Impact of the coronavirus on workers and the steps the federal government can take to better protect these workers. The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more than 90,000 americans, more deaths than any other nation. Throughout this crisis, our nations essential workers have continued to serve their communities at Great Potential risk to themselves and their families. They are the true heroes of this crisis. I am deeply honored that several of these heroes have joined us today. These heroes treat patients who are sick with the virus and comfort the families of those who have lost loved ones. They respond to emergency calls and keep our communities safe. They stock our grocery and drugstore shelves. They keep our transit systems running, and they clean our hospitals and offices to prevent the virus from spreading further. Tens of thousands of essential workers have been infected with the virus, and many have lost their lives. Im particularly concerned that many essential workers s
Professionals in the grocery of worker who died from covid19 complications. They took about working conditions and what the government can do to improve safety. A half hours. We are talking about the impact of the coronavirus on workers and the steps the federal government can take to better protect these workers. The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more than 90,000 americans, more deaths than any other nation. Throughout this crisis, our nations essential workers have continued to serve their communities at Great Potential risk to themselves and their families. They are the true heroes of this crisis. I am deeply honored that several of these heroes have joined us today. These heroes treat patients who are sick with the virus and comfort the families of those who have lost loved ones. They respond to emergency calls and keep our communities safe. They stock our grocery and drugstore shelves. They keep our transit systems running, and they clean our hospitals and offices to pre
Chair clyburn Ranking Member scalise and members, thank you for joining us today. The impact of the coronavirus on essential Frontline Workers and the steps the federal government can take to better protect these workers. The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more than 90,000 thancans, more deaths any other nation. Throughout this crisis, our nations essential workers have continued to serve their communities at Great Potential risk to themselves and their families. They are the true heroes of this crisis. I am deeply honored that several of these heroes have joined us today. These heroes treat patients who are sick with the virus and confront comfort the families of those who have lost loved ones. Callsespond to emergency and keep our communities safe. Stock our grocery and drugstore shelves. They keep our transit systems running, and they clean our hospitals and offices to protect prevent the virus from spreading further. Tens of thousands of essential workers have been infecte
The senate is in the personnel business and the house is not. We are working diligently on getting nominations out of committee. That are important for the country, that have been languishing for six weeks. Oversight is beginning already. Senator alexander is going to have dr. Fauci and others before his committee next week, related to the coronavirus epidemic that we are all working our way through. We will continue to discuss with the administration a way forward. I know that many people are asking for additional legislation. I think i can speak for our conference by saying, we are not ruling that out, but if i could pause here do a good job of evaluating will we have already done. It was encouraging yesterday that the secretary of the treasury issued a guidance that provides some flexibility on the state and local front, where we 150already allocated billion. So with that, let me yield. Thank, leader. I think the leader covered well what the senate is doing. Obviously to the past se
Face. There are many sectors that deserve recognition will be mentioned by my colleagues, notably healthcare workers, teachers, post officer was, Grocery Store workers, Law Enforcement of course, many, many others but i want to focus for just a minute on the critical efforts of our agricultural producers, our farmers and ranchers and so many others. Maintaining the Food Supply Chain during this Public Health emergency is essential, absolutely essential. As we combat coronavirus, our farmers and ranchers have continued to provide the food, feed, fuel and fiber that we need. Americans truly benefit every single day from the highest body, lowestcost food supply in the world thanks to our producers, our farmers and our ranchers. But as operations across the country are impacted, Food Security has been a particular concern. We greatly appreciate the efforts of those working to keep, keep food on our tables from our producers, to the workers so its not only the ranchers, our farmers and ranc