This is thes Transportation Committee for monday, april 13th. Im the chair of the meeting. Our clerk is miss erica major from before miss major gives any announcements, i want to thank all of the staff from the clerk of the board who are bringing this Virtual Meeting to everybody who is participating and watching. Thank you to john c. And author thorougarthurcoo. The board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are close. However, members will be participating remotely as if they were present. Public comment will be available for each item on the agenda. Channel 26 and sf gov tv are streaming the number across the screen. Each speaker will be allowed two minutes to speak. Comments are opportunities to speak via phone by calling 888 2045984. The access code is 3511558 and then press pound. You will be lined up in the system in the order you died, 1 and 0. While youre waiting, the system will be silent. Thank you, madam clerk. Could you please call the first item. Sure. It
More debate from the house floor on the economic package, which was passed by a voice vote earlier today. Recognized. Mr. Brady mr. Speaker, pleased the eld one minute to gentleman from West Virginia, mr. Mooney. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from West Virginia is recognized for one minute. Mr. Mooney thank you, mr. Speaker. There are good parts of this bill. The things President Trump asked or at the very beginning like tax relief for employers, help for those who lost their jobs, funding for the medical responders. D first i thank President Trump for his excellent leadership. Id like tole ideas offer as amendments to this bill but this is a closed process. Members of congress cant offer amendments. Thats not the way were make legislation, especially when it spends 2 trillion. Amtrak, money for National Public radio and the rts, but we dont talk how were going to pay for it, 2 trillion. How do you pay for it . It from to borrow china, borrow it from russia . Are we going to pr
And, goodnight with dolly, sharing stories and smiles with americas sweetheart. Im going to be reading a very special book today. Nightline starts right now with byron pitts. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Tonight, the new horrifying record. Since yesterdays broadcast, the covid19 death toll in the u. S. Jumping by more than 1,000 in a single day. This as the white house moves forward in formalizing new guidance on Wearing Masks in public. Now, to the growing list of communities across the country, trying to get ahead of this national emergency. Convenon center in detroit. Lieutenant colonel greg turner is preparing for a new kind of war. Flooding, normal playbook stuff. This is not in our playbook. We will build partitions. Reporter but with 22 years of service to his country, he is no stranger to crisis. This reminds me of my time spent in new orleans, 2005, responding to Hurricane Katrina. This is different, because its nationwide and something were not used to, but were re
In the u. S. County by county. Our webpages are fast and easy way to watch cspans unfiltered coverage of this pandemic. On friday, the house debated the coronavirus, including direct Cash Payments to individuals. To Small Businesses, targeted lending to industries impacted by the pandemic, and funded debt funding for hospitals. Here is the final hour of the debate prior to the vote. The gentleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. Our country finds ourselves in uncharted waters. For the past two weeks, i have been at home in the First District of georgia visiting with individuals with Small Business owners. I have seen people who are concerned. Concerned about their health in their future. This is something we have to address. I have also seen something i have never seen before, people pulling together, people doing for each other and caring for each other, volunteering at food volunteering and service organizations. I have seen the best of america as well. Our responsibility t
Unusual session but critical. Mr. Speaker, this legislation represents a bipartisan and resolve to meet the coronavirus challenge head on. It represents a focusnt on families and workers with the objective to make them safer and economically supported. That will protect workers as we all doo our part to flatten the curve. Public Health Officials have made it clear the only chance we have c to prevent our system to be overwhelmed with the pandemic it is threatened to be for his as Many Americans to stay home as possible. It is however necessary for us to be here, to pass legislatio legislation, to respond on behalf of the American People through this daunting challenge. The closure the large parts of the economy must be temporarily shutec down cause severe disruption for businesses and workers we saw the impact of this yesterday when new Unemployment Insurance claims increased by more than 3 Million People 3 million individuals. Those that rely on them for support of their families and