For joining us for tonights governors debate. I am political director adam sexton. We will hear from the candidates for the Corner Office about their plans for New Hampshire and their records so far. The debate is happening live but as usual, inc. s will look different. Our panelists are in the studio, Jennifer Vann and john di stasio. The candidates are in a different studio, separated by several feet as part of covid19 precautions. We look forward to a robust debate. Lets look at the candidate backgrounds. An incumbent governor whos planning and management faced a life or death tested this year. A good result was clearly as a result of the tough decisions we had to make. The opponent is known for pushing for progressive reforms. Ive been pushing for families every step of the way. They have two different approaches for protecting an empowering government stagers. Theyve had a different response to covid19, and move forward on anothers of this years issues, police reform. Using an exe
Considered most newsworthy to participate in the debate. Candidates get one minute to answer questions and 32nd rebuttals a lot of the moderator discretion. We think both candidates. Our opening question is about the covid19 pandemic and it goes to you first, senator feltes. Thanksgiving is a little more than fiveweek the way and it is fair to say that a sense of connection is more important to people and it has been. The reality is we are seeing cases of covid every day and rising numbers across the country. How do you lead granite stators through the end of the year as they no doubt want to be together with loved ones but fear that could put them in others at risk . Sen. Feltes families are sacrificing and struggling. Hundreds of lost loved ones, tens of thousands of lost jobs, thousands more their homes, cases are going up right now in schools shutting down. Obamacare, the Health Care System we rely on, is in jeopardy right now. Working families dont know what the next week will rin
He leaves behind his wife and two young children. He is the son of a retired firefighter. He started the Fire Department since 2007. He was most recently assigned to station three in the tenderloin the busiest in San Francisco. This is a very trying time as jason was wellliked in our department. Reporter the San Francisco Firefighters Union said our hearts go out to his family and loved ones especially his two young children. Firefighters mourn the loss of our brother and we are committed to doing everything in our power to support the cortez family in the days months and years to come. This is the first onduty depth of the San Francisco Fire Department since 2017 when the battalion chief died in his office after returning from a call. In 2011 two firefighters died after a house fire. Todays death will be investigated by cal osha. Was this the kind of training that just happens every year for firefighters . Cortez was obviously an experience firefighter. Is this something they train in
Over the past several months, this committee has held numerous hearings on the ppp and heard from borrowers and challenges theyve faced in accessing the program. Ive travelled through the districts to speak with Business Owners about how they faired through the pandemic. And ive heard some of the successes and challenges they face with the ppp. And uncertainty about what the future holds. From borrower who is eventually access the loan, the Committee Heard concerns about complicated and conflicting Program Rules and other requirements associated with loan forgiveness. Lenders also expressed a great deal of frustration over the needlessly complicated rules and reported feeling unable to adequately help their borrowers through the forgiveness process. Through it all, borrowers simply wanted to ensure they were using loan for proceeding consistent with the law so they could qualify for full loan forgiveness and effectively convert the loan into a grant which was the congressional intent i
202140 upon competition. Tips and more information on how to get started at a website, student cam. Org. The house Small Business subcommittee held a hearing on the Paycheck Protection Program also known as ppe. Small Business Owners testified about their experiences applying for ppe loan forgiveness. An excellent how this process could be confusing. We are meeting today to conduct an important hearing onl the Small Business administration Paycheck Protection Program or ppe. Specifically, a review of the loan forgiveness process. I want to thank each of the witnesses for their testimonies today. In the pastovas several months s committee has held numerous hearings on ppe. We have heard from borrowers and lenders about the challenges they face. Ive also traveled across counties in new jersey to speak with Business Owners about how e they fared during this pandem. And for some of them discuss the challenges they face with the ppe. In uncertainty about the futureo holds. Borrowers to even