and one more thing, mr. chair, we're joined by arturo kazena who can interpret into spanish the services that he may provide to any callers we may have who may be calling. mr. kazenza, are you there? >> yes, i am. [speaking spanish] >> clerk: thank you very much. mr. chair? >> chairman: thank you, mr. clerk, and thank you, mr. kazenza, and osia, for continuing to step up and provide interpretation services for us at these meetings. it is greatly appreciated, and a key part of ensuring access to all for our public hearing. so i have some comments on this item that i would like to give, and then we'll be turning it over for a couple of presentations. i really am proud to be presenting the reinvest in the san francisco ordinance to committee, which really takes the next crucial step for creating a public bank for the city and county of san francisco. i'm really thrilled to see the growing movement across the country to create public banks to address our most crucial issues, including pandemic recovery, affordable hou

and one more thing, mr. chair, we're joined by arturo kazena who can interpret into spanish the services that he may provide to any callers we may have who may be calling. mr. kazenza, are you there? >> yes, i am. [speaking spanish] >> clerk: thank you very much. mr. chair? >> chairman: thank you, mr. clerk, and thank you, mr. kazenza, and osia, for continuing to step up and provide interpretation services for us at these meetings. it is greatly appreciated, and a key part of ensuring access to all for our public hearing. so i have some comments on this item that i would like to give, and then we'll be turning it over for a couple of presentations. i really am proud to be presenting the reinvest in the san francisco ordinance to committee, which really takes the next crucial step for creating a public bank for the city and county of san francisco. i'm really thrilled to see the growing movement across the country to create public banks to address our most crucial issues, including pandemic recovery, affordable hou

mr. chair, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the board of supervisors agenda of june 22, 2021, unless otherwise stated. >> thank you, mr. clerk. and before we go to our agenda items, i would like to make a motion to excuse vice chair chan from today's government audit and oversight committee. >> on the motion offered by chair preston that vice chair chan be excused from proceedings, supervisor mandelman? >> aye. >> supervisor walton. >> aye. >> supervisor preston. >> aye. >> there are three ayes. >> thank you, mr. clerk, and thank you, president walton, for being here with us today in g.a.o. let's call item 1. >> item one, agenda item no. 1 is an ordinance fixing compensation for persons employed by the city and county of san francisco whose compensation is subject to the provisions of charter section a8.904 in job codes not represented by an employee organization and establishing working schedules and other terms and conditions of employment and methods of payment effective july

mr. chair i want to clarify something. mr. gosar simply wanted to be an original co-sponsor of this bill. mr. levin can be one of the originals as well. it does want to make that clear. ms. culver and mr. grijalva's gosar's villa signed into law it will lead to an increase in permitting renewable projects. what a win project permits under the bill in arizona countersued administrations agenda? >> right now we are looking at permitting projects in accordance with the goals set out for us to permit 25 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2025. in relation to the other effortw in conserving and restoring america the beautiful we are in the process of evaluating the inventory counting toward that initiative right now. >> right now you couldn't commit that under mr. gosar's build wind that would be permitted under the bill maher's and you can commitar that would count towards the hip administrations 30 by 30 agenda. is that correct? >> it would5 count toward 25 gigawatts by 2025 and howor that would interact with that something we rece

mr. chair, i just want to clarify something. mr. gosar simply wanted to be an original co-sponsor of this bill. he has conceded that mr. levin could be one of the originals as well. so i just want to make that clear. ms. culver, when the renewable energy act is signed into law, it will undoubtedly lead to an increase in permitting renewable projects. would a wind project permitted on federal land under the bill in arizona count towards the administration's 30x30 agenda? >> right now we're with the goa gigawatts of renewable energy by 2025. in relation to the other efforts, the conserving and restoring america the beautiful, i think we're in the process of evaluating what would be inventoried and counted toward that initiative right now. >> so, right now -- right now you couldn't commit that representative gosar's bill, wind project permitted on federal lands under the bill in arizona, you can't commit that would count towards our administration's 30x30 agenda, is thatty ekt. >> it would count towards 25 gigawatts and how that would

