This hearing will come to order. I would like to welcome dr. Robert redfield, director of the centers for Disease Control and prevention and we thank you for being here this morning. Dr. Redfield, to discuss the cdc and the on going response to covid19. I also want to welcome the subcommittee members, Ranking Member congressman thomas pole and our full Committee Chair. I want to thank you to the subcommittee members here in person as well as subcommittee members who are participating by secure video teleconference. Before i move to my Opening Statement, and because this is our first labor hhs and education appropriation subcommittee hearing with some members participating remotely, i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how it will work in order to benefit both members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended six foot social distancing between members, witnesses, and other individuals in in the room necessary to operate the hea
Redfield, director of the center for Disease Control and prevention and we thank you for being here this morning. Doctor redfield, to discuss the cdc and ongoing response to covid19. I also want to welcome the subcommittee members, Ranking Member congressman thomas paul andour full Committee Chair. I want to thank you to subcommittee members who are here in person as well as subcommittee members who are participating by secure video teleconference. Before i moved to my Opening Statements and because this is our first labor hhs and Education Appropriations Committee hearing with some members participating remotely, i would like to begin by offering a brief explanation of how it will work and in order to benefit those members and the public. This hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended sixfoot social distancing between members, witnesses and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing. Which we have kept to a minimum. Some members have opted to use
Of children and friends. Nearly 100,000 people in the United States have died from the coronavirus. The New York Times reported that more americans have died of the coronavirus in the last 12 weeks than died in vietnam and the korean wars combined and nearly twice as many as died of battle wounds during world war i. In terms of american deaths this virus is the equivalent of 22 iraq wars, 33 september 11th attacks, 41 afghanistan wars, 42 pearl harbors or 25,000 ben gausys. Its important to never stop recognizing the human toll that this has taken. I want to highlight a couple of people from our home state who lost the battle with covid19. Lyle from whitehal died at the age of 64 on may 13th. Lyle worked at the Muskegon Community Mental Health and most recently was working at the Roosevelt Park nursing and rehabilitation center. Edwin and gwynn da listen c carmichael were married for 53 years. They died one day apart. They participated in meals on wheels. Edmond was a vietnam veteran a
I thought this happened. Good afternoon everybody i want to welcome everyone to the finance Committee Oversight hearing the fda foreign drug manufacturing inspection process. And the taxpayers whether medicare or medicaid and second and the jurisdiction under trade with the responsibility that only Quality Pharmaceuticals that responsibility is heightened now that we are living through the covid pandemic whether were in the midst of a pandemic the supplychain and starting june of last year on this issue to secretary as are in the commissioner. I ask a series of questions related to manufacturing facilities overseas to file dosages for drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients and throughout the day also with the fda managing its inspection regime that says the fda does conduct some unannounced inspections on the frequency but the gao and 2019 that they estimated they generally provided 12 weeks of notice before the inspection for them to do their jobs and 12 weeks common sense tells me ther
Today is tuesday may 26th. Governor whitmer wonderful, good afternoon. Todays tuesday, may 26. Im joined by dr. Calhoun, dr. Martin, associate professor of epidemiology at university of Michigan School of Public Health, and Beverly Allen of cvs, a subsidiary of aetna. The families all across the world. People everywhere have grieved the loss of parents, of sibling, of children and friends. Nearly 100,000 people in the United States have died from the coronavirus. The New York Times reported that more americans have died of the coronavirus in the last 12 weeks than died in vietnam and the korean wars combined and nearly twice as many as died of battle wounds during world war i. In terms of american deaths this virus is the equivalent of 22 iraq wars, 33 september 11th attacks, 41 afghanistan wars, 42 pearl harbors or 25,000 ben gausys. Its important to never stop recognizing the human toll that this has taken. I want to highlight a couple of people from our home state who lost the battl