Watch live coverage at 5 p. M. Eastern on cspan, online at cspan. Org, or listen live with the free cspan radio app. Illinois governor jb pritzker mississippi, joined a Public Health and Emergency Management officials from texas and alabama for hearing on the federal response to the coronavirus. Heres a portion of that hearing. The committee on Homeland Security will come to order. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on examining the National Response to the coronavirus pandemic. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee. Today, the committee is meeting to examine our National Response to the worsening coronavirus pandemic. This hearing comes at a critical moment. The number of u. S. Coronavirus cases are surging, topping 50,000 per day for the first time on july 1, and setting alarming records with new cases over the past weeks. Dr. Anthony fauci recently warned that u. S. Cases could double to 100,000 per day if current outbreaks are not cont
6 comes at a critical moment. The number of coronavirus cases are surging topping 50,000 per day for the first time july 1 and setting alarming records for new cases over the past week. Dr. Anthony fauci recently warned that u. S. Cases could double to 100,000 per day if current outbreaks in the south and west are not contained, putting the entire country at risk. As the infections spiral out of control President Trump has tried to downplay the impact of covid19, calling 99 of cases totally harmless even as more than 130,000 americans have died and many more have become seriously ill. Claimed the u. S. S death rate is the lowest in the world. When in fact, it is among the highest. Unfortunately, the president s this week he claimed its the lowest death rate in the world but its really the highest. The response has been an abject failure by any reasonable measure and he ignored early intelligence on the virus and continues to disregard the opinions of doctors and scientists including th
Programs and committees as well. We will take you live to the financialal services subcommittee. The subcommittee is now in order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess from the subcommittee at any time. Members of the full committee not on this subcommittee are authorized twopart is abated todays hearing. I remind you to keep your video function on at all times, even when not recognized by the chair. Numbers are recognized recommended not to mute themselves after they are finished speaking. With the regulations , staffnying hrs 965 will only use witnesses as appropriate. Members are reminded that all rules relating to order and a quorum applied to the hearing. Members are reminded that this paycheckentitled, security Economic Perspectives on alternative approaches to protecting workers pay during covid19. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. In february, before a pandemic was declared and the economic livelihood of americans was
Could be a fullcourt press at least on the administrations part working through the coronavirus folks saying look, the worst of this could be behind us. That is one of the reasons why the president has been stipulating, he thinks all kids in this country should go back to school in the fall. That has earned him the wrath of Governor Andrew Cuomo who is also addressing reporters right now saying what about the kids, are you thinking of the welfare of the kids . The back and forth goes on and on. Speaking of governor cuomo, sometimes around august 1st, august 7th, he will have a financial decision on status of schools, whether they reopen in the empire state or do it on a tiered basis. Some do, some dont. Could add likely to parents confusion to all of this. Edward lawrence is monitoring all of these developments. Edward, what do you have right now . Reporter neil, the Coronavirus Task force is still briefing at this hour. In fact right now. What the vice has come out and said he is enco
Color, particularly communities of color. We have see disproportionate who getof black people coronavirus dying from coronavirus. In both of those are circumstances, we had to react to different challenges in those communities. But when you asked me what are the causes, the causes are things that have existed for many, many years. Now, not just with coronavirus highlighting the failures, but on top of that the recognition as the result of the in theing of protests wake of the murder of george floyd. We are prepared in this pandemic to deal with it. We need to make sure we are doing everything we can now to make sure we put the resources in so that god for bid we dont have another pandemic. You talked about a few things to try and mitigate the increase in the numbers. Can you repeat that for the members again . Thank you, mr. Chairman. We say very bluntly that we are consistent in our policies and our messaging. I think this is the number one thing. The second thing is we also have to m