mr. chair. >> thank you, director shaw and welcome ms. chan and mr. chu. also, i asked the san francisco anti displacement coalition to join us today with c cdc. he is available for questions. i want to thank and recognize all of the organizations that have been on the front lines of providing relief and counseling folks and working with us. i do have some questions, director shaw. thank you for the update. some of this is changing daily. the program is up and running now a little over two weeks. >> that's correct since march 28th, sir. >> the data from the first two weeks was 1450 applications received totaling $13.3 million requested. is that right? >> that's correct. updated numbers are 1800 with $16 million. >> thank you. we seem to be, if my math is right, and i don't know the fluctuation day-to-day there is an increase. about $1 million per day being requested since the launch date. >> yes. i think with this launch we are pushing the outreach. we think this will stabilize. we know that wi

>> clerk: yes, mr. chair. members of the committee will participate via video conference to the same extent as if they were personally present. each perwill be allowed two minutes to speak. comments or opportunity to speak during public comment comment are available by calling 415-655-0001, meeting i.d. 146-144-3843, then press pound twice. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussions but muted and in listening mode only. when you hear your item call, press star, three. best practices are to call from a quiet location and speak slowly and clearly. if you submit public comment via e-mail, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and will be included as part of the official file. written comments may be sent via u.s. postal service to 1 dr. carlton b. goodlett place, room 204, san francisco, california, 94102. i will now ask our interpreters to provide this announcement in their respective languages, starting with our spanish interpreter, followed by our cantonese interpreter, followed . [speaking spanis

mr. chair, i yield back. chair. butterfield: thank you. thank you, mr. davis. let me assure you, rodney, we are just as eager as we are to return to in person hearings, but we are just concerned, concerned that not all staff and members have been vaccinated. that i clearly understand your concerns and we've talked about it in our democratic caucus. we will return to in person hearings just as soon as we can do it safely. in a moment, i will introduce our witnesses, but as a reminder, each of you will be recognized for five minutes. there is a timer there on your screen. please be sure you can see the timer, and are mindful of this time limit. your entire written statements will be made part of the record and the record will remain open for at least five days for additional materials to be submitted. and so i welcome each of our witnesses today. joining us on our first panel are esther stephen pettigrew at the university of pennsylvania, miss mccurdy of the leadership conference -- mr. kevin morris on the brennan center from justice, -- of the texas civil-rights

thank you, mr. chair. you there? >> chair haney: yeah. my computer -- is on for so long that it starts to overheat. so i want to thank you, sheriff, and mr. hollands for your work and your leadership and the presentation. and we will look forward to seeing you next week. >> we both appreciate the time. and we're now down to one device and we ran out of power on the other one. but thank you all for your time and working with us on all of this. thank you. >> chair haney: great. >> thank you. >> supervisor safai: you there, mr. chair? >> president walton: i know that you're dying to share the screen, vice-chair safai. >> we'll be going through fast and cutting people off, so get ready. madam clerk, please call the next item. >> clerk: mr. vice-chair, and if you would like to open -- >> chair haney: i'm here. i'm on the phone. thank you. yeah, let's open it up for public comment. >> clerk: yes, mr. chair. we're checking to see if there are callers in the queue. members in the public who wish to provide public comment, press star, 3, to be adde

>> yes, yes, mr. chair, that reflects our expenditure plans and aligns with the recommendations of the committee. >> chair haney: mr. goncha. >> we have a release of the funds on page 17of our report. and it's in proposition c funds on finance and committee reserve from their fiscal year 2020-2021 adopted budget. because the department has not provided budget legislative analysts with a spending plan, the release of the remaining prop c funds from the current year is we consider to be a policy matter for the board of supervisors. we do note that the major initiatives plans for next year include the expansion of work started through the mayor's 2020 homelessness group recovery plan, including 1,500 new supportive housing units and and having housing placements and funding 225 mealmedium-term housing subsidies and opening up two navigation centers and establishing two new safe parking sites for people living in their vehicles. >> chair haney: okay, colleagues, questions, comments? are you raising your hand, s

