Represents a family in mourning, and we are praying for all of them. There are other families waiting outside hospital rooms as their loved ones fight for their lives, and we continue to pray for them, too. Today i want to share some information about a new executive order and a some information about the Budget Proposal we have been working on with the General Assembly this week. Our state has sent almost 580 million to over 257,000 people who have filed unemployment claims since the start of this pandemic. The Unemployment Security Commission continues to make improvement in its filing process and call center, but more work must be done, and it is being done. We know that this virus is taking a toll on our economy, and on our workforce. And we cannot lose sight of how this virus is impacting our families in North Carolina. Ive signed a new executive order today to help furloughed workers whose employers had paid them a severance, or a furlough payment. Before this order, these employ
Nursing home community. We have worked to dramatically scale up our Testing Capacity because we believe testing is crucial not only to our current efforts to understand and slow the spread of this disease, not because it will play a Critical Role over the longterm as we work to decisions around reopening parts of our community. We are continuing to make progress. 126,551cted a total of tests. Tests yesterday were conducted at 28 sites across the mouth across the commonwealth. This makes massachusetts one of the leading states in the country with respect to testing. We are grateful to our colleagues in the medical community. These laboratories are a big part of massachusetts progress on this front. That includes quest diagnostics, the broad institute, and many other public and private sector hospitals. Their contributions and partnerships are another example of how massachusetts nation leading healthcare and innovation leaders are helping us respond to this unprecedented outbreak. In ma
Good morning. Today we are going to provide an update on covid19 testing, personal protective equipment, Hospital Capacity, and a rundown on the approach we have taken to supporting our nursing home community. Worked towe have dramatically scale up our testing capacity. Thats because we believe testing is crucial not only to our current efforts to understand the spread of this disease but because it will play a Critical Role over the longterm term as we work through decisions around reopening parts of our community. We are continuing to make progress. As of yesterday we conducted a , total of 126,551 tests. Testsncludes a new 4500 conducted yesterday which were conducted at 28 sites across the mouth across the commonwealth. This makes massachusetts one of the leading states in the country with respect to testing. We are grateful to our colleagues in the medical community. These laboratories are a big part of massachusetts progress on this front. That includes quest diagnostics, the bro
Order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled Monetary Policy and the state of the economy. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. Id like to welcome back chairman powell. As i discussed earlier, and at our last hearing with you, i remain very concerned about the president s efforts to interfere with the feds independent Monetary Policy. A recent news story noted that trump has tweeted over 100 times about the fed since your nomination. Many of those tweets appear to be attempting to exercise pressure on the fed. Chairman powell, you and the fed board of governors must not be swayed by these aggressive tactics in upholding the feds independence you should be mindful of public perception. Of course, trump continues to try to claim credit for Economic Growth that was put in motion by the policies of president obama Congressional Democrats and the Federal Reserve, irresponsible tr
Jerome powell was on capitol hill to update lawmakers on the economy and Monetary Policy. He spoke about the Economic Impact of the coronavirus, Cyber Threats in the Banking Sector and his influence in the Global Economy among other topics. This services hearing is three hours. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. Id like to welcome back chairman powell. As i discussed earlier, and at our last hearing with you, i remain very concerned about the president s efforts to interfere with the feds interMonetary Policy. A recent news story noted that trump has tweeted over 100 times about your nomination. Many of those tweets appear to be attempting to exercise pressure on the fed. Chairman powell, you and the fed board of governors must not be swayed by these aggressive tactics. Fedsolding the independence, you should also be mindful of public perception. Of course, trump continues to claim credit for Economic Growth that was put in motion by the policies of p