Up next testimony from dacts lien kraniger. She talks about her agencys role in protecting consumers during the pandemic. This hearing will come to order. This hearing is another remote video hearing. Ill go through quickly some of the standard reminders to remind everybody, once you start speaking, there will be a slight delay before your picture shows on the screen. To minimize background noise, please remember to click the mute button until it is your and if theres a technology issue, weve move on until it gets resolved. The fiveminute time still some senators say they dont seem to be able to find that. If you go to the righthand side of the screen and move your mouse, some options will show up. One of them is the grid view. If you click grid view, you will see a grid of everybody, and one of the things youll see is the clock. Ill try to gently remind people, because some senator have asked for the reminder because they cant see the clock. Again senator brown and i have agreed to go
In the United States of america, people get to protest. In our country, people also get to worship. As i explained yesterday, local officials cannot selectively enforce Health Restrictions to privilege some First Amendment gatherings. Over others. If mayors are posing for photographs and massive demonstrations, theres no reason to have a small careful Church Services should stay band. These are formal, constitutional questions. But our American Culture open debate is not only threatened from the top down by the government, can also dry up from beneath. If we are to maintain the civic discourse is made is great, american citizens and american institutions need to wanted. In the last several years, the New York Times has published things from the foreign and is run around. And then later of the muslim brotherhood. Then published an essay arguing for greater normalization of pedophilia. As far as i know, none of those decisions are public revolts from the papers, hammering apology and apo
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father, may your name be praised. Lord, use our senators today to permit justice to rule in our land. Remind them that righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is an equal opportunity destroyer. As our lawmakers strive to do your will, reward their faithfulness,. Illuminate their hearts with your wisdom and love. Help them to remember that the entire ethical requirement is fulfilled by loving your neighbor as you love yourself. May this love for those in need hasten the day when justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. Continue to be our strength and fortress, sustaining us with your amazing grace. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for w
Of essential workers and whats available. What we plan to have this summer and what people can do to either sign up or what other programs to do to prepare under the new guideline for the programs that they want to make available to people. So, lets get started. Phil, you we hit the ball running, both you and maria su got together because we knew the schools were going to close. But we also knew that there was an essential workforce out there. People who were driving muni, people who were working at hospitals. They had children. They needed child care. They were concerned about taking their children to their elderly parents. They couldnt leave them at home. Tell us a little bit about the program that you established that is available currently and will potentially be extended once programming starts for june 15 during the summer. Thank you, mayor. Yeah. You asked us as soon as the schools closed to start thinking about our kids and working families, particularly our Health Care Workers
Clerk. Can you please call item number one . Yes. Item number one, hearing budget process and updates for fiscal years 20202021 and 20212022, hearing to review the budget process and related updates and requesting the Controllers Office, Mayors Office of Public Policy and finance and budget and legislative analysis to report. Public comment should call the number and then press 1 and 0 to line up to speak. Thank you very much. And today we have ashley from the Mayors Office. Kelly kirkpatrick is also available to answer any questions. Also, mr. Ben rosenfield, our controller, can join us for a short period of time. As reminder, the focus of todays meeting is to hear the mayors budget instructions and process for departmental budgets and then mr. Rosenfeld will share Historical Context of past recessions in our next meeting. Ms. Grockenberger. Thank you, chair fewer. Good afternoon, supervisors. Im the deputy budget director in the mayors budget office. Today im going to walk you throug