>> yes, mr. chair. the minutes will reflect committee members participated through video conference. the board recognizes that public

mr. chair. this concludes our announcements. >> chair haney: thank you. can you please call items 1 and 2 together. >> clerk: budget and appropriation ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for departments of the city and county as of june 1, 2021 for the fiscal years ending june 30, 2020 and june 30, 2023. item 2, annual salary ordinance enumerating positions in the annual budget and appropriation ordinance for the fiscal years ending june 30, 2022 and june 30, 2023. >> chair haney: first up is the department of public health, and i apologize. i have a fire drill -- not an actual fire, don't worry, so we're going to start with the department of public health. welcome. >> good morning, chair haney and other committee members. grant colfax, department of public health. we've been requested to limit our presentation of the ask to the budget and appropriations committee. so this is our $2.8 million budget and represented in key areas across the department. as

mr. chairman. it is good to see you today. it was a great conversation in your office last week. i appreciate you holding today's hearing on this important topic. i thick is absolutely critical we find ways to ensure our elections are free, fair, and secure. photo id is a simple, commonsense way we can assure every legal vote is counted and only legal votes are counted. 36 states currently require some form of voter id to vote. in 2020 we some more people cast their votes in more cash than any presidential election in history. voter election turnout increased in any cash increase in every state, including in states with a required voter id. further dispelling the myth, voter turnout increased among all race groups in 2020. contrary to some of the written testimony put forward, i think it is clear voter id does not deter people from legally voting. the data does not support it. common sense does not support it. i think the american people know that. among the states that ask for id to vote is my

davis: i yield back mr. chair. hairman butterfield: the chair will recognize the gentlelady from the commonwealth of pennsylvania. >> thank you very much, mr. chair, and thank you for convening this meeting on voting rights. i would like to direct my questions to dr. pettigrew from the commonwealth of pennsylvania . pennsylvania and the last election cycle at the interesting experience of having for the first time universal mail-in ballots available. our republican legislature passed also with support from democrats a law in october 2019 pre-pandemic that for the first time allowed no excuses mail-in voting, and billions of pennsylvanians took advantage of that during the pandemic obviously that created some issues because we had not had that access before, and many counties were not quite prepared for that, but they performed admirably and with great integrity and meeting the challenges of the day. can you speak about how having access to early and no excuses mail-in voting can help address issues of lines at polli

>> clerk: yes, mr. chair. to the same extent as though physically present. the board recognizes that public access is essential and by public participation in the following ways. public comment will be available on items one through 4 and 7 through they're teen on the agenda. on friday, june 25th at 10:00 a.m. either channel 26, 78, 99 and sfgov tv are streaming the public call in number across the screen. comments or opportunities to speak during public comment are available via phone call. (415) 655-0001. meeting i.d. 146 6780558 then press the pound symbol twice. you will be muted and in listening mode only. speak clearly and slowly. e-mail at sf. it will be forwarded to the supervisors and will be included as part of the official file, written comments may be sent via u.s. postal service top city hall number 1 dr. carlton b. goodman place room 234, san francisco, california. this concludes my announcement. >> chairman: great. thank you. will you please call items 1, 2, 3, and 4 together. >> clerk: yes. it

>> mr. chair, i move that the minutes be accepted as read with any necessary corrections. >> thank you commissioner scott. may i have a second? >> second. >> thank you. we have a first and a second. madam secretary, please take roll. >> clerk: (roll call vote) mr. chair, the vote is five ayes. >> thank you. motion carriers. please call the next item. madam secretary, please call thenext item . >> next is the regular agenda, authorizing a personal service of contract with field monroe lap associates for financial advisory services related to debt administrations support for a amount not to exceed $120,000. discussing and action resolutionnumber 22 2021 . >> commissioners, oci utilizes the services of a financial advisor working on ongoing administration portfolio and as our previous contract will expire at the end of this fiscal year, staff proposes approval for a new contract and the approval of that new contract with the recommended firm so john from our finance team will present this item. john.

