Longterm commitment to bring you live gaveltogavel coverage of congress. Coming up, the house will debate Foreign Affairs pills with votes late they are afternoon. This week theyll work on an emergency funding bill to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. Live coverage of he thousands of the house here on cspan. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father con you. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of mercy, thank you for giving us another day. Quicken our spirits so that we will know the blessings of living together in unity and peace. Grant that we might know the satisfaction of sharing our Common Concerns and experiencing the joe of mutual accomplishment. Bless the members of this peoples house with success in bringing fruition to all e
Effect for just about all residents. The goal behind it is to maintain Public Health and slow the spread of coronavirus. Reporter were in San Francisco in the neighborhood on market and doloris and one is the types of businesses considered to be essential, its a Grocery Store and theyre himming the number of people that can come in at any one time to allow for the recommended social distancing. Elsewhere in San Francisco this morning, there is very little traffic now that this order is in place. We drove through the mission to get here and the only vehicles on the road is sanitation trucks, taxings, buses, and sanitation trucks. Police have been patrolling since early this morning and essential businesses include Grocery Stores, pharmacies, restaurants for takeout and delivery, Hardware Stores, gas stations and banks. Only people that work in essential businesses and services should be going to work. Healthcare workers, journalists and drivers and food service and grocery workers and a
The committee on education and labor will come to order. Hello, everyone. I note that a quorum is present. The committee is meeting in a legislative hearing to hear testimony on hr2694 the pregnant workers fairness act. I note for the committee that miss mcbath and mr. Cohen of tennessee are permitted to participate in the hearing. Members who sit on the subcommittee and are present shall have First Priority to ask questions followed by members who sit on the full committee and present and only after all Committee Members who are present have gone, shall members who are not on the committee of education and labor ask questions. Pursuant to the committee reel 7c, the Opening Statements are limited to the chair and the Ranking Member to allows us to hear from the witnesses sooner and provides all members can adequate time to ask questions. I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an opening statement. As a mom and a policymaker, i know how important it is to protect the Economic
The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Eternal father, thank you for giving us another day. The house is eptering a two week recess, many members will be returning to their districts to meet with constituents. We know that work will be getting done behind the overt political scene. While important and significant issues are being addressed, may all members be imbued with the wisdom of solomon, the patience of job, and proceed like nathaniel who was a man without guile. In all, let there be more light than heat. May all that is done be for your greater honor and glory. Men. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house her pproval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . Thank you, madam speaker. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a
And activities in the United States. Well start with Rosemary Gibson. I introduce everybody first. Well start with Rosemary Gibson whose name has been mentioned already several times if you were here. Shes author of china rx exposing the risk of americas dependence on china for medicine which documents the dramatic shifts in where medicines are made in implications for National Security and american securities. Next well hear from ben westoff. Mr. Westoffs new book fentanyl inc. Which will be published in september. Fentanyl kills more americans than any drug in history. And next panelist studied at the Rand Corporation is an especial deem yol gist. Centers on Research Health among marginalized population. Well hear from mark a molecular biologist in performing Risk Assessment to sport government on bio Security Public health and bio defense. Hes one of chinas biotechnology and other foreign engagement, a report published in february 2019. We welcome all of you. We ask that you would k