please vote by a show of hands. all in favor of the secondary amendment substituted with the amendment. votes.ority, no we will record the notebooks. no votes. the amendment passes. [applause] will the clerk read the next amendment. 136 sponsored by mary kay henry on page four, line 30. the proposed amendment is after the worst home care workforce words home care workforce. raising wages, improving access to training and giving workers the opportunity to come together to make voices heard in response to a stronger system. you have the language before you, it has been read by the clerk, to we have seconds? seconds.ufficient are there any additional discussion required? i m trying to streamline this. we have seconds. are we ready to vote? by division, all those in favor of this amendment, please raise your white card. i find a majority. any wishing to vote against, i find none. next, will you read the one. ? amendment 102 has been withdrawn. amendment 64 sponsored b
max richmond. this amendment deals with the cost of living adjustment. one of the most anticipated events for seniors is the announcement by social security of the cost of living adjustment. for the last few years, they have been disappointed with the announcement. the purpose of a cost-of-living adjustment is for social ensure that social security benefits are not eroded by inflation. this is not happening. in 2010, it was zero. 2011, it was zero. this year, 2015, it is zero. based on that social security trustees report, announced a couple years ago weeks ago, it will be between zero and 2/10 of a percent for 2016. the reason social security beneficiaries are sincere or little cola is because the formula for determining colas is flawed. it is based on the consumer price index for wage earners. it looks that inflation as it impacts the weight under. it does not put the proper weight on goods and services that seniors rely on. therefore, you get a zero cola. your minute
but when we see a 12-year-old boy in cleveland get killed, standing still with a toy gun, offices are choosing this time and time again. to ignore the racist element and this is to live in a wonderland. the severald about dozen laws that are out there these days, to address police violence. is there one piece of legislation you can point to out there that you think might make a significant difference moving forward? guest: president obama could signing executive order, or congress could put legislation forward. the national level, that could have a demonstrative impact, if we had a standard that highlighted the preservation of life. you think about places like baltimore, it was until recently, like the last few choke hold people. it was not against the rules. that is true in cities across the country, and that is ok. that is not ok. there is negative discipline, and that does not make sense. it is not a system designed to make officers accountable. it would be around a use
anyone else wishing to be heard on this particular amendment? anyone else wishing to be heard on this particular amendment? i think it is understood by all the we will call, everyone in favor, raise your card. it passes. anyone wishing to be recorded in opposition? [laughter] it passes. is there another amendment? amendment number 18, sponsored by dennis, on page six, line 37. the proposed amendment is for the section to read as follows. we encourage states to adopt the providenorth dakota and state-specific financial institutions to support people and industries of their states. proponent? i want to say one thing quickly. represent, dennis here, i am here to represent what i believe are all grassroots democrats, not one candidate over another. it is very important to me, and it was when i chaired the platform in colorado. the platform in the sentences just prior already advocates for the national infrastructure bank, large banks see this as a threat to profits. statess
moment and explain the balance this amendment achieves. encryption technologies are critical tools for protecting privacy and the individuals personal information. at the same time, law enforcement and intelligence professionals need access to information to keep our country safe. as well as a parent the apple versus the fbi case, encryption, in that case of a device addressed, and in the context of data in motion, can be an impediment to law enforcement obtaining the information it needs. and we recognize this is a difficult balance, in the middle of a conversation we re having among ourselves, including in this room. and we believe, as this amendment suggests, the best way forward is through a commission on digital security that brings together law enforcement, security personnel, experts in technology from silicon valley, to weigh the best way forward. this commission would propose solutions that both protect very important individual private also givingwhile law enforcem