we would appreciate that. >> mr. chair the vote is three ayes, one nay, and one absent. >> next item. >> agenda number 5c. approving a municipal finance disclosure policies and procedures for the office of community investment and infrastructure. resolution number 21-2021. >> thank you, madam secretary. commissioners, one of the unique tools we have the ability to issue bonds. one of the things we need to do as issuer is have a formal disclosure policy. that is what you are to hear about today. from our deputy director of planning and disclosure council. >> good afternoon. [indiscernable] i am here to walk you through some of the basic points of the proposed disclosure policy then we will transition to the disclosure council to provide training for you to what the commission's role is in disclosure. this is particularly relevant because this summer you will be presented with disclosure materials related to the proposed affordable housing bond that we are planning for the fall. as you may recall from the budget. the oyii po

sir, mr. chair, if i could real quick ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a copy of our house administration minority ballot harvesting report, a copy of the election assistance commission data on turnout and elections and also the correspondence that we have gathered between the state of california and knickerbocker and the election i assistance commission on the misuse of taxpayer dollars. >> without objection. >> thank you, sir, very much. listen, i'm really excited to listen to the witnesses here today. i certainly hope, mr. chair, coming forward as we move these subcommittee hearings into the future that we might have a chance to invite some of the election administrators that we are going to talk about today. i would like to find out why certain areas of georgia and wisconsin had so many poll closures. i want to know what their justifications are, what they were. now is our time to go back and find out these answers as to why so many polling locations in majority democrat areas were

we would appreciate that. >> mr. chair the vote is three ayes, one nay, and one absent. >> next item. >> agenda number 5c. approving a municipal finance disclosure policies and procedures for the office of community investment and infrastructure. resolution number 21-2021. >> thank you, madam secretary. commissioners, one of the unique tools we have the ability to issue bonds. one of the things we need to do as issuer is have a formal disclosure policy. that is what you are to hear about today. from our deputy director of planning and disclosure council. >> good afternoon. [indiscernable] i am here to walk you through some of the basic points of the proposed disclosure policy then we will transition to the disclosure council to provide training for you to what the commission's role is in disclosure. this is particularly relevant because this summer you will be presented with disclosure materials related to the proposed affordable housing bond that we are planning for the fall. as you may recall from the budget. the oyii po

we would appreciate that. >> mr. chair the vote is three ayes, one nay, and one absent. >> next item. >> agenda number 5c. approving a municipal finance disclosure policies and procedures for the office of community investment and infrastructure. resolution number 21-2021. >> thank you, madam secretary. commissioners, one of the unique tools we have the ability to issue bonds. one of the things we need to do as issuer is have a formal disclosure policy. that is what you are to hear about today. from our deputy director of planning and disclosure council. >> good afternoon. [indiscernable] i am here to walk you through some of the basic points of the proposed disclosure policy then we will transition to the disclosure council to provide training for you to what the commission's role is in disclosure. this is particularly relevant because this summer you will be presented with disclosure materials related to the proposed affordable housing bond that we are planning for the fall. as you may recall from the budget. the oyii po

. >> chair mandelman: all right. and i believe we have a mr. mark watts. >> thank you chair mandelman and thank you vice chair peskin and commissioners. i'm hoping i have a much better connection today. here's to better offices and better connections. the first item i want to discuss with you today are three bills. you have had experienced some significant changes. your position was to support. it made electric bicycles eligible and and in addition included an incentive pilot program. since that position was taken in support. the bill was appropriate to eliminate the incentive program. but if that's not under taken, staff will then air resources board with a second measure ab 500 initially provided several communities in california including san francisco county with authority for speed safety camera pilot programs. however, the measure was obtained in the assembly suspense file. there was significant labor opposition. so, moving forward, the staff will now focus on speed limit policy which is offered by the chair of the assembly committee. so m

>> clerk: yes, mr. chair. item 1, proposed interim budget and appropriation ordinance, with all estimated receipts and expenditures for the city of county of san francisco as of june 1, 2021, ending june 30, 2022, and 2023. item 2 (indiscernable) in the annual budget and appropriation ordinance for the fiscal years ending june 30, 2022, and june 30, 2023. item 3(indiscernable) with the office of community and infrastructure, operating the agency to the san francisco redevelopment agencies for fiscal years 2021to 2222. and[inaudible] and approval the assurance by (indiscernable) in and aggregate principle amount not to exceed $130.4 million, with o.c.i. i. enforceable obligation. members of the public who wish to provide public comment, should call 415-655-0001, i.d. 1469228675. then press pound twice. if you have not already done so, please dial *3. please wait until the system indicates you have been unmuted and you may begin your comments. mr. chair? >> chairman: thank you, madam clerk. i want to invite the

