Focus today executive nominations, including brian miller for pandemic recovery. And the vote for mr. Miller setting for 4 30 p. M. Eastern. Take you live now to the senate floor on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Lord god, have mercy upon our nation for the winds of suffering buffett our land. We hear the cries of the voiceless and the anguish of the unheard. We see the criminal actions of those who threaten freedom. Lord, snatch this nation conceived in liberty from the precipice of its own destruction. Extricate us from traps we have set for ourselves. Remind us that you are a god of justice from whom we borrow our heartbeats. Arise, mighty god, and make those who defy your purposes tremble with reverential awe. Hear the prayers of our senators, and give them wisdom, courage, and integrity for these challenging times. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presid
You charge your cell phone. And lottery fever. The big news about the big jackpot overnight, and the glitch that had lottery players in one state thinking they had won. And we do say good morning, everybody. I have to tell you this weeks arctic blast was a movie franchise, this would be the bigger, badder sequel right now. Cold temperatures and icy windchills are gripping many states around the country. It will feel like 30 degrees below zero in some parts. That follows record snowfall. More than 65 inches in one area a state of emergency now in effect where it used to snow but not like this. Abcs todd ant tells us where the conditions will get worse. Reporter just one week into winter and the bitter cold is tightening its grip on much of the country. Its freezing. I feel like icicles are hitting my face. Reporter as people are under a state of emergency after seeing a record 62 in of snow while firefighters in Jefferson County work to rescue a woman trapped in this home. In erie and p
We have folks that have turned in speaker cards. The first one is brock prior followed by herbert winier and tom gilberty. If anyone wants to speak submit a speaker card. Two minutes please. Brock prior. Good afternoon. I am here specifically to speak about the color card red program, which is basically a sham and a rip off. Make sure you speak into the microphone. Its a sham and a rip off for the people. I will read to you specifically your rules for red zone. The red zone requires that you call the city and pay an application fee, nonrefundable. My first question is why do you have a nonrefundable application fee. Second of all, when the person comes out if you have an issue, how do you go about resolving that issue . Because i have an encroachment problem with my garage door does not match the curb cut. The curb cut is narrower than my garage door. Ive had an gres problem for 17 years. Ive contacted the city and tried to solve this problem by going through the Color Curb Program and
Only one lose her home to towing, but often, possessions are lost. Everything can be lost in a stroke. The issue is complex and multidimensional, to be sure. This agency asks us to address punt amount tally different questions about who we are as a city. We must address these questions if we are to become our vision of a truly great city. This city has charges regulating the curb, so i want to make it obvious. This is a transportation agency. The city charges the mta with regulations limiting parking, stopping, etcetera. This is our charge. Its not something we do as a hobby. We are responsible for managing the curb in a safe, equitiable and efficient manner. Lots and lots and lots of things pressing on the curb. Transitways, parkways, daylighting, and that is challenging enough. If all we were doing is refere refereeing the curb for parking and other uses, but some of what is parked are vehicles, and some of those vehicles have folks living in them. The Public Works Department has som
Are lost. Everything can be lost in a stroke. The issue is complex and multidimensional, to be sure. This agency asks us to address punt amount tally different questions about who we are as a city. We must address these questions if we are to become our vision of a truly great city. This city has charges regulating the curb, so i want to make it obvious. This is a transportation agency. The city charges the mta with regulations limiting parking, stopping, etcetera. This is our charge. Its not something we do as a hobby. We are responsible for managing the curb in a safe, equitiable and efficient manner. Lots and lots and lots of things pressing on the curb. Transitways, parkways, daylighting, and that is challenging enough. If all we were doing is refere refereeing the curb for parking and other uses, but some of what is parked are vehicles, and some of those vehicles have folks living in them. The Public Works Department has some enforcement responsibilities, the police department, of