Congress has an option, many workers do not. You can do our work remotely in a safe, secure online format. The highest levels of the federal government have all recognize the unique circumstances of the covid19 pandemic by holding remote or virtual hearings. It includes the house and senate which have held virtual hearings like this one. It even close the Supreme Court which is modified how it conducts its oral arguments. It includes the executive agencies which are recognizing the legitimacy and the need for remote proceedings by participating in those conducted by congress and the Supreme Court. As we begin, i want to remind our members and participants of a few things that will help us navigate this new platform. We are holding this hearing and compliance of the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings , pursuant to house revolution resolution 955. Our rules are unchanged. Generally, the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members will need to unmute
Because you get to not only debunked these things, but you get to try to figure out where they really started and why people grew so attached to them, because that also tells you a little bit more about how people understand the passed and how they use it or misuse it. So, remember earlier in the semester, we talked about the Jackson Magnolia. In fact, i think a number of you went into detail about the Jackson Magnolia. Alex, was it you who wrote about the Jackson Magnolia . Okay. You already know all this. For everybody else, think back to when john pisko visited the class and we talked about the story behind the Jackson Magnolia. Who remembers the story . Not alex, because he wrote a whole paper on it. But anybody else . Andrew jacksons wife died right before he went to office so he planted the tree because it was your favorite tree. And he brought the seeds from the hermitage in tennessee, and do you remember what jonathan told us . He said that there really isnt any type of contemp
And members of the committee and thank you for joining us of the subcommittees first official. I would like to especially thank the members of the committee. And Ranking Members, the and ms. Thank you so much for being with us today. We know that covid19 has also altered the daily lives of americans. That is impacting our health, how we were, how we engage in our communities and how we vote. It is also impacted how we are upholding todays hearing. People putting themselves at risk every day from doctors and nurses to first responders, postal workers and many others pretty including home workers. Congress however, as an option. Many workers do not. We can do our work remotely in a safe and secure online format. The highest levels of the federal government have both recognize the unique circumstances of the covid19 pandemic by holding remote or virtual hearings. And they include the house and the senate which held virtual hearings like this one. It includes a Supreme Court which has modi
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