Word signup box. While the house of representatives remains out of session due to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the House Appropriations subcommittee met on capitol hill to look at the virus. The hearing included testimony from former cdc director tom frieden and caitlin rivers from the Johns Hopkins center for Health Security. This is 2. 5 hours. The hearing will come to order. Good morning, and welcome to the labor, health, and Human Services and education appropriations subcommittee. Todays hearing is on the nations ongoing response to the coronavirus. Like all other efforts on the supplemental package, it has been bipartisan. Let me commend my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, including my friend and Ranking Member congressman tom cole. Our witnesses, dr. Tom frieden, president and ceo of resolve to save lives and former director of the centers for Disease Control and prevention, the cdc. From 2000 92016. Dr. Caitlin rivers, featured scholar at the Johns Hopkins center
Clerk chair ronen . Supervisor ronen aye. Clerk the motion passes. Supervisor ronen thank you so much. Thank you, president yee. Supervisor yee thank you so much. Ill seal you all tomorrow. Supervisor ronen see you tomorrow. Mr. Clerk, is there any other items . Clerk that completes the agenda for today. Supervisor ronen thank you so much. The meeting is adjourned. The Health Service Board Meeting will now come to order. I would like to turn this over to our director now for some opening remarks regarding the present situation. Good afternoon and thank you for joining the Health Service board Virtual Meeting with us this afternoon. During the declared covid19 Health Emergency and authorized by state and local authorities, the Health Service board Public Meeting is being held using teleconference technology which provides access for Member Participation online, thus producing a virtual Public Meeting in lieu of an inperson meeting. This virtual Board Meeting ensures safe distancing and
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Provides access for Member Participation online, thus producing a virtual Public Meeting in lieu of an inperson meeting. This virtual Board Meeting ensures safe distancing and safeguards the Health Service board commissioners, the Health Service system staff and members of the public. I wish to thank all the people who have worked many hours to make this meeting possible. Please note that our board secretary Natalie Ekberg and many of the Commission Secretaries across the city have collaborated to learn about these meetings. I also wish to note that our internal team has worked behind the scenes to provide the technical support, including marina coridge, Brian Rodriguez and others have stepped in to help manage our Public Comments today. I want to share my gratitude and thanks to all of you, as well as the Health Service staff who have helped make this meeting a reality. And finally id also like to acknowledge the Citys Department and Technology Staff of government tv for their time an
[inaudible conversations] him him him. The hearing will come to order. Good morning welcome to the labor health and Human Services and education appropriations subcommittee todays hearing is with the ongoing response to the coronavirus. Like all other efforts of the supplemental package we have been bipartisan when we commend him my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. Before i began i went to extend they were to our witnesses tom friedman president and ceo and former director of cdc in prevention 2009 through sc 2016 doctor rivers senior scholar that hell security an assistant professor in the department of Environmental Health and engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Schools of health. Doctor friedman will do is perspective of fighting epidemics including leading the cdc response of where we are and what we need to do to protect americans doctor rivers makes a case where the months and years to come we will need additional capacity heea with Contact Tracing to combat the viru