The governors of new mexico, kansas and guam as well as douglas holtzeakin, former director of the Congressional Budget Office. This virtual hearing is just over four hours. The committee will come to order. Authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. Before we begin todays hearing, i want to remind you of a few matters including some regulation accompanying House Resolution 965. I would ask all members to keep themselves on me was. This will minimize disturbances not being recognized with background noise they made only again one at a time. If you are participating today please remain with us during the hearing t that she recommends vendors identify themselves and facilitate the chairs recognition. I would also ask members to be patient this hearing is entitled the need for Financial Aid to americas states and territories during the pandemic. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement of the 189,000 people have lost their lives to the virus las
Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. As we begin our final day of consideration of the fy21 spending bills, id like to thank you all for your kind words and well wishes and ask you, please, to indulge me in just a few more reflections. I came to congress in 1989, one of just 31 women in the house and senate and to this committee in 1993 alongside only six other women under the 64member panel. This body is better for the 100 women serving in the 116th congress and for the many women in the room today. Its my honor to address the full committee for my final time as the first woman chair. You know, its ironic [applaus [applause] thank you. Its ironic that back in 1993 i had to choose between serving on appropriations or ways and means. I was fortunate to be given that choice. And today, we markup my final appropriation bills in the ways and Means Committee room. I chose appropriations because i believed it was the best place to give more people a better chance at a better l
Drop coming up on todays show, were taking a look at how a number of Different Industries are getting back to work in america. Well talk hotels and travel with the ceo of best western plus, walter rob, the former coceo of whole foods will weigh in on grocery trends and well talk about the state of the consumer lets kick things off with a Broader Market a choppy day to kick off the trading week pretty positive. Right near the session highs as we stand on track for a record close for the nasdaq composite actually kind of a quiet levitation out there the average stock not doing much of anything. Volumes are low. But v but the Growth Stocks are powering higher. You see a one year of the s p 500. Its about a couple weeks ago that the enthusiasm for that reopening really seemed to crest for a little while since then, the old Growth Stocks, if you look at the top of the dow right now, its nike, apple, walmart, visa, microsoft. These are the days when the observation that Great Companies remai
Vows not to dilute, dither or delay that legislation. The white house focuses today on immigration as President Biden prepares to sign a series of executive actions, including Assembly Task force to reunite families separated at the border during the Trump Administration. Welcome to tuesday, its Groundhog Day, the longest Groundhog Day any of us have ever experienced, isnt it, anyway, it jen psaki will hold her briefing the house Impeachment Managers have filed their pretrial brief this morning as well. Well get to both of those in a moment. The Daily Briefing comes after President Biden met with ten of the most moderately minded Senate Republicans, not necessarily an ideology but perhaps in tone last night at the white house. The that meeting they proposed a covid relief deal that they probably knew biden could not support and biden probably knew they wouldnt be able to stay united on that anyway. Case in point, its not every day you see Mitch Mcconnell publicly renouncing or praising
Subcommittee hearings on investigations will come to order. We are hearing a hearing called sabotage. The purpose is to examine the efforts to ensure quality and Affordable Health care. The chair recognizes yourself for five minutes for an opening statement. Its no secret that the Trump Administration has worked to sabotage health care in this country. On his very first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order directing all federal agencies to dismantle the Affordable Care act, both, to the maximum extent bylaw. Ever since then, the Trump Administration has worked tirelessly to undermine the aca, and other Critical Health programs at every turn. In her role, this seema verma has been behind many of the efforts to undermine the Nations Health care. Despite her role in this, is the first time administrator has appeared to testify and an oversight hearing, and we have many questions regarding the administrations actions. Since for double care act was signed into law more,