Peter but not with the americans who came back. Pres. Trump at the time, it was. Now they have studied it. Live this morning, we will be hearing testimony from the secretary of health and Human Services, alex azar, who is hearing appearing before a subcommittee on the budget request. He is also expected to get questions about the response to the coronavirus outbreak. The white house is asking for money in new funding and would take it from ebola preparedness and other programs to deal with the coronavirus. There is a cross briefing on the u. S. Response in several spoke to reporters after including the chair and Ranking Member who oversees the committee. Thoughtsu give us your on the briefing . This is a very aggressive virus. The number of cases in china is up. We see cases in italy, iran, other places. We need to redouble efforts we have made which have been the unusual quarantine of american citizens and the Public Health efforts we are making and congress will be considering additional money to make sure it is appropriately finished. Is that enough . We will see if it is enough. It is 2. 5 billion. We have to have a balance. At 10 days ago we had 14 cases and now we have 50. Cases ine same time, japan went from around 48,000 to 78,000. 48,000 it is up in the world and level in the United States. It is inhabitable we will have more cases in the United States. We need to continue what we are doing now, quarantine and use tremendous state and local efforts to make sure it doesnt spread. How concerned are you that there is no one that has taken the positions at the health and Human Services . We have witnesses like dr. Fauchi. And it is important to know that bush,ent obama, trump have taken steps to prepare. In 14 casesdays ago today except for the japanese crew ship is pretty remarkable given the aggressive nature of this virus. The problem is, it is very aggressive and is spreading in other countries and will inevitably spread here. We want to contain that spread when it comes. Do you think 2. 5 billion is enough. Is enough . We dont know yet we have already given 2. 5 billion and and if they need more we will appropriated. I am glad the administration is handing over supplemental but i believe it is totally inadequate and we need a better job of making sure we have the diagnostics, testing across the country and being prepared for something coming. Democratscans and said they were concerned about the briefing. Can you give us some idea of your feeling as you come away . I am very concerned that we are not prepared for this or anything like it in the future, especially with the budget that came out and to cut cdc and nih where we are seeing why it is important that we be prepared. Do you know why it was classified . Is 2. 5 billion enough . I am not going to say anything that is secure and classified. Casesmber of reported originated in the United States and has remained at 14 for several weeks. Spreads to other andtries, iran, italy, other places, the question is whether they will be aggressive in quarantining cases and reduce the spread beyond their borders. We will have to wait and see. The Trump Administration has asked for slightly more than 2 billion in additional funds to deal with the coronavirus. That is a wise allocation of funds. It may not even be enough. I do believe that the president s request on october 1 to cut the funds for cdc and nih is completely backwards. We have to anticipate more research will be needed, not just the supplemental but beyond. I hope the president will reassess the budget request to congress. What would you say to americans who are worried because they feel an outbreak could happen at any second . I dont believe the threat to the United States is imminent just based on what i have read but i also believe we should be wary this could go on for months in terms of anticipating the spread beyond the countries that currently have it. Are you trump confident confident in you each of administration . There are some at the table i would trust. Auchi is one of them. F th you cannot ask for a cut in the center for Disease Control in light of what we know with the coronavirus. Is there a plan in place to deal with people who are being be quarantined . With theu happy supplemental . Is it enough . I dont think anyone knows. It is not an unreasonable amount in light of what we are facing. We went to a great the number of cdc employees responding to this across the United States. We have to pay for the transportation of some people who may be vulnerable or infected in a safeway. This takes money but it is money well spent if it protects the rest of america. Said it isschumer too little, too late. Did they defend that . The explanation they gave suggest about 2 million plus but i took it from the expo nation that they dont know if four weeks from now we might from their explanation that we dont know if two weeks from now we might ask for more. Opinion, it was a top secret briefing i feel good and confident with our heads up and where we are at, not only on containing it but mitigating it. There have been 14 cases in the u. S. , two indiana families who were stranded on it. But in general, when it comes to discussion of a vaccination and all the things you need to be ready with, i feel we are in good shape. We were just getting into the conversation there in general. There was nothing new in terms of what we are up against. The Community Transmission is now looking like it is the worst characteristic of its, starting to occur in places like iran, korea, and italy. In general, we have had 14 cases and i feel good that we are prepared to handle whatever it