BIT.
BIT. BUT
BIT. BUT THAT'S THE LATEST FOR NOW.
SEND.
SEND.
SEND. BACK TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DAN AT THE
CONNECTICUT STATE CAPITOL.
THEY ARE BURNING THE MIDNIGHT
OIL WE KNOW AS WE JUST CHECKED
IN WITH ANGELA BAVARO AND TONY
WONG JUST A MOMENT AGO THE
DEBATE ON SEVERAL MEASURES JUST
WRAPPING UP THE STATE SENATE
HAD VOTED ON SEVERAL MEASURES,
SOME MORE CONTROVERSIAL THAN
OTHERS AND WE HAVE A LOT TO
SORT THROUGH AT THIS POINT.
>>
>>
>> WE
>> WE DO
>> WE DO INDEED AT FIVE OR FIVE WE
WANT TO GET YOU RIGHT OUT TO
THE STATE CAPITAL THIS MORNING
AS OUR LIVE TEAM COVERAGE
CONTINUES.
CONTINUES. >>
>>
>> THAT'S
>> THAT'S WHERE WE FIND ANGELA
BAVARO.
BAVARO.
BAVARO. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, GUYS.
AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT A 17 HOUR SESSION
THAT JUST WRAPPED UP HERE FIVE
BILLS ON THE TABLE IF YOU
JOINED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO,
YOU KNOW THERE WAS A LOT TO
TALK ABOUT AND LUCKY FOR US,
REPUBLICAN SENATOR TONY WONG IS
STICKING AROUND CONTINUING THAT
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. SENATOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE AFTER SO MANY HOURS.
BUT ONCE AGAIN FOR VIEWERS WHO
ARE JUST TUNING IN, BREAK DOWN
THESE FIVE BILLS.
>>
>>
>> WHAT
>> WHAT WAS DISCUSSED TODAY?
WELL, GOOD MORNING, ANGELO AND
THE DAVID AND WITH AN IMPORTANT
BILL THAT LOOKED AT THE PRISON
POPULATION AND THE
GERRYMANDERING THAT ENGENDERED
IN THE PAST HISTORY WITH THE
REDISTRICTING BASED UPON CENSUS
DATA, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO CORRECT AND ADDRESS THE
ISSUE OF ALLOWING PEOPLE THAT
ARE INCARCERATED TO BE
REGISTERED IN THE HOME ADDRESS
OF WHICH THEY CAME FROM TO HAVE
A PROPER REPRESENTATION.
IT WAS AN INTERESTING DIALOG
AND DEBATE BUT ULTIMATELY I
THINK IT CAME OUT AS A
BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT WE NEED TO INCORPORATE
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT
THEY ORIGINATE FROM RATHER THAN
THE PRISON OF INCARCERATION.
SO IT IS A BIG STEP FORWARD IN
REGARDS TO THE BIPARTISAN
EFFORT IN RECOGNIZING SOCIAL
EQUITY AND OBVIOUSLY SECOND
CHANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO BILL
BY BILL.
BY BILL.
BY BILL. SO YOU MENTIONED THAT WAS A
BIPARTISAN EFFORT.
BIPARTISAN EFFORT. WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT BILL
NOW?
NOW?
NOW? WELL, THE BILL NOW WILL GO TO
THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR A VOTE AND
DISCUSSION AND ULTIMATELY
HOPEFULLY WITH THE BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT THAT WAS ENGENDERED IN
THE SENATE THEN WE MOVED ON TO
AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BILL THAT
ORIGINALLY WAS SCHEDULED TO END
BASED UPON THE CHALLENGES
OF COVID AND THE MAIL IN
ABSENTEE BALLOTS BECAUSE OUR
CURRENT STATUTE
CURRENT STATUTE CONSTITUTIONALLY HAS STRICT
REQUIREMENTS IN REGARDS TO
ABSENTEE NO EXCUSE ABSENTEE
VOTING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL
AND GOOD IF IT ENDED AS A DATE
AS THE BILL WAS DESCRIBED IN
JUNE OF 2021.
>>
>>
>> BUT
>> BUT IN
>> BUT IN A SURPRISE AMENDMENT
THEY EXTENDED THE DEMOCRATS
EXTENDED THE THE BILL'S
INTENTION TO NOVEMBER 3RD, 2021
WHICH WOULD NOW ENCOMPASS A
STATEWIDE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER
AS WELL AS MANY MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS.
