Of a short period of time. I want to say right now we have our second hearing next tuesday on the Affordable Care act. Thank you everyone for joining us and thank you to the staff. We are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with regulations for Remote Committee proceedings and as resolution 965. This is my first hearing is chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and my First Official virtual oversight subcommittee hearing in the ways and Means Committee. Before return to todays important topic i want to remind members of a few procedures while we navigate this platform. First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background music and noise. Members are responsible for muting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for 5 minutes. Second, the members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times so even if you leave for a second or few moments, leave your camera on. Third, we will dispense with the practice of
Weve got a great response out of our short period of time and i want to say right now we have our second hearing next tuesday on the Affordable Care act. Thank you everyone for joining us and thank you to the staff. We are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with regulations for Remote Committee proceedings and as resolution 965 and this is my first hearing is chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and my First Official virtual oversight subcommittee hearing in the ways and Means Committee. Before return to todays important topic i want to remind members of the decisions and procedures while we navigate this platform. First, consistent with regulations we keep microphones needed to limit background noise and members are responsible for on meeting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for five minutes. Second, the members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times so even if you are for a second or few moments leave your camera on. Third, we wil
This is to say the least, no ordinary election year. In october is already proven to be in calendar of surprises. As a reminder as we countdown to election day, their facing record levels and male in voting. Concerns about the United States Postal Services and confusion about top boxes. Polling places, limited capacity due to the pandemic and allegations about balance being lost and stolen. And as of last night, questions about what happens if one or more candidates is incapacitated. But its important to us to remember that only three days ago, led to any of us seems like months ago. The president once again alleged to a National Audience and with no evidence that the voting leads to fraud. He also refused to say that he will access the results of the election. Except. I think for a nation when we are bracing ourselves for what happens when the polls close on november 3rd. Although it is important to say and we say this often that in none of it self is does not indicate that the result
Carefully and pay a lot of attention to precedent. That is something professor barrett focused on a lot in her scholarship. She cares deeply about precedent and about the institution of the courts. I dont think she would be inclined to move the law very fast . Me a very david in some of the writings i have gotten a chance to look at, she has some skepticism about majority rule. She thinks when Congress Passes look at ithould because if it interferes potentially with individual rights. Tara that is right, but that in and of itself is a very commonly held view by a lot of individuals. Depending on who we are, we care about different rates, let all of us would like a federal judiciary to protect our individual rights from interference. Which things should be left to the political process. This apply to statutory rights as well as Constitutional Rights . We have the bill of rights to protect us. But when it comes to the statute that the congress has passed . Tara i think many members of th
Rise Housing Units will tower above existing neighborhoods. I dont like necessarily traffic but i do like the Critical Mass that it will bring to downtown. Reporter google has agreed to work with the city to build in 1000 units of belowmarket rate Affordable Housing for some of which will be on google and and some on san jose made. They could spend so much more, they could do so much more. Reporter he was one of the first housing advocates to call on google to include a portable and housing homeless in to its plans. You cannot move them out so you have to have a plan for them. So i think it would be use google and all the corporations, all the developers, the city leaders, if you want to build in san jose, have to build this into the equation. They say it is listening, we are excited about this next step in our project, we continue to hear that has a preserving affordability is a priority for san jose, and our proposal offers more Affordable Housing job pathways, and Community Spaces f