This is an entirely remote hearing pursuant to House Resolution and the regulations. As a general rule, i will ask askeral rule, i will that microphones, including those of members and witnesses, be cap muted to avoid background noise. Members are responsible for on muting themselves when they wish to seek recognition. Somebody is not muted right now. Can you check to see if you are muted . Required tobers are leave their cameras on the entire time they are in official proceedings, even if they step away from the camera. Hearing, theremote Committee Chair is officially closed. Members who sit with their devices in the room must wear headphones to avoid feedback, echoes, and distortion resulting from more than one person on the platform sitting in the same room. Use are also expected to social distancing guidelines including the use of masks, gloves, and wiping down the area in the hearing room. Questions, if the witness is also in the hearing room, it would help if you mute while the a
Muted p. Further, members are required to leave their cameras on the entire time theyre in an official proceeding, even if they step away from the camera in which case we should see an empty chair, as this is an entirely remote hearing. The committees hearing room is officially closed. Members who chose to sit with their individual devices in the hearing room must wear headphones to avoid feedback he can as and disportion resulting from more than one person on the platform sitting in the same room. Were also expected to hear the social distancing Safe Health Care guidelines, including the use of masks, gloves and wiping down the area before and after their presence in the hearing room. And i also note that when you ask questions if youre in the hearing room if the witness is also in the hearing room it would help if you mute while the answer is taking place because the answer is picked up by your mike and then that echoes back in this mutualal distortion. The roll call is not necessary
San francisco and san joke holding on to some upper 60s more on your forecast ahead robin alright, checking back in on the bay bridge toll plaza we have another wave of heavy traffic into San Francisco. This is what i was talking about like 20 minutes ago it was standing out and looking good which makes you think oh the commute so bourbon. Not so fast. We have traffic in ways and this is that second wave of heavy traffic coming in so still crawling backed up the on west grand and the drive time is back up to 60 minutes which is not terrible but its slow. Both intimate and 5. 80 are busy but id avoid the amendments because were at 40 minutes to downtown oakland youll save a little bit of time by taking 5. 80 instead its only a 35 minutes and then 2. 80 averaging 23 minutes from san jose to Cupertino James darya thank you very much rob and 9 oh one and the top story, the coronavirus it is spreading around the bay and around the country. Yeah and this morning we have Team Coverage of the
Democratic speaker of the house nancy pelosi opened the debate she called for both sides to put aside their pashas and differences and vote in the interest of the country it is tragic that the president s reckless actions make impeachment necessary he gave us no choice what we are discussing today is the established fact that the president violated the constitution is a matter of fact that the president is an ongoing threat to our National Security and the integrity of our elections the basis of our democracy hundreds of historians legal scholars and former prosecutors regardless of party had stated that the president committed Impeachable Offenses well the Republican House Intelligence Committee member matt get says the Democrat Impeachment will backfire in next years president ial election. Democrats may not have known why they were going to impeach the president but they knew it was an inevitability facts be damned this impeachment is a slap in the face to the millions of americans
Motions to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 3537. H. R. 499. And h. R. 3734. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from illinois, mr. Schneider, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 3537, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk Union Calendar number 188. H. R. 3537. A bill to amend the Small Business act to codify the boots to Business Program and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house pro