Economy and society in unprecedented ways. Today President Trump deonared a na emergency to access up to 50 billion in Disaster Relief to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. And the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. More than 130,000 people have been infected in at least 130 countries, and hospitals grapple with a short blg of masks and testing kits. Theyre on a surge of trying to contain new cases. On thuray, the california of department of health said gatherings of 200 people or more should be postponed or canceled until the end of march. Joining me is the officer for d laura. Health department welcome to you both. And what are the main takeaways that i got from President Trumps National Emergency declaration today was this idea of early next week we could have half a million more testing kits going out around the country. We have 330 Million People in the u. S. So ngdoctor, star with you, do you think thats going to make a difference . I think it
About the eligibility requirements of the current child nutrition assistance cadre of programs as they exist today . I think the important thing when youre talking about reducing errors and improper payment which is i think we all agree is a very important endeavor is to create a culture where a culture of compliance with the rules. We want the rules to be followed. I dont think the rules themselves are the problem i think its helping people understand them and there are lots of different people involved in the system. Its families when theyre filling out applications, its schools when theyre running programs, its states when theyre administering them. So i think that kind of day in and day out work is whats most important to reduce errors and reduce improper payments in the program. I would second that and also add its important to as a former president once famously stated, its important to not only trust but verify. I would add to that and say its important to trust and verify in a
Early investments in child health and nutrition are crucial. The time period from pregnancy through Early Childhood is one of rapid physical, cognitive emotional and social development and because of this this time period in a childs life can set the stage for a lifetime of good health and success in learning and relationships or it can be a time of toxic stress when physical, mental, and social health and learning are compromised. Micronutrients such as iron and folate have demonstrated effects on Brain Development but are commonly deficient in pregnant women and Young Children in the united states. These deficiency cans lead to delays in attention motor development, poor shortterm memory and lower i. Q. Scores. One of the most Effective Investments congress can make during the prenatal to school age period is to support the special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, infants and children, or wic and i thank the committee for its strong bipartisan support for wic over the past f
Could you speak to the idea of fully Autonomous Vehicles in a shared use environment that is not as a personal car that i own but a fleet vehicle that i use or like the daimler car to go fully autonomous, can deliver packages food deliver people, replace cars busses, taxis in an urban environment. Seems like that paradigm change would be looking at it differently, than trying to replace each individual car, would have more opportunity. I think that when you talk about fleets, this is something were already seeing. Ben mentioned military use, not only drones but Land Vehicles and military looking at fleets there. Theyre definitely looking at this kind of technology. From a consumer perspective, Something Like car to go is a perfect platform for this technology. You see it in washington, d. C. , those of you that travel to other cities we are in lots of cities around the world you see the smart cars that are a little reminiscent in the google perception of what an Autonomous Car will loo
We have a lot of questions. The gentleman over here i saw first. Please introduce yourself and please keep questions brief. Thank you. I am nick farmer. Could you speak to the idea of fully Autonomous Vehicles in a shared use environment that is not as a personal car that i own but a fleet vehicle that i use or like the daimler car to go fully autonomous, can deliver packages food deliver people, replace cars busses, taxis in an urban environment. Seems like that paradigm change would be looking at it differently, than trying to replace each individual car, would have more opportunity. I think that when you talk about fleets, this is something were already seeing. Ben mentioned military use, not only drones but Land Vehicles and military looking at fleets there. Theyre definitely looking at this kind of technology. From a consumer perspective, Something Like car to go is a perfect platform for this technology. You see it in washington, d. C. , those of you that travel to other cities w