ELECTIONS. WHAT THREW IT INTO A LENGTHY
DISCUSSION WAS THE FACT THAT IT
NOW ALLOW FOR THE SAME
POSSIBILITY OF OUTRIGHT MAIL
BALLOT AS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED
IN THE COVID PANDEMIC.
IT SEEMS IRONIC TO US IN OUR
DEBATE THAT AS WE OPEN UP THE
STATE WITH THE GOVERNOR ON MAY
19TH TO REACH A NEW NORMAL WE
ARE STILL USING COVID HAS A WAY
OF CREATING MORE CHALLENGES AND
NEW WAYS OF OUTREACH AND VOTING
THAT'S BYPASSING THE
CONSTITUTION.
CONSTITUTION. OBVIOUSLY IT'S AN ISSUE WE'RE
GOING TO CONSIDER BUT THIS BILL
IN ESSENCE IN MY OPINION WAS
LITERALLY PUTTING THE CART
BEFORE THE HORSE.
SO WE HAD A VERY LENGTHY DEBATE
AND ULTIMATELY SOME AMENDMENTS
WERE PROPOSED TO TRY TO PUT
SOME SAFE MEASURES IN REGARDS
THAT THAT THAT REGULATE AND
MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOTING IS
SECURE AND SAFE AND RESPECTFUL
OF THE PROCESS UNFORTUNATELY
PASSED ALONG PARTIZAN LINES.
ANOTHER AREA THAT WE CAME UP
AND IT IS EARLY MORNING SO
FORGIVE ME BUT BUT WE GOT
INVOLVED IN REGARDS TO
TELEHEALTH MEDICINE.
TELEHEALTH MEDICINE. IT WAS A BIG, BIG COMPONENT
OF OUR EVALUATION FROM THE
STANDPOINT DURING THE PANDEMIC
WE REALIZED THAT TELEHEALTH WAS
AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE HEALTH
CARE SOLUTION.
CARE SOLUTION. IT HELPED PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO
GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE, MEDICAL
SUPPORT WITHOUT HAVING TO REACH
PATIENT
PATIENT SERVICE OR THE OFFICE CONNECTION IT WAS
CRITICAL IS PROVEN TO BE
ESSENTIAL AND WHAT WE DID IN
THIS SESSION AND THIS THIS
AFTERNOON WAS TO CODIFY AND SAY
TELEHEALTH IS E TO STAY.
BUT WE HAD TO WORK OUT THE
DETAI TO BE SURE THT IT WAS
COINT WE HAD
IRE
COINT WE HAD SO THE DEVIL'S IN THE DET
BT I'M OFFIN THE FACT THAT
WE IN A BIPARTISAN BASIS
RECOGNIZE THAT TELEHEALTH IS AN
ESSENTIALT THE
ESSENTIALT THE ULTIMATE PRIORITY IS TO ENSURE
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE
PEOPLE AND GETTING THE PROPER
MEDICAL CARE THAT THEY NEED THE
DAY JUST DRAGGED INTO MORNING
WHEN WE DEBATED SENATE BILL TO
A WELL INTENTIONED
COMPREHENSIVE KIDS COMMITTEE
BILL THAT WAS COMPREHENSIVE IN
THE CONTEXT THAT HAD OVER TO
SECONDS.
SECONDS.
SECONDS. EACH SECTION COULD HAVE STOOD
ALONE AS A SINGLE BILL IN THE
AREA OF MENTAL HEALTH WELLBEING
COUNSELING BUT ALSO FROM BIRTH
TO THREE, YOU KNOW, PRE-K
PROGRAMS AND IT ALSO TALKED
ABOUT EDUCATION INITIATIVES AND
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IT IT
BYPASSED A LOT OF THE
COMMITTEES THAT COGNIZANCE THE
KIDS COMMITTEE HAD AREAS
RELATED TO CHILDREN.
>>
>>
>> BUT
>> BUT SIBYLLE ANGELO THAT THAT WE
SHOULD HAVE HAD EXPERTS IN THE
AREA OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TO
OFFER THEIR INPUT.
