The committee will attempt to order. We are already having some technical problems. There we go. Thank you. Before i begin my Opening Statement this morning, i want to acknowledge the loss of congressman john lewis. The civil rights icon changed history. In 2015, i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bloody sunday march 2011. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing confluence of the Health Crisis economic depression series of killings laid bare the racial injustices in our country. Our focus today is on covid19 disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors as well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority movies. According to the New York Times analysis black and latino residents are infected with the virus at three times the rate of their white neighbors and they are nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine h
Gov. Desantis good afternoon. This morning, i had the opportunity to pay a visit to the state board of education meeting. I know there is a lot that we are dealing with in regard to the coronavirus. And rightfully so. It was an opportunity to reflect on some achievements that we have achieved in florida, recently, particularly with our teacher pay increase, and expanding scholarships for low income kids. So we are proud of the work that has been done. We want that to make a difference in the future. We know parents had a lot of have a lot of angst about the situation generally. And of course, what will happen with the school year. I know we have 67 Different School boards, School Districts looking at their particular circumstances. For me, i think one of the Core Principles is that parents have to have the ability to opt for the type of learning that they think is important. If they are more comfortable in a Distance Learning environment, they need to have that choice. I know a lot of
And rightfully so. It was an opportunity to reflect on some achievements that we have achieved in florida, recently, particularly with our teacher pay increase, and expanding scholarships for low income kids. So we are proud of the work that has been done. We want that to make a difference in the future. We know parents had a lot of have a lot of angst about the situation generally. And of course, what will happen with the school year. I know we have 67 Different School boards, School Districts looking at their particular circumstances. For me, i think one of the Core Principles is that parents have to have the ability to opt for the type of learning that they think is important. If they are more comfortable in a Distance Learning environment, they need to have that choice. I know a lot of different issues related to how schools will operate. We see the epidemic have a different shape have a different shade in different counties. Ultimately, the parent is in the best position to make d
Dealers. Gov. Desantis good afternoon. This morning, i had an opportunity to pay a visit to the state board of education meeting. I know there is a lot that we are dealing with in regard to the coronavirus. It was an opportunity to reflect on some achievements that we have achieved in florida, recently, particularly with peach or teacher pay increase and expanding scholarships for low income kids. So we are proud of the work that has been done. We want that to make a difference in the future. We know parents had a lot of angst about the situation generally. And of course, what will happen with the school year. I know we have 67 Different School boards, School Districts looking at their particular circumstances. For me, i think one of my Core Principles is that parents have to have the ability to opt for the type of learning that they think is important. If they are more comfortable in a Distance Learning environment, they need to have that choice. I know a lot of different issues relat
Literally minutes ago this scene just cleared out we saw about 4 to 5 police cars leave as well as a tow truck that tow truck had a white ford fusion it on top of it and it looked like it had been shot out now we know that this all folded around 2. 30 this afternoon in this block again like i said it was completely taped off and we know that according to neighbors, they say one of these homes was most likely involved as well so even though this street is clear here still a lot of questions remain now exactly what led up to those shots we still dont know, but earlier we spoke to the police chief he said he still had an interview the officers involved however what he did tell us was that the man who died was suspected of killing a homeless man in another case from a first a neighbors were surprised to learn someone died here earlier today, they say that the police often respond to calls in this area we spoke to a man who says his friend was at his house when the shots rang out and texted