You can be seated at the witness table. I want to introduce mr. Mike bowen. Mr. Bowen is the executive vice ameritech,f prestige which is americas largest medical surgical mask maker. Your story is a very powerful one. To my colleagues, mr. Bowen has wins i think, really he an award for tenacity, because over three president ial administrations, he has been banging on the door warning, asking for, pointing out the america has a dangerous dependence on Foreign Countries for products that we need here at home. So this is very important testimony and we welcome you. We thank you for traveling to be with us today with all the extenuating circumstances to travel. We are very grateful to you. So you are not recognized for your statement now recognized for your statement. And then you will hear from the members. I am sure both your statement will provoke questions and that you will get good ones from both sides of the aisle. I should add something here, and that is, this issue of our terrible
A. M. Eastern. Members will debate an over 3 trillion Coronavirus Relief package which includes money for state and local governments to fund First Responders and Health Workers. Now back to the house hearing. If thats happening, thats from where else. Im only selling them a million a month. Theyre getting lots and lots, millions. Anything we get in missouri, we tried so hard for a listening time to get a hold of them. I have a little bitty contract. One of the two largest hospitals in my district ordered masks and im not even im sure they were n95s they ordered theark paid eight times the going rate precorona outbreak. Masks in heir n95 great shape, they were fine but they were counterfeit. Thats one of the reasons, if people are stealing your website its obvious where some of the counterfeit masks at eight times the going rate are coming from. I got a little off subject. Let me ask you my question before i get too far out on a limb. Its my understanding you were able to get connected
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