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Chair lowey i will say good morning again. I call this meeting of the committee on appropriations to order. Before we begin, house rules require me to remind you that we have set up an email address to which members could send anything they wish to submit in writing. That email address has been provided to your staff. Our first order of Business Today is consideration of the department of defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2021. I will not recognize to present the bill. Thank you, madam chairwoman. Before i begin my remarks, i reluctantly have to acknowledge this will be my final Opening Statement before the House Appropriations committee. I have no new revelations to make but for those of you who will remain on this committee, there are a few things i would like to say. Him saying them as someone who is so compulsive, he saved the congressional record on the day he was appointed to this committee after years of efforts, which makes mr. Rogers, my good friend, the only person
We are opening up regional lines this morning. If you are in the eastern or central time zone, your telephone number is 202 7488000. If youre in the mountain or pacific time zones, your telephone number is 202 7488001. We are opening up a special line for people who voted this year already in the 2020 primaries. If you voted in the primaries, your number is 202 7488002. Tell us what happened. You can keep in mind always text us at 202 7488003. We are always reading on social media on twitter and facebook. What happened in the georgia primary earlier this week has caused concern around the nation about what will happen for this fall election. And there is a story in politico that was written about what happened in the georgia primary. I will read this to you. Some voters and george are experiencing our long lines to cast ballots in todays primary, with official trading blame for who exactly is responsible for the latest trip up and holding an election during the pandemic. Since polls op
That amount. The housing subsidy is about 231,000. As you can see on page three of our report. We recommend approval. Thank you very much. Lets open this up for Public Comment . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. I see no questions or comments on the roster. I would like to move these items to the board with a positive recommendation and we can take that without objection. Thank you for the presentation today. Can you please call item number nine . Nine is a resolution authorizing the Mayors Office of housing and Community Development to submit a Grant Application for the California State Department of housing and Community Development for funding in the amount of 5 million under the cal home program. Thank you very much. His gene here . Im with the Mayors Office of housing. Please speak into the microphone. We are trying to apply for a grant on the state of california for 5 million, which is to bring 5 million for firsttime homebuyers. [indiscernible] thank you very much. Is that
Representative lisa grady. We can answer your questions. There is no bla report. Lets open for Public Comment. Any members of the comment to comment item 4 . It is now closed. I would like to move to board with positive recommendation without objection. Thank you very much. Having said that, we are going to now recess this meeting and then we will reconvene after inauguration of mayor london thank you very much. Ondon this is the january 8th, 2020 meeting of the budget and finance committee. We are reconvening now and supervisor mandelman will be joining us shortly. Thank you for the patients showed joke your patience as we recess to see the mayor being inaugurated. Madame clerk, can you please call item five and six together . Resolution authorizing the execution and delivery of a multi housing revenue and in one or more series in aggregate for providing financing for the construction of the 108 unit multifamily rental Housing Project. Item number six is a resolution approving and aut