is. Requeste supplemental from yesterday enough in your opinion . Were there concerns raised that it wasnt . There were discussions about that. But we will put the resources to it. With trade and you saw what the market did. I think once we get through the immediate effect, we will find that we are in the best shape as anyone to deal with it. We have already had the heads up and inaggressive it is my opinion, we will learn from it but we are in good shape to deal with it. Is any indication that quarantine protocols are changing from military bases . No discussion of that. When it comes to quarantines and moving on a vaccination, which is a key difference, we can now produce vaccinations quickly. I think that will be probably the mid to longterm response to this. It ineally containing countries if they dont have the infrastructure like we have here is the biggest issue. If it occurred in a place like china, which is still not where we would be, and you can see that in the sense that they scrambled to do the best they can with some and is learning more about. I feel confident in this country we are in as good shape as any place to make sure it is contained in mitigated. What you say to americans who are worried about some kind of outbreak that they want to buy supplies and want to buy facemasks . Should they buy facemasks . States,ses here in the not including what happened on the crew ship. I think that should tell you that panicking about this does not make sense. I feel that we are in the best shape than probably any country to have it contained and mitigated like i said earlier. Thatf that is something just stays steady and be calm. We have hador the heads up to confront it. Watch and be careful but i feel good. Thank you. The travel bands have proven effective and i would stay with them. Right now the administrations approach is disastrously inadequate. It seems to be take two aspirin and call us in the morning. The supplemental is way below what is needed to protect the American People against an outbreak that seems to be virtually inevitable in my opinion. Was briefing which classified should be made available to the American People because that would be an outcry and uproar if the American People heard what we have been told. I believe the administration has a real obligation to tell the American People what it is tongass is behind closed doors. Can you characterize it without revealing anything or the areas of your concern . Concern go tof my the preparedness prevention and other steps that need to be taken to protect the American People. Touching, preparedness, prevention protection, preparedness, and prevention seem inadequate. An increase in the number of cases seems virtually inevitable. I can give you my impressions but i cant tell you what i was told, which is really a pouring abhorring. Did they say why it wasnt classified . The president said coronavirus is very well under control in the country. The people who have it are all Getting Better and then he said we are close to a vaccine for it. He said that this morning. Is that consistent with what you heard . There is money in the supplemental for developing a vaccine. I hope we are close to it. But there is no evidence that in fact we are on the verge of discovering an effective vaccine, let alone making it available to the people needed. The numbers of cases right now days,hanged over recent but history tells us that outbreaks can occur very quickly. What is most alarming here is the spread to other countries, iran, italy, and countries that are seeing it in much larger numbers. So the impression i have, based on what i was told, it is only my impression, is that we will have more outbreaks in the country. The president says it is well under control in the u. S. My purpose is not to dispute the president but it is to say we need to invest more resources. Did they dispute it was under control . I am not going to say what was said in that room. I should be able to do so. This should never have been classified. I am at a loss to know why it is. Lawmakers are speaking out and saying dont put quarantined people in my state. Did you hear more of that . I am hearing a number of different comments but i dont want to repeat what we said in the room. They indicate they might ask for more money down the road . There was no indication they have plans to seek more funding beyond the supplemental of 2. 5 billion. Around1. 5 billion or that amount is going to develop a vaccine. Tore are no specific plans ask for more. Thank you. Centers for Disease Control and prevention director dr. Robert redfield and others will testify on the Coronavirus Response before a subcommittee. Watch that live thursday at 2 p. M. Eastern on cspan3, online or listen live with the free cspan app. Morning, wethis hear from the secretary of health and Human Services, alex azar him who will testify before a Senate Appropriations , whommittee alex azar will testify before a Senate Appropriations committee and get the response to the coronavirus outbreak. The white house is asking for 1. 25 billion in new funding and would take the same amount from ebola preparedness and other programs to deal with the coronavirus. The center for Disease Control and prevention will also testify on the Coronavirus Response before a house subcommittee. We will have that live at 2 00 eastern over on cspan3. You can also stream that hearing live online or tune in with the radio app. The Budget Proposal for 2021 includes nearly 95 billion dollars in Discretionary Budget Authority and 1. 