The hearing today. Senator casey for serving as Ranking Member. They have both been leaders on the subject. Senator burr was the author of the pandemic and all hazards preparedness act. Ill collect all hazards preparedness act. The law helps protect us from the full range of Public Health threats from National Disasters to terror attacks. In 2013, senators burn casey by the bipartisan authorization of the pandemic and all hazards act. Many contributed including senators and sam bennett. Warren, hatch, roberts, and others. Now its to be reauthorized for a second time. Todays hearing is the second for this year. Last week we heard from the administration including from the assistant secretary, the fda and the centers for disease control. In the middle of the flu season is critical we reauthorized the act before many of the provisions expire in september. I hope will do that in a bipartisan way. People are not as aware of the devastation of the flu, and i mentioned. The figures are betwee
This is just over two hours. I would like to call the hearing to order. First off, i would like to recognize the chairman of the committee for a segment. Thank you. I want to thank the senator for chairing the hearing today. Sen. Casey serving as Ranking Member at senator murrays request. They have both been real leaders on this subject. Senator burr was the original i will call it the all hazards preparedness act. In 2006. The law helps protect us from the full range of Public Health threats. In 2013, senators berger and senator burr and senator casey led the committee. Many members of the committee contributed, some are still on the committee. In the middle of the flu season, it is critical we reauthorize the act before many of its provisions expire and set number. I hope we will do this in a bipartisan way and i expect that. It has been the tradition with the law and with this committee on almost all of our major bills. Thele are not as aware of devastation of, for example, loop. I
Well have oral argument on that case late they are week on the cspan networks. The house is gaveling in. Live votes will be at 6 30 here on cspan. Le 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass s. 772, the ashlynne apple bert act. In Indian Country to lerk s. 772, an act amend the protect act to make Indian Tribes eligible for amber alert grants. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arizona, mr. Biggs, and the gentleman from maryland, mr. Raskin, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. Mr. Biggs mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks and include extraneous materials on s. 772, currently under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Biggs mr. Speaker, im honored to be the
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This is al jazeera live from new york city, im erica pitzi. A man that attacked a Movie Theater hat a history of mental illness. He had at least one arrest as well as multiple commitments to Mental Health facilities in his past. He had moviegoers in tennessee ducking for cover. [ gunfire ] thats the sound of the latest theater shooting suspect being shot dead by police in tennessee. It was a lot, oh lot of shots. It was coming from outside the theater. Police began receiving calls after 1 00 p. M. In the nashville suburb of antioch. Witnesses say the 29yearold vin tente David Montano walked into the movie wearing a surgical mask, as well as two backpacks and a weapon. He was armed with a hatchet and armed with a weapon that strongly reassembles a semiautomatic pistol that we know now after examination is an air soft gun. He was allegedly armed with pepper spray. The gunman apparently unleashed this pepper spry throughout the theater, as additional officers to swat team entered that the