Cspan your unfiltered view of politics. Up next to house panel looks at the trumpet ministrations actions towards genderbased protections in education, the workplace and healthcare. This labor subcommittee hearing is chaired by donna michi oregon. We are meeting to your testimony on the basis of sex , examining the administrations attacks on genderbased projections. This is a completely virtual hearing and i ask that all microphones for members participating remotely be kept muted as a general rule to avoid unnecessarily background noise. Witnesses will be responsible for muting themselves when theyare recognized to speak or when they wish recognition. Pursuant to House Resolution 1965 and its accompanying resolution members are required to leave their cameras on for the entire time they are in an official proceeding. Even if they step away from the camera. This is an entirely remote hearing and as such the committees hearing room is officiallyclosed. Members who choose to sit with the
I want to thank everyone for their adherence to the guidelines as we continue to do our work while protecting the health and safety of our staff, families and communities. Thank you for joining us today. In pursuant to notice, todays hearing is taking place in our ways and Means Committee hearing room, with members permitted to attend remotely in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings, pursuant to House Resolution 965. We currently have 33 members logged in and participating via the webex platform. For those members who arent here in washington and plan to participate in person, we have a limited number of available seats to ensure that we adhere to social distancing guidelines. I encourage members to watch from their office and only come to the hearing room when it is your turn for questioning. Before we turn to todays topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures as we navigate this hybrid hearing setting. First, consistent with regulations, the commit
I want to thank everyone for their adherence to the guidelines as we continue to do our work while protecting the health and safety of our staff, families and communities. Thank you for joining us today. In pursuant to notice, todays hearing is taking place in our ways and Means Committee hearing room, with members permitted to attend remotely in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings, pursuant to House Resolution 965. We currently have 33 members logged in and participating via the webex platform. For those members who arent here in washington and plan to participate in person, we have a limited number of available seats to ensure that we adhere to social distancing guidelines. I encourage members to watch from their office and only come to the hearing room when it is your turn for questioning. Before we turn to todays topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures as we navigate this hybrid hearing setting. First, consistent with regulations, the commit
Good morning, everyone. Earlier today the federal open Market Committee announced a onehalf percentage point reduction in the target range for the federal funds rate, bringing that range to 1 to 1 1 4 percent. My colleagues and i took this action to help the u. S. Economy keep strong in the face of new risks to the Economic Outlook. The fundamentals of the u. S. Economy remain strong. The unemployment race has been near half century lows. The pace of job gains have been solid and wages have been rising, underpinning solid Household Spending which has been the key driver of Economic Growth over the last year. At the time of our meeting in january, prospects for continued Economic Growth remained favorable and we judged that Monetary Policy was wellpositioned to support that outlook. Since then, the spread of the coronavirus has brought new challenges and risks. The virus has afflicted many communities around the world and our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been harmed. Th
Coronavirus. Well have live coverage here on cspan3 wednesday afternoon at 2 30 p. M. Eastern. It will also be online at cspan. Org and you can also listen live on the free cspan radio app. Today, federal Health Officials answered questions. Good morning. The committee on health, education, labor, and pensions will please come to order. I have one goal today and that is Accurate Information. Accurate information that can help americans understand what they should do about the coronavirus and Accurate Information to help members of congress to decide what else we ought to be doing about the coronavirus. Around the world, the spread of the Novel Coronavirus is alarming. 90,000 cases in 65 countries, 3,000 deaths according to the World Health Organization. But most people in the United States are at low risk. Here is what the New York Times said on its front page two days ago on sunday in describing the situation in our country. Quote, much about the coronavirus remains unclear and it is