Of the coronavirus on the supply chain Small Businesses bid the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee heard about the drug supply chain glands on china and what Small Businesses need to stay afloat through the outbreak. This is an hour and a half. Thank you all for being here today. m going to go out of order, senator young has a related hearing to be at, i want to be sure hes able to be on the record before senator young i first want to get on the record and thank our subblingt matter experts. If theres anything we legislative leaders ought to be doing an more broadly our government leaders, its listening to Public Health experts. Thank you so much and the experts in some of these discrete areas that will be impacted by the coronavirus. I regret that in minutes i have another meeting that pertains to this important topic. I just want to publicly express my intention to submit for the record some important questions i have for you related to the increasingly integrated s
Small businesses. The Senate Small Business and entrepreneurship heard from witnesses on the drug supply and what Small Businesses needed to stay afloat throughout the outbreak. This is an hour and a half. The [inaudible conversations] i appreciate the witnesses being here into the hearing will come to order. I am going to go through order quickly because senator young has another related topic event thaeventyesterdayeventthat he hi want to recognize him quickly. He wanted to say a few words and i want to make sure hes able to get on the record. Thank you mr. Chairman for holding this important hearing. I first want to get on the record and think the subject matter experts. If theres anything we tgislative leaders ought toif e doing it more broadly the government leaders as listening to the Public Health experts say thank you so much and the experts and some of these discrete areas that will be impacted by the coronavirus. I do regret that in a minute i have another meeting that also p
Senator rubio thank you all for being here today. The hearing will come to order. Im going to go out of order, senator young has a related hearing to be at, i want to be sure hes able to be on the record before we begin. A relat hearing to be at, i want to be sure hes able to be on the record before we begin. Senator young i first want to get on the record and thank our subblingt matter experts. If theres anything we legislative leaders ought to be doing an more broadly our government leaders, its listening to Public Health experts. Thank you so much and the experts in some of these discrete areas that will be impacted by the coronavirus. I regret that in minutes i have another meeting that pertains to this important topic. I just want to publicly express my intention to submit for the record some important questions i have for you related to the increasingly integrated supply chains that we now have between various enterprises and i guess this is this situation will create certain vul
Chinatown. That is a very bad sign. This 7000 squarefoot Chinese Restaurant has gone dark for two weeks. The owner decided to temporarily shut down for the month of march after business fell off the cliff. 70 . Reporter 70 . 70 at lunch. Dinnertime i think almost 90 . Reporter he says customers stopped coming fearing they could pick up the virus by being too close to others. He says the biggest victims of their employees. No work and no paychecks. They still have to pay the rent, pay their food. They are hurt. Reporter many stores have either cut back on hours or temporarily suspended operations, including this seafood restaurant. It is one of the biggest restaurants in oakland. A few doors down, they decided to close early and 2 00. Not a single customer today. Just one customer yesterday at her drycleaning business. Know people. Very quiet. Reporter heres a look at the pacific Renaissance Plaza in the heart of chinatown. Here is what it is like on the streets. Same problem. In San Fr
The drug supply chain reliance on china. Thank you all for being here today. m going to go out of order, senator young has a related hearing to be at, i want to be sure hes able to be on the record before we begin. Senator young i first want to get on the record and thank our subblingt matter experts. If theres anything we legislative leaders ought to be doing an more broadly our government leaders, its listening to Public Health experts. Thank you so much and the experts in some of these discrete areas that will be impacted by the coronavirus. I regret that in minutes i have another meeting that pertains to this important topic. I just want to publicly express my intention to submit for the record some important questions i have for you related to the increasingly integrated supply chains that we now have between various enterprises and i guess this is this situation will create certain vulnerabilities uring times of what is now a pandemic. I have some questions related to supply Chai