3 trillion dollars in mandatory funding for hhs. More than 9 billion have been made in two health and Human Services in the plan, a 10 decrease from last year with a slight increase for the fda. Today, live over on cspan2, summit the senate is gaveled in and vote on lateterm abortions this afternoon. Ive on cspan3, lawmakers hearing from the acting homeland 20 21ty advisor on the budget request good we expect this to start in five minutes or so. [indistinct conversations] while we wait for the hearing on the appropriations side on the coronavirus and the agent funding to begin, we will take a look at the comments President Trump made while in india about the Coronavirus Response. On coronavirus, 2014, when the ebola situation was concerning to so many americans, you tweeted ebola patient will be brought to the u. S. In a few days, now i know for sure our leaders are incompetent and in all caps you wrote keep them out of here. Americans have been brought back to the u. S. With coronavirus by your own measures. Does that mean your own government has been incompetent . Pres. Trump there is a big difference between coronavirus and ebola, like day and night. I felt we should bring them back. They are americans. With ebola, it was very explosive and very terrible. We are making tremendous strides on ebola with the things we are doing. There is a tremendous, vast difference, especially in and run was it 2014 or 2012 . At that time, nobody had ever heard at ebola or conceived of something where people would disintegrate. We are still working on ebola. We are doing a vaccine and a lot of inks having to do with ebola. We are not forgetting about ebola. That is a horrible thing. But we have that now very much under control, other than certain parts of the congo where they have more and we cant get in. We are still working on that. As far as what we are doing with the new virus, i think we are doing a great job. Waslt that in the decision made in japan, let these americans come back and we will see where they are. They were immediately put into quarantine. There is no problem with it whatsoever. As you know, i approved 2. 5 lien dollars for just that perp 2. 5 billion just for that purpose in getting a vaccine. When they were quarantined with ebola, they all survived. Pres. Trump the level of death at the time was 100 . But not with the americans that came here. Pres. Trump you are talking thet one or 2 , whereas in other case it was virtually 100 . Now they have studies in there close to a vaccine. Remarks from President Trump during his visit to india, live this morning on capitol hill. We will be hearing from the secretary of health and human bevices, alex azar, who will testifying in front of a subcommittee. He is expected to get questions on the Administration Response to the coronavirus outbreak. The white house asking for 1. 25 billion in new funding to deal with the coronavirus. [indistinct conversations] just waiting for the meeting to come together with the secretary of health and Human Services. He will testify before the subcommittee on the budget request for his department. We may be hearing from members of the committee who spoke this morning about the Coronavirus Response. Can you give us your thoughts on the briefing i know people were concerned. 10 days ago there were 14 cases in the United States and today there are 14 cases in the United States, plus the 39 from shipruise trip cruise who are all quarantined. Today the news is good. The bad news is this is a very aggressive virus. In the last 10 days the number of cases in china is up here and we see cases in italy, iran, other places. So we need to redouble the efforts we have made which have been the unusual quarantine, the first in 50 years of american citizens. The Public Health efforts we are making and congress will consider additional money to make sure it is appropriate he funded. Is that enough . We dont know. If we need what we will appropriate more paired we have to have a balance. 10 days we had 14 cases and today we have 14 cases. Except for the japanese cruise ship, during that same time, the cases in japan went from i mean in china went from 48,000 78,000 paired it is up in the world and a level in the United States. It is inevitable we will have more cases in the United States we need to continue what we are doing now. Quarantine and use tremendous state and local effort to make sure it doesnt spread. About thecerned epidemics at the National Security council in dhhs as and the positions have been vacant. I didnt notice that as a problem. We had 10 administration misses. Fauchi who like dr. Has expands in dealing with these pandemics. Over the years, previous president s have taken steps to prepare for this and we have. One a good job so far 14 cases 10 days ago and 14 cases today except for the cruise ship, given the aggressive nature of this virus. The problem is it is very aggressive and spreading in other countries and will inevitably spread here. We want to contain that spread when it comes. Do you think 2. 5 billion is enough . We dont know. We have already appropriated 105 million and given the authority to the departments to spend more if they need more and we will appropriated. I am glad the administration has sent over supplemental. I believe it is totally inadequate and we need a better job of making sure we have the diagnostics, testing across the country, and be prepared for something that is coming. Republicans and democrats have said they are concerned. Can you give us your feeling coming away . I am concerned that we are not prepared for this are like anything in the future. And nih. To cut the cdc is the 2. 5 billion enough . Sen. Murray there. Testifying the budget request for health and Human Services