On cspan. Org. The senate is weighing in on defense policies for 2021. And now to live coverage. Senate here on cspan2. To or. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, thank you for the gift of this day. Open the minds of our lawmakers and give them a vision of the unlimited possibilities available to those who trust you as their guide. May our senators embrace a hugh millty embrace a humility that seeks first to understand rather than to be understood. Inspire them to seek your wisdom as you sustain them with your grace, mercy, and peace. Lord, remind them that you will judge their fruits, productivey and faithfulness. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president.
About the challenges we face as a country grappling with the covid pandemic and some of the things that weve done to deal with their epidemic this is unprecedented time of the Global Pandemic the Intelligence Community has long warned us about the risks of a pandemic and put it on par with weapons of mass destruction in counterterrorism and Cyber Attacks as much as we thought we were prepared for this as a nation, we found going through this episode we really did not have all the preparations that we thought we had. We have been unable to find as a nation a medium thats causing death and suffering thats acceptable to enough people to have some sort of approach that enough people find socially and culturally and economically acceptable. For continuing to see spread around the nation particularly in the south right now. Marilyn is among states it have grappled with epidemic spread and bring virus levels down. We i wanted to talk to the governor today about the things he did to try to a l
We thank everyone for joining us for our first Small Business meeting of 2020. I want to especially thank the witnesses for taking the time to travel from across the country and take time away from their businesses to have this important discussion. There will be members coming and going or overlapping hearings with other committees. Youll see folks, and we ask for your patience with that as well. Farming and agriculture are at the heart of strong economies around the country. It is crucial to insure that our communities thrive. Coming from colorado, i understand the importance that farming and agriculture have on our states way of life and economic wellbeing. Nearly half of colorados 66 million acres are dedicated to over 30,000 farms and ranches. Many of which are small, locally owned operations. Colorados a leading producer of cattle, corn, wheat, and dairy. Colorados small farms are raising everything from bison and ostriches and growing mushrooms and grapes to name a few. In the 2
Technology on farming. We heard about innovations and how federal policy including rural access to Broadband Internet can help in the development of agriculture. Good morning. We thank everyone for joining us this morning for our first Small Business Committee Hearing of 2020. I want to especially thank the witnesses for taking the time to travel across the country and take time away from their businesses in some instances to have this important question. As is the case with these hearings, there will be members coming and going. There are overlapping hearings on other committees so youll see some folks come and go so we ask for your patience in bearing with that as well. Farming and agriculture are at the heart of strong economies around the country. Investing in agriculture is crucial to ensure that our communities can thrive. Coming from colorado i understand the importance that farming and agriculture have on our states way of life and economic wellbeing. Nearly half of colorados 6
Everyone for joining us for our first Small Business committee during a 2020. I want to especially thank the witnesses for taking the time to travel across the country to take time away from their businesses in some instance you have this important discussion. As is the case with these hearings, there will be members coming and going forward, or overlapping hearings and other committees so you will see some folks come and go through out and ask questions, so we just ask for your patients in bearing with that as well for. Farming and agricultural are at the heart of strong economies around the country. Investing in agriculture is crucial to ensure that our communities will thrive. Coming from colorado, i understand the importance that farming and agriculture have on our states way of life and economic wellbeing. Nearly half of colorado 66 million acres are dedicated to over 30,000 farms and ranches. Many of these are small, locally owned operations. Colorado is a leading producer of cat