Latin american states to get hundreds of thousands of russian coated shot doses as the head of the un harold the bold but the feat and play in the battle against the pandemic. Good evening am i happy friday to you all this is our 2 International Coming to you straight from the russian capital welcome to the program. We start with some breaking news the European Union is imposing export controls on coronavirus vaccines made in Member States amid a row over supply shortages brussels has also just given the green light to the drug at the heart of the dispute made by british firm astra zeneca we can now cross to our to charlotte n. C. And paris charlotte to major announcements from the European Commission and the European Medicines Agency talk us through whats happened. Well as you mentioned the European Union has confirmed that it is taking this extraordinary step of introducing export controls on vaccines this means that any that scene that is manufactured within the block thats the 27.
Testimony from the dhs regarding its decision to ban residents of new york state from trusted Traveler Programs like global entry. Like global entry. On february 5, senior ghs official chad wolfe wrote to new york officials to inform them of the ban, without notifying congress and the members of the new york state delegation who sit on this authorizing committee. Mr. Wolf cited new yorks green light law, a justification for the ban, stating that the law, quote, compromises cbps ability to confirm whether an individual applying for ttp membership meets Program Eligibility requirements. Mr. Wolf then stated, quote, because the act prevents dhs from accessing new york dmv records in order to determine whether a ttp applicant or reapplicant meets Program Eligibility requirements, new York Resident wills no longer be eligible to enroll or reenroll in cbps trusted Traveler Programs. After that announcement, this committee continued to receive inaccurate and misleading testimony that repeated
A House Homeland Security subcommittee is looking into the Homeland Security departments management of the trust and Traveler Program that expedites travel across u. S. Borders, such as, tsa pre and global entry. Some new york state residents have been banned from the programs due to state laws on sharing drivers license information with federal agencies. Will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the subcommittee in recess at any point. Good morning. We are convening today in our continued effort to understand why this Committee Received inact are the and misleading testimony inaccurate and misleading testimony from the dhs regarding its decision to ban residents of new york state from trusted Traveler Programs like global entry. On february 5, senior ghs official chad wolfe wrote to new york officials to inform them of the ban, without notifying congress and the members of the new york state delegation who sit on this authorizing committee. Mr. Wolf cit
We can then today in our continued effort to understand whyt this can be received inaccurate and misleading testimony from dhs regarding its decision to ban residents of new york state, trusted Traveler Programs, like global entry. On february 5th, senior dhs official chad wolf wrote to new york officials to inform them of the ban, without notifying congress and the members of the new york state delegation who sit on this authorizing committee. Mr. Wolf cited new yorks green light law as justification for the ban, stating that the law quote, compromises cbps ability to confirm whether an individual applying for ttp membership meets Program Eligibility requirements. Mr. Wolf then stated, quote, because the act prevents dhs from accessing new york dmv records in order to determine whether a ttp applicant or reapplicant meets Program Eligibility requirements, new york residents will no longer be eligible to enroll or reenroll in cbps trusted Traveler Programs. After that announcement, thi
Wildfire year response and Recovery Efforts will come to order. Thank you for joining with the deputy chief for forestry at usda. After brief opening remarks, the hearing will open to questions. Members will be recognized in order of seniority, alternating between the majority and minority members. When you are recognized, youll be asked to unmute your microphone, and youll have five minutes to ask your question and or make a comment. In order to get as many questions as possible, the timer will stay consistently visible on your screen. Thank you for joining us here today in washington and online. For this critical hearing on the wildfires ravaging the western United States. We have all seen the footage from california, oregon and washington. It is surreal, and it is terrifying. I want to talk today about what we can do to meet the needs and face the challenges presented by this unprecedented wildfire season out west and elsewhere. Deputy chief phipps, thank you for joining us today an