BUT INSTEAD WE PASSED A
COMPREHENSIVE BILL THAT WAS A
GOAL THAT WE ALL HAVE BUT WE
DIDN'T HAVE IN MY OPINION THE
PROPER VETTING A COUPLE
OF CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
OF DEBATE THAT REALLY GRINDED A
LOT OF THE DISCUSSION WAS THE
FACT THAT ONE PART OF THE
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
OF SERVICES AT CURRENT STATUTE
YOUR SIX MEDICAL VISITS FOR
MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING
AND AFTER THE SIXTH VISIT IN
ORDER TO GET ADDITIONAL
COUNSELING SERVICES, YOU NEED
TO HAVE A HEALTH CARE EXPERT
CONSULT THE PARENT TO HAVE THEM
BE ENGAGED IN THE MENTAL
SUPPORT OF SERVICES.
THIS BILL NOW SAYS AFTER YOUR
SIXTH VISIT YOU HAVE UNLIMITED
VISIT AND YOU DO NOT NEED
PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT.
PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT. >>
>>
>> TO
>> TO ME
>> TO ME THAT SUBJECTS THE ROLE
OF PARENT AS AN INTEGRAL PART
IN THE WELL-BEING, MENTAL
HEALTH AND SUPPORT OF SERVICE
AND ENGAGEMENT OF THEIR
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. IT REALLY IT WAS A TROUBLING
ASPECT FOR ME IN THE SENSE THAT
IN THEIR WELL-INTENTIONED TO
PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
FOR CRITICAL NEEDS THAT A
FAMILY MEMBER PARENTS AS A
COMPONENT NEEDS TO BE THAT
PART.
PART.
PART. BUT
PART. BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS BILL AND
THE COMPONENTS AND THE
PROPONENTS OF THIS BILL THINKS
THAT THE STATE KNOWS BETTER.
THAT'S A CHALLENGING ASPECT FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. ANOTHER COMPONENT IS PUBLIC
HEALTH AND ALL OF ITS
COMPONENTS AND COMPLEXITY NEEDS
EXPERT OPINION.
EXPERT OPINION. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROPONENTS
OF THIS BILL AND OUR DEBATE WAS
IT DIDN'T NEED TO GO TO PUBLIC
HEALTH.
HEALTH.
HEALTH. THAT WAS DEEPLY TROUBLING FOR
ME AS WELL.
BUT I THINK COMPREHENSIVELY IT
WAS A LONG DEBATE AND AND IT
WAS I GUESS I CAN END IT IN A
POSITIVE ANGELOV IS AFTER
NEARLY A YEAR WE WERE NOT IN
THE BUILDING AND WE DID NOT
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
THESE LIVELY DEBATES A
TRANSPARENCY OF ENGAGEMENT AND
HAVING PEOPLE TALK TO EACH
OTHER AND DEBATE THE PROCESS
AND ME BEING ABLE TO BE HERE TO
TALK TO YOU.
IT REALLY IS KIND OF DEMOCRACY
IN PRACTICE AND A GREATER
DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY.
SO THESE BILLS WILL NOW GET THE
VETTING WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF THE TELEHEALTH BILL WHICH I
HOPE THE GOVERNOR WILL SIGN AND
MAKE IT TO LAW.
THE OTHER BILLS THAT WE TALKED
ABOUT WILL NOW HAVE TO GO TO
THE HOUSE AND HAVE THEIR
DELIBERATION.
DELIBERATION. BUT IT'S IT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART I WOULD OFFER TO
YOU IS WE'RE BACK INTO THE
CAPITAL OR ENGAGED IN THE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS OF REPRESENTING PEOPLE AND
HAVING OUR DISAGREEMENTS
DEBATED, ARTICULATED AND
TRANSPARENTLY OBVIOUS TO THE
PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT.
SENATOR, I WAS GOING TO SAY
IT'S VERY NICE SEEING YOU ALL
IN THERE TOGETHER WATCHING YOU
GUYS AND QUIEN HAVEN'T SEEN
THAT IN A WHILE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR
BEING HERE.
BEING HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WELL, THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
OF COURSE.
OF COURSE. AND AS YOU JUST HEARD A LOT TO
TALK ABOUT,