The Armed Services Committee Meets today to consider the nomination of Richard Spencer to be secretary of the navy. I would like to acknowledge the tragedy in mississippi yesterday, 16 Service Members lost their lives in the crash of a marine corps kc 130 from cherry point, north carolina. It reminds us that these brave men and women put themselves in harms way everyday at home and abroad in training and in combat and service to our nation. We are keeping their families in our hearts and prayers. Nation. We are keeping their families in our hearts and prayers. Mr. Spencer, we think you for training us this morning and we welcome your family and friends with us today as is our tradition at the beginning of your testimony we invite you to introduce those who are joining him. It is standard for this committee to ask certain questions in order to exercise its legislative and oversight responsibility. It is upon that this committee and other committees are able to receive testimony and brie
I would like to acknowledge the tragedy in mississippi yesterday. The 16 Service Members who lost their lives in a marine corp kc130 from cheery point, north carolina, reminds us that these brave men and women put themselves in harms way at home and abroad in service to our nation. Were all keeping their families in our at theirs and prayers. Mr. Spencer, we thank you for joining us this morning. We have also welcome your family and friends who are with us today. As is our tradition at the beginning of your testimony, we invite you to introduce those joining you. It is standard for this committee to ask questions in order to exercise its jar sight responsibilities. Its important that committees of the congress be able to receive testimony, briefings, and other communications of information. So can i ask you the standard questions we ask every nominee before this committee. Do you adhere to applicable laws and registrations governing conflicts of interest . I have. Will you ensure that
Shooting in sandy hook elementary we are committed to preventing tragedies from happening again the prophet. We want to make our country and our Community Safer for max of violence. My resolution declares our support for the Sandy Hook Promise on behalf of the families and children of San Francisco. We went to an event with former congresswoman kathy gifford, and her husband, and now retired judge feinstein read Sandy Hook Promise i want to read this and to record. This is a promise to support our families, our neighbors, are own with education. This is a promise lives lost. To be open to all possibilities. There is no agenda other than to make our community a safer and better place. This is a promise. To have a conversation on all the issues. Conversations where listening is as important as speaking. Conversations were even those with the most opposing views can debate and goodwill. This is a promise. To turn the conversations to action things must change. This is a time. This is a pr
Discipline hearings. In 1992 he retired from 790. Is a pleasure and privilege to recognize these outstanding members of San Francisco and the service to our city and our county. In closing i also want to take a moment to do a personal note also on today january 15, 1967, and member the name of everett cohen, my father, was part of the squad doing a sweep to search out and destroy the enemy in vietnam. The squad was ambushed, my father was injured in the arm. A month before his twentieth birthday. Later it turns out that he was participating in a historic military operation called operation cedar falls. Thank you jeff for your service and acknowledged every man and woman who serves the military. And put their lives on the line. Thank you supervisor cohen. Supervisor farrell. Supervisor farrell a number of items. First of all regarding the shooting at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. This was an unfathomable event. As a parent it hit so close to home that i am amazed i never imagine
I discussed with a number of you. I plan to introduce a motion to combine our cons committee with Public Safety to a new Neighborhood Services and safety committee. I will mention that that is the name we are using is a placeholder. If any of you have better more creative names , we are open to suggestions. The chair will be supervisor campus, vice chair supervisor mar, third member supervisor yee. Supervisor kim will share the school committee. For government audit and oversight, chaired by supervisor chu, vice chair supervisor cohen, third member supervisor campos. Landuse committee will be chaired by supervisor wiener, by shared by supervisor kim and i would join the member of the third member. Rules committee will be chaired by supervisor breed. Because we have a budgeting rules Committee Schedule for this week these assignments are effective this friday the thirteenth. For those of you who are chairs start to work on the agenda items. Supervisor cohen. Supervisor cohen good aftern