It was fourth of july weekend of 2017 and i was six months into my activism of trying to warn america about the threat from internet platforms like facebook. And i realized i needed to find a way to go to washington, d. C. And didnt know anyone. And a friend said you need to meet barry so as it happened, he was in new england for the fourth of july weekend and so was i, so we met at a hotel in boston and at this point, im terrified because i had been watching all the things that happened in 2016 and im beginning to get the sense that facebook and other internet platforms are so big that theres nothing we can do and hes got the hair, the tie, the suit, he sits back and proceeds to explain we will control these guys by bringing back antitrust law. At that point i had spent the better part of four years and antitrust was defunct. He says no you just have to believe in miracles. He said we are going to get back and restore capitalism in america. Im looking at him and i think that he is fro
More likely to die from coronavirus than white people. Toxic gas leaks again from a factory in india where earlier leaks killed at least 11 and left hundreds in hospital. And the war on drugs has failed a global team of experts says hardline policies are actually fueling organized crime around the world. The devastating Financial Impact of the corona virus pandemic continues to unfold as governments across the world struggle to restart the whole to the economies in the u. S. Where more than 75000 people have died of the virus a staggering 3200000 more people filed for unemployment that means 33500000 or one in 5 workers have lost their jobs since mid march when the corona Virus Outbreak forced many businesses to close their doors. Here in the u. K. The bank of england warns the economy could shrink by 14 percent by the end of 2020 the worst slump in move 300 years is this is the economy could bounce back by 2021 if the pandemic is brought under control its a slightly better picture in
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This hearing will come to order. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess at any time to give money welcome to todays hearing on coronavirus, understanding the threat of Infectious Disease and mobilizing Innovative Solutions. I will recognize myself for an Opening Statement and then i woke frank recognize the Ranking Member for his Opening Statement again thank you for being here. Obviously this is an incredibly timely process. Covid19 is not the first pandemic we are ever going to deal with and certainly not the last one but it is incredibly important that we come together as a nation to get ahead of this, dress it and come up with treatment for it. If we think about Global Health security to threepronged approach. Containment medication and treatment. This is the third hearing that im sharing on the subject and the hearing is focused on the containment. It was the first hearing the congress held. The conclusion of that was the initial strategy of trying to contain th