Microphones anytime you speak. During the any time hearing, the chairman the vice chairman of the committee, congressman kennedy will serve as chair until i am able to return. Beuments for the record can sent to Benjamin Tabor at the email address provided to staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair will not recognize herself for an opening statement. Today the energy and Commerce Committee continues its oversight of the nations covid19 Pandemic Response. Examining the pursuit of a safe and effective covid19 vaccine that the American People can trust. In the eight months that we battled covid19, over 7 million americans have had the virus, and over 200,000 of them have lost their lives. Millions of the phase unemployment and have lost their Health Insurance, and families are still juggling childcare and virtual classrooms. The list of those most vulnerable to covid19s especially on the line as the virus continues to spread across
I would suggest only under those circumstances anticipated by this resolution can we continue work on behalf of the american public. I yield back. There is no constitutional issues revolving around whether or not committees can meet virtually. But congress creates the committees so hopefully we can all agree on that. Mr. Chairman i want to make a comment on the suggestion the Public Health people are making policy. They are not the governors cares one mayors and policymakers seek advice during a crisis from experienced scientist and Public Health officials, they can take that advice are not. All over the country there isic evidence some people take the advice and some are not. But all scientist that i know and the Public Health people in this country and many of whom i have worked with for years are very careful not to be policymakers they are particularly careful to present the evidence and not substitute for the policymakers. This country which has invested hundreds of billions of do
70 oakland and 68 for San Francisco. We talk about e timing th cl today future cast just if you miss. It looks like the golden gate in the bay bridge have a live look at the Golden Gate Bridge, very foggy other, limited visibility with advisory for the golden gate we are seeing reports a crash north of here is you had to the Robin Williams, six cars involved in the accident possibly with one lane blocked. Because of the crash on the southbound side of the 101 heading to the gate, heres a look at the bay bridge, foxing overhead once you get onto the upper deck heading into San Francisco, advisory is issued there as well, coming up the east shore freeway on of hercules as you work your way through drive times starting to build 21 minutes highway 4 for the maison east shore freeway, the westbound 583 also your drive times 101 minutes. Just over an hour and a half for the 680, the crash westbound still blocking two lanes with damage done. Happening today, the campaign 2019, bay area voters
Ms. Pelosi good morning, everyone. Its a sad week for our country. Very prayerfully and patriotically we had to come to a decision to move forward with an impeachment inquiry of the president of the United States. This is nothing that we take lightly. And in trying to balance our responsibility to protect and defend the constitution of the nited states in a way that was notdy vicive in our country, but ewe newt knighting in our country. We wanted but uniting in our country, we wanted to have a fuller understanding of the facts. Last week we saw something that removed all doubt as to whether e should move forward. A distinct change in the body of knowledge that we had in which to make a decision. So when people say to me, what made you change your mind, i didnt change my mind. Ive always been on the course of finding the facts as we honor our constitution. And the facts are these, that the president of the United States and his actions in a telephone call with a head of state betrayed h
Good evening everyone. Welcome to town hall and thank you all for being here. We will adjust a little bit. We are still experimenting in this space. Thank you for the suggestion. Im a curator of lectures here town hall and on behalf of town hall and pleased to welcome me to tonights appearance by author fear and freedom at the oregon standoff discussing Anthony Mccann discussing his new book shadowlands. Im happy to say the taxpayers of Washington State as part of the project. I love all of our funders but i especially love public funding for the arts. Im hoping this might be a return to town hall for some of you who are familiar with this building but havent been back for couple of years. During that time we have been renovating this is the soft watch for the space for barn cat Phase Service yet to come on line so bear with us. September is the formal launch of town hall with the big festival of programs we recently announced a consumer web site town hall seattle. Org. We hope youll c