We thank everyone for joining us for our first Small Business meeting of 2020. I want to especially thank the witnesses for taking the time to travel from across the country and take time away from their businesses to have this important discussion. There will be members coming and going or overlapping hearings with other committees. Youll see folks, and we ask for your patience with that as well. Farming and agriculture are at the heart of strong economies around the country. It is crucial to insure that our communities thrive. Coming from colorado, i understand the importance that farming and agriculture have on our states way of life and economic wellbeing. Nearly half of colorados 66 million acres are dedicated to over 30,000 farms and ranches. Many of which are small, locally owned operations. Colorados a leading producer of cattle, corn, wheat, and dairy. Colorados small farms are raising everything from bison and ostriches and growing mushrooms and grapes to name a few. In the 2
Legalization, going to cover overhauling the state income tax, and of course youre not going to avoid 2020 politics. So, lets just get started. You know, so youre just marking your first year in office, and i think youre going to check off all sorts of liberal wins you had in the first year, right . There was codifying apportion rights into the state constitution. Theres legalizing marijuana in the state. And also raising the minimum wage, something thats just been going on in every state, every debate. Every state. So, a lot of this was achievable because you came in and democrats have both houses in the state legislature. So, does having single party rule, does that benefit everyone in the state . Is that really kind of a made for Good Governance . Not always. Let me clear, the old will rogers line, i dont belong to an organized party. Im a democrat. That is true in illinois also. Just because we have Democratic House and democratic senate, democratic governor doesnt mean that we alw
excellency s members of the security council made the peace, mercy and blessings of god be upon you. . i have come to you on behalf of 13 million palestinians to call for justice. i have come to you today ladies and gentlemen to reaffirm the palestinian position that rejects the israeli american proposal. supported by the results of the meeting of the league of arab states and oic and the au. they all concluded that this plan must be rejected fully. in addition to statements issued by the eu russia, china and japan. and other countries around the world. j the commitment to the resolutions and the rejection of this plan reaffirms what is the result of a unilateral stance in the fact that it violates international legitimacy in the legitimacy arab peace initiative. it legitimate sizes what is legal the confiscation of land and palestinian land. i would like to reaffirm that this plan or any part in this plan should not be considered as an international reference for negotiation
governor, thank you for being here. we want to cover marijuana legalization, cover overhauling the states income tax and, of course, you will not avoid 2020 politics so let s just get started. so you are just mark your first year inso office and you get to check on all sorts of liberal wins we had in the first year, right? there was codifying abortion-rights into the state constitution. there s legalizing marijuana in the state and also raising the minimum wage from something that has been going onag almost every state. but a lot of this was achievable because when you came in and you had democrats have both houses and the state legislature, and so does having single party rule, is that benefit everyone in the state? is that made for good governance? not always. let me be clear there s the old will rogers line, i don t belong to an organized party, i m a democrat. and that is true in illinois also. answero just because we have a democratic house and the democratic senate, d
to give an opening statement barco every child deserves a chance to grow up healthy. children should not have to worry about where the next meal will come fromo. that s an unimaginable burden for a young person to deprive them of their childhood. food insecuritypr hurts children s academic outcomes and their ability to pay attention and their behavior it has long-term impacts of physical and mental health and even lifetime earnings. as doctor king said in 1964 there is nothing new about poverty. what is new is that we have the resources now to get rid of it for go that same year , 1964 america enacted the precursor to the supplemental nutritional assistance program known as snap perk america still has the resources to address poverty to lift up the most vulnerable to achieve the american dream. snap is one of our best tools for doing that. it provides moderate assistance to feed americans in need on average only $1.43 per meal for participants in 70 percent of households re