Next, a Public Health official looks at efforts to improve. Vaccine and develop a universal flu vaccine. This house, science, space and Technology Committee hearing is about 2 and half hours. This hearing will come to order and without objection, declare a recess at any time. Good morning and welcome to our witnesses. Todays hearing on science and innovation, the worlds population, killing approximately 300 Million People in the 20th century alone. Smallpox is the only human disease to be eradicated thanks to the development of the vaccine. Another devastating disease, polio, 33 cases reported worldwide in 2018 compared to 350,000 cases in 1988. Every day it save lives especially lives of children and other vulnerable populations. There is no such thing as healthy skepticism when it comes to vaccines. Unfortunately there is a wellfunded Disinformation Campaign targeting the public and weakening Public Health laws. School vaccination requirements have been commonplace in the us for gene
The Social Security administration, National Archives, and state department testify on post Pandemic Services backlogs before a House Oversight and accountability subcommittee. Live coverage on cspan three. 22 more visas now than at the same period during prepandemic 2019. Despite our challenges, and thanks to the hard work of our teams in the field and domestically. We are currently issuing more u. S. Passports and visas than any other time in our history. Ultimately, this is great news for the u. S. Economy, businesses, family reunifications, and people to people ties. And we plan to continue our aggressive rebuilding efforts to be able to meet the demand today and into the future while rigorously safeguarding our National Security. We are striving to build a more agile and optimize bureau of affairs to be able to serve your constituents. To do so we are investigating the ante in Human Resources we need to ensure federal coverage experience. New parents overseas can now electronicall
Minister confirmed at least six british citizens were killed in hamass attack on israel and a further ten are still missing. Further ten are still missing. Rishi sunak visited a Jewish Secondary School as well in north london this morning, reassuring the students there his government will always support them, he told the house of commons in the afternoon. The government is going to be providing an extra £10 million in humanitarian aid for gaza, saying the Palestinian People are victims of hamas. To well in are victims of hamas. To well in are victims of hamas. To well in a shuttle round of diplomacy, the us secretary of state is in israel once again holding talks with Senior Leaders there on how to get aid into gaza. Antony to get aid into gaza. Antony blinkens visit comes as doctors in the city say theyre struggling to treat huge numbers of patients injured by airstrikes. Aid agencies say airstrikes. Aid agencies say hospitals are running out of medicines and fuel for generators with
Struggling to treat huge numbers of patients injured by airstrikes. Aid agencies say airstrikes. Aid agencies say hospitals are running out of medicines and fuel for generators with only the most serious cases given access to vital treatment. And as the two leaders shook hands on the world stage, the United Nations was warning the humanitarian situation in gaza is deteriorating quickly. Well, there is hope. Twice earlier today that aid could come in through egypts rafah crossing in the south on its border with gaza. Calls were being made for the safe passage of humanitarian aid, along with the evacuation of foreign and dual National Passport holders from the area. There was an expectation the crossing would open first thing this morning and then again, this morning and then again, this afternoon. But it still hasnt opened up despite thousands massing at the border desperate to get out of gaza. Desperate to get out of gaza. Meanwhile, in the north, hezbollah has been firing rockets at i
Officials from the Social Security administration, National Archives and state department testified about federal services backlogs due to the covid19 pandemic. Modernization efforts and staffing issues. The House Oversight and accountability subcommittee hearing is about three hours. The subcommittee on Government Operations and federal workforce will come to order and we will welcome everybody to this board hearing. Without objection the chair may declare recess at any time. I recognize myself forthe purpose of making an open statement. Before we go to the floor id like to if i can acknowledge that even formal settings like this we recognize that its important to remember we are all people. And we have families and understand that some of the people who do Business Today have been visited by some hard luck in their life with a loved one and without saying anything in particular. Perhaps many of us more than one or two are affected and its my wishes for them and their family in these