Lity now. Today the subcommittee will be having virtually. Does not have any of us would like to perform her duties but we essentially this is an necessity of the current moment. Our question and slowing the spread of covid19. Reminders to the members but the conduct of the sintering. Keep their video feeding on as long as they are present at the hearing. Memos are responsible for minting an un meeting their own microphones pretty please keep your microphones muted. Especially love your family dogs, finally, members of documents on which to submit to the record. Address are circulating prior to the steering. Welcome to the First Virtual hearing on investigation of oversight. Today critical issue. Repurposed income existing therapeutic drugs of the covid19 treatment. As well as the scientific basis of the evaluation of such drugs. Appreciate our witnesses being here. These are very important issues and we look forward to addressing these. One of humanitys most promising Public Health re
Education and the jobs. Thank you all very much. I hope you have a nice weekend. March 13th live to the effect the coronavirus is having on Nursing Homes. Live coverage here on cspan3. We join it in progress. Said, under no circumstances should a hospital discharge a patient to a nursing home that is not prepared to take care of those patients needs pap clear directive. Unfortunately on march 24th Governor Cuomos Health Department issued this directive in contradiction to the cms dai take covid19 patients. New jersey essentially copied the same directive from norcal order with similar deadly results. Two weeks earlier Governor Desantis in florida prohibited transfers kv s covid19 patient were positive to Nursing Homes. Very different orders resulting in very different results. And pennsylvania, continued to accept new admissions and readmissions including patients covid19 positive. While defending this decision even Pennsylvanias Health secretary moved her mother out of a nursing home.
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For days before Derek Chauvin was charged with the murder of george floyd. Three other officers on the scene charged as well with aiding and abetting chauvin in floyds death, and there is no doubt the first days of those demonstrations in minneapolis were critical in the effort to force minneapolis leftwing City Government to force the mayor to force the police chief and then the prosecutor to finally act. The demonstrations in dozens of other cities around the country were organized and orchestrated by the national left, antifa, black lives matter, and they ranged for two weeks. Raged for two weeks. And we will likely always remember the tragedy of George Floyds death, but we will also remember vividly the senseless violence that followed led by the left and sanctioned by the radical dems. And we will never forget the spectacle of those demonstrate theres who demanded fellow demonstrators who demanded fellow americans kneel before them. Mayor Eric Garcetti kneeling as a hostage of the
Words from floyds name calling for an end to racial injustice. Out you cant tolerate. You cant achieve justice which is. The civil rights leader reverend al sharpton rebukes President Trump for his handling of Police Brutality in america. We cannot leave just moment thinking we can once again turn away from racism stings that are very strong. And a video message from democratic president ial candidate joe biden he says there needs to be a lasting change. Welcome to the program in a 4 and a half hour funeral and a burial in a Houston Cemetery friends and family have celebrated the life of george floyd he wasnt voluntarily cost in the role of a civil rights icon when a minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck his death sparked protests that continue today across the United States and as far away as senegal john hendren has a story from freuds hometown of Houston Texas. George floyds tragic journey only to Houston Cemetery but. The movement here inspired. A morning to demonstrations in flo