Called to order. Members will be recognized in order seniority as members not present at the time the hearing called to order will then be recognized. Finally, the house requirement remiedged you that we have set up email address to which to sending anything they wish to submit in writing at any of our hearings or markups. That he mail address has been provided in advance to your staff. Make sure your video is turned on at this time. Well, good morning and welcome to todays hearing. This morning we are honored to have secretary tom vilsack to discuss his vision for usda during has second tour at the department. Thank you for answering President Biden call to return to service after having been the longest serving member of president obamas cabinet. You are the first cabinet secretary to testify before the House Appropriations committee this year. And we really appreciate your taking time to be with us today even while youre still settling in and working on your long to do list. We look
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Us the heads up. This is that tuesday increase in the wind that we were kind of waiting for. Its going to be the first half of the day. In fact itll get a little stronger than it is right now into the late morning and early afternoon. By sunset the wind will start to improve. Its pretty windy out there now. If we look at current wind speeds with reclose to 40 in and around the bay. A 41mile an hour gust in fremont. 43 oakland. 43 for san mateo. 38 palo alto. Look at the 70 on mount diablo. Itll be windier up into the mountains. The wind advisory in effect until six. Once we get past sunset. The wind will get better. Itll start to calm down and things will improve. Temperatures out there are down in to the mid50s right now. Its not as warm as it was yesterday morning. Yesterday was really weird. You wont notice the temperatures when you step outside. You wont need a heavy jacket. Itll be the wind that you notice more than anything else. Same thing for the afternoon and daytime highs. We
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