mcbath: once that is done or initiated or completed, my staff would love to have what that platform looks like and what it entails if you would. mr. carvajal: yes, we can do that, congresswoman. rep. mcbath: i'm curious to know how many reentry coordinators does the board of prisons have per or per prisoner? how many vacancies are there for these jobs. the number of vacancies that we have, but how many vacancies are for these jobs and what steps has the board of prisons taking to fill these prisons? mr. carvajal: congresswoman, we are committed to filling all in our vacancies. i do not know the exact number of reentry coordinators, but those are positions we strive to fill as we do all of our positions, and as we stated earlier we have killed every position we have funding for and we are committed to continue to do that. i can get into the exact numbers, i can get back to you on that. rep. mcbath: we would appreciate that, i think my colleagues and i would be interested to have that information. as has been stated by many of my colleagues before me, we are very concerned about -- actually

to begin our closing portion of this, we've asked lucy mcbath, representative mcbath and senator cindyee years and it was a tragedy that led her to public service, the murder of her 17-year-old son in 2012. she knows a lot about the peace and path is all understanding that she will read to us about and a closing prayer after senator cindy hyde-smith mississippi commercial of agriculture in congress first woman to represent mississippi in the united states congress. if you would please come forward. 346 >> good morning. a reading from the new testament. rejoice in the lord always. i will say it again. rejoice. let your gentleness be evident to all. the lord is near. do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation by prayer and by petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to god and the peace of god which transcends all understanding. will guard your hearts and your minds in christ jesus. finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praise wo

mcbath: once that is done or initiated or completed, my staff would love to have what that platform looks like and what it entails if you would. mr. carvajal: yes, we can do that, congresswoman. rep. mcbath: i'm curious to know how many reentry coordinators does the board of prisons have per or per prisoner? how many vacancies are there for these jobs. the number of vacancies that we have, but how many vacancies are for these jobs and what steps has the board of prisons taking to fill these prisons? mr. carvajal: congresswoman, we are committed to filling all in our vacancies. i do not know the exact number of reentry coordinators, but those are positions we strive to fill as we do all of our positions, and as we stated earlier we have killed every position we have funding for and we are committed to continue to do that. i can get into the exact numbers, i can get back to you on that. rep. mcbath: we would appreciate that, i think my colleagues and i would be interested to have that information. as has been stated by many of my colleagues before me, we are very concerned about -- actually

mcbath: thank you for sharing that. ms. lee: let me now -- congresswoman jackson lee -- ok, we'll go to another fighter who has just come here from the great state of ohio, who has a remarkable record fighting for voting rights and justice and is a person, a woman who serves her community in ways that every member of congress should serve their community, congresswoman shontel brown, who i think has been here for years now but she has really hit the ground running on this floor. ms. brown: thank you, thank you, thank you. thank you for the co-leaders, barbara lee and sheila jackson lee, my sisters in colleagues. as we celebrate black history month, i rise to join my c.b.c. colleagues and my c.b.c. sisters in honoring the life and trail blazing legacy of congresswoman shirley chisholm. before me, it was her. before my predecessor, h.u.d. secretary, marcia fudge, it was her. before the record-setting number of 27 black women in congress today, it was her. my career in public service rests on the shoulders and the contribution

congresswoman mcbath, just like your precious son jordan, he's always going to be with you for real.decision and say what would beau want or joe want or whatever it is. so, you know, it's -- and for everyone out there who has lost a piece of their soul, they're always with you, and all through the pain, i think you can find purpose, find purpose. purpose of a life that makes you worthy in their eyes and what they expect of you. this breakfast usually is held in a big hotel with a big crowd. today we're here in the visitors senator in the united states capitol, smaller crowd, more intimate setting, listen to each other and in governmental terms, a sacred place. to think about our former colleagues and close friends we lost this year, bob doel, harry reid, johnnie isakson, a hell of a guy. carl levin, john warner, walter mondale, and you know, i learned a long time ago never make one good eulogy because if you make one good eulogy, you've got to do a lot of eulogies, i've had the pleasure of knowing their families and a lot of good friends, both sides of the aisle, who disagreed on man

mcbath, is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, chairwoman lee. good afternoon, director carbajal. i thank you for being here today, and i thank you for your service as the director as you'll soon be leaving the bureau, and we just want to thank you for your service. during this subcommittee's last hearing, we had an opportunity to review implementation of the first step act at the bop and the impact that covid-19 has had on the bop operations. i used that opportunity to inquire at that time into the bop's policies addressing the treatment and care of pregnant women, specifically the bop's alignment with national guidance for the health and safety of pregnant women. since that time, i was pleased to hear that the bop has taken actions to better align its policies on about five of the eight care topics that the g.a. found to not fully be aligned with the national guidance recommendations. i hope that the bureau will continue to work to ensure that all eight of those care topics are met so that the health and well-being of pregnant women at the bop

mcbath, mr. chairman. and thank you so much to each of our witnesses that are here today and especially ms. estefan. i have to just kind of reiterate what my colleague, representative garcia said. i have listened to your music for years and actually i've listened to music that's been played by each and every one of you that you've had some part in making the music that we're listening to today. but thank you all for taking the time to come before us and i thank the committee for just continuing to shine on light on the importance of this legislation. i'm proud to be a co-sponsor of the american music fairness act bill which really kind of levels the playing field for the music royalty payments by ensuring that our recording artists, singers and musicians are all paid their fair share. this bipartisan piece of legislation, really kind of corrects as we deem as long overdue inequity in the american economy, securing what is owed to thousands of hardworking ars. 959 artists and growing in my home state of geo

bass, mcbath, dean, scanlon, bush, cicilliny, escobar and cohen. thank you so very much. and likewise express my appreciation to mr. biggs, shall beate, gohmert, costumer, tiffani, massey and jordan. i think mr. gohmert was not on. but we thank him. and let me also express my appreciation to dr. venters, ms. guernsey, ms. levi, and ms. hamilton, ms. goodwin, dr. goodwin, and ms. kelly. let me thank you very much. i am going to if i might, members, yield myself for two witnesses. mr. biggs, i didn't know if you had any matter that you wanted to address. i am going to yield to you if you have a matter that you want to address as we close. mr. biggs? >> thank you, madam chair. i just wanted to, again, thank all thehe witnesses. and i appreciate it and i want to just comment on some specific things that are takeaways. i appreciate ms. levi, for your testimony. i think it highlighted some of the deficiencies we have in our system. i think it is critical that we hear first-hand experiences that underwent and appreciate your willingness to share those with us today, take time ou