To you. Please, come to the graduation on the 23rd of august at conner polk at 5 30. It is my pleasure to introduce our past graduate who is is an horree today. Melanie. Who is an experience in license elect trolgs in San Francisco. Give her a grand hand for lifting update droll he had years ago and making it reality. Thank you. [laughter] hello issue everyone. Transgender History Month honors the hardships, struggles and the obstacles and trail blazer who worked hard. There is still w to be done but seeing all your beautiful face here is a testament that we are going to be resilient and over come anything. I want to take a moment to thank my mentors aria, honey mahogany. Nikki, just to name a few. The people inspired and guided me throughout my years. Thank you to the transgender district. Entrepreneurship program for helping make the dream come true. With how our Political Climate is and how it is trying to strip transgender people of our rights, it is programs like these that are vi
[applause] one of the celebration Partners Union Square Alliance contributed wonderful banners behind us you see. Melissa rodriguez, if you are here, stick your hand up. They are all here somewhere. Shes the ceo. Another partner, the Flood Building which is overlooked this turn table since 1904 is gifting you folks with these great flowers passed around here. They work with the alliance to decorate this cable car. Will the flood sisters please put their hands up . [applause] we really miss jim flood. Sorry he cant be here. Hes herethats right. China town merchants, fisherman whafer, downtown San Francisco parthnership all contributed to help us bring you cable car history. Mike fips and don indiscernible cable car mew museum are here and should be inside the circle and if they are not, they should make their way up. When you say cable car you see temporary photos on the side windows. We did these to teach a little cable car history to everybody who sees the car and rides them this year
The Flood Building which is overlooked this turn table since 1904 is gifting you folks with these great flowers passed around here. They work with the alliance to decorate this cable car. Will the flood sisters please put their hands up . [applause] we really miss jim flood. Sorry he cant be here. Hes herethats right. China town merchants, fisherman whafer, downtown San Francisco parthnership all contributed to help us bring you cable car history. Mike fips and don indiscernible cable car mew museum are here and should be inside the circle and if they are not, they should make their way up. When you say cable car you see temporary photos on the side windows. We did these to teach a little cable car history to everybody who sees the car and rides them this year. Many of the photos come from the wonderful and i mean wonderful, sfmta archive and show the San Francisco fast decades these cable cars operated in. Jeremy indiscernible is the photographer. He is busy working. There he is. I kn
apprehended by local authorities. and so we breathe a sigh of relief for now. but sadly, these kinds of mass shootings happen every day in america so far this year. and you mentioned today in a really powerful and impassioned speech on the senate floor, you are two children, who were actually in a lockdown today, as this unfolded. how are they doing? and really, what did you tell them as a father? but also as a lawmaker who is in a body that potentially has the power to do something about all this? that s right. they are physically safe. but you asked me how are my children doing how or any of our children doing? do we really know the answer? what are the long term traumatic effects of, basically telling our children, we can t protect you? and the best we can do is to tell you to hide. we are a nation living in fear. and some seem to think that this is the price that we have to pay for freedom. i reject that. it s a strange kind of freedom that causes our children to ha
Language. We are prochoice. We are a movement that believes that a woman should have the agency to choose whatever she feels is right for her and her family and her body. Watch on cspan 2. We are live now as the House Rules Committee starts its second day of hearings on congressional earmarks. In february of 2011, Congress Imposed a ban on earmarks, and President Trump is suggesting that they be restored. Yesterday, the Committee Heard from congress members, and today, it will be representatives from outside groups supporting and opposing earmarks. These sessions are designed to be a debate about earmarks. Should get under way in just a moment live on cspan3. Rules committee will come to order. Thank you very much for joining us this morning. Today, the committee will be considering article i effective oversight and power of the purse. Yesterday, our subcommittee and rules of the house and organization of the house, chaired by chairman doug collins, received and heard testimony from ov