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Coronavirus impact on the nations Food Industry, Small Business can be heard from representatives of the industry on supply chain issues, loss of customers, perishable food than facility cleaning and maintenance, this is just over 90 minutes. I call this hearing to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. I think everyone especially our witnesses for joining us today for our committees private hearing. I want to note some important requirement. Let me begin by saying the Committee Rules and practice continue to fly during hybrid proceedings. Members are reminded they are expected to adhere to these rules including decorum. During the period designated by the speaker the committee will operate in accordance with House Resolution 965 under subsequent guidance from the rules committee in a manner that respects the rights of all members to participate. House regulation requires members to be visible through video connection throughout the proceedings
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. The chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. I want to thank everyone especially the witnesses for joining us today for the committees. I want to make sure to note some important requirements. Let me begin by saying that the rules and practice will continue to apply during the proceedings. All members are reminded that they are expected to appear to the rules including the quorum. The d and the guidance from the rules committee in a manner that respects the rise for all members to participate. It requires the members to have connections so please keep your cameras on. Also if you have to participate in another proceeding, please exit this one and log back in later. On the technical issues, recognized in the questioning i will move to the next available member of the same party and recognize that member at the next appropriate time slot provided the of returned. If a witness loses connectivity during testimony were questioning, i wil
Susan i wanted to put the cover of your new book, dignity, on the screen. And have you explain its essence to me. Chris it is a book about my five years driving around the United States, spending time in what i would call back road america, the part of america that is everywhere. It is not a red state or blue state thing, it is the towns and communities that have been ignored or left behind or forgotten. Places like selma, alabama, like the north side of milwaukee, places like the bronx in new york city. Places that are kind of stigmatized and defined in various ways as being places where there is high crime or poverty, but places that make up a large part of the United States. Susan that is the back row, the front row is chris the front row is me. Me and my colleagues. I used to work on wall street. I was there for 20 years before i did this. I have a phd in physics. Those are what i call front row professions. People who have harvard degrees, yale degrees, people who make up a large
Susan i wanted to put the cover of your new book, dignity, on the screen. And have you explain its essence to me. Chris it is a book about my five years driving around the United States, spending time in what i would call back road america, the part of america that is everywhere. It is not a red state or blue state thing, it is the towns and communities that have been ignored or left behind or forgotten. Places like selma, alabama, like the north side of milwaukee, places like the bronx in new york city. Places that are kind of stigmatized and defined in various ways as being places where there is high crime or poverty, but places that make up a large part of the United States. Susan that is the back row, the front row is chris the front row is me. Me and my colleagues. I used to work on wall street. I was there for 20 years before did this. I have a phd in physics. Those are what i call front row professions. People who have harvard degrees, yale degrees, people who make up a large pa