This hearing will come to order. Of course you will. Good morning. We are meeting today to consider the nomination of kristen m. Nielsen to be it next secretary of it United States department of Homeland Security. I want to welcome ms. Nielsen, her family. Id certainly want to call out mrs. Karen kelly. General kellys wife. Shes here also showing her support for the nominee. And i know ms. Nielsen will introduce her family in her Opening Statement. Americas facing enormous challenges. Our National Debt exceeds 20 trillion and theres no serious effort being made by either party to eliminate deficits expected to exceed over 1 trillion. Our enemies are on the rise. The Iranian Nuclear agreement did modify irans behavior for the worst. They remain determined to target with Nuclear Weapons and the threat of islamist terrorism has evolved, metasticized and spread all over the world, if the clnco our homeland. The challenges are equally daunting. We have just experienced unprecedented destruc
This hearing will come to order. Of course you will. Good morning. We are meeting today to consider the nomination of kristen m. Nielsen to be it next secretary of it United States department of Homeland Security. I want to welcome ms. Nielsen, her family. Id certainly want to call out mrs. Karen kelly. General kellys wife. Shes here also showing her support for the nominee. And i know ms. Nielsen will introduce her family in her Opening Statement. Americas facing enormous challenges. Our National Debt exceeds 20 trillion and theres no serious effort being made by either party to eliminate deficits expected to exceed over 1 trillion. Our enemies are on the rise. The Iranian Nuclear agreement did modify irans behavior for the worst. They remain determined to target with Nuclear Weapons and the threat of islamist terrorism has evolved, metasticized and spread all over the world, if the clnco our homeland. The challenges are equally daunting. We have just experienced unprecedented destruc
Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the Mayors Disability Council, friday july 17, 2016 in room 400 at city hall. My name is Denise Senhaux and cochair the meeting. We will open with a introduction and cochair supanich will read todays introduction. Good afternoon and welcome to Mayors Disability Council friday june 17, 2016 in room 400 of San Francisco city hall. City hall is access to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Wheelchair access is provided as grouv, van ness and mcallister streets via ramps. Wheelchair at the polk street carton b goodwin interest has a wheel their lift. Assistive listening devices are available and the meeting are captions and interpreted. Also available in large print and braille. Please ask staff for additional assistance. To prevent electronic interference with the rooms sound system and respect everyones ability to focus on the presentations, please silence all mobile phones and devices. Your cooperation is appreciated. We we
Senhaux and cochair the meeting. We will open with a introduction and cochair supanich will read todays introduction. Good afternoon and welcome to Mayors Disability Council friday june 17, 2016 in room 400 of San Francisco city hall. City hall is access to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Wheelchair access is provided as grouv, van ness and mcallister streets via ramps. Wheelchair at the polk street carton b goodwin interest has a wheel their lift. Assistive listening devices are available and the meeting are captions and interpreted. Also available in large print and braille. Please ask staff for additional assistance. To prevent electronic interference with the rooms sound system and respect everyones ability to focus on the presentations, please silence all mobile phones and devices. Your cooperation is appreciated. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment. You may complete a speakerscard available in the frubt of the room or call th
With significant bipartisan climate legislation. And after 2010, you see that heartbeat of bipartisan activity flatline. If you look at what happened in early 2010 that might explain why it suddenly ended, you find a Supreme Court decision called Citizens United that allowed unlimited corporate money, unlimited billionaire money, to bombard our politics. And what people often think about that is that, oh, they all came in and they beat up the democrats on behalf of the republicans. And this is a partisan thing. But ive heard over and over from republican colleagues, what are you complaining about . They are spending more money against us and they are spending against you. And there have been times i believe when actually the unaccountable anonymous dark money that Citizens United unleashed was being spent more in republican primaries and against republicans than it was against democrats. That i think has suppressed debate, and have a corrosive effect on our politics, what was for many,