And 10 minutes long. Dillingham. Chairwoman maloney the committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee any time. With that i will now recognize myself to give an opening statement. Good morning and thank you all for being here today. The 2020 census is now underway. Two weeks ago, the Census Bureau counted its first person in rural alaska. Next month, the counting will begin in earnest around our country. The constitution requires us to count every Single Person in the United States without exception. This census will be the largest and most complex in American History. And it is essential that the count is full, fair and free from any interference. Person ie United States without exception. This census will be the largest and most complex in American History and this is essential that the count is full, fair and free from any interference. This year census will have enormous consequences for our commun
Outlooks. We will also hear from the usda chief economist at this forum. It is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good morning, everybody. If you could please find your seat. I would like to welcome everyone to usda 96 annual outlook forum. Usda oldest annual meeting. I am stephen, deputy secretary of agriculture. It is great to see everyone here this morning. This years theme is that innovation imperative. Shaping the future of agriculture. This is a fitting theme for the secretary to announce something we have been working on at usda called the agriculture innovation agenda. We are excited to share more with you this morning. I am joined in this room by many of you that are working to shape the future of our agriculture economy. It is important that we take stock, not only where we are today, but also where we need to go to meet a growing Global Demand with rising standards of living at a time when producers are dealing with uncertainties in the farm economy and the conditio
The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed more people worldwide and killed in combat during the war. Many records from the National Archives in the Washington Area and other many field locations document this in the United States reporting of the 1918 influenza epidemic to all parts of the nation. Thes records open a window into the world 101 years ago to show us the societal cost of the pandemic they allow us not only to look back at that time but also as the information may help to guide presentday inquiries to understand the disease. An emergency physician and Research Director at the George Washington university here in dc now director of research at nih. The author of peerreviewed articles and books including the american handbook of emergency medicine. He recently received the nih directors award for supporting research of non object one addictive methods to obtain relief. From the new york journal of books is clearly a man that knows the flu not just the epidemiology but countless f
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