[inaudible conversations] the committee on Health Education and labor and pensions will come to order. Senator murray has an important meeting right now and she is asked me too proceed with the hearing because we have six excellent witnesses and we want to make sure we hear from each of you and we want the senators to has questions of each of you. So patty should arrive at about ten. When she comes we will interrupt and let her make her Opening Statement and we will resume the hearing. Good morning senator murphy. Nearly a year ago doctor brent james from the National Academy testify before Senate Health committee with a startling statistic up to one half of the American People spend on healthcare may be unnecessary. Let me repeat that, up to half of the 3. 5 trillion, the United States collectively spent on healthcare in 2017 was unnecessary according to doctor james and many of the other witnesses at our hearings agreed with that. That is 1. 8 trillion, three times as much as we spen
In the sense that they are and they are going after moderate operation. And if russia is directing its energies towards isil, some of those conflicts or potentials for mistakes or eggs collation are less likely to occur. This underscores the importance of us making sure that we move this track forward as quickly as possible. Our view from the start has been that russia is welcome to be part of this Broad Based Coalition that we have set up. Theres never been a point in time in which we said that we dont want russia or other countries that may have differences with us on a whole host of other things to avoided working with us against isil. The i had a conversation with president putin in turkey, and i indicated to him at the time to the extend that they make that shift, to the process they have constructed to bring all the parties together, try to execute a political transition. That all parties would agree to. And refocus attention after going after isil, then theres enormous capacity
Tested and tests not available in most parts of the country. When will we know how bad it really is . I would think within a week we will start seeing a real acceleration of testing. As we go two, three more weeks, it will be much, much more. So i think were going to see a much different situation than we saw just a few weeks ago. And close contact, the canadian Prime Minister in isolation after his wife tests positive, and Canadas Parliament shuts down. The president of the brazil said he tested negative after a top aide who was with him and President Trump last week in maralago was found to have the virus. Should President Trump now be tested also . Generally speaking, if i was standing next to someone who had been diagnosed with coronavirus, should i isolate myself and find a test as well. Yes. That goes for the president likely in theory at least or leave it to his doctor. I will leave it to his physician, who is a very good physician. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in wash
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