The Senate Environment and public works Works Committee held a hearing on how infrastructure legislation can help the economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Senators and panelists discuss the best way to fund road and bridge projects. Good morning. I called his hearing to order. Before i discussed todays hearing i want to say a few words about what is happening in communities across the country today. This is a time of great pain and unrest for our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary. They listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Some of the peaceful protests were hijacked by filing criminal, distraction, looting and arson stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause and the Peaceful Pro
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. Before i address the topic of todays hearing i want to say a few words about whats happening in communities across our country today. This is a time of great pain and unrestfor our nation. Americans are truly outraged by recent killings. Anyone who watched the video of the murder of george floyd has to be horrified and heartbroken. The resulting peaceful protests about police abuse against any american citizen are important and necessary our nation needs to listen to the voices of africanamericans about police brutality. Every american citizen deserves justice under the law. Some of the peacefulprotests have been hijacked by violent criminals. The destructing and looting and arson must stop. Those who commit these crimes dishonor the memory of george floyd and dishonor the cause for which the Peaceful Protesters first took to the streets. Now in a moment of americans to come together to listen and to heal. The goal of this hearing today is to
If you would be willing, i would love to have your involvement in collating that document and as Vice President , i think she should have the ability to weigh in on whether she wants to participate in that document and if she chooses not to, then i would we cant restaff, ask if one of the other commissioners would like to participate and make a decision from there on the best way to move forward. Im happy to do that. Ok. Well, then, is that a workable plan for generating a collated draft for us to review in the next meeting . This is regina, yes. Good. And we have a good plan, then. I confirm with my commissionecommissioners that tf the essence and no time to waste. Everybody has made great points that we need to get on ground now. Yeah, yeah. Look, i think its also important to highlight the work of the commission, which i think has been extraordinary. We have been moving as quickly as we can and i think quite effectively and maybe punching quite above our weight and so, i agree with
Information technology a lot ubusinesses. Money went to big what equity actions have your task force presented to the governor so far . I break it down into short term and longterm. Shortterm we need to make the needs of the families of california that are hurting the most and that includes taking care of their healthcare needs. We have millions of hungry people in our state. It is critical and the governor is on this intensely to make sure people are being fed. Longerterm we need programs about creating jobs, getting them back to work, making sure the Education System and enables them to reach their potential so we have a short term specific need to make me needs today and the longerterm goal of creating a structure that addresses economic inequity in our state. Reporter time is of the essence. Have you presented the governor with specific action items . Absolutely. Look, we advise him on all of the Business Decisions he is making so the protocols for opening up a retail store, he is
Because of the corona crisis theyve canceled their vacation out of fear of contracting of the virus during a trip countries whose economy relies on tourism will suffer the most its a stark contrast to up the tourism hotspots along the mediterranean usually look like at this time of the year although italy has opened its borders the people working in the Tourism Sector still feel for their livelihoods like gene all of it out of the who for decades now has run a restaurant in the town of that sheen them he shows us how hes preparing for visitors all trying to keep all the required hygiene measures. The battle for the best spots has begun you know that r. D. Wants an abba front row seat at his usual beach despite all the changes caused by the coronavirus. Be sure imo hes not getting that its all going hows it looking with someone brothers and social distance or whatever it was the bad part meters by 3 meters 12 square meters for everyone i can only set up half as many umbrellas. And telec