mr. chairman, i yield back. >> thank you. the chair recognizes the gentleman from mississippi for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, thank you for joining us today. and reviewing the information that you submitted to this committee. i see that in the category with you address the challenges at the border, you state that the number of encounters at the border has been elevated. you go onto say this resulted in substantial strain on the processing, transportation, and holding capacity of the u.s. border patrol. later you say as a result of the recent surge in unaccompanied children, this presents a serious challenge to dhs. i know you've made previous statements, previously i believe you said we are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years. in the lifetime you were here when questioned by the ranking member, he asked given the tremendous rise and surge of individuals coming to the border, wouldn't it be fair to call this a crisis? your response was i'm not spend

mr. speaker, i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. crenshaw, for five minutes. mr. crenshaw: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of legislation called the hope and allies act, to support our interpreters in afghanistan. i can't tell you how important this is on a personal level to me. in 2012, i was hit by an i.e.d. blast. that i.e.d. blast went off because one of our interpreters stepped on a pressure plate. his name was -- rachman. he was responding to do his job day in and day out. they never get a break. he stepped on that i.e.d. about 10 to 15 pounds of explosives and it ripped off all four of his limbs right away. i couldn't see him because i was blinded by the blast. but i could hear him. when someone gets hit by an i.e.d., you've probably seen in the movies, you think they scream. but they don't scream. they don't have the energy to scream. it's more like a groan. it's the deepest kind of pain you can imagine, and i'll never forget that sound. before he was hit, he expressed

>> yes, mr. chair. the minutes will reflect committee members participated through video conference. the board recognizes that public access to city service is essential. public comment on today's items shall occur at the committee meeting on friday june 25th at 10:00 a.m. alternatively, you may submit public comment in the following ways. to myself, budget and appropriations committee. you may submit via e-mail and it will be forwarded to supervisors and included as part of the official file. written comments may beep sent through u.s. postal service to city hall room 244 san francisco california. mr. chair, this concludes my announcements. >> thank you so much. can you please call items one and two together. >> 1. budget and appropriations ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and expenditures as of june 1, 2021 for the fiscal years ending jun. 2. annual salary ordinance and enumerating positions in the annual budget and appropriations ordinance for the fiscal years ending june 30, 2022 and j

i wasn't trying to cut you off, mr. chair, but i wanted to jump in because that was the first time i heard they were provided meals at that cost. >> chair, is it okay if i continue? >> chairman: yes. >> i just wanted to say, yes, supervisor safai, i totally hear you. and we definitely do want to work to bring costs down. i think one of the issues that we see, and as i mentioned, we have a high acuity population here in these safe sleep sites, and so staff are really doing things like overdose prevention and response, and some behavioral health work, de-escalation, really trying to link people to services, and we do that in the nap center and shelters as well. the staff feels strongly there is more of an intervention needed here, and that means a little more staffing and a higher level of staffing. we can kind of control for the costs, but this is actually kind of a different system than the shelter system for us. but, just to go -- so, basically, the other thing that i didn't mention yet about controlling costs is we have --

. >> mr. chair, before we do that, there is one more item related to closing up our closed session business and that is a motion either to discholesterol or not disclose the deliberations. >> thank you. motion to not disclose? >> on a motion offered by chair preston, the closed session deliberations not be disclosed by chan. >> supervisor chan: aye. >> supervisor preston: aye. >> thank you. motion passes. let's call item 13. >> agenda item number 13 is a resolution authorizing the sheriff's office to contract with the san francisco pretrial diversion project incorporated for pretrial services for a three-year period from july 1, 2021 through june 30, 2024 with two one-year options to extend for total not to exceed 18, $764,430. members of the public who wish to give public comment call the call-in number. enter the meeting i.d. press the pound symbol twice to connect to the meeting and then press the star key followed by 3. await indication from the system that your line is unmuted and then you will

mr. beyer: thank you very much. i yield back. chair stevens: with that allow me to recognize my friend and colleague, dr. baird, for five minutes of questioning. mr. baird: thank you, madam chair. again happy birthday. ranking member waltz and our witnesses, we appreciate you being here. i appreciate miss harrison mentioning hollywood, indiana, makes outdoor furnitures out of deter gent bottles. then just last week i spoke to the eri, the electronic recyclers international, a company located in my district, which specializes in electronics recycling. while, yes, this hearing pertains and focuses on the plastics recycling, i believe some of the themes remain the same when we view recycling at a global level. and this is an issue that you mentioned in your testimony, dr. keoleian, the united states exports waste to developing countries. which excludes both plastics and electronics waste. i discussed the national security and the counterfeiting which occurs from exporting electronics waste. but that is but one issue. as such countries als

