speak the truth in their hearts will abide in your presence. Today, prepare the men and woman of this body to dwell with you. Lord, give them the integrity to be true to their duties, always striving to please you. Fix their hearts on you, o god, that everything they think, say, and do will be under your lordship. Send your light and truth into this chamber as you guide our senators in these challenging times. We pray in your wonderful name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty