And how many were enslaved including those born free in the north. Enjoy American History tv every weekend on cspan3. Now, a hearing on the Health Concerns of veterans exposed to dangerous chemicals in uzbekistan known as k2. A veteran told members of the House Oversight committee that more Scientific Data is needed before providing health care and disability benefits to veterans who served at the base between 2001 and 2005. Hearin this is about 90 minutes. Ecur ity all right. Good morning, everyone. O welcome to todays hybrid will hearing of the national Oversight Committee on the committee of oversight and me government reform. Pursuant to house rules, some persons will appear remotely anl some in person via webex. Ce mas. Let me remind everyone from thea latest guidance from the house. Physician all individuals attending this hearing in persos will have to wear a face mask. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when they are speaki
Them out . Palami, welcome to comfort zone. Good to be here. I want to look at 1st, the governments handling of the pandemic in recent months. We know that a vaccine now appears imminent, but after a decade of conservative rule, britain was woefully unprepared to deal with this. Pandemic any pandemic, wasnt it . Despite numerous warnings and dress rehearsals, why was your party asleep on the job for so many years . Well, i think what we saw with the pandemic was that the vast, vast majority of countries found themselves unprepared for it. And the reason for that, the fundamental reason for that was that the nature of the pandemic wasnt quite what was previously expressed is expected. What was generally expected by most countries was something that resembled blue. I realize it was different, but look at the figures before the coronavirus hit, the u. K. Had just 6. 6 intensive care beds per 100000 people. Thats fewer than latvia, fewer than cyprus, half the number that italy had, and abo
Possible, who is manacled really, what moves. And also who talks to people who follows her along the way, admirers and critics alike. How is the worlds most powerful woman shaping her legacy . Joining us from eccles last stop in the race for a Coronavirus Vaccine is not just a matter of saving lives. Its also a matter of saving face for some world leaders. As news broke this week, the 2 vaccines have reached 90 percent. If we can see the incentive to speed up trials is growing. Russia and china are already rolling out their back scenes to the public before final testing. Is that safe . What if you could see rate is high enough level of scientific says acceptable separating fact from fiction is challenging. Its becoming like a bidding war 1st, the it success of 90 percent reporting the same figure for its 1st candidate that was monday. Then the vaccine is actually 90 percent effective, protecting people from it. Its raising eyebrows among skeptics. But its also raising hopes that well h
Favor, a follow me elected to parliament 3 years ago. Can mr. Jones, from the home to his current slide, in the opinion polls, and what will the party do if you count them all follow me. Welcome to comfort zone. Good to be here. I want to look at for us, the, the governments handling of the pandemic in recent months. We know that a vaccine now appears imminent. But after a decade of conservative rule, britain was woefully unprepared to deal with this. Pandemic any pandemic, wasnt it . Despite numerous warnings and dress rehearsals, why was your party asleep on the job for so many years . Well, i think what we saw with the pandemic was that the vast, vast majority of countries found themselves unprepared for it. And the reason for that, the fundamental reason for that was that the nature of the pandemic wasnt quite what was previously expressed what was previously expected. What was generally expected by most countries was something that resembles a clue. I realize it was different, but
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