Fda commissioner along with the assistant secretary of health and Human Services for preparedness and response, along with an official with the centers for Disease Control. Id like to call this hearing to order, the Senate Health education labor and pensions committee. This morning were holding a hearing titled facing the 21st Century Public Health threats, our nations preparedness and response capabilities. Well hear from the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the department of health and Human Services, the director of the office of Public Health preparedness and response at the centers for Disease Control and prevention, and the commissioner of the food and Drug Administration. This is the first of two hearings we plan to have on this topic. The second will be noticed for tuesday, january 23rd. Senator murray and i each have an opening statement. Then im going to turn to senator alexander and senator casey for any opening remarks they might have. After that well in
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,or cherry Pick Committee today senator casey for serving as Ranking Member at senator murrays request. They have both been real leaders on this subject. Was the first author of the pandemic and the preparedness act. How do you say that . It the all hazards preparedness act. Helps protectaw us from the full range of Public Health threats. Terrorism,asters, and the outbreak of Infectious Disease. 2013, senator burr and can senator casey led the bipartisan authorization of the pandemic and all hazards hacked act. Many contributed to this committee. Now the bill midst to be reauthorized for a second time. The second weg is have had this year. Last week we heard from the administration on recommendations in advance of the reauthorization of the act included from the assistant secretary for preparedness for once. The fda, and the cdc. It is critical we reauthorize the act before many of the provisions expire in september. I hope we can do this in a bipartisan way. I expect that has been the
The hearing today. Senator casey for serving as Ranking Member. They have both been leaders on the subject. Senator burr was the author of the pandemic and all hazards preparedness act. Ill collect all hazards preparedness act. The law helps protect us from the full range of Public Health threats from National Disasters to terror attacks. In 2013, senators burn casey by the bipartisan authorization of the pandemic and all hazards act. Many contributed including senators and sam bennett. Warren, hatch, roberts, and others. Now its to be reauthorized for a second time. Todays hearing is the second for this year. Last week we heard from the administration including from the assistant secretary, the fda and the centers for disease control. In the middle of the flu season is critical we reauthorized the act before many of the provisions expire in september. I hope will do that in a bipartisan way. People are not as aware of the devastation of the flu, and i mentioned. The figures are betwee