The Coronavirus Relief packages passed by congress. Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. I want to thank everyone especially our witnesses for joining us today for our committees hybrid hearing. I want to make sure to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that standing house and Committee Rules and practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. House regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the proceeding. So, please, keep your cameras on. And remember to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. In accordance with the rules established under hr965, staff have been advised to mute participants only in the event there is inadvertent background noise. For those members here in the room, i urge members and staff to wear masks while in the hearing room and i thank you in advance for your commitment to a safe enviro
And john delaney for his support and also especially thank you for the distinguished leaders joining today in our alumni board members. Its my pleasure to introduce the people who will be leaving this incredible conversation. Sylvia Mathews Burwell is president of American University and the first woman to lead the institution. She previously served as the 22nd secretary of the u. S. Department of health and Human Services and also served as the director ofth the office of management and budget and shes also served as the president of Global Development program and chief operating officer at the bill and Melinda Gates foundation and president of the walmartrt foundation. Shshes joined today by gary con and chief economic adviser to president trump, the former president and chief operating officer Goldman Sachs and an alumni of the american i welcome you both. Im sure you are ready to start the conversation. Iem. Thank you for the introduction and leadership at this fine institute. Than
Meeting will come to order. This is the july 16, 2020, special budget and finance committee. Im sandra lee fewer joined by the Committee Members walton and mandelman. Our clerk is linda wong who is assisted by brent. I would like to thank sfgov for broadcasting this meeting. Madam clerk, do we have any announcements. Yes, this the board of supervisors and Committee Room is closed however members will be participating in the meeting remotely. This precaution is due to the state, federal, and local orders. Committee members will attend the meeting through Video Conference and participate in the extent as if theyre physically present. Public comment will be available on each item on this agenda. Channel 26 and sfgov. Org are streaming the number across the screen. Committee members have an opportunity to speak during Public Comment meeting, you can call 4156550001, meeting i. D. 1463207645. Press pound twice. When connected you will hear the meeting discussion and you will be muted and li
I want to make sure to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that standing house and Committee Rules and practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. House regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the proceedings. So please keep your cameras on. Remember to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. In accordance with the rules established under hr 965, staff has been advised to mute participants only in the event there is inadvertent background noise. For those members here in the room, i urge members and staff to wear masks while in the hearing room. I thank you in advance for your commitment to a safe environment for all here today. Secretary mnuchin, administrator carranza, thank you for being here today. Let me start by saying, i want to give a sincere thank you of to all of the staff of both of your agencies who have worked tirelessly over the last few months responding to the crisis.
P. P. E. And other medical supplies so they can adhere to the safety guidelines and provide a clean and safe environment. But it doesnt stop there. Im also working to assist our lowerincome families, those who rely on the Child Care Development block grants and those who simply need access to clean diapers. Just a couple of weeks ago i was in davenport, iowa, where i got to take part in a Diaper Distribution with the hiney heroes of the qadhafi at the quad city. The National Diaper bank donated 25,000 diapers to this important diaper bank. We know that during this pandemic the diaper supply has run short and ive teamed up with democratic senator chris murphy on this effort to include additional assistance for our diaper banks. Covid19 has also created challenges for our farmers. These hardworking folks are facing new challenges while working around the clock to make sure americans have adequate access to food and fuel. I was visiting with some farmers at the bloomfield livestock market