This is just over two hours. I would like to call the hearing to order. First off, i would like to recognize the chairman of the committee for a segment. Thank you. I want to thank the senator for chairing the hearing today. Sen. Casey serving as Ranking Member at senator murrays request. They have both been real leaders on this subject. Senator burr was the original i will call it the all hazards preparedness act. In 2006. The law helps protect us from the full range of Public Health threats. In 2013, senators berger and senator burr and senator casey led the committee. Many members of the committee contributed, some are still on the committee. In the middle of the flu season, it is critical we reauthorize the act before many of its provisions expire and set number. I hope we will do this in a bipartisan way and i expect that. It has been the tradition with the law and with this committee on almost all of our major bills. Thele are not as aware of devastation of, for example, loop. I
Hazards preparedness act. I will collect all hazards preparedness act, that makes it better for me. Fromaw helps protect us the full range of Public Health threats. Then in 2013, senator burr and , senator casey led the authorization. Many members of this committee some are still on the committee. Now, the bill needs to be reauthorized for a second time. Todays hearing is the second we have had this year. Last week, we heard from the oninistration recommendations in advance of the reauthorization act, including the secretary from preparedness response, the food and the administrator centers for Disease Control and prevention. The middle of the flu season, it is critical that we reauthorized the act before many of its provisions expire in september. I hope will do this in a bipartisan way, and i expect that. It has been tradition with the law and this committee with all of our major bills. People are not as aware of the devastation of, for example, flu, and they mentioned the flu season
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