From the prison riots that began before i took the state loads of opposite office, to historic flooding, to the easter tornadoes, to the covid19, to the historic protests, and the fact that on day six of hurricane season, we had our third named storm hit the mississippi gulf coast. It has been a very challenging time in our state. Im very pleased to be able to announce today that some of the best news weve had on the economic front over the last several months can be announced. That is that the back to Business Grant program will be live tomorrow at new. Noon. We need to always remember that this pandemic was not just a Public Health emergency. It plunged our country into the greatest job loss since the great depression. The economic damage and the human cost of this has been incalculable. We need to do everything in our power to take care of our neighbors in these challenging times. We need to do everything in our power to take care of our Small Business owners. Just to remind everyon
Gov. Mcmaster welcome again. We have signing for us today. For an opening prayer. Henry ford said coming together is the beginning and keeping together is progress. Working together is success. Colossians tohe clothe themselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience and forgiveness. Over all of these virtues, love binds them all together. Let us pray. Holy father, we come together today and ask that you might help us to treat each other with that perfect love that brings perfect unity. Father god we continue to look , for your guidance and direction for our state and our nation. Open our hearts. Heal our hearts. Father, we ask that you would give our leaders discernment and wisdom, wisdom like you gave to solomon. We have reminded that you are still in control, as you have always been. Promise now father, heal us father. Eradicate this virus from the world and let us be reminded that we are all created in your image. Help us to relate to each other accordingly. Fathe
Lives and to the survivors. Across government we remain committed to ensuring such a tragedy can never happen again. Members from across the house want to join me in offering our best wishes to the duke of edinburgh on his 90 ninth birthday. I am sure you would join me in well singing you wishing you a happy birthday. And ministerial colleagues with our duties in the house. Vicki foxtrot. I am grateful to contribute to parliament. Many shielded people have contracted me about government guidance of going to work. So that was adopted in many of the countries. Will he do that, more transparency on the shielding list, will he provide that, will he agree, shielded people in the future are not penalized. I can tell the honorable lady we will be doing as much as we can to ensure shielded people get guidance how they can come out of their shielded environment, on their point about furlough is a very important one. Newly shielded people may ask themselves if they are entitled to follow funds,
[gavel] by recognizing myself or five minutes. On may 25, in the twilight of memorial on may 20 five, in the twilight of memorial day, Derek Chauvin held his need to go to floyds neck and pressed his face to the pavement for eight minutes 46 seconds as mr. Floyd pleaded for relief, repeating the words, i cant breathe. Floyd, i am sure you have seen the video. Can you think of any reason why officer chauvin would need to hold his knee on your brothers for over eight minutes . I dont know why he did it, but personally i think it was personal. They worked at the same place. For him to do Something Like that, it had to be premeditated and he wanted to do it. Intentional. Yes sir. We have learned since then that he has faced 17 misconduct complaints during his career. He was named in the brutality lawsuit, he shot and critically wounded a man after a brief and nonviolent confrontation. How do you feel about the history what do you know what do you feel about the history of misconduct . He s
I want to take a few brief opening remarks and then ill turn it over. Then ill turn it over to Ranking Member sanders. We are here today to consider, to serve as the nest director of budget. To serve as the director since there were 20. Teen President Trump nominated him in march as the nations facing a unprecedented crisis, both health and economic from the covid crisis. The office of management and budget paint played a key part, in addition to building the president s annual budget we also to do financial, management grants management, information technology, program assessment, and Property Management just to name a few. Given the vast responsibility over the organization its important to have a senate director in place. Before we hear from the Deputy Director of want to discuss our response to the coronavirus pandemic. Congress working with the president to provide needed relief for individuals and businesses and state and local government on a series of bills resulting in spendin