Subcommittee are able to participate in todays hearing. Members are reminded to keep their video function on at all times even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are also reminded that they are responsible commuting and im getting themselves, and to mute themselves after they have finished speaking. Consistent with the regulations accompanying h. R. Rest 965, staff will fully mute members and witnesses as appropriate. When not recognize to avoid inadvertent background noise, like i am hearing now. Members are reminded that all forms relating to order and quorum apply to this remote hearing. This hearing is entitled the rent is still due americas renters, covid19 and an unprecedented eviction crisis. And i now recognize myself for minutes to give an opening statement. Welcome to all of you for our First Virtual hearing. During this very challenging and difficult time. Homeowners and land owners as Housing Market for whole. After ditching will focus our attention on how t
Hi. Thanks for turning out. Im laura miller and im the books and culture columnist for slate. Com. This is another social social distancing social from future tense in partnership with a partnership of slate, new america foundation, and Arizona State university. Today we talking about the future of books, and im joined by priscilla painton, who is Vice President and executive editor of simon and shuster and brandon tensley, a writer for cnn politics. Hi, i priscilla and brandon. You have to up mute. Nice to be here. Thanks for having us. When i was asked to sort of moderate this, one of the things it brought up brought to mind are brought up in my memory is how in the early 2000s it seemed like everywhere you went there was like a Panel Discussion of the future of books and peopling making predictions but the future of books and how things had to change and which they needed to go, and that was all tied to the emergence of ebooks and ebook technology. Most of the people said at that ti
Without objection, members of the full committee can participate in todays hearing. Members are reminded to keep their video function on mute even when they are not recognized by the chair. Members are reminded they are responsible for muting and on muting themselves and to mute themselves after they have finished speaking. Consistent with the regulations accompanying staff will fully give members and witnesses as without any inadvertent background noise, like i am hearing now. All formse reminded relating to order and a quorum prior to this remote hearing. It is entitled the rent is still due. Andicas renters, covid19 the eviction crisis. Myself to give an opening statement. You for ourll of. Irst virtual hearing during this challenging and difficult time for homeowners, and for the Housing Market as a whole. At todays hearing, we will focus on how the covid19 pandemic is impacting our rental market. Thisarmful effects of pandemic are physical and mental. Financial stability and our w
The committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. I want to thank all of you who are attending this important hearing, and today we are going to discuss the International Response to the covid19 pandemic and the future pandemic preparedness, prevention and response. The hearing will focus on senate bill 3829, which senator murphy and i have introduced, the Global Health security and diplomacy act. Its written on paper, not on stone, which well talk about a little bit in the future here. This is an important endeavor that this committee is going to take up, indeed probably one of the weightiest matters that well deal with as they attempt to create a new shield to prevent a covid virus type attack from happening again. The covid19 Global Pandemic has reaffirmed what weve long known, and that is Infectious Diseases, particularly those of viral nature, do not respecta tt threat everywhere. Weve been right here to focus on our domestic response to the pandemic, but we ignore the spr
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