This is a different world were facing. The pandemic has taken tens of thousands of americans and infected more than 1. 5 million and infected every single one. It focuses early on the security to the past few months. Including the nominee [inaudible] it is very different than my time in chairman. Those of you that are there in person and we do not we have previously provided guidance to reiterate care. The recommended social distancing. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] before he turned to the intervention i appreciate [inaudible] in the role with Energy Innovation including nuclear and Energy Efficiency renewable. We help create. That experience with the responsibilities and the decisions. Having full view of the department and everyone during this covert pandemic. [inaudible] non[inaudible] there will be situations that are uniquely situated during this pandemic. We thank you for that thank you, madam chairman and we want to thank you for holding this hearing and mr. Menendez nomin
I note the presence of a quorum. Eneral for the pandemic recovery. I appreciate the cooperation that we got from the Ranking Member and then one order he this is an important position and oversight of the cares act, massive spending bill and will fully support those oversight efforts. I worked with senator peters on a different version of oversight on this to pass the care act, and a appreciate that as well. We will just be able to discharge the nominee from our committee and hopefully get him confirmed for the Holiday Weekend would be nice to get the oversight efforts starting on the cares act as quickly as possible. The other business item will be conducted is a motion to subpoena a blue star and no blue test strategy for documents of generally first 20132 presently to work for burisma or those associated with burisma in the attendance of the ceo for a deposition regarding the work in the attendance of coo for deposition regarding network. That is why we are here to meet today and to
Chair clyburn Ranking Member scalise and members, thank you for joining us today. The impact of the coronavirus on essential Frontline Workers and the steps the federal government can take to better protect these workers. The coronavirus pandemic has already killed more than 90,000 thancans, more deaths any other nation. Throughout this crisis, our nations essential workers have continued to serve their communities at Great Potential risk to themselves and their families. They are the true heroes of this crisis. I am deeply honored that several of these heroes have joined us today. These heroes treat patients who are sick with the virus and confront comfort the families of those who have lost loved ones. Callsespond to emergency and keep our communities safe. Stock our grocery and drugstore shelves. They keep our transit systems running, and they clean our hospitals and offices to protect prevent the virus from spreading further. Tens of thousands of essential workers have been infecte
The scope of your responsibility is quite daunting. I was thinking about what i knew as a layperson and also preparing to talk to you today, reading about that scope is remarkable. So many facets of our nations security, from aviation, infrastructure security, to cyber security, immigration and border protection. As a chamber, we think about these issues because they are linked. Economic security and National Security are so linked. We know we cant have one without the other. We are always delighted to find someone with your talent and experience to share with us what is really going on in efforts to keep our nation safe and secure. We know these efforts have taken on a huge level of complexity even this pandemic, and we appreciate your efforts to keep our country safe and secure. Really, that is kind of where i want to start this conversation. We talk about a whole government response to this pandemic. Could you talk to us a little bit about what it is like on the task force coordinat
House has been suspiciously empty of people. I understand a. Have convened for legislative session a grand total of two days, two in the last eight weeks. At this point im wondering if we should send senators over their to collect their newspapers and water the plants. Its not just their physical absence madam president its House Democrats absent from any serious discussion at all. About the only product in their link is a battle has been in 1800 page, 3 trilliondollar bill that couldnt even unite their own conference. Yesterday the speaker announced it will continue for another 45 days at least. There is a new wrinkle. House democrats held the president breaking proposed propose voting scheme that will let one member cast 10 event additional votes. One member cast 10 additional votes. Actually one person. Remember these are the people who want to remake every state election laws. There are several problems of this and what happens to be article section 1 of the u. S. Constitution whic