Regarding us arms sales. To start, we should recognize and acknowledge that the law contemplates and indeed requires a partnership between the executive branch and legislative branch regarding arms sales. This committee plays an Important Role to conduct rigorous oversight of the issue. At the same time the law does grant the President Authority to conduct sales without congressional approval in times of emergency. And focusing on that issue. This hearing will focus on these roles and authorities. We must consider the context for this latest declaration, the latest in attack on iran and its proxies and partners capabilities to defend against those threats. The arms export control act, the authority to declare an emergency concerning specific arms sales and avoid the standard process of congressional notification. Such president ial authority dates back 40 years to Lessons Learned from the october 1973 war in the middle east. The president s of both parties used emergency authorities on
Of state orPolitical Military Affairs who spoke on the administrations decision to declare a state of emergency within arms sale to saudi arabia held by the Senate Foreign relations committee, this is an hour and 40 minutes. The committee will come to order. Thank you all for being here today and today were going to discuss the recent Emergency Declaration regarding us arms sales. The start we should recognize and acknowledge that the law contemplates and indeed requires a partnership between the executive branch and the legislative branch regarding arms sales. This committee plays an Important Role in conducting rigorous oversight of the issue. The same time, the law does grant the President Authority to conduct sales without congressional approval in times of emergency. Well be focusing on that issue. This hearing will focus on these rules andauthorities. We must consider the context for this latest declaration, namely active threats on iran and its proxy and our partners capabilitie
A few reminders please be advised the ringing of and use of cell phones, during the meanwhile meeting please take conversations outside and also each person commissioner has 3 minutes. 3 minutes. To comment on each item and on about general Public Comment and when you make Public Comment please comment to the commission in order to allowing allow equal time neither the commission more staff will comment during general Public Comment but the staff may answer questions when did Public Comment is done on item 2 the president s report. Briefly i know well hear more about this from staff i want to congratulate all with outlands a huge success and give me the normal kinds of challenges traffic, etc. He think everybody did an extraordinary job. Monument to make Public Comment under the president s report. Not yet. Okay. You would be the first to comment. I think under general Public Comment seeing none, Public Comment is closed were on item 3 which is the general manager report. Good morning
Albert tan. Good morning and welcome im the president of the chinese Newcomers Center on behalf of the center im here to show our support our city mayor, mayor ed lee and supervisor julie to continue to supports and funding of this program this program is virtually to the newly immigrants to provide a job while their locking to generate more revenue for the city to keep chinatown clean and more tourists doing theyre shopping and diane so we both have an vantage on this we sincere since this proposal is running successfully as the mayor and julie and we have to keep both in the office okay. Thank you very much laughter clapping . Great, thank you al better again, we cannot thank mayor ed lee and supervisor christensen for working together on those programs so we will okay. This is our prototype next week well be giving out the free trash can for the merchant to everybody is on board to keep chinatown clcl. This is a meeting of the rec and park commissioner president buell commissioner V
Minutes. 3 minutes. To comment on each item and on about general Public Comment and when you make Public Comment please comment to the commission in order to allowing allow equal time neither the commission more staff will comment during general Public Comment but the staff may answer questions when did Public Comment is done on item 2 the president s report. Briefly i know well hear more about this from staff i want to congratulate all with outlands a huge success and give me the normal kinds of challenges traffic, etc. He think everybody did an extraordinary job. Monument to make Public Comment under the president s report. Not yet. Okay. You would be the first to comment. I think under general Public Comment seeing none, Public Comment is closed were on item 3 which is the general manager report. Good morning commissioners former vacationed are just about over my kids are back in school what a great summer for rec and park a quick overview in summary we provided for 80 different tha