Shutdown, tom frieden was the head of the cdc he and others insist that it will hurt the cdcs ability to fight the flu. The cdc serves as a Surveillance Agency about anything related to the flu and other diseases. The cdc assures clients it works 24 7 saving lives and protecting people. If there is a Government Shutdown, the promise will immediately go away when it comes to the flu program. Less information on how influenza is spreading and how it is affecting people in terms of severity of illness. Reporter this at a time when flu season hitting its peak in many states. This year is proving particular difficult. All of states, 49 are reporting in the same week wide spread activity. Reporter with a Government Shutdown no updates like that one on Data Collected. Another concern is flu samples taken by local Health Departments a departments and sent to the cdc would not be analyze. Local bay area say they have plenty of the vaccine in case of a local outbreak. Definitely concern if the c
House. Democrats republicans and President Trump all dug in and there was no compromise to keep the government running. The motion is not agreed to. Reporter the latenight vote on the Health Spending bill failed as expected. The blame should crash entirely on President Trumps shoulders. This will be called the trump shutdown. We will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while democrats hold our lawful citizens hostage. Over there reckless demands. Reporter political showdown with personal consequences for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and americans who could be impacted. The pressure was on to get a deal. Daca supporters protested inside the Senate Building amplifying demands that any spending bill include protections for dreamers. 700,000 route to the u. S. Illegally as children. Chuck schumer met one on one with trump at the white house but the two new yorkers could not seal a deal. During the meeting and exchange a strong daca protections i reluctantly put th
And i am dion lim. Clock counting down to the deadline. If lawmakers fail to reach an agreement by then, Government Agencies will begin shutting down. This will be the first to happen when the republicans control the government. Happening one year after President Trump inaugurated. What has been shoe horned into this discussion is an insist stance that we deal with an illegal immigration issue. The issue that are being debated is budgetary numbers, chip, d. R. E. A. M. Ers, it is just the decision point. The bill needs 60 votes to pass and it appears it does not have the support necessary. If there is a shutdown, it couldnt happen at a worse time for the Center Disease control and prevention. Facing one of the worst seasons. Reporter during the last shutdown, tom frieden was the head of the cdc he and others insist that it will hurt the cdcs ability to fight the flu. The cdc serves as a Surveillance Agency about anything related to the flu and other diseases. The cdc assures clients it
And that historical president is not a good president. Advising them to review their contingency plans. Now the last shutdown in 2013 lasted 16 days in the event of another shutdown, u. S. Military operations will continue but Service Members wont get paid. However that lost pay will be made up, staffing at most Government Agencies will be cut to just a fraction of normal levels, except homeland security, youll still see the same amount of tsa agents at airports. It couldnt come at a worse time for the centers for Disease Control and prevention, the city has you know is facing one of the worst flu seasons in year. What is the local impact of this possible shutdown . Dr. Tom freedman was the cdc director during the last Government Shutdown, he recently tweeted this. The 2013 Government Shutdown was like a scene from a Science Fiction movie, empty labs and offices at cdc, shutdowns, he writes are not safe. On its website, the cdc assures clients it works 24 7 saving lives and protecting
The countdown to shutdown down to the wire. Sen. Chris van hollen, d maryland there is lots to get done and we can do itbehind the scenes senators working to come to an agreement on a spending bill to avoid a Government Shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline. Sen. Dan sullivan, r alaska the decision whether or not the governments going to be shut down is really in the hands of senator schumer and his colleaguespresident trump delaying a weekend trip to maralago for some last minute dealmaking. Friday afternoon inviting Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer to the white house for a private meeting. Sen. Chuck schumer, d minority leader we made some progress but we still have a good number of disagreements. The discussions will continue. Trump seemingly hopeful after the meeting tweeting it was an excellent preliminary meetingthe big Sticking Point for democrats immigration. They want protection for the so called dreamersbut the Republican Leadership says those talks should come later. D