Good afternoon as chairman of the Senate Commerce subcommittee on manufacture, trade and Consumer Protection i welcome you all here today to a hearing entitled, protecting americans from covid19 scams. The nation continues to fight the unprecedented Public Health present and president Public Health crisis brought on by the covid19 pandemic. In light of the serious threat this post to america, in the shoe shuddering of mainstream businesses, the response of Public Health protocols, have been felt in every corner of the country. It has been clear the preventive practices, policies, and resources, including expanded testing case testing capabilities and the ability to have protective equipment or absolute assess these to reopening the economy extinguishing this health crisis. However, during this time of National Emergency recorded and recovery, there are frustration scam artists that seek to take advantage of consumers, especially of the nations most vulnerable communities like that of o
Gates barack obama and a lot musk. And the shuttle for the 2022 world cup encounter is around sun for the 1st time there will be 4 matches a day in the group stages. But into the Program Egypt is seeking urgent clarification from ethiopia about whether it started to fill the reservoir of africas largest dam on the blue nile ethiopians state television reported on wednesday that the filling of the ground renee salts dam had begun the 5000000000. 00 project is the centerpiece of ethiopias dared to become africas biggest power exporter egypt and sudan the fear reduced Water Supplies downstream one didnt want the river down and until they reach an agreement with ethiopia last month egypt told the un it faces an existential threat from the down Charles Trafford reports now on the complex regional politics surrounding the project. Its taken 10 years to build and cost close to 5000000000. 00 u g o p s flagship Infrastructure Project is a great source of national pride. But the grand ethiopian
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Scuffles between. Its all about abuse of National Anthem. And gets back to business. After months of. Welcome to the Program Health experts and diplomats are preparing for days of tense talks starting shortly at the World Health Assembly the annual meeting is the governing body of the World Health Organization and should be focused on combating the coronavirus but disputes between global rivals are threatening to overshadow the its being hosted at the geneva but if you take place online the United States is again expected to. And its leadership. Which it accuses of being too lenient on china the u. S. Has also been pushing for the w. H. O. To end its exclusion of taiwan china which came styron as it stood a tree has been blocking its ought to special for 7 yards. This of course means that one of the places thats been most successful at combating the coronavirus pandemic wont have a seat at the table taiwan has said it wont prestige to but taipei wants to share how it managed to keep it
[inaudible conversations] good morning the subcommittee will now come to order. Welcome to everyone that is here in the hearing room. The chair now recognizes herself for an opening statement. According to dhs National Survey on drug use, 44 million americans reported using cannabis in the last year. Thirtythree states now allow the medicinal use of cannabis and in the district of columbia have legalized for adult use. State laws and federal policy are 1000 miles apart. The federal governments still strictly prohibits even restricting legitimate medical research. Widespread availability of cannabis is the purpose of the hearing to examine the pressing need for medical research of cannabis and the chemical compound with cbd being one of them. Half a century ago the congress listed cannabis as schedule one substance including heroin heroine, lsd, and ecstasy. Schedule one drugs have no medical value in high potential for abuse. Scheduled to drugs such as cocaine and vicodin even schedule