Welcome, everybody, to our hearing. Both those in the room and those that arent in the room. Before we start, i think its important, again, to note whats going on all around us, and that is the acknowledgement of Racial Injustice that has gone on for far too long in our country. I certainly support those who are speaking out and making their voices heard in a peaceful manner to bring about change. While change does not always come easily, i want to remind those watching this hearing today that change is possible. In december 2018, the first step that i first introduced became law. And i worked in partnership with several republican and democrat senators. Senator durbin was the lead person for the democrats. This law is the most significant criminal Justice Reform in a generation. A lot of people didnt think it was possible but we did it by working together, in a bipartisan way. But also working together in other ways to address racial disparities. Such as in health care, the c. A. R. E
Budget process, deficits, debt, Health Care Costs, and oversight of coronavirus funding. Ill go ahead and call to order this budget meeting. Good afternoon and welcome. 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 pande
With them and to lead them for the last 3 1 2 years and i will an even greater privilege to do so as the director. I have spent my entire career about taxpayers and their families. I have fought to save them money areensure their tax dollars well spent. I come from a bluecollar family. Electrician and son of a teacher. Tonow what they went through balance their budget and save for the future. Long, hard orked hours to put me through school. They worked very hard to pay for the government and their lives. I wonder what else they would be were o accomplish if they fiscal year to freer to build and save more of their hardworked earnings. My parents represent the forgotten men and women of this country. They have always been the which i have tested Government Spending and i am rateful to the work of this administration that made the eyes and the heart of the forgotten man the lens from policy. See these men and women live and work in every city and every own and every state in this great c
Good afternoon and welcome. 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 o
Covid19 crisis. It has brought tremendous hardship and tragedy, placing a heavy on frontline workers, straining our health care and Distribution System and imposing a deadly toll on seniors in particular. It has hit close to home for sure thatny and im all of our members want to join condolencessing our to senator elizabeth warren, who lost her 86yearold brother to the coronavirus. Elizabeth, we are very sorry for your loss. Visitor Nursing Homes has affected even those relatives who do not have virus. I know two brothers whose father is in a nursing home and has dementia. They have not able to see him for some time now and his health is failing. They are worried that he may not still be alive by the time that they are allowed to visit him, something that used to happen regularly. This virus has already claimed the lives of more than 90,000 american, the vast majority of whom were older adult. Adults 65 and older are more likely to suffer severe complications from covid19, and to have