Feedback ofeedbackon legislatiod by the congress in the future and what i can do to better help the folks back home. A typical state for period involves dozens ofto facetofae events from every corner of my state covering all ages, professions and walks of life. Last august, i spent time talking with my constituents about everything from the day the smith act and the g. I. Benefits for student veterans to the safe neighborhood grants and the usmexicocanada trade agreement. But as we all know, 2020 has been anything but typical, and this august was no exception. These big inperson events have been replaced with virtual ones of facetoface meetings which now involves wearing masks, social distancing and a heavy dose of hand sanitizer. Instead of the plot range of policies we might normally discuss, almost every one of them center on the impact of covid19. No big surprise there. Ive heard from many years, teachers, to thank employees, healthcare workers, Restaurant Owners and countless othe
Firsthand how the laws and programs that we enact here are working and to receive the feedback on legislation being considered by the congress in the future and what i can do to better help the folks back home. Now, a typical state work period involves dozens of facetoface events from every corner of my state covering all ages, professions and walks of life. Last august i spent time talking with my constituents about everything from the smith act and g. I. Benefits from student veterans to project safe neighborhood grants and the u. S. Mexicocanada trade agreement, but as we all know, 2020 has been anything, but typical and this august was no exception. These big inperson events have been replaced with virtual ones but face to face meetings which now involve wearing masks, social distancing and a heavy dose of hand sanitizer. Instead of the broad range of policies we might normally discuss, almost every one of them centered on the impact of covid19. No big surprise there. Ive heard fro
Obviously is being held remotely. All members and witnesses will participate Via Videoconferencing as part of our hearing microphones will be set on mute to eliminate background noise. Members and witnesses, youre going to have to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. So i just say that as a reminder and as a little housekeeping issue, but please remember to do that. Documents for the record can be sent to megan mullen at the email address we provided to your staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Lets see, where is the clock on the screen . There it is, okay. In any given year, one in five adults experience a Mental Illness such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. But 2020 has been a year like no other. In a recent poll, half of adults report that their Mental Health has been negatively impacted due to the coronavirus. One can only imagine
Authors justin is an assistant professor of philosophy at texas tech university. Brandon is an assistant professor. At the State University he specializes in ethics, moral psychology and social philosophy. We will be taking audience questions online. Whether youre watching this event via Facebook Twitter or the website. Thank you for joining us. Thanks for having us. What is grandstanding if you want the bumpers sticker description of grandstanding it is is using discussions of morality or politics as a vanity project. To make themselves look like moral paradigms. We want something a little bit more detailed. That grandstanding simply has two parts. They want them to think certain things about them. They come to believe that they have certain impressive moral properties we call this the recognition desire. They want to be recognized as having certain moral qualities. They the grant standards Say Something. And they stay something because they want to impress people. The thing that they
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