Republicans need strong federal leadership to combat this deadly threat. Help to get the protective equipment and supplies they need to protect their frontline medical workers and essential employees. Thertunately, administration is leaving it up to the states, forcing them to compete against each other in order to purchase equipment and supplies from the private sector. This is leading to higher prices and greater shortages. We need the federal government to use the existing authorities to efficiently, effectively, and citiesly help states and that need them the most. This committee has heard from Bipartisan Health experts that cities and states need a comprehensive nationwide plan to safely reopen the economy, including detailed plans for tracing, andact containment. Have been forced to develop their own testing ineffective,cient, and inequitable patchwork that will only prolong and exacerbate the crisis. Local governments are facing financial crises. Expectt survey shows budget shor
Churchill as we were warming up. On the editorial director. Collaboration between new america and Arizona State university. We look at the applications of the impact of technology on society. Im also professor at the Contact School of journalism. Its really an honor and pleasure to have have you with us today eric. The splendid in the bio rate of father of churchill family and defiance during the blitz. As all of you probably know. And eric is also author of the books. Erik larson is the author of the splendid and the vile. And also the author of other books. I have read most of the rocks. Im not read your first book. I was intrigued looking at your biography. You run a book called the naked consumer about how companies spite on individual consumers produce actually a very touchy subject. So maybe ill have a come back and talk about that one. I also love your website. It is erik larson. Com. You have an alternative book as well. So welcome. Thank you for being with us. On it we should
Flying this friday. I ask everyone to lift his family and loved ones up and prayers. We all continue to grapple with this big loss for our state. , i am joined by the department of Public Health commissioner, the adjutant general of the good Georgia National guard, and fema director. I want to thank these hardworking georgians and their staffs on the ground right now for their tireless efforts in this fight. We are fortunate in our state to have the best and brightest leading this charge. Reporting 9901 coronavirus cases in our state, and i am saddened by the lossoflife, 362 georgians have now lost the battle with covid19. I would like to ask all georgians in every corner of our state to join me and our family to continue to pray for the loved ones that have been directly affected by covid19, and for so many georgians battling this evil virus right now. Weing the sacred holy week, must state united in his fight against coronavirus. I want to thank the millions of georgians who are foll
Information. Getting results that are accurate is not easy, but its the kind of thing we need to know and the kind of thing we need to track. We appreciate it very much. Superintendent spearman is here with me today to make an announcement about the public schools, k12. As you know, by executive order, we closed those schools for a , a decision we made after much consultation with a comprehensive group of people including parents, teachers, health experts, and otherwise. We decided not to reopen the schools for the rest of the school year. Schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year. When i issue that order, which will be next week, it will provide a number of things. One of them is flexibility for the districts and the superintendent, and others involved to allow teachers for special needs classes for children to do some teaching of some kind, and other flexibilities that will allow things they need to do. The also dont present threat that opening schools backup would d
Superintendent spearman is here with me today to make an announcement about the public schools, k12. As you know, by executive order, we closed those schools for a number of weeks, a decision we made after much consultation with a comprehensive group of people including parents, teachers, Health Experts, and otherwise. We decided not to reopen the schools for the rest of the school year. Schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year. When i issue that order, which will be next week, it will provide a number of things. One of them is flexibility for the districts and the superintendent, and others involved to allow teachers for special needs classes for children to do some teaching of some kind, and other flexibilities that will allow them to do things they need to o. They also dont present the threat that opening schools backup would do. Also, we would encourage School Districts and schools, principals, teachers, parents, and all involved, to have Graduation Ceremony find