and we'll talk to california congresswoman katie porter she's fantastic., we don't always have enough time to cover everything in the recent news so here with a recap is one of our writers, amber ruffin in a segment we call "amber says what. ♪ >> you guys, things have been crazy. okay, first of all, work was like, "amber, it's time to do another 'amber says what.' and i was like, "what? it's only been a week since the last one." and they were like, "the last one was a month ago. and i was like, "what? okay, i'll come into work. and then they were like, "no, we're still working from home. and i was like, "what? still? why? i can't stay here anymore. i mean it. there's a strange man in here. and they were like, "that's your husband. and i was like, "what? i married someone who judges me for watching endless hours of "house hunters?" [ sighs i'll try to make it work okay, so ben affleck was seen smoking while wearing a mask and i was like, "what are you protecting yourself from, exactly? do you think the cigarette smoke cancels out the corona?" oh, no i shoul

now, we recognize, i recognize katie porter, congresswoman katie porter for five minutes. >> thank you so much. dr. gellin, i'm a mom with three kids and i want to make the best possible decisions i can for their health and for our community. and that's why every single year, we all get our flu shot. we wash our hands. we wear masks if we're doing the right thing because i believe that science works. i believe that vaccines are safe and effective. now, imagine we're living in a world six months from now with the fda has approved a covid-19 vaccine for use. but i'm a concerned citizen and i've been hearing a lot that the president pressured the fda to approve this do covid-19 vaccine. dr. joachim, do you think i might be nervous about getting this vaccine from the kids if i thought the process was rushed or different than the other vaccines that i routinely and know that are safe for my kids? dr. gellin? >> for the same reasons, and that the information that comes from these studies is going up -- going to inform that. it also raises up the ship were to get your information and who are

it was brought to the commission for discussion by katie porter, who's the city's chief legal attorney, and so there are things that we are legally required to meet and confer about. wh -- about when it comes to changing working conditions or it impacts the working conditions. >> it's kind of a catch-all descriptor, but why would the bias need to go to meet and confer? just everything gets swallowed up into that definition. it's covered so broadly such that everything we do ends up there, and i still don't understand why. >> commissioner dejesus: and i agree, not everything has to go there. we've carved things out that we've not negotiated on because not everything is in your purview. >> yeah. sometimes, it needs to be litigated. the city attorney needs to defend us when look, it's a policy decision. it's not subject to meet and confer, and we have to take that stand and allow that litigation process to take place and not be scared of it. >> how is the bias d.g.o. not an absolute policy decision? it's us -- in terms of employment, it's everything in terms of employment. there's nothing

to the daily social distancing show, earlier today a got a chance to speak with representative katie portertic congresswoman from california and the only single mother serving in congress. we spoke about reopening schools and coronavirus relief funding. check it out. representative porter, welcome to the daily social distancing show. >> thank you. >> trevor: california is in a really interesting place right now. it seems like everything was under control. it felt like the coronavirus numbers were stable and then once the state opened back up the numbers have skyrocketed leading to further shut downs and now the conversation has turned to schools. you are a parent yourself so it really makes this conversation more interesting. what are your views on whether or not schools should open and how they should reopen? >> i'm the only single parent of young kids in congress. have i a 14 year old, a 12 year old and an 8 year old. so i have been playing musical chairs with google classrooms and yelling at certain kids to get on and off the wi-fi to do my own work. i think every parptd in the country w

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your fellow congresswoman katie porter is calling on the head of the sba to step down because of malpractice. do you agree with her? >> i think the president should step down because of dereliction of duty. >> okay. he's not going to do that. >> the fact is the committees of jurisdiction, small business, velazquez, financial services, maxine waters, have been on this case all along. and it is the responsibility after all is said and done of the secretary of the treasury to honor the spirit and the letter of the law of our support for small businesses. and we have in our bill, extending until december 31st. we recognize that more time is needed, they go to august 8th, a recognition that we must pass the heroes act so that all of this, with the reporting and the rest takes place. it's no use sluffing off an aid of the president. and that is the secretary of the treasure whoa says we'll get numbers by this friday. that's an every friday kind of thing. but you're absolutely right. and you know, when we ask about this in relation to data, in relationship to small business, or in relationship to t