. >> thank you mr. chair, thank you for being here. i think it is a very important step but they still fall short of those 11 billion doses and it willl take long time so with the quickest way possible i appreciate the administration support that we could reach consensus into the galvanized cooperation so could you describe the administration's plan. >> so we're looking to increase the production and second this issue that we both mentioned to the development funding corporation and that india initiative by the end of the year and those are others to bring those doses before the end of the year of 2022. and with those generous contributionser and then the secretary kicked off. and then. host: summit is coming up with those finance institutions to haves the ability urging all members of the g7 to increase their investments so we are working on all of those. >> and as we think about getting shots in the arms as possible the next year we think of this in four pieces to outline a strategy in those doses and had we best combine those attrib

i wasn't trying to cut you off, mr. chair help with the costs. so there are a number of things that we can do to bring the costs down for this program. i think there was another question that supervisor ronen had asked about comparisons to los angeles. so we did a little research on the l.a. program, and it is essentially like ours. the costs are really similar to what we have here. and the model is basically based on our model so we, so we didn't see vast differences in costs. >> chairman: supervisor safai, do you have further questions? >> sorry, i didn't want to cough into the microphone. i apologize. yeah, i mean, i pretty much said what, you know, my thoughts were. let me ask this: i heard you say you were going to do some things -- have you thought about what you think is actually a more reasonable or more target number per costs per night? you said there were a number of different strategies -- originally you said it was $191 a night. what do you think the right number is? have you thought about that? i'm referencing y

mr. baird: thank you, madam chair. mr. shannon, in your testimony you mentioned difficulties you faced of obtaining capital to pursue your business plan. i have seen through my years time and again the near impossibility for a beginning farmer to begin and run an operation that was large enough to support his family. my question to you is, how do you suggest and recommend young people go about this process? and what steps should they take to be prepared to try to start their operation? mr. shannon. mr. shannon: thank you, sir. i was encouraged the other day looking through some of the usda programs that there are youth loans available. what popped into my head were my two daughters that have an interest in agriculture and finding out ways of how they could add to the farm that is unique to them. what we were really missing starting out back in 2006 was some succession planning or mentor, some guidance for young beginning farmers on what has worked, what has not worked. so teaming up with that mentor that may be a seasoned

thank you, madam chair. >> mr. agee la -- mr. aguilar. >> thank you, madam chair and mr. secretary for being here. i wanted to follow up briefly on the line of questioning that my colleague miss underwood talked about, given the byzantine nature of the dhs medical officer's perspective, i wanted to ask what role that individual dhs' chief medical officer will clay in establishing guidelines to process individuals at the southern border, as we look toward a post title 42 world? >> the chief medical officer and one of his colleagues and their team have done extraordinary work, not only on the board, but quite frankly with -- the border, but quite frankly with the workforce in tandem with other colleagues delivering operation vow, that was referenced earlier, vaccinate our workforce. they have designed and built an architecture across the southern border to ensure and partnership -- in partnership with state and local authorities, community-based organizations, with the mexican government, that testing, isolation, and quarantine, as needed, of individuals who are up her hand

thank you, mr. chair. >> chair: thank you. we have a full finance committee. so thank you everyone for being brief in your presentations and patience. >> prior to that, can we have a motion to excuse supervisor safai. >> chair: yes, i want to make a motion to excuse supervisor safai from taking the meeting. roll call. >> on that motion, supervisor safai is excused. >> supervisor mar: aye. >> supervisor haney: aye. and item number 1, resolution authorizing the recreation and park department to retroactive apply for accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5.7 million from the california department of parks and recreation for the statewide park and community revitalization program to support the playground at india basin shoreline park project and approving the grant contract that requires the department to maintain the project for the derision of the contract performance from july 1, 2020 through june 30, 2050. members of the public who wish to provide public comment should call 1-415-655-0001, i.d. number 187 078 2606. please wait until the system has indic

