we are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with the regulations for remote committee proceedings pursuant to house resolution 965. this is the third virtual subcommittee hearing and the ways and means committee. as with our previous hearings i want members to know that i plan to continue this committee s long tradition of collegiality and substantial debate, substantive debate, even as we conduct our business from afar. i will continue to work with the ranking member, mr. smith, and his staff to ensure that the rights of all members are resected in these new virtual formats. before i turn to today s important topic i want to remind members of a few procedural to help you navigate this new platform. first, consistent with regulations the committee willfi keep microphones needed to limit background noise. members are responsible for on meeting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for a five-minute statement. second, members and witnesses must have t
i want members to know that i plan to continue this committee s long tradition of collegiality and substantive substantive debate, even as we conduct our business from afar. i will continue to work with the ranking member mr. smith and his staff to ensure that the rights of all members are respected in this new virtual format. before i turn to today s important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help you navigate this new platform. first, consistent with regulations the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their five-minute statement. second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. if you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. finally, we have several members who are waving on to the subcommittee for today s hearing. given the large number i will recogniz
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