Good morning. The committee has come to order. One thing, i want to thank the witnesses for your testimony. Those appearing in person, traveling to d. C. To give it orally, and, also, answer our questions. The title of this hearing now is, i guess, examining the u. S. Approach to early covid19 treatments. I thought it was i originally set out a title of early treatments for covid, a essential component of a covid solution. It was inevitable that the coronavirus pandemic to be politicized into the tragedy it was. From the start, i knew it was impossible to have a perfect response. We were facing a new virus. No one wanted to underreact, and as a result i feared the tendency would be overreact. The challenges facing us were daunting. Our National Strategic stockpile had been reduced during the h1n 1 pandemic. It took time to develop a test. The fact that a large percentage of people that become infected exhibit no symptoms made the coronavirus even more difficult to detect and contain. I
The subcommittee on straight foreign operations and related programs will come to order. Administrator green. Thank you for joining us today. I really do want to thank you for your stewardship with u. S. Aid during very difficult times and for the dedication of our Development Professionals. U. S. Aid helps the world do you need a kleenex . We are all carrying them around. U. S. Aid helps the worlds most vulnerable assist in recovery from natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and supports countriess efforts to strengthen governance, rule of law, and human rights. This isnt just the right thing to do. It strengthens our National Security and advances american interests. And you certainly have your work cut out for you. There are more than 70 million refugees and displaced people around the world, which is fueled by conflict, natural rate does fasters, and climate change. Ebola continues to simmer in the democratic republic of congo while the Novel Coronavirus outbreak threatens to
The subcommittee on straight foreign operations and related programs will come to order. Administrator green. Thank you for joining us today. I really do want to thank you for your stewardship with u. S. Aid during very difficult times and for the dedication of our Development Professionals. U. S. Aid helps the world do you need a kleenex . We are all carrying them around. U. S. Aid helps the worlds most vulnerable assist in recovery from natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and supports countriess efforts to strengthen governance, rule of law, and human rights. This isnt just the right thing to do. It strengthens our National Security and advances american interests. And you certainly have your work cut out for you. There are more than 70 million refugees and displaced people around the world, which is fueled by conflict, natural rate does fasters, and climate change. Ebola continues to simmer in the democratic republic of congo while the Novel Coronavirus outbreak threatens to
Development administrator mark green testified before the Appropriations Committee and Donald Trumps 2021 budget request for his agency, he fielded questions on the various foreign aid programs run by usaid and his agencys involvement in responding to the global coronavirus outbreak. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee on state, foreign operations and related programs will come to order. Administrator green, thank youou for joining us today. I really do want to thank you for your stewardship of usaid during very difficult times and for the dedication of our Development Professionals. Usaid helps the worlds most do need a kleenex . We are all carrying them around. Usaid helps the worlds mosta vulnerable, assists in recovery from natural disasters and humanitarian crises, and supports countries efforts
Next, a hearing examining ways to increase water storage and conservation in western states we also heard about water supply infrastructure. Held by a Senate Energy subcommittee, this is an hour. The hearing of the Senate Energy Natural Resources subcommittee on power and water will come to order. I want to apologize for being tardy. Im trying to be in a few places at once. Thanks for your patience. Throughout the rest, water is essential to everything we do. The infrastructure took centuries to build. And has allowed our cities to grow and our farms to prosper. Without these dams and canals and reclaim water plants the American West would not be the bread basket or worldwide destination that it is today. It has taken tremendous foresight and major investment to develop the Water Systems that are the backbones of our western communities and businesses. They have been great investments. In my home state in arizona, what started as a 10 million federal development in 1903 laid the ground