[inaudible conversations] we are going to get started. Thank you. Good morning. The hearing will come to order. I thank everyone for joining us this morning and i want to especially thank my colleagues for joining us today for the House Committee on business hearing the response to covid19. We have had a hard stop act once again. We will move as quickly as we can but should we not be able to accommodate every member in person today, we will be accepting statements for the record until thursday, april 30. This important hearing i want to mention the chairwoman has been in our thoughts and prayers we wish you nothing but the best as you recover. Small businesses and entrepreneurs play a Critical Role within the american economy. Not only do they employ half of the nations workers but created two out of every three new jobs in the nation. You only need to take the poll from main street america. It is demonstrated Small Businesses and employees and the Response Congress created with a Payc
States International Leadership in 5g act as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3763 a bill to direct the discriminate to provide assistance and Technical Expertise to enhance the representation and leadership of the United States at International Standards setting bodies that set standards for fifth and future generations, mobile, Telecommunications Systems and infrastructure, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from neverauskas, ms. Titus, and the gentleman from texas, mr. Mccaul, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from neverauskas. Ms. Titus thank you. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks extraneous material on h. R. 3763. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Titus 00 on that i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recogn
We are seeing stocks fall to their lows of the session. Weve seen a sharp gyration during the course of the session thus far. Some of it appears to be driven by oil, perhaps some people paying attention to those comments by robert kaplan. But overall, we are definitely seeing a negative at this point for the major averages. Take a look at the bloomberg here for the groups on the move. Healthcare is the worst performing group. Then theres technology, financials and energy. I should mention amazon is actually in the Consumer Discretionary index in terms of where it is sectorwise, and that index is very slightly higher, so its not grouped with technology in the s p 500. When you look at healthcare and see the big decline, at least some of that is due to gilead. The companys profit missing analyst estimates. It had disappointing sales of its two blockbuster hepatitis c treatments, and so that is whats behind the steep drop were seeing. Then theres a cycle, which is a Health Waste Managemen
The clerk. Items on the agenda today will appear november 3rd unless otherwise stated. Supervisor john avalos chair avalos, vicechair supervisor tang and supervisor cohen. Item no. 1, please. City clerk [appointments, Citizens Advisory Committee for the Central Market street and tenderloin area] hearing to consider appointing two members, terms ending august 2, 2019, to the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Central Market street and tenderloin areacity clerk sf 11234 there two seats. Supervisor john avalos thank you. Mr. Hall could not be here today. Bradford paul. Next person . Antionetta stadlman. I have been part of this and would like to stick with it. Do you have any questions . Supervisor john avalos yes, if you can talk about what your contributions have been to the committee . Well trying to get decent standards and competing or activating. The words skip my tongue. The various contributions to move out into the neighborhood. I have been in an sro in south of market for 23 ye