Good afternoon. All here today to a hearing entitled acting americans from covid19 scams protecting americans from covid19 scams. The nation continues to fight the Health Crisis brought on by the covid19 pandemic. In addition to the threat this pandemic poses to americans, the Economic Impact resulting from responsible Public Health protocols have been felt in every corner of the country. It has become clear that preventing practices and dedicated resources including expanding testing capability and the availability of personal protective equipment are absolute necessities to a responsible path forward in extinguishing this Health Crisis. However, during this time of National Emergency and coordinated recovery, there are scam artists that seek to take advantage of consumers, especially the nations most vulnerable communities, like that of our nations seniors. Networks Consumer Reports consumers across the u. S. Reported over 136,000 Different Cases of covid related scams totaling appro
Washington journal continues. Ast our guest is representative our guest from new york, he is a member from the Small Business committee. We welcome you back to the shows, sir. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me once. Again on the Small Business front, what are the differences between the house and the senate in the next scolded relief package, especially comes to the business effort. I think certainly, we would like to see a bigger carved out for Community Banks and the Credit Unions i have a longstanding relationship with Small Businesses in main street. We want to see main street help. And the past we bailed out wall street, detroit, the airline industry. I think the main street deserves to get an injection in their economy. Their biggest employers and the country, and as such, i think that they are having a rough time reopening. We need to help them out, so when we carve out and fund a bigger percentage of the funding for these Community Based banks and Credit Unions, we are
Monday night at 8 00 eastern on cspan two. Scams thathearing on have surfaced during the coronavirus pandemic. A Senate Congress subcommittee heard from officials on protecting the public, especially the senior population. Good afternoon. All here today to a hearing entitled acting americans from covid19 scams covid19 scams. The nation continues to fight the Health Crisis brought on by the covid19 pandemic. In addition to the threat this pandemic poses to americans, the Economic Impact resulting from responsible Public Health protocols have been felt in every corner of the country. It has become clear that preventing practices and dedicated resources including expanding testing capability and the availability of personal protective equipment are absolute necessities to a responsible path forward in extinguishing this Health Crisis. However, during this time of National Emergency and coordinated recovery, there are scam artists that seek to take advantage of consumers, especially the na
Good afternoon. All here today to a hearing entitled acting americans from covid19 scams protecting americans from covid19 scams. The nation continues to fight the Health Crisis brought on by the covid19 pandemic. In addition to the threat this pandemic poses to americans, the Economic Impact resulting from responsible Public Health protocols have been felt in every corner of the country. It has become clear that preventing practices and dedicated resources including expanding testing capability and the availability of personal protective equipment are absolute necessities to a responsible path forward in extinguishing this Health Crisis. However, during this time of National Emergency and coordinated recovery, there are scam artists that seek to take advantage of consumers, especially the nations most vulnerable communities, like that of our nations seniors. Networks Consumer Reports consumers across the u. S. Reported over 136,000 Different Cases of covid related scams totaling appro
Lower 60s. Also, the drought update came out this morning. Usually during the summertime were not looking at a lot of changes here. Were still looking at extreme Drought Conditions for far he was in a confrontation with another employee last night just northern california. Here in the bay area we are in a before 10 00. Severe drought. This manna 34yearold man from now, when we talk about Drought Conditions, we look at the fact antioch was trying to steal that our vegetation is very dry, steaks from behind the butcher and we are also going to have shop. Another employee confronted the the potential of some more of that hot weather over the next man. They got into a fistfight. According to the employee i couple of days. You add in dry vegetation and a spoke with this morning, the shoplifter collapsed and stopped high wind and that means fire danger for the bay area. Breathing during that fight. As we go into the weekend, even hes under the impression it as our temperatures drop, were mig