To chairwoman waters expressing appreciation for her willingness to work cooperatively on this legislation. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i have no further speakers, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Rouzer. Mr. Rouzer mr. Speaker, in closing, h. R. 8326 will ensure that child care availability is incorporated in the Economic Development strategies required for e. D. A. Grants. I urge support of this bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from district of the ia yields back question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 8326. Those in favor say aye. Tho
Next the director of the federal Housing Finance agency testifying on housing and mortgages during the coronavirus pandemic. House Financial Services Committee Members asked him how his agency is handling the rice in foreclosures and forbearances as well as the operations of fannie mae and freddie mac. The hearing runs over three hours. The committee will come to order. Before we begin, i want to remind members of a few matters including some required by the regulations accompanying House Resolution 965, which established a framework for Remote Committee proceedings. First, i would ask all members to keep themselves muted when theyre not being recognized. It will minimize disturbances while members are asking questions of our witnesses. Members are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves. The staff have been instructed not to mute members except when theyre not being recognized and theres background noise. Members are reminded that they may only attend one remote hearing at a ti
The committee on Foreign Affairs will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call her recess at any point and all members will have five days to submit statements. Extraneous material and westerns for the record subject to length limitations and the rules. To insert something into the record, please have your staff emailed vesely circulated address. , physicallyr present in this room for guidance of the office of attending physician, masks must be worn at all times except when a member is speaking and a microphone. Please also sanitize your seating area. This is a safety issue and therefore an important matter of order and decorum for this proceeding. For members participating remotely, please keep your video function on at all times, even when you are not recognized by the chair. Members are responsible for muting and in muting themselves. Please remember to mute yourself after you have finished speaking. Consistent with House Resolution 965 and accompanying regu
Affairs will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call her recess at any point and all members will have five days to submit statements. Extraneous material and westerns for the record subject to length limitations and the rules. To insert something into the record, please have your staff emailed vesely circulated address. , physicallyr present in this room for guidance of the office of attending physician, masks must be worn at all times except when a member is speaking and a microphone. Please also sanitize your seating area. This is a safety issue and therefore an important matter of order and decorum for this proceeding. For members participating remotely, please keep your video function on at all times, even when you are not recognized by the chair. Members are responsible for muting and in muting themselves. Please remember to mute yourself after you have finished speaking. Consistent with House Resolution 965 and accompanying regulations, staff will only
Sb Committee Comes to order. Good afternoon. And welcome to our witnesses and audience members. Let me thank you all of you, for coming, and for participating in this subcommittee hearing. Right here. I think were all pretty familiar with this new virtual setting. But because this is our First Virtual hearing of this subcommittee, i want to take a moment to provide members with a few reminders before we begin. We will proceed in the same fashion as this committee always has. We will begin with Opening Statements by the chair and Ranking Member. Followed by testimony from our witnesses, and an opportunity for every member to inquire for five minutes. We will dispense with our practice of the given and instead go in order of seniority for questioning alternating between minority and majority members. Members are advised that the clerk may mute those who are not speaking in order to limit background noise and feedback. However, all members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they