Cleanup. We have special rigging that we carry that will contain oil spills until an environmental unit can come out. This is a job for us, but it is also a way of life and a lifestyle. Were proud to serve our community. And were willing to help people in any way we can. Divet. It is now 1 13 p. M. Sorry for the delay. My name is miguel bustos, and this is the regular meeting on committee on Community Investment and infrastructure, january 19, 2021. Following the guidelines set forth by local and state officials during this health emergency, the members of this commission are meeting remotely to ensure the safety of everyone, including members of public. Thank you all for joining us. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Clerk thank you, mr. Chair. The first order is business is item 1, roll call. Commission members, please respond when i call your name. [roll call] clerk all members of the commission are present. The next order is business is item 2, announcements. The next reg
Let me first say want to thank the chairwoman and ranked member mchenry and my colleagues and Ranking Members of the subcommittee and all my other colleagues for their participation in todays discussion on the update for prudential regulators that this is a timely amid the health care and economic devastation of the covid19 pandemic. In queens and other parts of new york city theyve been very hard hit. Plaintiffs suffered more cases more death than most states in the country. When amid the health care crises millions have lost their jobs and lost income compound in the Economic Impact but thanks to the doddfrank wall street reform and their implementation in the decades that followed the financial crisis the Banking Sector has emerged in a bright spot to buffer the initial impact of the crises and restructured mortgages and loans. I have had serious concerns about the implementation of the program in the road some of the banks in privatizing small distances and minority come into that
And then he is that phd in physics to go into finance. And many of this job in finance, he sort of going for walks during the day and abridge the story because its in the book. He talks got longer and longer and he ended up at hunts point. A note that is new york geography is not terribly most of the financial district. It was exposed to the back row of america. This is drug addicts, drug dealers, prostitutes. It is convince him that he needs to figure out what was going on in his back row across the country. Some from maine to bakersfield california, chris traveled the country and talk to people and, again, he was doing the same sort of going the country trip that a lot of people do pretty was visiting the back row, the drug addicts and dealers. Prostitutes, the homeless, the formerly homeless, the veterans, the immigrants, the people who created the immigrants and all that. Then recently, if you follow twitter, youll know that chris has visited the most deplorable group of old witche
Timothy carneys new book and a discussion about its claims and i think you will find both tims remarks and the panel of interest particularly timely given the moment we find ourselves in strictly right now so i look forward to the discussion. Tim is going to come out and offer a few words and then he will be followed with a Panel Discussion withCharles Murray who is known to probably everybody here. Hes a high chair and Cultural Studies here at aei and Megan Mcardle who is probably known to all of you, Washington Post columnist with a lot to say on this issue as well. Tim is a visiting fellow here at aei and hes also the commentary editor at the Washington Examiner where hes been a columnist for a while and you are all aware of his columns to his previous books on cronyism are what any of you probably know him for. The big ripoff and obamanomics. But this new book alienated america is a New Enterprise for him, adeep dive into whats going on in the heartland and im holding this book up
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the American Enterprise institute. My name is ryan streeter, director of policy studies and its my pleasure to welcome you to this event featuring timothy carneys new book and discussion about the findings and claims and i think you will find the remarks in the panel of interest particularly timely given the moment we find ourselves in historically right now so i look forward to the discussion. Hes going to come out and offer a few words and then he will be followed with a Panel Discussion with Charles Murray known to everybody here and then Megan Mcardie known as Washington Post columnist with a lot to say on this issue as well. Tim is a visiting fellow here at aei an and is also the commentay editor at the Washington Examiner where hes been a columnist for a while. His previous books are what many of you probably know him for. The big ripoff and that is where he carved out a name for himse himself. Its a deep dive and its