Good afternoon. Id like to call the meeting to order. Happy new year, everyone. Happy new year. Happy new year. Good afternoon. This is the meeting of the San Francisco Port Commission for tuesday, january 12, 2021. President Kimberly Brandon called the meeting to order at 1 45 p. M. Item number one is roll call. [roll call] clerk madam president , you do have a quorum. [inaudible] clerk oh, go ahead. Item number two is approval of minutes for the december 8, 2020 Port Commission meeting. So moved. So moved. Second. Clerk all right. I will call for a roll call vote. [roll call] thank you. Motion passes unanimously. The minutes of the december 8, 2020 meeting are approved. Clerk item number three is Public Comment on [inaudible] clerk im not hearing an echo. Im not sure about commissioner woo ho. Im hearing an echo when president brandon speaks on the line. Okay. I dont hear an echo, but im going to mute myself just so it improves. Okay. Clerk sure. Did that help . Did that help with th
Policy. The house approved the override, 32287. Two thirds of the house and senate must degree to the override. Senator Bernie Sanders said he would block the attempt until the senate is allowed to vote on increasing stimulus checks to 2,000. Live to the senate floor on cspan2. Officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Prince of peace, give us today your pardon and peace. Pardon the sins of our lips, the untrue and unkind words we have spoken. Pardon the sins of our minds, the ignoring of truth and the refusal to face the facts. Pardon the sins of our hearts, the pride that makes us esteem ourselves as better than others and unwilling to forgive. Lord, place your peace within us that we may no longer be torn by the cares of this life. As the members of this body receive your peace, help them to live in unity with each other, we pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in recit
Thats what we are supposed to be doing here. We are supposed to be defending america. We are in the most threatened situation we have ever been in. I sometimes look back and think of the good old days of the cold war. We had two superpowers out there. We knew what they had, they had had they knew what we had. Mutual assurance of destruction meant something at that time. But thats living in the past. But any more now, with the weaponry thats out there, you can get one outside group that doesnt have any resources at all, and they have the ability to wipe out the other country. So its a real threat that were up against. I do chair the committee called the Senate Armed Services committee. Of course i have been very active in the National Defense authorization act every year since well, since 1987. Its a long time. So im proud of the conference report that we had. The ndaa right here, our vote in this senate was 8413. Wow, thats you cant find that kind of togetherness anywhere else. But it
President. The presiding officer is there further debate . Hearing none, the question is on passage. All those in favor say aye. All opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The bill is passed. Mr. Cornyn madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cornyn i note the absence of a quorum, madam president. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call mr. Schumer madam president. The presiding officer the democratic leader. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer now, madam president , so much of the senates work happens behind the scenes and out of the spotlight. Over the past few weeks, there are scores of senate staffers, probably more than scores, hundreds i would say, who have spent many late nights and some sleepless ones putting this emergency relief
Of the house. Members today working on authorization for defense programs and policy for 2021. Live coverage of the house here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and grares gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We ask today that you bless the members of the peoples house to be the best and most faithful servants of the people they serve. As this second session of the 116th congress draws near its end, and legislative business once again weighs heavily on this hill, withhold not your wisdom, your spirit of wisdom and truth from this sameably. Give each member clarity of thought and purity of motive so that they may render their service as their best selfs. In this time of waiting, as people of faith prepare for holy celebrations, bless our nation with peace and goodwill. May all americans of whatever faith or background Work Together to build a