Lead in firsttime claims and we came in second behind florida. Roughly 3. 7 million californians have filed for benefits since the start and more layoffs are expected. The newsgroup reports another 69 thousand workers in the bay area have notified the state labor agency. The huge number of people who are filing for benefits has essentially overwhelmed the state unemployment system. Tom says some people have been waiting for weeks just to file those claims. Peanut butter, our favorite. In Santa Rosa City hall parking lot of Redwood Food Bank drove a drop off food bank. Its multiplied the need. My sister and i are pretty fortunate and we want to get back. We saw people joining us and the number has only continued to grow. And ability to get checks is wild. The rent is here. They are doing what its can with its and that is small consolation for folks who have been waiting and waiting and waiting for weeks. I got off the phone very defeated. I had no words. And then they had the restaurant
And all of todays program at cspan. Org. Well leave here. The u. S. House gaveling in shortly to continue debate on 47 billion next year for the treasury department, the judiciary and executive branch, as well as the district of columbia. About 6 more than this year than last. Live coverage of the house is herere on cspan. The speaker pro tempore t he house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Guide the members of this peoples house with the spirit of understanding which might lead them to their best judgment. We live in a world of human failure and broken promises. May they be tolerant of the faults of others because they are aarof their own shortcomings. Bless all with a quiet respect for the diversity of opinions to be found here. Through honest dialogue and contemplative listening may your servants search all the avenues open to them to meet todays challeng
[background noises] good afternoon everyone. You look like a great crowd here this afternoon. Before we even start give yourselves a big round of applause for coming to learn more about closing the wealth gap in diversity and inclusion. We have some wonderful panelist with us this afternoon. I am so pleased to be here today and honored to be hosting this panel on Financial Services closing the wealth gap and providing access to capitol my name is maxine waters. [cheering] formerly chair of the Financial Services committee of the house of representatives and now the ranking member. Still trying to carry on the work that we were doing as a chair. As you know after the recent election they were able to get control of the house of representatives and they dismantled our subcommittee that i had created on diversity and inclusion. But we are going to talk about what it means to have this wealth gap. You are going to talk to some people who are dealing with clothing this wealth gap have to cl
[background noises] good afternoon everyone. You look like a great crowd here this afternoon. Before we even start give yourselves a big round of applause for coming to learn more about closing the wealth gap in diversity and inclusion. We have some wonderful panelist with us this afternoon. I am so pleased to be here today and honored to be hosting this panel on Financial Services closing the wealth gap and providing access to capitol my name is maxine waters. [cheering] formerly chair of the Financial Services committee of the house of representatives and now the ranking member. Still trying to carry on the work that we were doing as a chair. As you know after the recent election they were able to get control of the house of representatives and they dismantled our subcommittee that i had created on diversity and inclusion. But we are going to talk about what it means to have this wealth gap. You are going to talk to some people who are dealing with clothing this wealth gap have to cl
[background noises] good afternoon everyone. You look like a great crowd here this afternoon. Before we even start give yourselves a big round of applause for coming to learn more about closing the wealth gap in diversity and inclusion. We have some wonderful panelist with us this afternoon. I am so pleased to be here today and honored to be hosting this panel on Financial Services closing the wealth gap and providing access to capitol my name is maxine waters. [cheering] formerly chair of the Financial Services committee of the house of representatives and now the ranking member. Still trying to carry on the work that we were doing as a chair. As you know after the recent election they were able to get control of the house of representatives and they dismantled our subcommittee that i had created on diversity and inclusion. But we are going to talk about what it means to have this wealth gap. You are going to talk to some people who are dealing with clothing this wealth gap have to cl