mr. schneider. >> thank you, madame chairwoman. i want to take a moment to thank you and the committee staff for really being at the forefront for standing up for the capabilities of our committee, allowing us to have numerous briefings in the business of the american people to help american small businesses this time. i is want to thank everybody for that. ppe for the country in my district in particular has been a lifeline for workers and businesses. but we have heard from this committee and i hear about it on almost a daily basis. you have to wrangle not just the challenges of the covid pandemic, the lack of clarity from the sba and treasury on the ppe program. we have helped businesses with up-to-date guidance of the programs. i commend the incredible hard work of local staff. my team has found it to be an incredibly valuable resource. fromuidance coming treasury has been anything but clear. it entered 17 final interim rules on this program and 48 faqs. the loan forgiveness process was 11 pages and released only a week before a

mr. schneider. and now i would like to turn it over to mr. bishop to introduce our last witness. >> thank you. our next witness is karen kerrigan. [ inaudible ] also known as the sbe council. she has multiple decades of advocating for small businesses and the entire small business ecosystem with an expertise in start-up funding in business growth, she serves on numerous boards and coalitions. welcome and, madam chairwoman, i yield back. >> thank you. >> thank you, madam chairwoman, and the entire committee on small business for asking me to come here today and share with you the challenges that i faced when applying and receiving the eidl loan. like she said, i own and operate a coworking space in california. i'm not from l.a. i was born and raised in ohio. i've had a lot of great accomplishments in my life, but outside of marrying husband, nothing has made me prouder than opening the rooms. it's a coworking space and we provide a work space for entrepreneurs, creatives and small businesses. we offer desk space offices and meeting rooms. it s

mr schneider recently said that nestle is committed to. 0 net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 all partsf the group and to do better for the sake of the environment of course that is quite a challenge to our data brandon still sell meat but the trend is certainly towards plant based products to focus and it started off to a tangent with. the idea behind the garden gourmet brand to create some distance from the nestle brand for marketing purposes. as a beautiful 100 it's no secret that it's belongs to nestle it says so on the website and on the packaging. yes and no doubt some people who aren't exactly fond of knowsley probably won't buy the products but ultimately it's the quality of the product quality that will determine long term whether they sell or not london or. this company canteen already serves the meatless meat. major players in the food industry such as nestlé could do a lot for the climate if they thoroughly change their ways but time is short on the changes needed are great. and as in many sectors it's rarely the big players that initiate change it's the small ones the young

mr. schneider. mr. horsford? are you with us? >> yes, thank you, mr.n. >> good. >> it's -- this is such an important hearing. impact to thank you, chairman doggett, for leading this hearing and to all of our witnesses for sharing your expertise. i've shared with this committee before in the past that providing quality care to seniors is a deeply personal issue for me. when i was just nine weeks old, my grandmother suffered a debilitating stroke that put her in a coma for six months and left her paralyzed on the left side of her body when she came out. she needed around the clock care and relied on long-term services and supports provided through medicaid. because of her stroke, she spent 27 years of her life in a nursing home until she passed away in april of 2000. i spent much of my childhood and early adulthood in those nursing homes, visiting my grandmother every week. and i remember, as a boy that probably wasn't more than eight years old, i told her that one raise the issues about the lack of care for so many people that are in nursing homes, and

mr. schneider: thank you, madam speaker. i'm proud to rise in strong support of h.r. 1425, the patient protection and affordable care enhancement act. our country is in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, requiring unprecedented actions. like the heroes act the house sent to the senate more than six weeks ago. beating back this virus will test us unimaginable ways and we cannot allow petty politics to push us backwards. sadly, inconceivably, that is exactly what the trump administration asked from the supreme court last week when they argued to fully overturn the affordable care act. with more than 2.5 million infections, and more than 125,000 lives tragically lost, we need to expand access to affordable health care, lower the cost of prescription drugs and improve outcomes for those hardest hit, especially in communities of color and rural communities. but the end of the affordable care act and other actions previously announced by this administration with no plan of their own will instead leave millions of americans at

mr. schneider, for his opening statements. >> thank you for holding the hearing today. i was elected in 1994. he left in 1996. i had the honor and pleasure of serving one term with them. as you indicated, he is former chair, and i believe his portrait is on our wall in the committee room, so we want to welcome him back to the committee. i'm sure he will make a great contribution to small businesses again all over the country. on a different note, i must once again register my concern on behalf of our side of the aisle about the continuing conducting of committee meetings by virtual format. the house has important work that needs to be completed, yet we are forced to have these hearings virtually, with states and localities opening up. it is a concern that the house of representatives remains a virtual entity. but i certainly do not hold the chair responsible for this. it is obviously above her paygrade. i do believe the speaker in the democratic leadership should make sure that congress sits in session, because we have a lot of work to do. i'm actually in washington rig

mr. schneider: i am the father of a young navy officer. i represent naval station great lakes where every enlistee receives basic training on their journey from recruit to sailor. i feel a great personal responsibility for everyone who volunteers to risk their lives in service to our nation. i wish i had confidence that the president felt the same. congress needs answers. every member of congress needs to be briefed by the c.i.a. and the intelligence community. with the truth congress can better protect our troops, fulfill america's role as a global leader, and make sure that russia is held to account for their heinous actions. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition. >> seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. voter fraud and all mail ballots, it's going to be quite a p

mr. schneider to inquire. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and ambassador, thank you for staying with us this morning. i first want to thank you for the work you've done as -- i greatly appreciated your engagement in this committee, your dedication and integrity. and that's why this hearing -- is important and why given limited time i'm going to request whatever questions you're not able to answer here you'll provide more detailed responses in writing. something we always agreed on is the importance of u.s. leadership in global trade. i would argue that u.s. leadership is more important now than almost any time in our history. no one knows what the global post covid economy will look like. i suspect it will be different from what preceded the pandemic as a post world war ii economy was different than what preceded it. there will be a global economy in our position and our ability to compete in that economy will be critical in dertermining the future prosperity of our children and grandchildren. if we want to ensure the long-term growth of our

mr. schneider of illinois for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, like mr. kildee said, thank you for allowing me to participate in this hearing. though i'm not an official member of the connector to spend a wonderful opportunity to it from the witnesses i want to thank the witnesses for spending the time with us and sharing your perspective that i was to with billy and something that mr. suozzi touched on and the thrill state of okemos play an important to our economy. the challenges they are facing unprecedented as they are literally on the front lines come first responders protecting our basic necessities, everything from water and sanitation, basic needs and delivering the services and that's why introduce earlier the supporting state and local leaders act. this is bipartisan legislation that would provide need to state and local governments to let them take a very same taxable deductions are private sector poised but they can to keep their people on the payroll. critical that facility at -- situation of having to lay people off. one of the things in rel

mr. schneider: thank you, madam speaker. i'm proud to rise in strong support of h.r. 1425, the patient protection and affordable care enhancement act. our country is in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, requiring unprecedented actions. like the heroes act the house sent to the senate more than six weeks ago. beating back this virus will test us unimaginable ways and we cannot allow petty politics to push us backwards. sadly, inconceivably, that is exactly what the trump administration asked from the supreme court last week when they argued to fully overturn the affordable care act. with more than 2.5 million infections, and more than 125,000 lives tragically lost, we need to expand access to affordable health care, lower the cost of prescription drugs and improve outcomes for those hardest hit, especially in communities of color and rural communities. but the end of the affordable care act and other actions previously announced by this administration with no plan of their own will instead leave millions of americans at