If you do think there should be, the number is 202 7488000. If you dont, 202 7488001. A special line this morning to hear specifically from those who have recently lost their jobs, 202 7488002. You can send us a text, 202 7488003 is that number. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise catch up with us on , andl media, cspanwj facebook,. Facebook. You can start calling in now on those phone lines as we show you a chart about what congress and the president have approved so far from it comes to coronavirus relief. Thattrillion, including inst spending bill from back march, followed by the Families First Coronavirus Response act, the bulk of it coming from the , 2. 7 trillion, and the additional money approved in the paycheck protection program, additional money needed to heat that going last month. Of course, the unemployment numbers we learned on friday, stand like this as of april. 14. 7 jobless rate, 27 million in the month of april. Economic projections
He serves as president of the National Medical association. Good morning to you. Remind folks what the National Medical association is and who your members are. Guest the National Medical association is the group that represents the 50,000 African American physicians in the country. We are the oldest incorporated since 1895. This is our 125th year. Our role is to ensure there is proper health, equity, and inclusion for African American physicians who were denied access to residency programs and being on staff at hospitals for many years. And also to ensure the African American community is well represented so the health has proper care and you are not excluded. Host some of the data makes it clear there is a disproportionate impact of covid19 diagnoses and deaths in the African American community. What is the latest data saying now about how wide that gap is . Guest it is variable from new york, chicago, milwaukee, new orleans, los angeles. In general, i like to look at it on a Nationa
Days take on a life of their own. I want to say good morning. Good morning, dr. Collins, welcome back to hhs to the appropriations subcommittee. Let me just say a thank you on behalf of the on behalf of the sub come they for hosting members of the subcommittee for the site visit at the nih campus last week. We had a real wonderful opportunity to learn more about nihs work. We met with the researchers who were working to cure Sickle Cell Disease and develop treatments for major depression and shrink cancer tumors in children. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed by Clinical Trials and it was a moving and informative, but a very moving experience, as well. Let me welcome our witnesses including the five institute and senate directors who join us today and in addition, and always a great addition, dr. Francis collins and joined us many times director of the National Institutes of health today joined by dr. Bruce tromberg director of biomedical engineer, the director of
Being late. The days take on a life of their own. So, but i wanted to say good morning. Good morning, dr. Collins, welcome back to labor hhs to the appropriations subcommittee. Let me just say a thank you on behalf of the of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the site visit at the nih campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about nihs work. We met with the researchers who were working to cure Sickle Cell Disease, to develop treatments for major depression, the shrinkage of cancer tumors in children. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed by Clinical Trials. So it was a moving and an informative, but a very moving experience, as well. Let me welcome our witnesses including the five institute and Center Directors who join us today, and in addition, and always a great addition dr. Francis collins who has joined us many times, director of the National Institutes of health. Today joined by dr. Bruce tromberg, by the institut
To order, i thank you very much and i apologize for being late. They take on a life of their own but i just want to say good morning, good morning doctor collins and welcome back. Let me just say thank you on behalf of the subcommittee for hosting members of the subcommittee for the nra campus last week. We had a wonderful opportunity to learn more about in ages work. We met with researchers who were working to develop treatment for major depression, shrink cancer tumors. We heard from participants whose lives have been changed back Clinical Trials. So it was a moving experience as well and we welcome our witnesses, including the five director said join as today and, in addition, doctor Francis Collins as john this is many times as director of National Health, today joined by dr. Bruce, director of the National Institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering, Helene Langevin director of the National Director of health. Doctor eliseo perezstable, director of Minority Health and the s