Today. Member granger and all subcommittee members participating via video. I want to offer a brief explanation of how this will work. Configuredm has been for the appropriate social distancing. Some members have opted to use teleconferencing, which allows them to participate mostly. Once you start speaking, there will be a slight is delay. Speaking into the microphone activates the camera. If you dop ui remarks not immediately see the screen switch. If it does not change after several seconds, please make sure you are not muted. That the members participating by video remain on mute, unless you have sought recognition. Thatill notice the clock will show how much time is remaining. Remaining, i will gently tap the gavel to remind you that your time has expired. Ie clock will turn red and will recognize other members. We will follow our traditional order. Finally, we have set up gmail address. That includes documents to be inserted by unanimous consent. Address is house appropriations.
We can and hold these families in our prayers. Thank you. Back live now on capitol hill where the House Appropriations committee is returning from its lunch break. They continue work on 2021 a spending bill. Live coverage here on cspan2. Mistaken at the best of times. They are unconscionable in the midst of a pandemic. I want to remind my colleagues that foodstamp spending is a powerful anti recession tool and has previously been estimated that for each dollar spent from benefits a dollar 70 is generated in economic activity. Let me say thank you again to chairman bishop, Ranking Member and their leadership and other areas of the bill. Their strong investments to ensure the continued availability and safety of the nation food supply as well as language designed to protect the health and safety of workers in our meatpacking plants and our poultry plants as well as the farmworkers who are out in the field every single day. I thank you very, very much that all of the attention youve paid
We are considering the fiscal year 2021 funding for the Veterans Affairs and related agencies bill. Friends,d by my dear judge carter, the Ranking Member, here with us by teleconference today. And i want to welcome the committee chair, Ranking Member granger and all the subcommittee members. Before i moved to my statement i want to talk about how this will work. Has been configured to make the sixfoot social distancing. Some members are using teleconferencing to participate remotely. For those on videoconference, when to start speaking there will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the main screen. Speaking into the microphone activates the camera. Do not stop your remarks if you do not immediately see the screen switch. If it does not change after several seconds please make sure , you are not muted. To minimize background noise and ensure the correct speaker is being displayed, we ask that members remain on mute. For members using the video option, you will notice a clock o
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