Appear remotely via webex. Since some members are appearing in person let me first remind eastern that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals who are attending this hearing in person must wear a Face Covering. Members who are not wearing a Face Covering are not permit today remain in the hearing room and will not be recognized to speak. Let me ask make a few reminders of the hearings. For those members appearing in person you will be able to see members appearing remotely on the two monitors in front of you. On one monitor, you would see all members appearing remotely at once in what is known in w webex as mode. And on the other monitor seeing the person when theyre speaking, including members who are appearing remotely. For those members appearing remotely, you can also see each person speaking during the hearing as well as in person or remote if you have your webex set to active speaker mode. If you have any questions about this, please co
Gives us a new and powerful tool to enforce the u. N. Arms embargo and hold those who seek to evade u. N. Sanctions accountable today i will take the 1st action under this new executive order by sanctioning the already ministry of defense and Armed Forces Logistics and irans Defense Industries organization and its director around the same time the u. N. Secretary general was delivering a message of unity as the world body mounted 75th anniversary the General Assembly is happening mostly via video link due to the pandemic. The u. N. Secretary general antonio terrace was one of the few to address it from inside the uns new york headquarters he urged countries to support the uns work. The u. K. s coronavirus alert levels been increased from 3 to 4 in strands mission is high or rising exponentially the governments scientific advisor says there could be 50000 new cases a day by mid october if no further action is taken in europe governments are trying to get a handle on a spike in the numbe
Arguments monday. Live and ondemand at cspan. Org the prima cord. On friday, alex azar testified on the coronavirus sponsor just hours after President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive. He answered questions about the Trump Administrations handling of the virus, including the distribution of personal protective equipment, Public Health for mask wearing, and the number of deaths in the u. S. This is about three hours. Good morning and welcome,. Verybody some members will appear in person and others may appear remotely. Some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the house,guidelines of the all individuals who attended the hearing in person must wear a Face Covering. Who are not wearing a Face Covering an opportunity permitted to remain in the hearing room and will not be recognized to speak. For members appearing in person, you will be able to see members on two monitors. Seeing all at once in what is known in webex as review mode
A rate that is even exceeding what many countries saw earlier in the summer in june and july so its difficult to say that this is a 2nd wave many countries are still in what looks like the 1st wave other the pandemic is global the drivers of new cases in different communities may be very different and reflect the nature of the communities and the kind of meeting and mingling of people that is happening in those communities in many places after some are locked out measures in which people. Restricted their travel restricted interacting with others socially blocked on measures were able to slow the spread of the virus and dramatically in some cases slow the speed at which new cases appeared but as communities began to slow those rates and lift the measures and become more conducive in terms of being able to get out of the house being able to dine at restaurants being able to mix socially as well as going back to work and back to school were seeing people mix and in new ways now were seei
And subcommittee on Global Competitiveness will come to order. I know this seems a little strac strange with an empty room except for three witnesses live in front of me and many of our colleagues are going to be joining us virtually. But i want to welcome all of you nonetheless to this important hearing. This subcommittee continues to do its work in exploring the unfair trade practices of foreign governments, especially china and russia. The topic of censorship in china is a common one because it is growing effect on business in the United States as well as culture. Last fall, for example, the National Basketball association had the Market Access blocked in china because an individual american citizen using a media platform not allowed in china expressed a political opinion. Now the topics have become more manufactu important. The timely information about the spread of covid19 due to chinese censorship has contributed to the havoc wreaked on our economy and health and indeed the pande