[applause] after this. [applause] and michael beschloss, one of the wonderful president ial authors who has written so many things, so many books. I will be asking you about some of the stuff i found in my old wellworn copy of character above all. The first thing id like to ask all of you, we lost barbara bush and george bush just so close together, what kind of reassessment do you think this has brought for the country as to, you know, what the bush name stood for and, you know, what the signi and michael beschloss, one of our most wellknown, wonderful president ial authors who has written so many things, so many books. Mr. Bush well, looking back on now. It was world war ii generation. It wasnt about them as individuals. It was the turning of the page of our countrys history in many respects. And, you know, i was privileged to be asked to give the eulogy for my grandfather when we came back to houston and really was a celebration of both of their lives. It wasnt a celebration of one
Might see on the news today. Its hard to ignore the human stories of families perishing at sea refugees are suffering and suffocating in meat tracks, crowding onto leaky boats and rounding the bodies of those who are unable to cross the safety are washing up on mediterranean beaches. Refugees of been in the news for the past few years, particularly related to the crisis in syria, but refugees are being uprooted by conflict all around the world. So, were not just talking about refugees coming from syria but from other wartorn region. In the past couple years its been very difficult to ignore the public response to refugees. Like so many other topics today, this is become a polarizing topic on one hand, opposition to refugees has been hostile politicians at the local state have linked refugees to terrorism and pursued antirefugee policies in the name of National Security the most famous is Donald Trumps executive order which ground the federal refugee from to a halt in january 2017. Spir
Ways tonight courage military, national, and Public Service from all americans. This panel looks at whether women should be required to register for military draft and whether they should serve in combat rolls. The National Commission on military, national and Public Service hosted this event. Good morning, and welcome to the third public hearing on Selective Service on military, national and Public Service. The purpose of this hearing is to address an important question, should Selective Service registration be expanded to include all americans. In 2016, the commission was created amid a debate over whether the requirement for Selective Service registration should be extended to women after military combat roles were open to women in 2015. Congress charged us to answer two very important questions. First, does our country have a continuing need for a military selective system. If so, whether the Current System requires modifications. Second, how can we as a nation create an ethos of s
Morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. Were here to examine the deferred maintenance needs of the public Land Management agencies. This is a topic i care about. I know each of you certainly, the folks on this committee, have expressed concern. Not just coming into this hearing today, but, really, over the years. When we consider deferred maintenance, we most commonly think of the 12 billion maintenance backlog accrued by the National Park service. We consider that here in the committee at great length and it rightfully continues to attract a great deal of national attention. But somehow and sometimes overlooked in this conversation are the deferred maintenance needs of the other federal Land Management agencies, including the Forest Service, the bureau of Land Management and fish and Wildlife Service. Combined with the park service, these four agencies face a deferred maintenance backlog totalling 19. 4 billion. Thats worthy of repeating. Within these four agencies that g
Supervisor mar good morning. The meeting will come to order. Im supervisor mar, the chairman of this committee, and im joined by supervisor brown and supervisor peskin. Thank you to sfgov. Mr. Clerk, do we have any announcements . Clerk yes. [agenda item read]. Supervisor mar thank you. Mr. Clerk, please call item number 1. [agenda item read]. Clerk thank you. Supervisor mar thank you. Id like to welcome helen mar and karen shoot. As you may know, Community Benefit districts, our Business Improvement districts, are officered by local law and state law. This resolution covers annual reports for fiscal year 20172018. Oewd ensured that all c. B. D. S are meeting their annual financial plan. It encompasses approximately 598 parcels. It has an initial budget of 400 million. Its set to expire on june 30, 2019 for this current term. For staff, their executive director is karen flood, and their president is benjamin horn. Our staff reviewed the following budget related benchmarks for u. S. Bid