Seating has been spaced so we are six feet apart and we have made it possible for senators and witnesses to participate by Video Conference if they choose to do so, and several have. To maintain social distancing, we have very limited seating and dont have room formulas of the public to attend, however this hearing is available to watch a live online and a recording will be available on the committee health. Www. Senate. Gov. The hearing will be shown from gaveltogavel in its entirety, unedited by anyone from the moment that we start until the very end that we stop. Due to the limited seating, representatives of the press are working as a pool to relay observations to their colleagues and senators and staff present have been reminded about the safety guidelines put in place by the attending physician. We all wore our masks. Im not going to wear mine during the hearing, since we are six feet apart, but senators may do whatever they choose to do. I would like to thank the rules committee
A business that opens up how they operate, how close, how many employees, how close can they operate. What they have to wear. And yet you say nothing about lets say, tents on the street. You just leave it to the c. D. C. Guidelines about how far things need to be apart. There seems to be my impression and i will close with my impression is that you have put anything related to homelessness into a category that you have decided is a policy matter for someone else to deal with rather than a Public Health issue. And i am telling as a District Supervisor and shared by some others on this board that that is creating, that lack of guidance is creating enormous confusion in the streets. It is creating confusion among the Police Department who are not sure what they are enforcing out there in the district. It is created really complete chaos in the streets. We are all trying to deal with it, but were not the folks who have the power to issue Public Health orders tomorrow like you do. So i woul
I call this hearing to order. This hearing will be a little bit different. It is perhaps the first congressional hearing during the extenuating circumstances of the pandemic. We have a sparse crowd reflecting the committees inherence to the rules put forth by the attending physician. Staff forthank patience and understanding as we work through the logistics involved in holding this hearing, which is a critical part of the committees ongoing oversight of the Intelligence Committee community. Afternoon, we move to a closed session. Aeir absence now is not reflection on the importance they place on this matter. We have asked members to watch as much as they can of the hearings from their offices, only coming into the hearing room to ask questions. I would also like to think the press corps for your accommodation of the restrictions we are placing as we seek to fulfill our requirements to hold this nomination hearing in an open setting, or at least as open as current circumstances allow. M
Antibody testing, Vaccine Development and the effectiveness of public, private partnerships in the fight against covid19. Senator dont believe this. Now its on. Senator is it . Ok. The hearing of the health, labor, and Pensions Committee will please come to order id like to explain a few of the changes that weve made to help address the health and safety recommendations made by the ateppeding attending physician. Th the department of health and Human Services at the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Seating has been spaced so we are six feet apart and we have made it possible for senators and witnesses to participate by Video Conference if they choose to do so, and several have. To maintain social distancing, we have very limited seating and dont have room formulas of the public to attend, however this hearing is available to watch a live online and a recording will be available on the committee health. Www. Senate. Gov. The hearing will be shown from gaveltogavel in its enti
National counterintelligence and security center. The Senate Intelligence committee considered the of texas congressman John Radcliffe to be the next director of National Intelligence. Since august, the position has been occupied by officials in the absence of a senateconfirmed director. Representative radcliffe was asked about whistleblowers, his view on russian interference and the origins of the coronavirus as well as his ability to be nonpartisan as the nations top intel chief. This hearing will be a little different. It is perhaps the first congressional hearing held during the extenuating circumstances of a pandemic. We have a sparse crowd and an expanded dais reflective of the committees adherence to guidelines put forward by the rules committee and attending physician. We thank our members and staff are there patience and understanding as we work through the logistics involved in holding this hearing, which is a critical part of the committees ongoing oversight of the Intellige