Senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs will come to order. Today is a hybrid format. Our witnesses are in this person but members have the option to appear in person or virtually to consider the nominations of dr. Lael brainard to be vice chair of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve system. And acting director Sandra Thompson to be director of the federal Housing Finance agency. Its amazing what a difference a year makes. We have today safe and effective vaccines that are saving lives, that are getting people back to work. 207 million americans have fully vaccinated. In 2021 we added 6. 4 million new jobs, more in any year since 1939. Workers are demanding raises. Theyre finally getting them. Theyre changing jobs at record rates because people finally have some options. The past year has illustrated our economy works best when it works for everyone, not just wall street, not just the top 1 . Everyone. Whether you punch a clock or raise children or care for an
Some ways so different. Mr. Costa thats our land grant universities, our agricultural schools like yours that have played an Important Role historically in terms of research that has allowed american agriculture over 100 years to really achieve levels of quality and production and best Management Practices that without that academic involvement i dont think would have been possible. Keep up the good work. Our next witness today is a person, her family, rosy burroughs with the family farms in california. They are a marketing flagship or organic raised added value products produced by the Family Enterprises include almonds, beef, chicken, berries, eggs, sheep, olive oil, and turkeys. Their ranching efforts are like california, diverse and we are very proud of their efforts. Please, you have five minutes to present to the committee. Looking forward to hearing your comments. Ms. Burroughs good morning. Subcommittee chairman costa. Ranking member johnson. Members of the subcommittee. Member
Senate committee on banking, housing and urban affairs will come to order. Today is a hybrid format. Our witnesses are in this person but members have the option to appear in person or virtually to consider the nominations of dr. Lael brainard to be vice chair of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve system. And acting director Sandra Thompson to be director of the federal Housing Finance agency. Its amazing what a difference a year makes. We have today safe and effective vaccines that are saving lives, that are getting people back to work. 207 million americans have fully vaccinated. In 2021 we added 6. 4 million new jobs, more in any year since 1939. Workers are demanding raises. Theyre finally getting them. Theyre changing jobs at record rates because people finally have some options. The past year has illustrated our economy works best when it works for everyone, not just wall street, not just the top 1 . Everyone. Whether you punch a clock or raise children or care for an
Some ways so different. Mr. Costa thats our land grant universities, our agricultural schools like yours that have played an Important Role historically in terms of research that has allowed american agriculture over 100 years to really achieve levels of quality and production and best Management Practices that without that academic involvement i dont think would have been possible. Keep up the good work. Our next witness today is a person, her family, rosy burroughs with the family farms in california. They are a marketing flagship or organic raised added value products produced by the Family Enterprises include almonds, beef, chicken, berries, eggs, sheep, olive oil, and turkeys. Their ranching efforts are like california, diverse and we are very proud of their efforts. Please, you have five minutes to present to the committee. Looking forward to hearing your comments. Ms. Burroughs good morning. Subcommittee chairman costa. Ranking member johnson. Members of the subcommittee. Member
Will today we will begin with a reminder that the Small Business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the Economic Vitality of Small Businesses in San Francisco. Before item one is called, id like to start by thanking Media Services and sf gov tv for helping to run this meeting. Please call item one. Item one roll call commissioner benitez is present. Uh, commissioner dickerson is absent. Commissioner herbert is absent. President huey here. Commissioner ortiz cartagena here. And Vice President sessions present. President you have a quorum. The San Francisco Small Business commission and office of Small Business staff acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who were the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded lost nor forgotten their responsibiliti