[applause] [applause] [applause] thank you very much. Lieutenant governor davis, madam speaker mcclinton, madamident p. Leader pittman, leader costa, leader bradford, leader cutler. Thank you for convening this special session and giving me the honor of addressing you today. While im grateful to see the house and the senate gathered here together, im also mindful that one of our colleagues is not able to be with us. Representative joe kerwin from upper paxton township is currently 7,000 miles away, on deployment with the Pennsylvania National guard. D every member of the Pennsylvania National guard at home and abroad, thank you for your service to our commonwealth and to our country. You are the very best of us. [applause] were joined by the love of my life, my best friend since the 9th grade, my wife and our first lady, lori shapiro. [applause] they are standing for you. [applause] ice what you all to know shes going to kill me for that. Im privileged to work alongside my incredible s
Connectedness of all things, and have maintained harmony with nature for millennia. We honor the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples for their enduring commitment to europe. Mother earth as the indigenous protectors of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, their own too shall only have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as caretakers of this place. As well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. We recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland as uninvited guests. We affirm their sovereign rights as first peoples and wish to pay our respects to the ancestors. Elders and relatives of ramaytush community. As environmentalists, we recognize that we must embrace indigenous knowledge and how we care for San Francisco and all its peoples. Commissioner department, staff and members of the public. Welcome to tonights meeting. Todays meeting promises to be both impactful and introspective. Well review the household H
Connectedness of all things, and have maintained harmony with nature for millennia. We honor the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples for their enduring commitment to europe. Mother earth as the indigenous protectors of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, their own too shall only have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as caretakers of this place. As well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. We recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland as uninvited guests. We affirm their sovereign rights as first peoples and wish to pay our respects to the ancestors. Elders and relatives of ramaytush community. As environmentalists, we recognize that we must embrace indigenous knowledge and how we care for San Francisco and all its peoples. Commissioner department, staff and members of the public. Welcome to tonights meeting. Todays meeting promises to be both impactful and introspective. Well review the household H
Connectedness of all things, and have maintained harmony with nature for millennia. We honor the Ramaytush Ohlone peoples for their enduring commitment to europe. Mother earth as the indigenous protectors of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, their own too shall only have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as caretakers of this place. As well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. We recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland as uninvited guests. We affirm their sovereign rights as first peoples and wish to pay our respects to the ancestors. Elders and relatives of ramaytush community. As environmentalists, we recognize that we must embrace indigenous knowledge and how we care for San Francisco and all its peoples. Commissioner department, staff and members of the public. Welcome to tonights meeting. Todays meeting promises to be both impactful and introspective. Well review the household H
Mayor sylvester turner. This is about an hour and 25 minutes. [applause] secretary pete, no, its really great to have a secretary who is a former mayor because they get it right off the bat. So we know the department of transportation oversees everything from airports and railways and ports, street servicing, bridges, tunnels and all of those things. Up to ev charging stations and most important, mayors, potholes. Potholes of the most important thing that we hear about oftentimes in our community. So please tell me how your experience as a former mayor helps to inform the work that youre doing now as secretary of transportation. Thank you. First of all mayor thanks for your leadership and thanks for hosting me today. Im always glad to be in the company of fellow mayors and former mayors. When i i was married it was my view that the level of government that has the most immediacy and in many ways the most direct visible consequence for americans is local government. Thats what i believe