At a joint hearing on the coronavirus and the procurement of personal protective equipment and other medical supplies. This rants an hour and a half. Joint hearing will come to order. Let me begin by thanking everyone for joining us today. I hope that my colleagues, our witnesses and viewers are staying healthy and safe. I want to thank chairman pain and Ranking Member king of the Emergency Preparedness response and recovery subcommittee, for coming together with Ranking Member crenshaw and i to hold this hearing. We are here to discuss federal and state efforts to picker critical supplies and response to the coronavirus pandemic. First, i want to acknowledge that the federal Emergency Management agency, fema, who is put in charge of the federal governments response was asked to testify today. While fema is not here today, i understand that and miss straighter gaynor plans to appear before the full Committee Later this month. Im pleased to hear this because it is vital that we Work Tog
[indiscernible chatter] the subcommittee on health will now come to order. Good morning, colleagues. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Madam chair, would you yield for a parliamentary inquiry as we start this hearing . I want to do my Opening Statement pardon me . I already recognize myself, but i will recognize you afterward. Id be holding, or that we would be holding a hearing under these circumstances. But i think it is a necessary one. Our country is in pain. Americans are afraid, you they they are sick, hungry, and jobless, and over 80,000 souls have been lost. The government that was supposed to protect them has failed. They haveheroes, and risen, extraordinary, ordinary americans showing courage, compassion, and a sense of selfsacrifice and duty beyond what could have or should have of them. Been asked regular americans have risen when their leaders have not. We are the greatest country on , and we have the most deathsnd the most from co
[indiscernible chatter] ms. Eshoo the subcommittee on health will now come to order. Good morning, colleagues. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Mr. Burgess will you yield for a parliamentary inquiry . Ms. Eshoo i want to do my Opening Statement. Pardon me. I already recognized myself but ill recognize you afterward. I never thought id be holding or that we would be holding a hearing under these sad circumstances, but i think its a necessary one. Our country is in pain. Americans are afraid. Theyre sick. Theyre hungry and jobless. And over 80,000 souls have been lost. And the government that was supposed to protect them has failed. There are heroes and they have risen, extraordinary, ordinary americans showing courage, compassion, and a sense of selfsacrifice and duty beyond what could have or should have been asked of them. Regular americans have risen when their leaders have not. We are the greatest country on earth, and, yet, we have the mos
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We are placing people into hotel rooms on a daily basis. We have opened four hotel rooms for the noncovid Homeless Population in a very short period of time. There is another one opening today. And more opening over the course of the next week in rapid in a rapid approach. Reporter okay, thank you. That concludes all the questions for todays press conference. I also want to thank john c. Who is troubleshooting our online meetings and ellen mccue from the board staff who are assisting with the Public Comment line. Madame clerk, are there any communications . Yes, mr. President. During the covid19 Health Emergency, Board Members will participate through the Video Conference system to the same extent as if they were physically present in the meeting. Regarding the publics participation and to minimize any uncertainty around which items are accepting Public Comment, there are three public hearings on todays agenda. Two of which are expected to be continued. Item 10, the public hearing on L