The First Virtual oversight subcommittee hearing i and the ways and Means Committee. Before we turn to todays important topic i want to remind members of procedures to help navigate the platform. First consistent with the regulations members are responsible for an muting themselves when recognized. Second, the witnesses must have their cameras on at all times so even if you leave for a moment or a few seconds, leave your camera on. Third, we will dispense with a serving and then go in order of seniority. Alternating between minority and majority beginning with members of the oversight [inaudible] authorized to serve as the chair in the event i experienced technical difficulties. Thank you for continued patience as we navigate the technology to continue serving the country together and its a great time of need and with that i will now turn to the important topic of todays hearing. The hearing will focus on the issue of tax fairness. I welcome the colleagues and the witnesses. I must not
Time year. Reflect warnings always scary but Different Levels of these things. This is not the highest level. It looks like it will be relatively shortlived and hopefully the wind gust stay down below 35 to 40 miles an hour, so we will see. The northbay in the bullseye with north winds funneling to the canyons, they accelerate. That is what we are expecting tonight. Even down to sea level, places like petaluma, santa rosa. In bay area proper Santa Cruz Mountains above sea level, 1000 feet and east bay hills above 1000 feed as well. That is up around the Berkeley Hills area. With that in mind, the wind advisory will be in effect as well with wind gust the tops of the peaks perhaps 55 miles an hour. That is the heaviest locations for the northbay. The wind advisory will last through thursday morning. The hotspot for this event is between 2 00 a. M. , thursday morning, through 8 00 a. M. Thursday morning. That is the sweet spot. This is an overnight event that should die down pretty rapid
965 and this is my first hearing is chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and my First Official virtual oversight subcommittee hearing in the ways and Means Committee. Before return to todays important topic i want to remind members of the decisions and procedures while we navigate this platform. First, consistent with regulations we keep microphones needed to limit background noise and members are responsible for on meeting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for five minutes. Second, the members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times so even if you are for a second or few moments leave your camera on. Third, we will dispense with the practice of observing and go in order of seniority for christian dating alternating between minority and majority and [inaudible] after all subcommittee members have asked the questions we will move in seniority order to off subcommittee members. Finally, without objection representative [inaudible] will also serve
Well have hit the half the death toll of the 1918 pandemic another big story, the cdc causing some confusion for people over just the last 24 hours. It is now backtracking on recent guidance on how the virus spread in fact it was just last friday that the cdc posted an update on coronavirus saying that the virus spreads through small airborne particles. The friday posting said covid can remain in the air for longer and travel farther than 6 feet and added that singing and breathing to the ways that the virus can go airborne. But today, the cdc said that update was a mistake. The cdc has come under attack for backtracking several times during the pandemic critics say the inconsistent messages erode the agencys credibility. Others say that they worry the cdc may be succumbing to political pressure. It relied on them for so long. But now with you know the influence of politics on science i think thats really emblematic of whats been going on the cdc recently. So although the draft version
Sfdph to test all residents in an s. R. O. Within 48 hours of a single case. I would like to be clear that we are not asking to waterdown the legislation or relax rules for s. R. O. S. Our team, who exists to advocate and protect these residents, will continue to deploy onsite testing to a building, when there is concern for interbuilding transmission. And we do a lot of onsite testing in s. R. O. S. At the same time i want to try to explain again why this particular provision is just not an effective strategy. I know that testing is a hotbutton topic. Its a politicized topic, unfortunately, at the national level. And i really want to reiterate if we thought this particular testing strategy, testing all residents in a building after a single case, if we thought that would be effective at preventing outbreaks, we would be all for it. We are aligned in prioritizing and working to protect s. R. O. Residents. The challenge, though, is that s. R. O. S are not closed settings, like a Skilled