mr. bostic, what do you make of the biden administration's proposal for covid economic relief?trillion, and we know that could change some. but that's what they're proposing. what do you make of the focus of it, the price tag, and what it's aiming to fix? >> well, i think it's very important that we get relief to people across the economy because there's still a lot of uncertainty out there, and people are nervous and people need to have that support and know it's there. i think support to unemployment insurance is extremely important because those people we know have problems, but we also have to think about how we get support to small businesses that may not have participated in the paycheck protection program and to a number of families that have really stepped away from employment altogether, we can't forget them because they are definitely at risk. >> woodru: as you know, different groups of economists have looked at what americans have done with last year's federal government payoutsand the reports that i've seen, they found that 1.6 trillion of it has still not been spen

mr. bostic, you said last october that this pandemic economy has -- and i i'm quoting am you."it's laying bare and , exacerbating disparities that have long plagued our economy along ethnic, racial, gender, geographic, and occupational lines." you said "the fed must , participate in a deeper and more creative reckoning with a history of racial injustice that continues to weaken the economy for all of us.” my question to you is, is the fed doing that have you been , doing that, and, if so, how? raphael: we are absolutely doing that. we have spent a lot of effort raising the issues that are important in terms of understanding those racial barriers and the structural things that are keeping people from being fully engaged. we are bringing people together with solutions and talking about how we can apply them in communities and in our policy. and we are having conversations with businesses across the country to really get them to examine their practices and policies and to rethink how they engage with people across the country, and, in particular, in neighborhoods where they have

mr. gomez votes no. >> miss bostic. >> mr. brady votes ay. >> mr. nunes votes ay. >> mr. buchanan votes ay. >> mr.. reid votes aye. >> mr. kelly votes aye. >> mr. smith of missouri, mr. smith of his -- mr. smith of missouri votes aye. >> mr. rice votes aye. >> votes yes. >> dr. winthrop votse -- votes yes. >> mr. harrington votes yes. >> dr. ferguson votes yes. >> mr. espis votes yes. >> mr. smucker votes aye. >> mr. hearn votes yes. >> ms. miller votes aye. >> mr. chairman? >> mr. chairman votes no. >> the clerk will report the tally. clerk: 24 nos, 17 ayes. the amendment is not agreed to. are there additional amendments to the amendment in the nature of a substantive. let me recognize the gentleman from illinois. >> thank you. i have an amendment at the desk. >> would you pause while you make sure that everyone has a copy of the amendment and then i will recognize the gentleman from virginia. >> i reserve a point of order. >> the gentleman has reserved a point of order. as everyone seen a copy of the gentleman's amendment? pause for a moment. we are prepared to proceed.