Starting to level off. Some say that the viruses running a seasonal course but whatever the case, building out the progress states like north dakota, iowa and ventana are dropping their mass mandates. Rather than applauding the progress, the Biden Administration is sounding the Alarm Arguing t the pandemic is far from over pointing to new variants like the South African One that just popped up for the first time tonight in massachusetts. We are nowhere out of the woods. As you know, to relax the mitigation strategies with increasingly transmissible variants, we could be in a much more difficult spot. What i would say is now is the time to not let up our guard. Now is the time to double down. Shannon the president might warning we might not be able to return to normal until maybe christmas. Progressives are pushing hard for nearly a 2 trillion package that covid relief bill, one Nonpartisan Group says more than a trillion dollars from prior stimulus packages still hasnt been spent. The
Feel its impacts for some time to come. The energy and Commerce Committee has been conducting oversight of the trauma administrations response to this crisis in this subcommittee is charged with overseeing the ftcs response is the primary federal agency tasked with overseeing our nations telecommute occasions infrastructure and charged with administrating the universal Service Program at no point has Broadband Service in the work done by the fcc but more important to americans as it is right now. For many of us highspeed broadband has become the means by which we work, live and stay healthy. In the last seven months the internet has become the lifeline we use to buy groceries, see doctors and interact with the outside world. Zoom has become a verb and americans all over the country are connecting over video chat for virtual worship, family reunions and so much more. In so many ways broadband has become the glue holding our society together as our nation and the world weathers this stor
Oversight of the trauma administrations response to this crisis in this subcommittee is charged with overseeing the ftcs response is the primary federal agency tasked with overseeing our nations telecommute occasions infrastructure and charged with administrating the universal Service Program at no point has Broadband Service in the work done by the fcc but more important to americans as it is right now. For many of us highspeed broadband has become the means by which we work, live and stay healthy. In the last seven months the internet has become the lifeline we use to buy groceries, see doctors and interact with the outside world. Zoom has become a verb and americans all over the country are connecting over video chat for virtual worship, family reunions and so much more. In so many ways broadband has become the glue holding our society together as our nation and the world weathers this storm. But the Digital Divide is growing has more americans struggle to pay their bills and stay c
Sandra house conservatives also taking aim at Conference Chair liz cheney, calling for her removal from that post after she voted to impeach former President Trump. We have affecting coverage to kick things off on this wednesday afternoon, Kristin Fisher with more of the Biden Administrations next steps but we begin with Jacqui Heinrich live on capitol hill for us this afternoon, hey. Hey there sandra Marjorie Taylor greene did not make things easy on House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy during our long meeting last night expressing no remorse, im told over past comments she made when elective promoting conspiracy theories. Mccarthy was forced to call in the Stearate Committee and lawmakers with their assignment. Whatever mccarthy decide to become it was not enough for House Democrats who Just Announced they are moving forward with a vote tomorrow on the floor to strip green of her committees. Democrats in the meantime seizing this moment watching half a Million Dollar ad campaign and
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon, everyone. Hopefully you are all awake. Madam secretary, so nice to have you join us today. And let me just point out that we are going to be taking questions in order of seniority. We might have some folks coming virtually, but we are going to do it in order of seniority that way we dont have to worry about when people signed on. Very nice to be here with my Ranking Member and the chair of the Appropriations Committee senator leahy and my neighbor, so nice of you to join us this afternoon. The subcommittee on the related agencies will officially come to order and we welcome everyone to todays hearing. I had a chance last week when i was in New Hampshire to meet with the association to hear from towns all over the state about with the most pressing infrastructure needs are and im sure it will come as no surprise to anyone here that the list the communities have is a very long but at the top of the list is access to reli