now i recognize congresswoman katie porter for five minutes. >> thank you. i am a mom with three kids, i want to make the best possible decision i can for their health and further community. that's why every single year we all get a flu shot. we wash our hands, we wear a mask, we are doing the right thing. i believe that vaccines are safe and effective. imagine that we are living in a world six months from now where the fda has approved a covid-19 vaccine for use. i am a concerned parent and i have been hearing a lot that the president pressured the fda to approve this new covid-19 vaccine. do you think i might be nervous about getting this vaccine for my kids if i saw the process -- thought the process was rushed or different from other vaccines that i use and know are safe my kids?- safe for my >> [indiscernible] those same reasons. the information that comes from this study will help inform that. it also raises the issue of where you get your information and who are your trusted sources. another layer is that while this data is important and many experts

it was brought to the commission for discussion by katie porter, who's the city's chief legal attorney, and so there are things that we are legally required to meet and confer about. wh -- about when it comes to changing working conditions or it impacts the working conditions. >> it's kind of a catch-all descriptor, but why would the bias need to go to meet and confer? just everything gets swallowed up into that definition. it's covered so broadly such that everything we do ends up there, and i still don't understand why. >> commissioner dejesus: and i agree, not everything has to go there. we've carved things out that we've not negotiated on because not everything is in your purview. >> yeah. sometimes, it needs to be litigated. the city attorney needs to defend us when look, it's a policy decision. it's not subject to meet and confer, and we have to take that stand and allow that litigation process to take place and not be scared of it. >> how is the bias d.g.o. not an absolute policy decision? it's us -- in terms of employment, it's everything in terms of employment. there's nothing

. >> i now yield to katie porter. representative porter? >> hi, thank you. under hr 7331, the first duty for the national cyber director is serving as the principal a adviser to the president. mr. daniel, can you give me any concrete examples of how having a principal cyber security adviser was essential to the president's work, and why it's important to formalize the role as in the bill? >> thank you, representative porter. when you look at an issue like cyber security that affects so many different policy areas, from national security policy to our economic policy, you want the president to have an adviser who focuses on this issue as part of her time. the main thing that they focus on every day. because it pervades so many of our policy issues now. if you're trying to decide what the u.s. policy should be on everything from 5g to relations with china to how we're dealing with the middle east, cyber shoots through all of those things. you want to have the president be able to draw upon somebody with expertise in those areas that can bring the cyber perspec

it was brought to the commission for discussion by katie porter, who's the city's chief legal attorney, and so there are things that we are legally required to meet and confer about. wh -- about when it comes to changing working conditions or it impacts the working conditions. >> it's kind of a catch-all descriptor, but why would the bias need to go to meet and confer? just everything gets swallowed up into that definition. it's covered so broadly such that everything we do ends up there, and i still don't understand why. >> commissioner dejesus: and i agree, not everything has to go there. we've carved things out that we've not negotiated on because not everything is in your purview. >> yeah. sometimes, it needs to be litigated. the city attorney needs to defend us when look, it's a policy decision. it's not subject to meet and confer, and we have to take that stand and allow that litigation process to take place and not be scared of it. >> how is the bias d.g.o. not an absolute policy decision? it's us -- in terms of employment, it's everything in terms of employment. there's nothing

katie porter, our colleague, has a bill that would provide support to states and communities for frontline health care workers. paul tonko has a bill to study the impact of covid-19 on the mental health of americans including health care workers. and i think both of these have been included in a modified fashion in the h.e.r.o.s act. i want to speak a little bit on -- it's been touched on in response to questions from congressman burgess. but maybe dr. gellar and dr. evans, you could share your perspective on the best way to deploy the support the mental health support and counseling for health care workers because obviously one avenue for this is through the institutions, the hospitals, the community health care clinics where they work. but is there also a role to play for, sort of, a separate resource to be brought to bear that comes from outside the four walls of a hospital, for example? so, if you could speak to if you could design the best program through, you know, employee assistance programs and other measures to help the health care workers that are on the front line, what would t