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[gavels] the Senate Committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs will come to order. Before we begin, i will probably embarrass her, but want to call her out. Irene gray is working her last week as a stenographer in the United States senate. She has been here for 20 years 27 years and we thank her for quiet, effective, crucial work to preserve the hearings. Even when senator toomey and i dont say much of note, she still has to take it down. Just appreciate your good work for this country and...

This country has not done enough to produce the housing we need from 20002015, about half the country well 7. 3 million homes short on housing production. The shortage, of course, makes housing more expensive and congress has not done his job for years and it was just last year that we hosted in this committee the first hearing on the state of housing in america in nearly a decade. One of the first things we did after he took the chairmanship was talk about housing because the foundation of ever...

Wifi listings so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. Comcast supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. Housing and Economic Policy a experts testified on the high cost of housing and possible policy solutions to help lower prices. They appeared before the senate banking, housing and anothers committee. This runs about one hour and 20 minutes. Senate committee on bank...

Advocates for the homeless testified about the need for more Affordable Housing and support to address homelessness around the country. The pandemic has made the issue worse. This hearing held before a Senate Subcommittee runs an hour and half. Without a safe, decent affordable place to live, nothing in your life works. It is nearly impossible to maintain a job, go to school, or stay healthy. Based on data from 2020, almost 600,000 americans experience homelessness on any given night. This numbe...

This runs about one hour 20 minutes. This country has not done enough to produce the housing we need from 20002015, about half the country well 7. 3 million homes short on housing production. The shortage, of course, makes housing more expensive and congress has not done his job for years and it was just last year that we hosted in this committee the first hearing on the state of housing in america in nearly a decade. One of the first things we did after he took the chairmanship was talk about h...

That we are considering tonight, now would encourage the remaining states to work on passing and enacting similar legislation. This will bill creates treatment programs administered by the department of health and Human Services with states that meet certain requirements that are in the bill. Food allergies affect 9. 9 million children. This legislation is especially important because 25 of individuals who are injected with an epipen dont know they have allergies that warrant the use of epinephr...

Now, the numbers in those models have led governors and mayors across the country to issue orders for people to stay at home, orders that affect roughly three quarters of all americans. In florida, which has a limited staytoat home order, the Broward County commission is meeting to decide whether two cruise ships with coronavirus cases onboard should be allowed to dock in ft. Lauderdale. Governor ron desantis says hes opposed to the move, despite social distancing and lawsuits, wisconsin says it...

Country is under a major disaster declaration. Cuomo says that icu have fewer and fewer people admitted and new york is the hardest state hit. This hour well take you across america to meet all kinds of people affected by this pandemic. Lets begin here in manhattan at Lennox Health Greenwich Village where we find alex is a. How are the Funeral Homes handling it . Hey, you mentioned the death toll is continuing to rise in new york. Thats impacting so many families and impacting the infrastructure...

Because we can start with good news that will provide some relief. The irs says it deposited stimulus money for those who have direct deposit. America has the most c1 also for the first time in american history, the entire country is under a major disaster declaration. Eople admitted. K, governor new york remains the hardest hit state where more than 18,000 cases and more than 8,600 deaths. This hour well take you across america to meet all kinds of people affected by this pandemic. Lets begin h...

Ramadi the capital of iraqs Anbar Province. And lets go to cnns Senior International correspondent arwa damon in baghdad. Is isis being pushed back . Is isis losing ground . Those are two assertions that the white house was making last week to sort of cool down all of the secondguessing thats been taking place here in washington. What can you tell us from the ground there . Reporter first of all, one has to continuously keep in mind the battle lines here are constantly shifting and small chunks ...