Chairman risch Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order, please. I want to thank special representative abrams and Senior Deputy assistant administrator hodges for their service and for appearing here today to discuss the worsening crisis in venezuela. Its hard to imagine a more pressing National Security concern in the western hemisphere than the political, humanitarian, and economic crisis provoked by maduro and his cronies in venezuela. In the last several years maduro has dramatically deepened relation was the most dangerous forces in the world which were first established by his predecessor, hugo chavez. On his watch, cuba, russia, china, iran transnational criminal organizations, and u. S. Designated foreign terrorist organizations, have turned venezuela into their playground. Their activities are intolerable. Security threats to the United States and the hemisphere at large. And prolong the humanitarian crisis provoked by the socialist policies of the regime. Nearly
Testify in humanitarian assistance, upcoming election and influence from other countries. This is an hour and a half. Show of concern in the western hemisphere banned the political and humanitarian and economic crisis provoked by th moduro wih the most dangerous forces in the world over first established by his predecessor chavez. Cuba, russia, china, iran Transnational Criminal Organizations and four in designated organization to turn venezuela into their playground. Their activities are intolerable security threats to the United States and hemisphere at large and prolonged the humanitarian crisis provoked by the socialist policies of the regime. Nearly 5. 2 million have fled their homeland, placing a huge burden on the neighboring countries that generously accept that the refugees from maduros regime. 96 of those that stayed behind live in poverty with 80 facing extreme poverty. Prompting Food Shortages and dysfunctional Public Health system have condemned an entire generation to hun
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Sadly deaths are the lagging indicator youve been in the hospital for x number of days in extreme cases you could be put on oxygen or ventilator. Thats it. Hospitalizations are starting to decline as they appear to be at a steady rend in new york. That could be welcome news indeed. Statewide hospitalizations have been averaging 1996 in april in the latest period versus better than 2250. The trend just the day before. Meanwhile the governor is outlining he said well need an army of tracing investigators to identify people who may have been exposed to the covid19 virus. You keep hearing this, tracers, indicators, who come into contact with those who tested postively for the virus. That is why the testing issue is so big. Were told jeff bezos of amazon, who is on the ad hoc Advisory Board, sort of giving advice to the president how to proceed, if an when to reopen our government, our society, our economy so to speak. He has been saying not until we have many, many more tests going on. Did
And that humility is what god came to him. Because you did not ask for great wealth, i will give you wisdom so that you will be renounced. We have to be humble enough to accept all the new idea whether left, right or middle or where ever they are from, hopefully, the debate will be the change in office. Nothing is less at stake than the great middle class. Thank you for this support. [ applause ] well now take a brief pause to refresh the tables and well begin shortly. Thank you. Hello, everybody, we got a lot to look forward to. We need to keep our programming going. Leading up to lunch well hear from Kamala Harris, thatll be followed with a timely conversation by russia with senator murphy and congressman adam schiff. First, there is a woman whos not given up the fight, a smart and thoughtful leader, championing the vital role that women play in our economy who understands why working families need paid leave and healthcare and who knows how to get things done and help lead the effor