Approve the minutes . All those in favor say aye . Any opposed . Item 5. Communications, i have none. Item 6, introduction of new or unfinished business. Board members, a new year, perhaps new business . Dire director heminger happy new year. We all received a copy of the review last month i believe. One thing i noticed, i think it does matter in the real world, the fta is hitting us on the question of how many buses we have spare. This is an issue that im sure many operators struggle with around the country. In this case, what they suggest is Something Like a 20 spare ratio. We have 40 . Double. And obviously, it probably has something to do with the fact that were not putting out the full service, but is it really that big of a gap, that that lack of full service entails . I thought it would be good get a report from staff. Okay. Hopefully that is an answer that can come back. Without objection, well ask the new director to provide an answer to that in his next report. Agreed. Yester
Meeting. Okay. Board members. We have the minutes in front of us. I assume there is no Public Comment on this item. Seeing none, comment is closed. Ill entertain a moment to approve the minutes . All those in favor say aye . Any opposed . Item 5. Communications, i have none. Item 6, introduction of new or unfinished business. Board members, a new year, perhaps new business . Dire director heminger happy new year. We all received a copy of the review last month i believe. One thing i noticed, i think it does matter in the real world, the fta is hitting us on the question of how many buses we have spare. This is an issue that im sure many operators struggle with around the country. In this case, what they suggest is Something Like a 20 spare ratio. We have 40 . Double. And obviously, it probably has something to do with the fact that were not putting out the full service, but is it really that big of a gap, that that lack of full service entails . I thought it would be good get a report
Diversity and inclusion. Ive discussed this repeatedly with your company over the past years, and vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus, for the record, has had multiple meetings with your company and here we are again. Let me get into Asset Management. Certainly, thats a large industry, as we know. Something like a 70 trillion industry. Facebook has on record in cash and Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Are any of these funds managed by diverseowned company, yes or no . Yes or no . Congresswoman yes or no. I dont believe so i take that as a no. You have a stable of big law firms that work on your legal cases around the country. How many diverse owned or womenowned law firms are contracted by facebook . Number. Just give me a number or range. Congresswoman, i dont know i take that as i dont know. How many women or minority partners work on these cases. Congresswoman, i dont know the answer my time. Did you review the packet that went
Without objection the chair is authorized today declare a recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled an examination of facebook and its impact on the Financial Services and housing sectors. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today, were here to examine the impact of facebook on the Financial Services and housing sectors. Our sole witness is facebooks chairman and ceo, Mark Zuckerberg. Facebooks plans to create a Digital Currency, libra, and a digital wallet raise many concerns relating to privacy, trading risk, discrimination, opportunities for diverse owned financial firms, National Security, Monetary Policy, and the stability of the Global Financial system. I and other democrats have called for a moratorium on facebooks development of this Digital Currency, libra, and digital wallet until congress can examine the issues associated with a Big Tech Company developing these Digital Products and take action. As i have examined faceboo
The u. S. Military have to be focused on dealing with those as well as other unknown emerging threats in the future. Among the stories still ahead what facebook is doing to prevent meddling in next years u. S. President ial election. And we meet refugees and migrants forced to go home because a plan for help in mexico isnt working. Hello theyre mostly characterise much of the middle east however the house means an cloud showing up in a few hours into more southern sections of pakistan is this monsoon rains we could see some a shot thunderstorms as we go through thursday it could of course leave some localized flooding elsewhere its fairly dry still very hot in baghdad again for the next couple of days and by friday we could also see some showers working their way across areas of georgia armenia and eventually pushing on into azerbaijan but fairly pretty nice back here with a high of 24 degrees celsius further to the south the temperatures are high but also weve got a fairly high level