Statements, i want to acknowledge the loss over the weekend of congressman john lewis, a civil rights icon who changed history at great personal sacrifice. In 2015 i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the blood sunday march which he led. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing the confluence of a health crisis, economic depression and a series of killing is that laid bare the Racial Injustice that still paints the country. Our focus is on covid19s disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors. As well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority communities, black and latino residents are infected with a virus, nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine has the worst Racial Disparity in covid19 cases in the country, also comprise less then 2 of maines population, they account for approximately 23 of all cases, lik
Color, irrespective of party affiliation. We are one america. And lets try to act that way. And i close this briefing. Thank you. As that herring comes to a close, lawmakers discussing how the Veterans Affairs department, this is a live hearing getting under way now on cspan 3. If covid19 turned into a pandemic and portions of the United States Health Care System broke down the va may need to come back and ask for additional funds and since then congress has appropriated 17. 2 billion for vhas covid19 Pandemic Response and i was glad to help advocate for that funding. Now im not sure that many of us here on the dais know what to expect during that february hearing nor did we fully grasp the enormity of the Public Health challenges americans would soon face from the pandemic. This is largely because the administration failed to recognize these risks and communicate them to the American Public in advance of the crisis. Here we are a little more than three months later and exactly 90 days
After yesterdays midsession rebound, the dow initially fell more than 750 points from the trading session before that striking turn around and finished higher more than 750 points s p 500 went from more than down 1,500 and nasdaq went to close up by 1. 4 these moves came after the fed said it would buy individual Corporate Bonds, not just the etf. President powell trading these today not only on what jay powell said but this idea that the administration will be looking for a 1 trillion package it just seems like the federal government is doing the best in their economy. S p indicated up by 41 and the nasdaq indicated up by 73. Looks like this morning, the 10year is yielding 7. 43 . Watching this stuff how it played out yesterday was kind of phenomenal i couldnt believe what we were watching at the close. It was quite unbelievable you are right houj part is the government stimulus unless that leaked out watching the market. It was down. I dont like mondays anyway. Then i saw 400 and bas
Security of biblical proportions as the largest locusts warned in decades roughage their way through crops in east africa and southwest asia. A very warm welcome to you youre watching r. T. International with me nicky air and our top story this hour and over to france where the pandemic has put severe pressure on the countrys already Strained Health care system calls for an overhaul have now been met with a government promise to initiate talks with hospitals to come up with a plan for reform now comes on the back of heavy criticism of the governments failure to address the Health Crisis during the pandemic arties dubinsky reports from paris. This is a 2 month review thats been announced by the french Prime Minister will look through the whole of frances Health Care System a Health Care System that has Public Hospitals with debts of around. 1000000000 euros and for a long time this is a system that is being creaking we saw way before the pandemic way before Hospital Services were comple
Security of their political proportions as the largest locust swarms in decades ravaged their way through drops in east africa and southwest asia. A very warm welcome to you youre watching r. T. International with me arun 1st to france where the pandemic has put severe pressure on the countrys already Strained Health care system calls for an overhaul have now been met with a government promise to initiate talks with hospitals to come up with a plan for reform it comes on the back of heavy criticism of the governments failure to address the Health Crises during the pandemic so the db and ski reports from paris this is a 2 month review thats been announced by the french Prime Minister will look through the whole of frances Health Care System Health Care System has Public Hospitals with debts of around 30000000000 euros and for a long time this is a system that has been creaking we saw way before the pandemic way before Hospital Services were completely. Stretched that medical workers wer