Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Our budgets are under extreme stress. Arts fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We run our cities with a balanced budget which we are required to do by law. So what does that mean . How do we possibly do that in the face of this tremendous crisis . It means the cut jobs. It means eliminating services and staff at the same time. Our First Responders have been on the job since day one of this pandemic transporting those with covid to hospitals with Public Health initiatives keeping social and family order
I want to thank her for an sent the National League of cities in the National Association of counties for their sheer dedication to this issue on badly needed federal assistance as we continue to fight the covid19 pandemic. A quick note for members of the press joining us today, we will take questions after brief opening remarks. If you have a question, please put your name and media outlet in the chat and well call on you. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Im keeping this brief and to the point. Local leaders have been sounding at definite alarm for months about the need for direct fiscal assistance from washington as the virus rages in our city. Fences are skyrocketing. Our essential lifesaving services are strained. The need for public assistance is through the roof. This has been going on since the beginning of the pandemic since march of last year. Today, only 38 cities have received direct relief yet mayors everywhere continue to do what we do everyday. We get it done. We r
The u. S. By end of march. All of these mutations, fauci emphasized can be stopped or slowed by increase in vaccinations. Viruses cannot mutate if they dont replicate. The fundamental principle of getting people vaccinated as quickly and as efficiently as you possibly can will always be the best way to prevent the further evolution of any mutant, because when you do that, you prevent replication and replication is essential for mutation. Joining me now to talk about this is primary care doctor, a Public Health special iist. What do you think about 66 effectiveness . Im excited, brianne florida. Weve been spoiled with results from pfizer and moderna which is 95 effective as you just mentioned. Listen, this is still 85 effective in preventing severe disease and 100 effective in preventing deaths. The more vaccines, brianna, we have on the market the quicker we can vaccinate as many people. I always tell a lot of my patients, its not necessarily just the number of vaccinations. Its the pa
Monday morning at 8 00. Were talking about north northeasterly winds, very dry conditions. Any fires that develop will quickly explode in size so very critical that we keep our eye on this. 4 00 a. M. , you will notice the winds in stronger at the Higher Elevations which is why we are concerned about the fire danger. This is a wind advisory. Power outages and downed tree limbs. Heres a look at the temperatures. Tomorrow, it is warmer but still in the comfort zone. It is really sunday that you start to see the temperatures coming up into the triple digits inland. Look at this on monday. Even hotter. 104 degrees in concord. Along with the heat, the fire danger, were talking about the smokier skies. Larry . All right. See you in a few minutes. The bay area is included under a pg e Public Safety power shutoff watch for sunday and monday. One step below a psps warning. That means conditions could end up leading to a power shut off in the next couple days. The wind event has developed and do
The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 5322, the ensuring diversity in Community Banking act, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 5322, a bill to establish or modify requirements relating to Minority Depository Institutions, Community Development Financial Institutions, and impact banks and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Sherman, and the gentleman from sk, mr. Timmons, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Sherman. Mr. Sherman mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation, and to insert extraneous material thereon. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Sherman i yi