Disturbing to some viewers. Narrator the United States Public Health service as it exists today is a product of experience extending over nearly 150 years. A was initially created as Marine Hospital service for the care of sick and disabled seamen. It was activated in an active congress signed by president john adams in 1798. Was originally supported by a tax on american merchant seamen, but this was later abolished. The tax was collected by the treasury department. The Marine Hospital service came under the jurisdiction of that department, where it remains today. The first Marine Hospital in the secondrginia, built in boston, massachusetts. Some medical personnel were utilized by both the union and the confederacy for the care of wounded forces. Frequently happened that medical officers of the early Marine Hospitals were the first diagnose diseases such as cholera. The work of the service became of such increasing importance that congress extended its duties until it became in functio
It was originally created as a Marine Hospital service, for the purpose of providing medical care for sick and disabled seamen. It was established by an act of congress, signed by president 16, johnon july adams on july 16, 1978. The service was originally supported by a tax on american merchant seamen, but this was later abolished. The tax was collected by the collector of the customs of the treasury department. The Marine Hospital service came under the jurisdiction of that department, where it remains today. The first Marine Hospital in norfolk, virginia, was purchased. The second was built in boston, massachusetts. Some medical personnel were utilized by both the union and the confederacy for the care of wounded military forces. It frequently happened that medical officers of the early Marine Hospitals were the first physicians to diagnose diseases such as cholera and smallpox, which seriously endangered the Public Health at ports of entry. As time went on, the work of the service
Affairs Committee Member looks at what the relations mean for u. S. Taiwan relations. Hello. Welcome everyone. Im walter logan. Im director of the Asian Studies center here at the heritage foundation. I really appreciate all of you coming out, thank you. I want to thank rustle shou for partnering with us on this program today. Im so glad we could work this out. You know, there was a little election over the weekend. I dont know if everyone noticed, but judging by the turnout, perhaps you did. You know, at the outset here i just want to say a couple of things about the elections in taiwan on saturday, just a couple, and turn it over to our guests and our Panel Speakers to offer real advice on it, real insight. First of all, i think that the election says more about taiwan than it says about anything else. I not only highlight that because i think we all are immediately moving to what this means for china. For all practical purposes, all practical purposes, taiwan is really not a part of
Policy while mayor is trying to get the minority vote. By the way, third in Morning Consult poll. And then theres this, Bernie Sanders, you think he looks sheepish on the flight there, why sheepish, because the socialist was flying first class, lets get to the market, nice way to open the show on valentines day i think, a long weekend coming up. Some traders on wall street are going to be thinking, wait a minute, do i want to hold stocks over long weekend, i cant fix anything until tuesday morning, who knows what will happen with the virus, in advance of that, we have the dow down just a point, not Much Movement there, s p down 2, nasdaq, im sorry, s p up 2, nasdaq up 14. All right, now this, china continues to report a surge in new cases and deaths from the virus. 121 deaths, chilling number for you, 1,716 medical workers affected since virus erupted in china, 6 of them have died. Carnival cruise lines have canceled 18 cruises in asia, lets get on with it, its friday, Varney Company i
Acting office of management and budget are Russell Vought on trumps 4. 8 million Budget Proposal for 2021 before the house Budget Committee. This runs three hours. I certainly welcome the acting director phoned the Russell Vought. Thank you for being here to testify on the president s 2021 Budget Proposal and i hope todays hearing will provide an open and amistad examination of the party set forth by the Trump Administration so they can get back to passing legislation Appropriations Bills that reflect the needs and priorities of the American People. I will now yield myself five minutes for an Opening Statement just six short months ago the president signed a bipartisan just, can everybody hear me . A just six months ago the president signed it twoyear budget deal into law. It does everything the president s proposal failed to do set rational discretionary lines allowing strong investments in our national and Economic Security and has bipartisan support including the bank member and mys