Ok. Today, we have another great guest joining us in the briefing room. Secretary cardona. As a mother of two children myself, including one in elementary school, i know you have questions about School Reopening and covid. He is here to take a few questions. It is great to be with you. Thank you very much. Good afternoon, everyone. Across the country, there is an excitement for the first day of school. Those who have children, you know what im talking about. Theres a vibe going back to school. This year, no exception. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure kids get back into the classroom safely. We know students are provided the best opportunity to learn and thrive when learning in person. In their classroom, with their peers, with their teachers. We made significant progress last spring, bringing students back in person. 90 of educators across the country are vaccinated. 180 million americans have been vaccinated, including millions of students. We provided 130 billion
Minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for one minute. Mr. Payne thank you, madam speaker. To the gentleman on the right, id like to use a great quote from somebody that all of you loved over there. There you go again. As the chairman i rise today in opposition to the amendments offered en bloc and the one offered by mr. Perry that would prohibit expansion of amtrak service. I strongly oppose the prohibition which would prevent amtrak from expanding their network across the country. Allowing amtrak to expand their network will connect communities and create new opportunities. It is vital we add new service top underserved cities and not just maintain the status quo. I urge my colleagues to oppose the amentse offered enolympic. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from oregon. For what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition . Before i yield to my to my colleague, it is my understa
We are here today to discuss climate change and our nations response. It is a major threat to our country. The u. S. Department of justice wants to secure the nation from the many threats we faced. Therefore, the department which and includes taking action to address the effects of the change. Already, the impacts of climate change on communities across the country devastate human and financial costs. If we fail to address the challenge imposed by climate change, those costs will only increase. Science concludes that climate change is real. It is increasing the Severity And Frequency of extreme Weather Events. According to noaa, during 1980, u. S. Sustained 300 weather and climate disasters like catastrophic hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires. Financial damage have to resort exceeded 1 billion. The total cost now exceeds one point 9 trillion dollars. In 20 20 for example, multiple extreme Weather Events like tropical Storm Aletta and hurricane sally, to name a few severely impacted th
Mitigation efforts to stave off the impacts of severe weather events for the ocher. This is two hours. The subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, response, and recovery will come to order. The Subcommittee Meeting Today to receive testimony on examining climate change, a threat to the homeland. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. I would like to say good afternoon to all of you and thank you so much for joining us today to our witnesses as well as our amazing members. We are here today to discuss climate change and our nations response. Climate change is a major threat to our country. The u. S. Department of homeland Securitys Mission is to, and i quote, secure the nation from the many threats we face, unquote. Therefore, the Departments Mission includes taking actions to address the effects of climate change. Already, the impacts of climate change on communities across the Country Extract devastating human and financial costs;
Businesses who have been struggling the most, so we definitely anticipate we will be doing more. [inaudible] the hon. London breed so part of why we added an additional 10. 6 million in grants are for those businesses that are having the most difficult time, where they have to go through a process to access city resources. This is about those who could not get resources, who have, like, six employees or less who are struggling and need support. But also, were not here to micromanage what they use the money for. We know theres a moratorium against evictions for rent. That moratorium expires for the state at the end of june, i think it is, june 30. We know that rent is still going to come down, and were going to need these resources, so our office of economic and Workforce Development has been working so hard with so many of these businesses. It wasnt a loan pool, it was a grant pool, and we removed so many of these barriers to be able to access this money. All right. Dont forget, shop l