Want to thank the commentators and everyone for assembling this deeply honor especially to be giving the William Roger lewis in the flesh. We were on the state Department Committee suffering through a lot of bows and arrows back in the decade prior, and i got to know him well and i feel really honored to give a lecture that is in his name. This book came about and so many of you, my friends, have heard this origin story. This came about because lewis liked the review i had done and mentioned the series that helen was doing that would use my biography to teach history that would pick biographical topics or would use a representative biography to get a broader subject of history. They had just published their first volume. It was on pocahontas. And issues regarding native American History, they were looking for somebody to do something on foreign relations, he offered me the opportunity to put together the perspectives. These were supposed to be short and concise books, that was the idea
Treasury secretary and Federal Reserve chair paul testified on the federal governments response to the corona virus pandemic. Including the impact of the Paycheck Protection Program on Small Businesses. From the House Financial Services committee, this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] including some required by the regulations. [inaudible] Remote Committee proceedings. Ive asked all members on the platform to keep themselves on me what when they are not being recognized. This will minimize disturbances while members are asking questions of the witnesses. Members on the platform are responsible for muting and on muting themselves. The staff has been instructed not t to meet its members except where a member is not being recognized. If there is inadvertent background noise. Members on the platform are reminded that they may only attend one remote hearing at a time. So if you are participating today, please remain with us during the hearing. Members should try to avoid
From the House Financial Services committee, this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] including some required by the regulations. [inaudible] Remote Committee proceedings. Ive asked all members on the platform to keep themselves on me what when they are not being recognized. This will minimize disturbances while members are asking questions of the witnesses. Members on the platform are responsible for muting and on muting themselves. The staff has been instructed not t to meet its members except where a member is not being recognized. If there is inadvertent background noise. Members on the platform are reminded that they may only attend one remote hearing at a time. So if you are participating today, please remain with us during the hearing. Members should try to avoid coming in and out of the meeting particularly during the question period. If during the hearing members wish to be recognized, the chair recommends members identify themselves by name so as to facilitate
Revenues for 2020 are 7. 7 higher than 2019 instead of using a heavy handed government putting long term restrictions on people, we decided to trust the people that they would be safe and secure and opened our economy if other states would like to see that type of economic recovery, maybe they should address the way they their states are being governed. I know the Federal Reserve is looking in ways of broadening the main Street Lending program, which i think we all realize need to be broadened theres some yaareas id like t see us take a look at and one of those industries that is interested in main Street Lending is specialized Consumer Finance firms which are nonbanks that purchase credit card receivables from card securing banks which enables consumers with sub prime credit to access a credit card which is some of the most vulnerable in our society right now. The ebitda rieequirements preve them from obtaining a loan would you consider modifying to allow the firms to access this prog
Making more ppp loans than one of the Major National banks did nationwide. That is just the success of the ppp, but it is because of the engagement. Before i go, i have two questions. I would like to respond to something my colleague from california brought up about the recovering economy. There are areas of the country the economy is recovering strong , the state of georgia is one of those. Our revenue reports came out over a week ago. The tax revenues for 2020 r. 7 higher than 2019 because instead heavyhanded government putting longterm restrictions on the people, we decided to trust the people they would be safe and secure and opened our economy. I think of other states would like to see that type of economic recovery, maybe they should address the way their states are being governed. I know the Federal Reserve is looking at ways of broadening the main Street Lending program, which we all realize needs to be broadened. Areas i would like to see us take a look at. That ishose industr