velazquez for five minutes. ms. velazquez: thank you, mr. chairman. in the name of liberty and freedom, you know, i just would like to discuss with dr. fauci, we have over 500,000 people that died. and the truth matters here. because president trump talked about fake virus, that it will disappear by magic. then, when we have the vaccine, the infrastructure wasn't there to make sure that people was being -- getting the vaccination. so obviously, elections have consequences. and we can start discussing the fact that today more than 120 million americans, roughly a third of the population, have received at least one vaccine dose. dr. fauci, what are we doing today that we didn't do, that the previous administration didn't do in getting the vaccination in people's arms? dr. fauci: well, there has been a major effort to facilitate the distribution of vaccines that have multiple components to it. one is to get community vaccine centers, including in those areas that generally are underserved with minorities, keeping equity as an important issue. getting fed

hablamos con carlos velÁzquez del departamento de servicio de medio ambiente de san josÉ y nos indicapeligrosos, tiene que desecharlos por parte del condado. ellos tienen un programa donde puedes ir a un sitio y entregarlos completamente gratis. ese sitio tiene los lugares donde puedes desechar baterÍas del carro, aceite del motor y otros electrÓnicos que quizÁs son peligrosos y no se pueden poner en la basura. ramÓn: la ciudad de san josÉ cuenta con un programa para recoger artÍculos de mayor tamaÑo. el condado de santa clara recoge otros desechos mÁs peligrosos que no deben parar en la basura. le invitamos para que lleve sus artÍculoselectrodomÉsticos el sÁbado 24 de abril desde las 9:00 de la maÑana a las 12:00 del mediodÍa y el domingo 25 de abril al estacionamiento del museo de la aviaciÓn en san carlos. esto serÁ de las 10:00 de la maÑana a la 1:00 de la tarde. lo importante es tener conciencia y cuidar nuestro planeta a travÉs del reciclaje. ese es mi reporte, paola. muy buenas tardes. paola: hoy es el dÍa del planeta y son varios retos que tenemos para cuidar nuestra casa. par

i want to extend my special thanks to chairwoman velazquez for putting forward these bills. i rise in strong support of h.r. 1490, the 504 modernization and small manufacturer enhancement act of 2021. ives proud to -- i was proud to join my colleagues, representatives angie craig, davids and chavez to modernize the 504 loan program. it was a mission to provide small businesses with affordable long-term financing. our bill will provide the s.b.a. with the tools to assist small businesses as they recover during covid-19. h.r. 1490 will expand eligibility of 504 loans for small businesses that have focused on workforce development, revitalize areas that have been hit hard and implement energy-efficient products or have 10 or fewer employees. these additions will strengthen the 504 loan program for the long run and help small businesses in my community access much-needed capital. the bill will also streamline the closing process of 504 loans. specifically, h.r. 1490 allows certified development companies to rectify documentation without the implicit approval of the s.b.a. these

chairwoman velazquez, ranking member luetkemeyer, and members of the committee, i am pleased to be here this morning to discuss work on sba's paycheck protection program and economic injury disaster loan program. sbs made -- guaranteed about 19 million loans and grants through to these programs providing about $970 billion to help small businesses adversely affected by covid-19. in april 2020 sba moves quickly on his programs to help small businesses survive during the pandemic. sba initially put limited controls in place, leaving both programs susceptible to program integrity issues and proper payments and fraud. since june 2020 we have made eight recommendations to sba to improve the programs. in addition, we included these programs as a new area on a high risk list in march 2021 because of the potential for fraud, significant program integrity risk and need for much improved program management and better oversight. we also cited the results of sba's most recent financial statement audit in which the auditor issued a disclaimer opinion on sba's financial statements because sba was una

chairwoman velazquez, ranking member luetkemeyer, and members of the committee, i am pleased to be here this morning to discuss work on sba's paycheck protection program and economic injury disaster loan program. sbs made -- guaranteed about 19 million loans and grants through to these programs providing about $970 billion to help small businesses adversely affected by covid-19. in april 2020 sba moves quickly on his programs to help small businesses survive during the pandemic. sba initially put limited controls in place, leaving both programs susceptible to program integrity issues and proper payments and fraud. since june 2020 we have made eight recommendations to sba to improve the programs. in addition, we included these programs as a new area on a high risk list in march 2021 because of the potential for fraud, significant program integrity risk and need for much improved program management and better oversight. we also cited the results of sba's most recent financial statement audit in which the auditor issued a disclaimer opinion on sba's financial statements because sba was una

