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Nominees get a vote that person is elected and no other nomination mr. Clerk can you please call this item. Item 5 election of chair. Okay nominations are now in order for the office of the chair any nomination on the floor. Commissioner yee i nominate the current chair continue to be the chair. Thank you, commissioner. Supervisor kim. Thank you commission any other nominations . More than happy to take other nominations okay seeing none, nominations are closed oh, im sorry is there a second to commissioner yees if noting no further well open up for Public Comment on this item any Public Comment on this item seeing none, Public Comment is closed excuse me. . Okay. Mr. Clerk call that same house, same call . Well do that same house, same call . At this time we will take nominations for the office of vice chair. Commission ....
Until march further from the discretion calendar important item 11 im pleased to notify you on green street one of the of the two drs has been withdrawn one is withdrawn thats all i have i have no speaker card. Any Public Comment on the continuance calendar seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Commissioner wu move to continue item one thank you, commissioners to continue item one. Commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner moore commissioner wu commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 5 to zero and places you under our consent calendar consent calendar, are considered to be routine and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the public, or staff so requests in which event the matter shall be removed from the co ....
Dollars are well spent. From the standpoint about the concerns of the services provided, we think when you allow states to weaken the standards, and we have seen again, how states have used waivers to, in effect, create a day facto weakening of standards standards. We are deeply concerned. Well, i understand the need for flexzblety. But if the only principle here is that the states can do whatever they want, then they should raise their entaxes to pay for it. Throwing billions of federal dollars at the states with no accountability for the states of how they spend taxpayer money is not what we were sent here to do. So, thank you. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you, senator warren. And i did welcome senator collins to the committee, which i should. Were delighted to have her back. She and senator cassidy are the only two members of the kmiet tee this year. Senator roberts. Number one, weve flipped the seating arrangement here. The lights are a little brighter, the heat is a little warme ....
Its very helpful to us as senate xxs. And i thank senator murray and the staffs for working and having presented all of those points of views. You all get an a for sticking to five minutes. Well see if the senators do, as well, as the time comes. Ill take my five minutes and senator murray and then after that, senator collins senator warren senator robert, senator bennett will be first four. Well go by first arrival and conclude by noon. My my view theres a clear federal role i have to refresh myself. So seven tests in matt, three for reading once in years three through eight and then once in high school. And then three tests in siensz once in three through five and once in grade 6 through nine and once in high school. And these are 17 tests that must be used by law, as the primary means of determining the yearly academic performance of the state and each School District and school in the state but those righthand turn the only t ....
Immigrant populations. It is just huge the effect that will be unleashed for the country and thats part of why you know business is so strongly supportive. I agree with that. I think the argument that were missing is an argument an economic argument that connects with the average american. Levels are low compared to theyre compared to the years carter was in office. What we need to show americans, immigrants dont take jobs away from American Workers, like some people think. They actually help create jobs, good paying jobs for americans. Thats an argument that resonates with americans. I think we need a populous economic message to American Workers to say look, dont fear immigrants. Theyre actually helping create jobs for you. If you have people in the kitchen, cleaning dishes it would be very difficult to create good paying jobs for waiters that are going to be taken, job ....