Potential improvements to the healthcarere law. This is two hours. Thank you for joining us today. We are holding a this hearing virtually. Before we turn to todays topic they help you navigate the virtual narrative and first consistent with regulations, the committee would keep microphones muted. Members are responsible when they seek recognition or when recognized. Second members must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave camera on rather than loggingat out. Third, we will dispense with our practice of observing and instead go in order of seniority alternating between majority and minority beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee first. Finally, without objection, the representative is authorized to serve as the chair in the event that i have some technical difficulties or whatever. Ive thin thank you all for your continued patience as we navigate this technology in order to continue serving our country together in
In compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings. House resolution 965. Before we turn to todays important topics, i want to remind everyone of a few procedures to help you navigate this virtual hearing. , consistent with regulations. The committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for an muting themselves. Members are witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Rule, we will observe the and go in order of seniority. Ultimately between minority and majority. Beginning with members of the oversight subcommittee first. , thely, without objection representative is authorized to serve as chair in an event that i have some technical difficulties or whatever. Thank you all for your continued patience as you navigate this technology in order to continue serving our country together. I will now turn to the important topic of
Good afternoon. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules now we have set up any mileage us to which members can send anything they wish to submit they wish to submit in writing in any of her hearings or markups. Our hearings or markups. Has been provided to staff. The first order of business is consideration of the energy and Water Development appropriations bill. For fiscal year 2021. Captornow recognize this ms. Captor to present the bill. Please let me also add my you for your honorable and dedicated service to our community and nation and for your recognition of the full potential of this bill. You will truly be missed. I am pleased to consider the energy and water bill today. It is a good bill. A bill that captures the spirit of ingenuity and independence of the American People. Are actually able to provide the most important Climate Change bill congress will pass this year. This bill provides the foundation of critical investme
Casey pennsylvania and bill cassidy of louisiana discussing the impact of coronavirus in Nursing Homes. They look at the need for increased testing and adequate medical supplies for longterm care facilities. Hello and welcome to an axios Virtual Event. I mike allen, cofounder of axios, and welcome to my home in arlington, virginia. Im right across the bridge from georgetown and at 76 degrees in here because i dont know how to fix my thermostat. Todays axios Virtual Event is on a topic that hits very close to home to me, and a no for a lot of people in the audience. Id like to thank aarp for making this conversation possible. We are going to talk about Nursing Homes in this covid moment, and more broadly, how longterm care for people 65 plus is affected by these changes in our world. Theres no part of the covid crisis that its closer to home for a lot of people. Thank all of you who are following online. We would love for you to tweet along at hashtag axios events, and you can follow us
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