Provided and into the record to the conclusion of the hearing. I recognize myself for 5 minutes for Opening Statements. Let me find my Opening Statement here. I believe this hearing is long overdue. Suffering terrible inequalities. Unreliable access to the energy grid, little or no broadband connectivity, and reliable funds for the federal government and other systematic problems that created unnecessary hardship and turmoil and covid19 is exacerbating these long existing problems. One third of tribal members are at high risk of serious covid19 complications due to Underlying Health factors and Navajo Nation has seen higher infection rates than those in china at the peak of the pandemic. Despite this stark reality the impact of covid19 on tribal communities, weve seen the struggles of tribal communities and access to personal protective equipment and testing to protect against covid19. Is this pandemic redesign and covid19 cases continue to rise in many areas of the Country Access to p
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For an extended list of ligs to 2012 notable book selections, visit booktvs web site, booktv. Org or our facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. Booktv continues now with diana furchtgottroth. She takes a look at president obamas Green Jobs Initiative and argues that it hurts the economy. This is about 40 minutes. Good afternoon. Im howard, Vice President for policy research at the Manhattan Institute. Thanks so much for joining us. The question of of whether and how government, particularly the federal government, directs tax dollars to specific industries was a discussion in last nights president ial debate, and can its become an important and ongoing theme in the current president ial campaign. The terms on which washington assisted the finance and Auto Industries have also been the focus of intense debate, but probably the most contentious example of all is the one on which diana furchtgottroth, Manhattan Institutes senior fellow and our speaker this afternoon, focuses in her timely a
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