Anytime that im looking at the labor request for the commission is that the commission exercises the power sparingly, and useds a balancing approach where you balance the need for the labor on the one hand with any danger of unfair advantage or undue influence on the other hand. And in cases where you find that the need for the labor outweighs the danger of impropriety, thats when the waiver is proper. Otherwise, the balance of equities is not there and the waiver is probably inappropriate. So in this particular instance, i do recommend a waiver to be granted along the lines of what was requested and what is requested is that mr. Eske be allowed as he sits on the Arts Commission to continue to engage in compensated advocacy, limited to a specific list of city commissions but not all city commissions and City Employees, but the set of commissions that he interacts with now. And to that i would add that he only be allowed to engage in compensated advocacy for clients of his architecture
Commerzbank. There it is, new york city, the private equity firm really going after commerzbank. They throw out the chairman, the ceo, and you have to wonder how t adjusts the plan from adjusts the plan. The body count of three major european banks it is a stunning 61,000 redundancies just over the last number of months. Costcutting has got to be front and center for mr. Sewing. Francine he mentioned that a little bit. We also had a conversation on wirecard, saying there is something that they need to look at even more. Lets get to first word news with your take a group that. Reportedeijing has zero new coronavirus cases for the first time in 26 days, a sign that a resurgence that the second wave in china is now under control. Instead of an across the board lockdown, beijing tested more than 11 million people. Anthony fauci says any Coronavirus Vaccine would be limited in how it would provide protection. He told a Video Conference that Health Officials assume a shot would offer a degre
Of our native communities. As part of our hearing, microphones will be set on mute. Members and witnesses, you will need to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. Documents can be sent to rebecca at the email address weve provided. And all documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. I recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. Let me find that, now that ive said that. I believe that todays hearing is long overdue. Day after day, our nations tribal communities are suffering inequality, unequal access to Drinking Water, energy grid, broadband, and other problems that have created unnecessary hardship and turmoil. And covid19 is exacerbating the existing problems now. And the Navajo Nation has seen rates higher than wuhan, china, during the height of the pandemic. And weve heard repeatedly about the struggles of the native communities to protect against covid19. As the pandemic rages on, access to ppe and testing and proper san
Not completely crash and that unemployment continues to decline since the initial large increase attributable to the pandemic. I think in terms of Unemployment Insurance specifically, the insurance covered a lot of people would not have normally had access to Unemployment Insurance and the extra 600 a week. It allowed people to have money to spend to keep the economy and themselves afloat. Host Michele Evermores at the nalp. Org, Unemployment Insurance has been a critical lifeline during the pandemic. Typically, how much extra money is this providing for the unemployed . Guest the pandemic unemployment assistance provides an extra 600. Where that came from is congress decided if the economy was going to be deliberately shut down to prevent the spread of the virus, then 100 of income should be replaced, but that 100 is hard to calculate with state computers, so what they figured was the average weekly benefit for Unemployment Insurance is 370 a week, and the average weekly wage is 900 a
Good morning and welcome today hearing on the other side of the federal communications commission. And we have them here today. As a special welcome to our distinguished and all witnesses upon. Today we will hear from fcc chairman. In the commissioner and other commissioners. The fcc is the nations primary regulator and later state International Communications network. The core part of the agencys vision is to ensure that all people in the United States have access to rapid efficient and nationwide Communication Services at reasonable prices. Never before has the fccs responsibility to achieve this mission been more important. In the covid19 Public Health emergency experts a spotlight the Nations Communications networks in the American Peoples access to Broadband Services. Since march there has been a dramatic and sustained surge and internet usage. But the u. S. Network has performed well and we are very much better than other countries and in meeting this increased demand. This is to