I thought this happened. Good afternoon everybody i want to welcome everyone to the finance Committee Oversight hearing the fda foreign drug manufacturing inspection process. And the taxpayers whether medicare or medicaid and second and the jurisdiction under trade with the responsibility that only Quality Pharmaceuticals that responsibility is heightened now that we are living through the covid pandemic whether were in the midst of a pandemic the supplychain and starting june of last year on this issue to secretary as are in the commissioner. I ask a series of questions related to manufacturing facilities overseas to file dosages for drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients and throughout the day also with the fda managing its inspection regime that says the fda does conduct some unannounced inspections on the frequency but the gao and 2019 that they estimated they generally provided 12 weeks of notice before the inspection for them to do their jobs and 12 weeks common sense tells me ther
Or that google will buy and that wantt necessarily how you an economy or an Innovation Sector to function. Watch monday night at 8 00 eastern on cspan two. Next on American History tv the National Constitution center loria conversation with ginsburg, discovering the life Elizabeth Cady stanton, the Program Begins with an overview of their forthcoming exhibit, the 19th amendment and how women won the vote. [applause] greetings, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the National Constitution center. Im jeffrey rosen, president of this wonderful institution. Let us begin. With theing ourselves Congressional Mission of the National Constitution center. We are the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis. Beautiful, thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen. It just lifts the spirits and prepares us for the learning ahead. Honoredo grateful and that you came tonight and grateful to cspan for covering this impor
Deaths at a longterm care facility in our country. Our Nursing Homes and longterm care facilities are facing the same challenges as every part of the country. They need testing and ppe and the staff are overworked. The people who live in longterm care facilities are already vulnerable to sickness. And now because of social distancing, they cannot even see their loved ones. But these are our parents and grandparents. We have a special obligation to protect them. In addition to our responsibility to protect Public Health. So today, i am giving dr. Forlano a larger role in leading our efforts to help our Nursing Homes and longterm care facilities mitigate the cases they have and prevent further outbreaks. You all know dr. Forlano, she is that Deputy Commissioner for Public Health at our department of health. She is also leading our covid19 mitigation strategy. She will lead a Task Force Made up of several secretariats and agencies. She will work with our secretary of finance to ensure our
This is an average small town , population about 10,000. Industry,omes, some main street. One of the 10,000 inhabitants is 14 years old and a student at the local junior high. , he is Roger Cartwright 14 years old and goes to the same school. There are lots of things we can tell you about them, where they live, their parents, the subjects they like at school, but one thing we dont have to tell you, it is plain as day, they are healthy, sturdy, physically fit. Nothing very remarkable about that. For most young people, good health is something to be almost taken for granted. Have you ever stop to think why these young people, like most of us, dont have to worry about their health . Why is that so . Take this glass of water, for instance. What does it have to do with her health . It is quite simple. When water falls from the sky as rain, it may be fit to drink, but as it runs towards the sea, water may become polluted because Industrial Wastes are discharged into it, and also the wastes f
5 00 eastern on cspan and also online at cspan. Org. Or you can listen with the free cspan radio app. Yesterday Virginia Governor Ralph Northam held a briefing with reporters on his response to the pandemic. He discussed Safety Measures being taken at state prisons, the need for alternative medical scare Sites Medical care sites. He spoke from the capitol in richmond. [no audio] gov. Northam good afternoon and thanks for being here and for watching and listening from home. About to talk to you alternative care sites as we prepare for our Surge Capacity. Personal protective equipment or ppe, and our census. I want to start with our fundamental message, stay home. On monday i ordered a virginians to do just that, to stay home, except for necessary trips out for supplies, medical reasons, work, or to care for another person or animal. I know this is difficult. Many sacrifices are being made. The sooner we can put this Health Crisis behind us, the sooner our lives will return to normal, an