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With both scheduled for 6 30 eastern. Irs oversight later in the week. The senate comes in as well at 2 00 p. M. Speeches until 5 00 p. M. The confirmation vote at 5 30. They may return to the Human Trafficking bill. Live coverage of the senate on cspan 2. The third republican, senator marco rubio of florida will announce his body 16 president ial candidacy later today at 5 30. Earlier today we spoke with a political reporter who talked about the announcement and where it is taking place. [video...

Today when the selling was good . Dow gained 121 points. S p climbed. 92 . And then you realize like i said last night, yesterdays sellers were of the hitandrun variety. Blasting out of the s p futures because the particular was too strong and the fed too vocal about a tightening. Today commodities are doing nothing. Europe is rallying hard and no one from the fed said a word. Silence from these guys is indeed golden. So thats why they didnt fire the s p 500 and buyers came out of their bunker. ...

Sadness that i do an in memorium or howard l. Wallace and ask that we adjourn the meeting in his name. And i know that supervisor avalos and president chiu wanted supervisor olague, and it might be appropriate to do it on behalf of the board, the entire board. But Howard Wallace was simply an institution in San Francisco, the Labor Community but also the Lgbt Community and so many communities that have been fighting for social justice. It is true that howards Sisters Brothers in the queer labor ...

President chiu first of all id like to adjourn todays meeting in recognition of the passing of ellen farlly, those of us who lied tock on klw local radio. He became a regular host after joining the station as a volunteer almost three decades ago. As an arts he was vocal in support of the arts. He was a strong supporter of the San Francisco symphony and american conservatory theater upon he is described as a radio legend with a lot of passion and he will be dearly missed by many in the bay area. ...

I wanted to thank his former seiu local 250 ac activist colleagues kathy lip scom for watching out for him so long but other activists like tab, eileen, his susan, carl, and the whole pride at Work Community for really making sure he was cared for in his last days as well. I wanted to say that i had tremendous respect for him as an organizer but especially as a person with a long view of movement building. And i wanted÷apx . To ask if i cd also be added on the in memoriamium for howard but also...

Howard moved to San Francisco in 1967, with his lover, roger. He continued to work in the Antiwar Movement as a organizer in opposition to the vietnam war and staff organizer for the National Peace coalition. His efforts and those of other progressive activists to bring into the movement to bring labor into the movement were very successful when the Northern California Labor Councils were the first to actually oppose the vietnam war. With the rise of an organized movement in the Gay Community in...

New york. Today im launching a participatory budgeting Pilot Program to give residents the power to decide how to use this discretionary funding. My office will be partnering with the controllers office, and the right to the City Alliance to implement a four month process to engage residents, neighborhood groups and other Community Stakeholders in dialogue and to vote on proposed projects. Im interested in bringing participatory budgeting to San Francisco because increased civic participation wi...

Tremendous respect for him as an organizer but especially as a person with a long view of movement building. And i wanted÷apx . To ask if i cd also be added on the in memoriamium for howard but also for farley. He had a wonderful memorial last night in the green money. Listens of 91. 7 fm and the staff and all the volunteers from that great Radio Station as well. Thank you. Clerk calvillo thank you, supervisor mar. Mr. President , seeing no other names on the roster that concludes roll call for...

The senate is expected to that test vote on a bill will extend jobless benefits for the longterm unemployed for months. Three voters need 60 votes to advance the White Housebacked bill. Susan collins of maine says shell vote to advance it in opes that her fellow republicans will offer changes to offset the costs. Follow that vote on cspan 2. At 10 45, Senate Democrats will the jobless ng on benefitsish issue. For you here on cspan. President obama will comment on unemployment te on benefits. Joh...

Health and the medicine of this in a moment. As for President Trump and his response over the weekend, he addressed a crowd at Mount Rushmore on friday that raised a number of Health Concerns amid the growing number of coronavirus cases. About 7,500 people expected to attend and photos show a packed crowd in close quarters with few wearing masks. According to local reporting there, Health Professionals in south dakota are concerned the lath lack of mitigation efforts could cause the coronavirus ...