Mrs. Maloney the committee will come to order. I thank our witnesses for returning this morning. We appreciate the recognition of our interest and oversight responsibilities. This is a crisis that is evolving quickly. Since our hearing yesterday, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. C. D. C. Has reported that we have 1,000 confirmed cases. That is up from 100 reported cases a week ago, a 900 increase. Americans are worried. They are scared. It is essential that we are able to hear directly from the Health Officials leading this effort. Im going to go to the republican side first, which is where we left off. Before i do that, without objection, the following three letters we sent on march 3 to h. H. S. And c. D. C. Requesting basic information including basic testing. We have not gotten response to those letters and with that, i represent mr. Higgins. I dont lead the task force. Its led by the Vice President of the United States. Mr. Higgins
The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Welcome back to the appropriations subcommittee also to those that are joining us this morning the director of the Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Human Development and the subcommittee on health and education services. Doctor fauci director of National Institute of allergy and Infectious Diseases. And then the director of the National Cancer institute and director of the National Institute on drug abuse. Again, welcome to all of you leader hoyer asked me this morning you have the nih coming he said can you get all the Institute Directors and he said he will this is one of the most remarkable hearings that we have and we thank you for the great work that we loan that you do and saving lives the people of the great country. Let me touch on the matter of the coronavirus i just want to say i thank you to the director and all the institute tends particular thank you to doctor fauci i want to say Public Health experts deserve our prai
Those who are joining this morning, doctor bianchi of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institute for child health and develop, almost as long as the subcommittee on health, education, Human Services and related agencies. Doctor Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases. Doctor gary gibbons, director of the National Heart, lung and Blood Institute. Doctor sharpless of the National Cancer institute. And doctor dora volkow, welcome to all of you. Leader hoyer asked me to you have the nih coming . And he said this is one of the most remarkable hearings we have, thank you for the work you do and the differences you make in saving lives. At the start, let me touch on the matter of the coronavirus. I want to say thank you to the director, all the institutes. I want to say thank you to doctor fauci and say for Public Health experts, what, what you are doing on what is clearly a matter of National Importance and national urgency. We will be discussing the 2021 budget
With the best overall entry. Deadline is january 18. Contest details on our website studentcamp. Org. Next, fda commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Francis Collins testify on medical innovations. They appeared before the Senate Health innovation and Pensions Committee on issues including the Opioid Epidemic, rare disease funding and research into treating addicts nonmedically. This is an hour and 50 minutes. Good morning, the Senate Committee on health and education will come to attention and order. Another bipartisan hearing which is what most of our hearings are which is what bernie and i created on the witnesses. I would say every member of this committee would probably agree on the subject in witnesses today. This is a hearing entitled implementation of the 21st century cures. Progress and the path forward for medical innovation, we will hear from Francis Collins, and doctor Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of food and drugs. We all have as i mentioned a hearing next wednesday on another i
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