without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recesses of the committee at any time. again, good morning to everyone and welcome to today s hearing on the rise of violence against minority institutions. and like to remind members we have established an email address and distribution lists that circulate exhibits, motions or other written materials members might want to offer as part of our hearing. if you d like to submit materials please send them to the email address that has been distributed to your offices and we will circulate the materials to members and staff as quickly as we can. your vital information is important to the historical record of this committee hearing. i would also ask all members to please mute your microphones when you re not speaking to the hearing business. this will help prevent feedback and other technical issues. you may unmute yourself anytime you seek recognition. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. today s hearing on the ri
thank you. let me reconvene the meeting, the witness witnesses, extend my despite missed the speaker and the members want to be part of that. and apologies r the timing of that but we re not in charge of that. we have panel two, i think two of the members are you with us today. thank you very much. let me begin by recognizing and extending the time to mr. manuel laboy, executive director of central office for recovery, reconstruction and resiliency. you are recognized for five minutes. thank you chairman grijalva, members for the chance to be a today to talk about the status progress of puerto rico s disaster recovery. as you know between 2017-2020, we were dedicated to complete emergency works related to hurricane maria. for this fema obligated $5.3 billion including 1.9 billion for the electrical grid for the construction under emergency terms. simultaneously fema p3 worked closely to obligate permanent work funding in order to begin the long-term recovery and reconst
This Columbus Metropolitan Club forum features Edwina Blackwell Clark, Executive Editor, The Columbus Dispatch, and Amelia Robinson, Opinion and Community Engagement Editor, The Columbus Dispatch, with hosts Jessica Langer, Editor in Chief, Lantern Media Group, The Ohio State University, and Nicole Kraft, Ed.D., Associate Professor, School of Communication, The Ohio State University.