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Week President Biden once again rightly pointed out israel has the right and i would say the duty to defend itself in the brutal hamas terror attack of october 7. It left approximate 1200 at 240 taken hostage. There must be no more october 7. President biden also described the ongoing humanitarian disaster taking place in gaza today. Over 31000 palestinians have been killed. Over two thirds of them women and children. Likely thousands more are unaccounted forunaccounted for buried beneath the ru...

J. R. Stone hes been evacuated from his home where he was able to see black smoke like is pouring into the sky and flames can crackles to his house on top of this mountain wednesday night fire crews are now fighting the flames from the sky and on the ground there are not many in people in the area of many animals are displaced the stockswap down the street and walk down the stock unless the 40 people were either standing apparent to be out of breath a short time later this power pole came down b...

A direct hit with the eye wall and after the turks and caicos as we get into the latter part of the week and weekend. Temperatures in the upper 80s in the bahamas, that is a core of warm air it will feed off of that not really allowing irma to weaken whatsoever. And in fact, as we look at the latest track here, it shows north of cuba on saturday morning a category four hurricane and yesterday that was over the keys and today its more likely over miami. But i do not want you to look just at the a...

[inaudible conversations] larry metz remarks from treasury secretary jack lew. Hes expected to discuss Lessons Learned in these distinctions on international inc. To tease. Hes speaking at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace did we expect this to start in just a moment life here he spent two. Cspan2. It is a great pleasure to welcome all of you here this morning. A special pleasure to welcome my friend and colleague, secretary of the treasury, jack lew. But the open above the market t...

Was told time and time again i better not. As the house position that should be the chair of the committee and for senator sanders to take a good effort on my part to make him the cochair a and to stop us from having a public meeting. I did share sitting down at this hearing i did share what the offer was with the chair and i asked him to share it with everybody here. It isnt a conference report. It is an offer. It is on one page. It is on the our offer is on the same amount of paper that vas ju...

Specifically targeted against isis itself. And it would be very hard to see how there would be any stretch that would fit any Legal Authority whatsoever to direct that. There are other legal arguments availability to deal with president assad. Let me make that clear. Not the least of which is the fact that if he were to join in an effort that actively engaged with isil or we had evidence of that in some way. He could be thereby aiding and abetting. Theres an extensive argument you could make. Bu...

An effort that actively engaged with isil or we had evidence of that in some way. He could be thereby aiding and abetting. Theres an extensive argument you could make. But, no not directly out of the aumf. That would not be anywhere in what is envisioned or allowed by it. With respect to the drc and exit permit, we have raised that issue. Ive talked to the president about it personally. Weve had we have an ongoing effort to try to make some progress on that and im hopeful that we will finally ge...

Secretary badasow is present. Please note that were going to table the nominating committee and could we have approval of the agenda with that change. So moved. Second. Its been moved and seconded that we approve the agenda as printed except item 3 the nominating committee report. All in favor . Aye. Ayes have it. Next item approval of the Consent Agenda. So moved. Second. Its been moved and seconded that we approve the Consent Agenda as printed. All in favor say aye . Aye. Opposes . The motion ...

Secretary badasow is present. Please note that were going to table the nominating committee and could we have approval of the agenda with that change. So moved. Second. Its been moved and seconded that we approve the agenda as printed except item 3 the nominating committee report. All in favor . Aye. Ayes have it. Next item approval of the Consent Agenda. So moved. Second. Its been moved and seconded that we approve the Consent Agenda as printed. All in favor say aye . Aye. Opposes . The motion ...

Very good thank you. Ill second that. Commissioner johnson. Offering that was my question sorry. Very good commissioners the motion is to take dr and remove the privacy screen on the deck on that motion commissioner antonini commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioner wu and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 6 to zero and place us under comment there are no speaker cards. Any Public Comment on this item . This eveni...