Things have changed a lot. I think its really impresentesive and i feel really good about that. Thank you. Thank you so much. Im with new rules for global finance. I wanted to pick up on the tax issues. I note in the g20 when they talk about tax and context of development they say we really have to do Capacity Building. Im wondering if the african finance ministers and Central Bank Governors and so on, tax administrators, if on a continental basis you have been able to get together and say, here is the Capacity Building we want and need and here are our preferred instructors. If not, ill work with you. One more. Im with the center for Global Development here in d. C. My question is, i was hoping would you touch on the measurability of some of these targets. I know one of the greatest strengths about the mbgs was they had these specific percentages and numbers that people could actually tangibly measure to varying degrees. Obviously, there is some discussion about the measurability of t
Please, again, this is the meeting update on the water supply as we are in the continuing drought here. And first off, again, the water storage is starting to drop a little bit now as we get into the dry part of the year we dont anticipate much precipitation, but again we have 487,000 acre feet of Drinking Water in storage and so again, the water bed is working and we need to achieve a reduction to avoid going to 20 percent next year and the response is good for the last six weeks. And our storage levels, again, hetch hetch y is at 97 percent and the water bank is down at 34 and a half percent and again the systems need to be continued to be managed. Precipitation, i have to say that i was there last week and there is a little bump in the water line and we got two tenth of an inch while i was up there and made the ground wet and puddled a little bill and no run off from it and there was anticipation from the additional precipitation this week and still, back, again and gone is the drop
Gentlemen, let me please call this meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities commission to order at 1 39 p. M. Madam secretary, would you please call the roll . President courtney . Here. Commissioner moran. Here. Commissioner torres. Here. Commissioners vietor and caen are excused today. Next is approval of the minutes of june 24th, 2014. Move approval. It has been moved. Second. And it has been seconded. Any further discussion, seeing none, i will call for Public Comment, is there any Public Comment on item three, approval of the Meeting Minutes of june, 24, 2014. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed all of those in favor, aye. And the motion carries, next item please . Four, general Public Comment, anybody who is interested in in addition to the cards that i have before me from ann clark if you could step forward, anyone who is interesting in speaking under Public Comment, fill out a comment card. And good afternoon good to see you again. I am ann clark from San Francisco, and
The hearing will come to order. We are here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2016 budget request for the department of Veterans Affairs. Mr. Secretary, welcome to the committee. Understand that your testimony will be a little bit different today than what we are accustomed to with reference to chart to help us better understand what you are seeing in terms of the challenges that lay ahead and i would say that is indeed a welcome change. So too is the open as you have had with me with members of this committee and this congress about your plans to change the culture at the va. As your testimony illustrates you have been extremely active in visiting va facilities. I think its well over 90 at this point, talking with employees veteran groups in your private sector colleagues with one aim in mind, putting everyones focus squarely on the needs of veterans. Thank you for your willingness to take the job of secretary and thank you for putting everything you have into that job. Turning t
The clerk the speakers room washington, d. C. , february 11 2015. I hereby appoint the honorable david w. Jolly to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the chair will receive a message. The messenger mr. Speaker a message from the president of the United States. The secretary mr. Speaker, im directed by the president of the United States to deliver to the house a message in writer. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2015, the chair will now recognize members fromis smiedy the mority a mority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the jotyndinit leaders d the noty whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Dold, for five minutes. Mr. Dold thank you,