We are following the attending physicians guidance on wearing face coverings at all times while not under recognition and the chair will only recognize those who are following the guidance. Today, the committee on Homeland Security is meeting for part two of our hearing to examine the National Response to the worsening coronavirus pandemic. Two weeks ago, the Committee Heard from state and local officials about how the Trump Administrations failure to respond to the pandemic has harmed their communities and our nation. We invited fema administrator peter gaynor to that hearing but he declined to attend based on white house guidance prohibiting administration witnesses from appearing before congress remotely. Guidance is that intended to undermine congressional oversight of the administration. The committee will move forward with his work today. Thecommittee also invited department of health and Human Services to participate in this hearing. Hhs refused to send a witness even though the
We are following the attending physicians guidance on wearing face coverings at all times while not under recognition and the chair will only recognize those who are following the guidance. Today, the committee on Homeland Security is meeting for part two of our hearing to examine the National Response to the worsening coronavirus pandemic. Two weeks ago, the Committee Heard from state and local officials about how the Trump Administrations failure to respond to the pandemic has harmed their communities and our nation. We invited fema administrator peter gaynor to that hearing but he declined to attend based on white house guidance prohibiting administration witnesses from appearing before congress remotely. Guidance is that intended to undermine congressional oversight of the administration. The committee will move forward with his work today. Thecommittee also invited department of health and Human Services to participate in this hearing. Hhs refused to send a witness even though the
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First across the line russia says it has a code of its vaccine good to go questions already coming from the west of the how it made such quick progress. Those are the headlines for this hour coming up next his political larry king. Front line perspective on the covert 19 pandemic on the city politics. The politicking on larry king as the National Death toll tops our 140000 we laid off for the front line perspective on the cold the 19 pandemic from the chief physicians of the state of delaware dr rick pesca drawer including whats his assessment of the state of testing and the effectiveness of public outrage thanks for joining us dr how do you describe the cold 19 situation in the United States right now the president said yesterday were doing well. Pushback on that larry you know we have talked about this from the beginning that there is a need for a comprehensive nationwide strategy leveraging the resources of the federal government and bringing them to bear in situations in areas wher
Assessment of the state of testing and the effectiveness of public outrage thanks for joining us dr how do you know how do you describe the cold 19 situation in the United States right now the president said yesterday were doing well i pushed back on that larry you know we have talked about this from the beginning that there is a need for a comprehensive nationwide strategy leveraging the resources of the federal government and bringing them to bear in situations in areas where theyre needed and were feeling that now in the southern United States in the western United States were coping just being ruthlessly transmitted and having terrible things. Not been found to said that we going to have 100000 new cases a day if this is not change you agree with that absolutely theres no question we need a nationwide strategy we need a return to the science and we need to let data drive our decisions. Whats the condition and where weve been very fortunate here in delaware speaking to our data driv