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Let me start by saying that as i indicated yesterday, ill think it is extremely important here in the next couple of months not to have any earthshaking changes with regard to defense and foreign policy. I think a precipitous drawdown in either afghanistan or iraq would be a mistake. I have so said publicly yesterday. And i hope that is precisely where these discussions end up. It is hard not to be really excited about the two new vaccines. Senator blunt was very much involved in that part of the cares act. If you look at the effectiveness of the cares act, it has to be one of the most dramatic and effective pieces of legislation ever passed by congress. And i would remind everyone that it passed first in the Republican Senate and then was approved on a voice vote by the house. I am focusing on the next couple of months. We hope to get on with the appropriation. I believe the speaker would like to do that. I would like to do th ....
So moved. Second by supervisor walton and if theres a no objection. Then supervisor ronen is not in the chamber. Im suggesting a roll call. Supervisor yee can i have a roll call, please. Clerk on the motion not to disclose, supervisor preston. [roll call] there are 10 ayes. Supervisor yee ok. Motion passes. Could i have a motion to file this closed this agenda item. Made by supervisor peskin seconded by supervisor safai. If theres no objection, can we take the same house same call. No objection, then motion passes. Madam clerk, please read the memoriams. Clerk todays meeting will be adjourned in memory of the following beloved individuals on behalf of supervisor mandelman. For the late mr. Hampton smith on behalf of supervisor haney, for the late mr. Marco jostalano and on behalf of supervisor peskin and stefani, stephanie laziochincota. Supervisor yee that brings us to the end of our agenda. Madam clerk, is there any further business before us today . Clerk that concludes our business ....
President yee good afternoon. Welcome to the january 21, 2020 special meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madame clerk, will you please call the roll. Fewer present. Haney present. Mandelman present. Mar present. Peskin present. Preston present. Ronen present. Safai present. Stefani present. Walton present. Yee present. Mr. President , you have a quorum. President yee thank you. Will you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. President yee so, on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff of sfgovtv, jessie and james. Who record each of our meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madame clerk, any communications . None to report today, mr. Pre ....
Drivers of the russia collusion narrative you remember that out with a new fable. House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff, he is now reading his own parody of that phone call between solinsky and trump. He didnt, however, note that hed made it all up as he delivered his lines from the chair of the committee. Chairman schiffs deceptive impression coming during an open hearing for joseph mcguire, the acting director of national intelligence, explaining why he didnt turn over the whistleblowers complaint to lawmakers according to their schedule. Instead, according to his. Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge with us tonight with more on this extraordinary story. Reporter well, so much has happened in the span of just 8 or 10 hours here today in washington. Right out of the gate they declassified and released the whistleblower complaint in its ....