, mr. chair. and thank you chair quarles for being here today. i find you to be highly accessible and i appreciate the time we spent talking just this week. i want to get back to something that we discussed. and it relates to the mras and the mrias that the fed supervisors send to financial institutions, matters requiring attention. really reflecting potential issues, supervisors find. i understand a lot of that information is designated as confidential supervisory information. what i believe that means is that when they receive an mra or mria, that they're really prohibited from disclosing that information to anyone, including their elected representatives. the problem -- i see a problem with that. for all intents and purposes, that puts a fed supervisor in a judge, jury and executioner role. and i think the supervisory decisions can limit a company's dividend, their business decisions, their hiring decisions and pretty much any business action. even if they disagree, they don't really have any recourse. that seems problematic to me. i know you'

mr. cuellar. >> thank you, madam chair and mr. secretary been generous on your time being with us first of i want to say thank you for thosep gaps and thank you so mh dfor working with especially around the corner number one and i would like to follow up with you when we get together on what you plan to do on some of those gaps i would like to talk to you about that but the other thing about i want to thank president biden for the building of the fence itself, the army cordoning visits job with the department anof justice with lawsuits going on and i would like to see if there's any way we can talk to the attorney general because there are m some people that are afraid to still have lawsuits several husband down at the valley i would like to follow up with you those lawsuits pretty much everything has stopped in some of the lawsuits and i would like to get your assistance on that and when that i just want to say thank you you been generous with your time and we look forward to sitting down with you again in person when we open up

chair lofgren: thank you very much. . mr. posey is recognized. mr. posey: thank you, madam chair. i appreciate you having this hearing. mr. geissler, the proceedings of the national academy of science issued a report entitled human presence diminishes the importance of climate in driving fire activity across the united states. this report is significant because it found that climate was significantly less important where humans were more pelfent suggesting that human influence override or even exceed the effect of climate change from fire activity. madam chair, i would ask unanimous consent to submit this report for the record. chair lofgren: without objection. mr. posey: thank you so much. based on your experience to prevent fires, should our limited resources be focused more or specifically on what and how we are building in fire zones rather than the broader topic of climate change sfl mr. guyser, i appreciate your response -- mr. geissler, i appreciate your response. mr. geissler: i appreciate that. when we talk about fire and fire prevention, one of the earlier panelists menti

time, the chair recognizes mrs. daniels for five minutes. >> thank you, chair person butterfield and to the committee on house administration subcommittee on election for holding today's important hearing discussing how voting restrictions impede the right to vote. i have dedicated my career to ensuring free and fair access to the right to vote. it is appropriate to have this discussion today with the onslaught of polls legislation across the country that has as its intent to make it harder to access the right to vote. we will discuss the disproportionate impact on voters of color and the need for federal legislation that protects the right to vote. we have been here before. we have seen these cycles of voter suppression, and they are throughout our history, from the founding where only white male property owners were allowed to vote certainly to the passage of the civil war amends where during reconstruction black men were able to elect persons to local, state, and federal offices. historians said it was the first t

mr. chairman: thank you. time has expired. chair recognizes the gentleman from rhode island for five minutes. representative:, thank you mr. chairman,. thank you for your testimony today. i have a list of questions. if you can be direct as possible, it would be appreciated. i understand colonial has cyber insurance. do you expect your insurers to cover the $4.4 million ransom payment? mr. blount: congressman, thank you for the question. we have cyber insurance. we have had cyber insurance for some time. we have submitted a claim for that ransom payment. i have not had that confirmed yet but i suspect it will be covered. representative: did you have discussions about whether your insurers would cover -- [indiscernible] -- before you made the decision to pay? mr. blount: consultation is going on through the cfo. my focus was to get access to the options i could get available to me to restart the pipeline as quickly and safely as possible. from my perspective, the insurance was not in the forefront of my mind. representative: yesterday