Clerk okay, mr. President , you do have a quorum. President yee okay. Thank you, please place your right hand over your heart. Will you please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] president yee welcome, supervisor safai. Lets see. Where are we . On behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv who record all of the meetings and make the transcripts available to the public online. Madam clerk, are there any communications . Clerk yes, mr. President. President yee go ahead. Clerk yes. The record will reflect that during covid19, members of the board of supervisors participate in the same extent as if they were in the chambers. The board of supervisors believe that all communities with or without the internet have the following available options to participate in this meeting. We will receive your correspondence and make it part of the legislative file. Address the mail to the San Francisco board of supervisors, city hall, room 244, Sa
Statements, i want to acknowledge the loss over the weekend of congressman john lewis, a civil rights icon who changed history at great personal sacrifice. In 2015 i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the blood sunday march which he led. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing the confluence of a health crisis, economic depression and a series of killing is that laid bare the Racial Injustice that still paints the country. Our focus is on covid19s disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors. As well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority communities, black and latino residents are infected with a virus, nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine has the worst Racial Disparity in covid19 cases in the country, also comprise less then 2 of maines population, they account for approximately 23 of all cases, lik
Chair, Opening Statement of the Ranking Member, Opening Statement from chairwoman waters, the witness of will be introduced, witnesses were given Opening Statement then will have two and a of witnesses and adjournment. The title of todays hearing is protecting homeowners during the pandemic oversight of mortgage servicers implementation of the cares act. Without objection that shares authorized to declare a recess of the subcommittee at any time. Also without objection members of the committee who are not members of the subcommittee may participate in todays hearing for the purposes of making an Opening Statement and asking questions of witnesses. Members are reminded to keep their video function on at all times, even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded they are responsible for muting and and getting themselves. I think this is something thats worthy of repeating because i have made the mistake of not honoring this responsibility. I hope i dont make tha
We are live on capitol hill waiting for a house markup to get underway. The Appropriations Committee is working on 2021 spending for state Department Foreign operations, agriculture and military construction. This is live coverage on cspan2. Please be seated. We are ready to begin. My friends, ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. I call the meeting of the Appropriations Committee to order. I would first like to welcome all members to the first full Committee Markup of fiscal year 2021. This will be a markup season unlike any other. Not only are we going to complete our work in record time, but we will be joined by a handful of our colleagues who were unable to be here due to the pandemic. Before we begin i have a number of housekeeping announcements. First, we should all be mindful of our health, and take appropriate actions. Following doctor monahans guidance, everyone, everyone must wear a mask and provide social distancing. Also, this information was previously conveyed to your s
Deliver us. Deliver us from the plague. From hunger. From war. This is been the cry of mankind through all time. Blinded by ignorance, he lashed out against the black plague. And so with maddened efforts to stem prejudice and intolerance which too often resulted in cruel and vicious treatment of those suffering from contagious diseases. Despite the raging panic of ignorance, scientists of many nations went to work, painfully belabored to bring such light of knowledge, using every means of communication to share their findings with each other. It was the dutchman who, with research health, provided scientists everywhere with a new and powerful version of the microscope. Now at last the hidden enemy could be examined under the probing searchlight of science. The hunt was on for contagious diseases and their causes wherever they existed. In italy, a scientist pioneered the work on the origin and growth of microscopic organisms. He proved that fermentation did not take place in sealed cont