Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum worries he ll never be able to walk. He was the first child found to have polio in gaza in 25 years, and it paralysed his leg because of the war he wasn t vaccinated and now medical care is limited. He want to live and be treated. He wants to live and walk like other children. I feel a lot of guilt that he didn t get the vaccination, but i couldn t give it to him because of our circumstances. Displaced five times, the baby s family now lives in a crowded tent camp in deir al balah in central gaza. Raw sewage flows through streets nearby. Conditions are ideal for diseases to spread, especially polio, which is highly infectious. Since discovering the virus, un agencies have been racing to set up an emergency mass vaccination programme and with war raging, they ve negotiated three localised three day pauses in fighting with israel and hamas. Un officials say the plan is not ideal, but it s workable. What we re aiming at is to have 640,0
Can you please call the roll . [ roll call ] clerk you have a quorum. Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. Approval of the minutes from the october 6 regular meeting. Can we open up the line for Public Comment on the minutes from the october 6 meeting. You have zero questions remaining. Well pause 20 seconds. If no one comes on the line, well move along. Clerk if members of the public wish to address the board on the meeting, please dial 10 to join the queue. And the number is available on the screen, should anyone want to join. You have zero questions remaining. Then well close Public Comment. Directors, are there any additions or amendments to the minutes . If not, may i hear a motion. Motion. Is there a second . A second. Please call the roll. [ roll call ] clerk 50. Item 5, communications. Due to the covid19 emergency, this meeting is being held virtually and all members of the public and staff are participating via video conference. This will
Small Business Committee meet for a hearing on preventing fraud and abuse in the Paycheck Protection Program. Before we begin id like to take this opportunity 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. All members are reminded that theyre expected to adhere to these standing rules including decorum. During the covered period designated by the speaker the committee will operate in accordance with House Resolution 965 and the subsequent guidance from the rules committee in a manner that respects the rights of all members to participate. Please keep your cameras on. Also please remember to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. If you must participate in another proceeding, please exit this one and log back in later. In the event a member encounters technical issues that prevent from being recognized for their question i will move to the next
Small Business Committee meet for a hearing on preventing fraud and abuse in the Paycheck Protection Program. Before we begin id like to take this opportunity 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. All members are reminded that theyre expected to adhere to these standing rules including decorum. During the covered period designated by the speaker the committee will operate in accordance with House Resolution 965 and the subsequent guidance from the rules committee in a manner that respects the rights of all members to participate. Please keep your cameras on. Also please remember to remain muted until you are recognized to minimize background noise. If you must participate in another proceeding, please exit this one and log back in later. In the event a member encounters technical issues that prevent from being recognized for their question i will move to the next
Office testified. This isan hour and 20 minutes. I thank everybody for joining us today. Both virtually and in the hearing room. And also like to thank the witnesses for their participation in this important and timely oversight hearing. Before we begin id like to take this opportunity to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that Standing Health and Committee Roles at practice will continue to apply during hybrid proceedings. All members are reminded that theyre expected to adhere to these standing rules and put in a courtroom. During the period designated by the speaker the committee will operate in accordance with House Resolution 965 and subsequent guidance from the rules committee and canada respects the rights of all members to participate. House regulations require members to be visible through a video connection throughout the preceding though please keep your cameras on. Also, please remember to remain muted until you are recognize to minimize background noi