Serving when it comes to coronavirus so we dont have all the numbers we do know that the Indian Health service most of those Indian Health Service Locations are within tribal lands and tribal reservations and those numbers are clear theres getting close to 18000 cases a coronavirus out of about 233000 individuals who have been tested but testing is the amount of testing that is being given to Indian Health service has been very low in fact ive just recently heard. Donald trump mention that indians should be happy with what theyve gotten so far in fact he sent 250 tests to the Indian Health service 50. 250 yes just to be clear this is in the context of some statistics that weve got that in arizona 16 percent of. The coronavirus deaths in arizona are Indigenous Peoples while there are only 6 was of the population new mexico greater than a 3rd with only 10 percent how many state Health Departments are actually recording Indigenous Peoples deaths that have actions and we dont know that inf
Has a much worse because of their growth of ours official rate in the u. S. A covert its the vulnerable how is it Indigenous Peoples of the u. S. A. Thank you for having me it has been devastating in any infantry here in the United States unfortunately we dont have all the data we need to truly assess the damage that the coronavirus is doing to the native American Population there are 574 federally recognized tribes that means theres 574 tribes in the United States has a government to government relationship with and most Public Health care facilities are not checking the box or understanding often who they are serving when it comes to coronavirus so we dont have all the numbers we do know that the indian helps. Most of those Indian Health Service Locations are within tribal lands and tribal reservations and those numbers are clear there is getting close to 18000. 00 cases a coronavirus out of about 233000. 00 individuals who have been tested but testing is the amount of testing that h
Is doing to the native American Population there are 574 federally recognized tribes that means theres 574 tribes that the United States has a government to government relationship with and most Public Health care facilities are not checking the box or understanding often who they are serving when it comes to coronavirus so we dont have all the numbers we do know that the Indian Health service most of those Indian Health Service Locations are within tribal lands and tribal reservations and those numbers are clear there is getting close to 18000 cases a coronavirus out of about 233000 individuals who have been tested but testing. Is the amount of testing that is being given to Indian Health service has been very low in fact ive just recently heard. Donald trump mention that indian should be happy with what theyve gotten so far in fact he sent 250 tests to the Indian Health service 502500 yes just to be clear this is in the context of some statistics that weve got that in arizona 16 perc
Color, irrespective of party affiliation. We are one america. And lets try to act that way. And i close this briefing. Thank you. As that herring comes to a close, lawmakers discussing how the Veterans Affairs department, this is a live hearing getting under way now on cspan 3. If covid19 turned into a pandemic and portions of the United States Health Care System broke down the va may need to come back and ask for additional funds and since then congress has appropriated 17. 2 billion for vhas covid19 Pandemic Response and i was glad to help advocate for that funding. Now im not sure that many of us here on the dais know what to expect during that february hearing nor did we fully grasp the enormity of the Public Health challenges americans would soon face from the pandemic. This is largely because the administration failed to recognize these risks and communicate them to the American Public in advance of the crisis. Here we are a little more than three months later and exactly 90 days
Washington today, we are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings pursuant to House Resolution 965. Remote hearings certainly are not the same as sitting together in our Committee Room and you should know. The new authority has allowed us to continue to do our work a behalf of the American People, while keeping our staff, families and broader communities this is the First Official Virtual Committee hearing in the United States house of representatives. As we begin this historic proceeding, i want to underscore that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegia collegiality and substantive debate even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with Ranking Member and his staff to make sure that all Ranking Members are respected in the knew virtual format. Before we turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help us all navigate this new platform. First, consi