[inaudible conversations] i would ask her guess to take their seats. The subcommittee on oversight investigations will come to order. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement to todays hearing is the first opportunity for congress to hear testimony from doctors mandy cohen since she was appointed to the centers for days Disease Control director in july. Dr. Cohen congratulations on your point maybe we are taking the reins of the cdc at a critical time you have a heavy task ahead. As i have said editor jan oversight hearing to cope with 19 pandemic revealed he we did not have the cdc we thought we had. I look forward to hearing how you plan to change that. This is an opportunity to hear firsthand about how the cdc is responding to the ongoing respiratory virus. Im particular interest in hearing about how the cdc is helping to mitigate the shortage of respiratory essential virus or are city immunization for all infants. We have heard reports that are as the cases are sharply in certai
Chair wenstrup the select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here today. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess at any time. Pursuant to rule 7d of the committee on oversight and accountability, and at the discretion of chairman comer, mr. Jordan, a member of the full committee may participate in todays hearing for purposes of question. I now recognize myself for the purpose of making an Opening Statement. Today, the select subcommittee is holding a hearing to exam the centers for Disease Control and preventions policies and decisions during the covid19 pandemic. The pandemic sent shock waves through all aspects of american life. School, work, family, sports, and faith. This was a novel virus. There was much we didnt know. And we didnt know how to react. Educated guesses were the best things we could do especially early on. Throughout i maintained hope and what should have and could have united our country but did not inst
Panel, don oconnell, the assistant secretary for preparedness and response. Rochelle walensky the director of the center for Disease Control and dr. Robert califf the commissioner of the food and drug administration. On our second panel we will hear from a doctor and Robert Wiseman and martin mccarrick. We have two very important panels. Let me begin by thanking all of the folks that run the first panel. All of us know that the last three years have been unprecedented in our lifetimes. We dealt with the worst Public Health crisis in 100 years. I want to think all of you under those difficult circumstances for the work you did for the American People. Today, our job is to take a look at at where we are today in terms of where we are preparing, god forbid, for another pandemic. And, the need to reauthorize the pandemic preparedness act later this year. I want to take the opportunity to acknowledge the previous leadership on the bill from senator murray, chair of the committee, and senato
Emergencies. Did you see director warned about the implications of the Current Public Health emergency depending on 11th but sent Health Committee also hears from commissioner about Lessons Learned from the covid19 pandemic. This is just over two hours 10 minutes. Rusmac hey, thank you. The Senate Committee on Health Education and pagers will come to order. This afternoon we are going to hear from two panels. We are going to hear from our first panel the assistant secretary for preparedness and response. The shot will instigate the director centers for Disease Control and doctor robert the commissioner for food and drug administration. Our second panel we will be hearingat from them will hear fm Robert Wiseman and martin carey we have two very, very important panels. Let me begin by thanking all of the folks who were on the first panel. All of us know the last three years have been unprecedented in our lifetimes where we with the worst Public Health crisis 100 years at the thank all of
Streets and parks of minsk. Usyago ystalyavana more than 300. Hello everyone, are you ready to meet our guest marina, what do you expect from the children you meet now . I expect interesting questions from them, and of course, i really want to get to know our younger generations. Do you promise to tell only the truth . Yes, of course, good luck then. So, we welcome our heroine, today our guest is the most titled grandfatherist in the country, eighttime champion of belarus, european champion of the Second European games, Marina Slutskaya. Marina, you have the right to refuse to answer questions three times, be attentive to the questions, at the end of the program you you have to choose the best one, now you have one minute to talk briefly. Let me introduce myself, time has passed, my name is Marina Slutskaya, honored master of sports, twotime european champion, participant in the tokyo olympics, judo coach, head of the dudo Childrens Club in minsk, i hope, a good, honest, fair person, m