Its significance. Graduations are a time to celebrate the hard work and dedication students put into their education. I want to congratulate all iowans graduating s this springs you begin a a new chapter in yr life. Barbara and i wish you all more years continued success. Mr. President , the covid19 pandemic continues to hold our nation on high alert. More than 1. 4 million americans have been infected, more than 80,000 lives have been tragically lost. And the livelihoods of tens of millionsng of working families have been turned upside down in what seems like the blink of an eye. Our nations Healthcare System has not been stressed by contagion on this scale in over a century. And unemployment has not been this high since the second world war. Americaneneration of heroes from medical professionals to Lab Researchers to Grocery Storewa professional, Grocery Store workers comp to custodians and janitors, to Community Volunteers have been called up to the front lines to servegh their neig
Our moms and dads struggling to purchase diapers, our child care providers and workers who have continued to look after our kids, our family caregivers who are helping iowa seniors and those most at risk during this pandemic. And to ensure we are prepared for whatever might come next, lets not only focus on the immediate needs but on the long term. National priority for critical medical supplies and other materials to be produced right here in the United States of america. We should never again depend on a foreign nation to protect our citizens, especially one like the communist party of china, which has been continually and unsurprisingly deceptive about this threat from the very beginning. Folks, while we still have a ways to go before we can return to life as we know it, we will get through this. And when we do, we will revive the great economy we built together and prepare for an Even Stronger future together. With that, mr. President , i yield the floor. Mrs. Capito mr. President
Standing here at this desk that ive used for the past five years but before was my desk it was the desk of dr. Tom coburn. A few days later dr. Coburn took his first breath in heaven where he was finally cancerfree finally painfree living in the theres of jesus where no government waste and inefficiency and where theres no conflict and liberty is absolutely eternal. We will miss his sage advice, his blunt perspective and a steadfast wisdom. Dr. Coburn served in this chamber for 10 years from 2005 to 2015 but he also served in the house of representatives for six yearsye from 1995 to 2001. Theoc one title he carried in bh chambers was doctor. Thomas coburn was born in casper wyoming march 14, and graduated from Muskogee High School in 1966 and 1968 he married in 1967 lyss oklahoma carolyn. They had three daughters and nine grandchildren. At Oklahoma State university dr. Coburn was an honor student in president of the Student Council graduating in 1970 with a bachelors degree in accounti
Health care workers are going to be able to roll up and get tested kron fours will tran is live in hayward to tell us how it will work good morning. Well. In morning area, the whole idea is to take the stress off the hospitals and you can see that answer right behind me, were just off of tennyson and it will open and about 4 hours from now the even have a Security Guard here because they know a lot of people want to get tested. So they are going to be ready to go about 350 people every day will be tested regardless of your income whats going on with your personal life, your immigration status. They are here for you this is a model thats already working in many of the other countries, the whole idea is to take the stress off the hospitals and those First Responders people in the community to come down here instead of the hospitals get checked out. They will have the temperature looked as they will have all their symptoms looked at if they have any and then they will go through the testi
Let me just say as far as we know and i will pinpoint that a little bit later when the organizers show up but as far as we know from what theyve told us you dont have to show any symptoms to be tested to be honest about it very ive seen 2 people already show up looking just fine with lawn chairs security and the Hayward Police department they are here. Theyre making sure that people dont crowd this location. Let me step out of the way just to show you you can see a Security Guard. There are a couple of people cars in front the Hayward Police department they know its going to be a traffic mess because for 350 people can be tested every day and thats why theyre here to make sure that the traffic flows through this there so when the Security Guard right there with his back to us walking back to the tents. Let me show you the location it is to 8 2, 7, 0, hot would avenue its station 7 the Fire Department right off of tennyson and just about 2 miles off of 8. 80 they will focus on the First