About the fed in recent, whether helping to stave off total economic collapse during the 28 financial meltdown or countering the shocks of the covid 19 pandemic or most struggling to lower. As gina makes clear in her new book, these crises along with the actions of some pivotal central bankers like, the current fed chairman, jay powell, have fundamentally changed the feds purpose and function in american society. The fed has taken its Emergency Powers to new, gina writes, stretching its mission as lender of last resort and purchasing backed debt in massive sums. Its gone from insisting that social issues are not in its domain to flying pride, flags and shaping conversations about racial, gender and, geographic inequity with research and expert advice. Fed officials often talk about staying in their lane, but lane, gina observes, has into an avenue. Gina is very well positioned to tell the story of the feds extended and its and its vast influence. Shes been covering the fed and economic
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
Us this evening journalist gina. Here to talk about her very timely and informative new book limitless. The Federal Reserve takes on a new age of crisis. Now weve all been hearing a lot about the fed in recent, whether helping to stave off total economic collapse during the 28 financial meltdown or countering the shocks of the covid 19 pandemic or most struggling to lower. As gina makes clear in her new book, these crises along with the actions of some pivotal central bankers like, the current fed chairman, jay powell, have fundamentally changed the feds purpose and function in american society. The fed has taken its Emergency Powers to new, gina writes, stretching its mission as lender of last resort and purchasing backed debt in massive sums. Its gone from insisting that social issues are not in its domain to flying pride, flags and shaping conversations about racial, gender and, geographic inequity with research and expert advice. Fed officials often talk about staying in their lane
Next the hearing from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist party, an alleged human rights abuses against the uyghur population. A mostly Muslim Minority in a country in the northwest. The testimony from human rights advocates and people detained in prison camps in the region. Its about three hours. And the select committee will come to order. At this beginning of ramadan, as muslims around the world commemorate Prophet Muhammad receiving the first revelations of the quran, we are here to say a horrifying truth. The uyghurs, many of whom matt practice the muslim faith, are being erased. Genocide is occurring. This time, at the hands of the Chinese Communist party. We are privileged to have with us many members of the weaker community. We are deeply grateful for your bravery. We know that it comes at a great cost. We prepare to hear firsthand testimony from the ccp concentration camp. I would like to turn to alicia we sell, whose father, auschwitz survivor and Nobel Laurea
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