Regulations members are required to leave their cameras on the entire time they are in an official proceeding, even if they step away from the camera. This is an entirely remote hearing and as such the Committee Ruling will be closed and members who choose to sit with their individual devices in the hearing room must wear headphones to avoid feedback echoes and distortion resulting for more than one person in the room on the Software Platform as has been reported by the committees. They also are excited to adhere to social distancing and safe healthcare guidelines including masks, gloves and wiping down their area both before and after their presence in the hearing room. While a roll call is not necessary to establish a quorum, whatever there is an official proceeding with low participation the clerk will call the roll to help make clear who is here at the start of the proceeding. I will ask the clerk to call on the role. Madame clerk. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [r
[roll call] [roll call] pursuant to Committee Rule Opening Statements is limited to the chair and Ranking Member and this allows to hear from our witnesses sooner and provides members and adequate time to answer questions. I now trigger myself for an opening statement. Before i deliver the opening remarks i must first acknowledge the recent protests against Police Misconduct in in favor of Racial Equity and justice across the nation. Times are demanding and we address this countrys centuryold challenges and with todays hearing we can be prepared to answer the call to Racial Equity and justice in education. I want to note this hearing marks the committees first fully remote hearing pursuant to House Resolution 965 and accompanying regulations. To date we will examine how covid19 pandemic has directly impacted his state and local government revenue and how projected state and local government shortfalls to further exacerbate educational inequities rooted in a with the inequities rooted a
Bemembers and witnesses will responsible for on muting themselves when they are recognized to speak or when they seek recognition. Tesch pursuant to host regulation 95, members are required to leave their cameras on the entire time they are in an official proceeding, even if they step away from the camera. Remote an entirely hearing, as a result the hearing room is closed. Withs who choose to sit their individual devices in the hearing room must use headphones to avoid feedback or distortion resulting for more than one person on the floor speaking. They are expected to adhere to social distancing and health care guidelines, including the ,se of masks, gowns gloves and wiping down areas. Not ollcall is whenever there is an official proceeding with low participation, a clerk will call the roll to make clear who is present at the start of the proceeding. At this time, i ask the clerk to call the roll. Chairman . Present. Misses david . Present. Mr. . Mr. Courtney . Present. Miss fudge . P
Our roundtable focuses on the issue of the border adjustment tax, which is being talked about as a way to offset the growing deficit. And adam pozen will be here tomorrow morning for your calls and comments. The nations governor meeting here in washington, d. C. , will be at the white house tonight for a dinner hosted by the president and first lady. Live coverage on cspan from washington, d. C. , the winter meeting. We have a lot of good work to do. I am torticollis, first lady i am dorothy, first lady of virginia and chair of the south Leadership Committee and it is my pleasure to welcome you all to this very special winter meeting, joint session for today, we are talking about ending child hunger, improving lives and investing in american future. I want to thank all the governor here and their spouses and all the many Partner Organizations who are in attendance. It is my i will say understanding it has been several years since there has been a joint session at the nda nga, so we are
The National Governors association met this past weekend in washington d. C. For its annual winter meeting and focused on ways to combat childhood hunger and current initiatives at the state and local levels that have been successful atrophiedi feeding c at school. This is about an hour and a half. Good morning, everyone. Good morning, and i think we should get started. Its another important big day here at the nga and we have a lot of good work to do. Im dorothy mcauliffe, first lady of virginia and chair of the nga spouses leadership committee. And its my honor and great pleasure to welcome you all to this very special winter meeting, joint session for governors and for spouses. Today were talking about ending child hunger, improving lives and investing in americas future. I want to thank all the governors who are here this morning and their spouses and all the many Partner Organizations who are in attendance this morning. I will say its my understanding its been several years since