Inspector generals hearing on the administrations response to the coronavirus. You are watching live coverage on cspan. Who has served under four president ial administrations, both democratic and republican. It issued a the hhs ofort covering the gravity challenges hospitals have faced during the Coronavirus Crisis from caring for patients to obtaining protective gear for staff and stocking basic medical supplies. This report was intended to help policymakers understand these challenges and to help hospitals overcome them, which benefits us all. Unfortunately, President Trump personally attacked this grant for no valid reason. Andcriticisms were baseless it seems clear that he just wanted everyone to pretend that there were no challenges in our Health Care System. Of course, we all know that was wrong. Grimmm should not have had to endure these personal, senseless attacks. Nevertheless, we thank her for tolerating them with dignity washing continued serving the American People. Hsit o
Joining us for that conversation is kathryn newcomer. Thank you for joining us this morning. Thank you. Im delighted to be here. Host lets start off with the role of the Inspector General. One of the best parts of what is going on now is most people have no idea what the Inspector General is. They are a unique role that was established during the 1970s in andonse to Financial Issues perceptions of financial mismanagement in executive agencies by congress. A series of laws were passed that dealt with ways to reduce waste. Established the first 12 Inspector Generals. Of clearing fraud, waste, and abuse was one aspect. They were to look at the economy and efficiency of federal agencies. There are now 75 inspectors general. They look at three different functions they fulfill in agencies. One that has been getting all the press is investigation. That is not looking at wrongdoing. Refer cases to the department of justice. The second is financial auditing. A big part of the actual motivations
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Community. Woouff all that and more, on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by Financial Services firm raymond james. When it comes to wireless, Consumer Cellular gives its customers the choice. Our nocontract plans give you as much or as little talk, text and data as you want, and our u. S. Based Customer Service team is on hand to help. To learn more, go to consumercellular. Tv fidelity investments. Bnsf railway. The john s. And james l. Knight foundation. Fostering informed and engaged communities. More at kf. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by thcorporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the pace of covid19 deaths across the United States is slowing tonight, but the total is nearing a new threshold 100,000. At the same time, the nations reopening keeps moving ahead, led by a major American Financial institution.