American economy and incredible strain on the American Healthcare system and everybody involved with that. Public Health Experts have told us we need to flatten the curve and the Economic Cost of flattening the curve was pretty great. On the other side of that equation, the impact on hospitals was significant in that many of them have been ready and waiting for whatever they needed tohe do. And because we flatten the curve the worstcase scenarios not occur and in most cases they were prevented. They had plenty of hospital beds and before it was over with we had ventilators and all of those things we will have later. But, the crisis because of flattening the curve has sat and had certainly lassoed longer and willd last longer than it would have otherwise. Im not saying thats a bad thing, im just saying measures like closing businesses and sending people home from work, practicing social distancing putting people on the unemployment rolls have created Serious Problems for people that hav
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 65, the nays are 28. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 655. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, department of defense, victor g. Mercado of california to be an assistant secretary. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion.
Dive into our witness testimony as well. Since 1999 more than 700,000 people have died from a Drug Overdose in the United States. Increased opioid addiction and the production of deadly synthetic opioids have exasperated americans staggering death rate. In 2017 more than 70,000 people died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of death in the United States. Of those 60 involved prescription opioids such as fentanyl. American. Up better against the Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older abuse to opioids. 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americans die each day from an opioid overdose. We know the untimely death from widespread abuse of prescription and nonprescription opioids but they know from our familys neighbors and friends of the Opioid Crisis is not over. We must continue contending with this crisis. That being said we have made Great Strides in the past three years to help combat this crippling ep
The commissioned core as well as an Inspector General. Heres part of the hearing. And members of the Departments Office of Inspector General to discuss the recently released report on the Mental Health needs of children and the care of the department of health and Human Service unaccompanied Children Program. I want to thank our witnesses for being here today. And maxwell, assistant general, office of the assistant general, the department of health and Human Services Jonathan Hayes. The department of health and Human Services and jonathan white, commander, Public Health Service Commission corps, department of health and Human Services. This hearing is part of our oversight responsibility which we take very, very seriously, we must. Considerable taxpayer resources are at stake and something more precious is at stake. And that is the mental and the physical wellbeing of children. That is why the office of the Inspector Generals new report was so alarming. It confirms our worst fierce tha
Good afternoon, welcome to the september 10th, 2019 regular meeting of the San Francisco board of supervisors. Madam clerk, will you please call roll. [ roll call ] mr. President , you have a quorum. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, will you join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Supervisor yee on behalf of the board, i would like to acknowledge the staff at sfgtv. Michael batazar and colleen a memendoza who make transcripts available online. Are there any communications . Clerk i have none to report, mr. President. Supervisor yee we are approving the minutes from the july 30th, 2019 regular board meeting. Are there any changes to these Meeting Minutes . Seeing none, can i have a motion to approve the minutes as presented . Made by supervisor walton and seconded by supervisor fewer. Motion to approve ok. Then these m