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26,000 a year and nobody can live on that in San Francisco. We cant truly lead independent lives until we have economic independence and meaningful jobs. I want to thank you, supervisor mar for scheduling this hearing today and also for starting this conversation about employing people with disabilities. And like you, i also want to thank jonathan lions for the legwork that he put into this effort to bring this issue to all of our attention. It was also exactly 1 year ago that you held this hearing. In your june 2014 hearing was a catalyst to reignite the conversation with the department of Hu...

For the mayors with disabilities and 2 years ago we signed the americans with disabilities act and we had more than 500 people come and the theme was it doesnt stop here the reason is under the dream of the ada employment is really the portion that is unfulfilled. We really have not reached the numbers that i think the founders really expected when the ada was first signed and much of the public testimony back in 1988 and 1989 about the needs for this civil rights legislation focused on employment as an issue. People with disabilities is only 1 3 as likely to be employed from people without di...

Community based organizations working with the department of Human Resources and office of Mayors Office on disabilities and employee rights. Its also to advance civil rights and Employment Rights for people with disabilities and our goal to increase employment efforts and opportunities for disabled people and also a goal to improve and implement better rule 115 which maybe called by some access sf as well. We are holding a hearing for the anniversary of the passage of the americans with disabilities act and the Disability Rights Movement occupation for the Federal Building here. The longest o...

Cable Television Companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Senate republicans are planning a vote on a Health Care Law repeal and replace as early as next thursday. The legislation has not yet been made public or scored by the congressional budge office. Monday budget office. Monday Senate Democrats held the Chamber Floor to speak on the republican effort. Minority Party Members are protesting that Senate Republicans have not held Committee Hearings on the repeal and replacement legislation. Next, a portion of monday nights debate. We democrats are here on the ...

Body. Thank you, mr. President. I yield the floor. A senator plop . The presiding officer the senator from washington. Ms. Cantwell i come to the floor tonight to raise concern about a proposed Senate Health care bill that might move through the United States senate, as my colleagues are pointing out, without hearing, without attention to the details actually, almost in secret. I guess it would be secret if we didnt know exactly what was in the house bill. It would be even more secret. People have said it will be about 80 of what was in the house bill. I can agree with President Trump. That wa...