worked with my house colleague, particularly my house colleagues, particularly representative nydia velazquez to get that done. prior to the american rescue plan, the federal government had never supported puerto rico's tax credit for low-income workers. we did that for the first time ever. shockingly, prior to the american rescue plan, only families with three or more children in puerto rico could claim the child tax credit. that seemed to me to be racist in its application. we fixed that and made sure that every family in puerto rico could claim the credit, just like every other american family. so as long as democrats have a majority here in the senate, i'm going to make sure that puerto rico is treated fairly and gets its fair share of support. when it comes to this disaster aid, i am so glad the biden administration is rectifying the issue. i hope we never repeat such a shameful delay. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconne

when nydia velazquez and i went to kennedy airport, when jan shascow i ask went to the airport in chicago, when other people went to the airport, what did we find? we found muslims being kept out of the country. people with perfectly valid visas, perfectly valid green cards. people whose relatives were waiting for them here. because they had perfectly valid entry certificates were being kept out of the country. and they couldn't even speak to their lawyers. that's the next bill we'll be considering on the floor in the next few minutes. that's what we found. and that has been in effect for a long time. and it's un-american. it's unconstitutional. it's against the efforts of this country. as the speaker said, i think it was the speaker who said it, the motto of the country's e pluribus une yum. from many one. this muslim ban denies that. this says e pluribus, i don't know the latin for a few. that's immoral. madam speaker, we must pass this bill. more than 400 organizations and industry leaders support this bill. they include muslim advocates, the aclu, airbnb. the hebrew immigrant aid soci

velazquez: thank you, mr. speaker. i am a proud original co-sponsor of h.r. 1996, the safe banking act, and rise in its strong support. i would also like to take this opportunity to recognize the gentleman from colorado, mr. perlmutter, for his extraordinary leadership on this legislation. when the pandemic first hit, and stay at home orders went into place, many small cannabis businesses were deemed essential. yet, just as states recognized these businesses as critical, federal law still fails to provide them the same access to key financial services like banking and insurance. h.r. 1996, the safe banking act, will address this problem. enabling them to grow and hire more workers. failing to allow cannabis businesses to utilize financial products and services not only creates artificial bias for these small businesses, it also is an issue of public safety. these high volume cash business rs frequently the target of robberies and break-ins. that's why the safe banking act is so important and why as chair of the house s

queremos entenderlo perfectamente para empezar a planificarlos siguientes velazquez eran un poco mÁsompartir el entusiasmo que vimos reflejado en los colegas siendo testigos de un nuevo capÍtulo en la exploraciÓn de marte. gracias. >> gracias a ustedes por la invitaciÓn. un abrazo. alan: vamos a noticias no tan espectaculares. la naciÓn amanece inmersa en una epidemia de tiroteosque provocan dramÁticas consecuencias y presionan el debate, en louisiana, siendo el tercer ataque en un solo dÍa. las vÍctimas luchan por sus vidas en el hospital . una recibiÓ un disparo en la cabeza. en chicago, una niÑa de sÓlo siete aÑos esperaba ansiosa su cajita feliz en la ventanilla de mcdonald's y recibiÓ mÚltiples heridas de bala. es trasladada al hospital y aunque el personal mÉdico lucha por salvarla, la pequeÑa no sobrevive. hasta ahora no se registra ningÚn arresto. la policÍa acaba de arrestar al sospechoso de abrir fuego en un complejo de apartamentos en austin, texas. el pistolero serÍa stephen nicolÁs brother de 42 aÑos. acusado de agresiÓn sexual infantil. su arrestar era un respiroa esta

when nydia velazquez and i went to kennedy airport, when jan shascow i ask went to the airport in chicago, when other people went to the airport, what did we find? we found muslims being kept out of the country. people with perfectly valid visas, perfectly valid green cards. people whose relatives were waiting for them here. because they had perfectly valid entry certificates were being kept out of the country. and they couldn't even speak to their lawyers. that's the next bill we'll be considering on the floor in the next few minutes. that's what we found. and that has been in effect for a long time. and it's un-american. it's unconstitutional. it's against the efforts of this country. as the speaker said, i think it was the speaker who said it, the motto of the country's e pluribus une yum. from many one. this muslim ban denies that. this says e pluribus, i don't know the latin for a few. that's immoral. madam speaker, we must pass this bill. more than 400 organizations and industry leaders support this bill. they include muslim advocates, the aclu, airbnb. the hebrew immigrant aid soci