158 billion. Following open remarks, lawmakers offer amendments focusing on high speed rail authority, face mask requirements for mass transportation, and Disaster Relief funding. Our third order of Business Today is consideration of the transportation housing and urban Development Appropriation bill for fiscal year 2021. I will now recognize mr. Price to present the bill. Thank you. Thank you, madam chairman. I guess we can assume everyones now ready for the main event. Im proud to present the fiscal 2021 transportation housing and urban Development Related agencies appropriations bills. Before i mention a few of the bills highlights i want to once again thank our Ranking Member and former chairman of this subcommittee for his unfailing good humor and cooperation and collaboration. Hes a pleasure to work with. I also want to thank full Committee Chairwoman nita lowey for her steady leadership, kay granger for her leader and the committee. Finally i want to recognize our accident staff
Many liberals think obama didnt do enough. He was given an emergency opportunity and should have pushed harder for a bigger stimulus to repair the country. So House Appropriations subcommittee is going to review 2021 spending levels for transportation and housing and urban Development Department as well as other related agencies. No changes are expected before sending it to the full committee, but we do expect statements from members. Good morning, everyone. Subcommittee will come to order. I certainly appreciate everyones flexibility and good humor, as we gather around under these socially distanced circumstances. The covid pandemic has certainly made for some unique challenges, but it hasnt deterred us from conducting our critical appropriations work on behalf of the american people. So im proud to unveil this fiscal 2021 transportation, housing, and urban development and related agencies appropriations bill. I want to briefly mention some of the bills highlights, but i want to first
Congressman mike kelly recovering from covid19. The republican congressman from the 16th Congressional District does us from his home. Congressman, how are you feeling . You know, i have feeling much, much better. Normalk i am back to my health, which is usually excellent. Quite a trip. One of those things i totally did not expect. Did not see it coming. In the middle of march, i started to feel a bit funny. But this time of year around pennsylvania, you start to think, it could be the flu, for any four or 48 hours, i will be ok. But it got a little bit worse. About the 26th, i got tested and i was positive. That is when the journey really began. For a good week there, i was really ill, under the weather. It is not something that i have ever experienced before, much more severe than any other flu i ever had before. Lost about 30 pounds during the time period. It took quite it told what i am back it took quite a toll, but i am back on my feet now. I am waiting a few weeks before public,
Cases with about 15000 deaths china of course still leading the way with 81000 cases followed by italy topping over 59000 and the u. S. Now coming in number 3 with 39000 cases now taking a closer look at this nation with reported deaths topping 450 cases so in an effort to fight the rising numbers of these cases across the nation the u. S. National guard has been activated in the 3 hardest hit States New York california and Washington State now almost half of those u. S. Cases about 20000 of them are just in new york state alone now several states have been issued stay at home orders for its residents with some even ordering nonessential businesses to shutter its doors this means stay at home and avoid going out as much as possible unless its essential now current restrictions include the 3 biggest cities in the country knew your. York los angeles and chicago overall the policy affects millions of people here in the Nations Capital republicans and democrats are clashing in the senate a