Members of the public and staff for watching us live on sfgovtv. Madame secretary, please call the roll . If you could respond. Director forbes . Here. Director haney . Haney present. Hursh present. Lipkin, i think youre on mute . Director i think hes having internet problems. Weve seen him. Hes waved at us and said a little bit before he lost connection. So im sure hell be back shortly. Director tavares is absent. Director tumlin present. Vice chair gee present. Chair sesay present. Madame chair, you have a quorum. Call your next item . All right, directors, the next item is communications. Wed like to provide further instructions for the Public Comment process. Callers can dial in and listen to the meeting as they wait for Public Comment to be announced. Members of the public have three minutes to provide comments on each agenda item. I will announce when Public Comment is on each item or for general Public Comment. During each Public Comment period, viewers and callers will be instr
Ing on this very challenging task, he developed and coordinated strategies and policies that advanced Homeland Security mission and protected the American Public through his leadership role in the office of strategy, policy and plans. Mr. Wolf is a recipient of the u. S. Secretary of Homeland Securitys distinguished Service Medal for issues to Counter International terrorism and safeguard american interests throughout his career at the department. Thank you for that. Im glad to be joined by our sub committees Ranking Member, senator tester. We are continuing to consider or beginning to consider, actually, the fiscal year 2021 budget request and look forward to further insight from you, mr. Secretary. Very pleased to be joined by the Ranking Member of the full committee or senator leahy as well. In the fiscal year 2020 bill enacted december 20th, 2019, on a broad bipartisan basis. Our 2020 bill provided 54. 6 billion in discretionary funding and included several significant investments
February 4, 2020 at 1 00 p. M. At city hall, room 416. Item b, announcement of prohibition of cell phones during the meeting. Please be advise ed this is prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised the chair may order the removal from the meeting room for any persons responsible for the use of a cell phone, pager or other similar soundproducing device. Time allotment of public devices, theres up to three minutes on each item, unless they adopt a shorter addendum. If you wish to addressright thrs and there are no reportable actions and the next order of business is item 4, matters of unfinished business, no matters of unfinished business. Item 5, matters of new business consisting of consent and regular agenda. First the consent agenda, 5a, approval of minutes from regular meeting of november 19th and december 1 17, 2019 2019. Any speakerrer cards . No. Hearing and seeing none, i will close Public Comment and turn to my fellow commissioner for comments or motions. No comments. I move
Prohibition of cell phones during the meeting. Please be advise ed this is prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised the chair may order the removal from the meeting room for any persons responsible for the use of a cell phone, pager or other similar soundproducing device. Time allotment of public devices, theres up to three minutes on each item, unless they adopt a shorter addendum. If you wish to addressright thrs and there are no reportable actions and the next order of business is item 4, matters of unfinished business, no matters of unfinished business. Item 5, matters of new business consisting of consent and regular agenda. First the consent agenda, 5a, approval of minutes from regular meeting of november 19th and december 1 17, 2019 2019. Any speakerrer cards . No. Hearing and seeing none, i will close Public Comment and turn to my fellow commissioner for comments or motions. No comments. I move approval of the minutes for november 19th and december. I second that. So moved
Much of puerto ricos medicaid funding expires at the end of september. Puerto rico and other u. S. Territories are on a separate medicaid system than the rest of the United States. Congress funds the him to block grants which can be depleted early if theres a hurricane or other Natural Disaster. A hearing on why states get continues medicaid coverage while the territories do not. The committee is meeting today to hear testimony on the impact of the end of medicaid funding for the areas under the Affordable Care act, also known as the use learning areas medicaid cliff. Under Committee Rules, any oral Opening Statements at parents are limited to the chairman and the ranking minority member. Therefore, i ask unanimous consent all of the members statements be made part of the hearing record if they are submitted to the clerk by 5 p. M. Today. I ask anatomist consent the gentlewoman from the u. S. Virgin islands be allowed to sit on the dice and question the witnesses. Hearing no objections