To spend and how we allocate that money for a the amount of money we need to spend and how we allocate that money for a vaccine and other things. Have actually helpede spread of the virus and since expanded these restrictions. The president i believe has s acted swiftly, decisively to contain the virus. There are more cases in the days and weeks ahead so we all must be prepared and stay vigilant. Be assured of the Trump Administration is fully engaged in responding to this virus. The United States is the best Public Health system in the world and we have a plan in place to combat the coronavirus. Health experts are working to identify and isolate the virus as well as produce a vaccine and the fastest you can never produce one is usually several yearsse we seem to be moving faster than that with t regardso the virus. A Vaccine Development eventhe vn though its moving faster than ever will still take them minimum a year and six months to be produced at a level that could actually impact
Let me just say this. As a member of congress, my focus is to make sure that we appropriate the necessary funds to provide the resources to our hospitals, to our local communities, to our states. I do not want to get into the politics of all this. I want to make sure we get this right. That is what i am focused on. Is the president getting it right . We need to make sure we get it right here. I have some concerns, but at this point we need to find common ground. We need to come together and provide the funds. That is what we do here in congress, and we can make judgments along the way. The Vice President is going to head up the effort to coordinate activities. We will all make our judgments as this unfolds. We had a briefing today in the house that was very, very informative. Again, i think what we need to be focused on right now is making sure that we provide the necessary resources to our communities. From that briefing, congressman mcgovern, what is your main concern . Im concerned
The world. Are you comfortable with the way the Trump Administration has handled . Has the president done enough to stay ahead of the story . Let me say this. As a member of congress, my focus is to make sure that we appropriate the necessary funds to provide the resources to our hospitals, local communities, states. We need to come together and provide the funds. We can make judgments along the way. The Vice President is the head of the effort to coordinate activities. We will make our judgments as this unfolds. We had a briefing today in the house that we found really informative. I think what we need to be focused on is making sure that we provide the necessary resources to our communities. From that briefing, what is your number one concern . Concerned that we still dont know a lot about the virus. I want to make sure our constituents are protected. They are a first line of defense. The funding level for the National Institute of health is up 40 in five years. Substantial increase
Agencies as well. This is our first hearing on the president s fiscal year 2021 budget request. However, i want to start with a matter of urgency. The coronavirus, covert 19, cases are growing as is alarm, this is both domestically and internationally. The u. S. Government has responded to the covert 19 outbreak with aggressive measures, significant travel restrictions, mandatory 14day quarantine for individuals returning to the u. S. From province. Mr. Secretary, i support your declaration of a Public Health emergency, we are dealing with the likelihood of a global pandemic, interesting to note yesterday from the cdc that commented that with regard to the United States its not a question of if but a question of when we will face the issue seriously here. That said, i have serious concerns about the administrations responsiveness with respect to funding, i understand senators of both parties expressed a similar concern to you at their hearing yesterday. I have repeatedly asked for info
That countrys president rouhani. So the war in afghanistan continues. We remember, of course, how it began. Soon after the terrorist asack taxeses of september 11th attacks of september 11th, 18 years ago. President bush used a bullhorn to tell the world that the people who brought down the twin towers would be hearing from america soon, and sure enough, the campaign was launched. Since the First American troops hit the ground in october of that year, more than 2,000 have been killed is and thousands more wounded. In addition, more than a thousand allied soldiers supporting the u. S. Led effort have per riched as well. So has the longest war in American History produced the desired results . In other words, is the direct military action in afghanistan as part of the overall war on terrorism actually making america safer or not . Plus, what does it mean that one of the biggest hawks in the Trump Administration has gone . Well, here to talk about that is retired Army Lieutenant general d