,or cherry Pick Committee today senator casey for serving as Ranking Member at senator murrays request. They have both been real leaders on this subject. Was the first author of the pandemic and the preparedness act. How do you say that . It the all hazards preparedness act. Helps protectaw us from the full range of Public Health threats. Terrorism,asters, and the outbreak of Infectious Disease. 2013, senator burr and can senator casey led the bipartisan authorization of the pandemic and all hazards hacked act. Many contributed to this committee. Now the bill midst to be reauthorized for a second time. The second weg is have had this year. Last week we heard from the administration on recommendations in advance of the reauthorization of the act included from the assistant secretary for preparedness for once. The fda, and the cdc. It is critical we reauthorize the act before many of the provisions expire in september. I hope we can do this in a bipartisan way. I expect that has been the
This is just over two hours. I would like to call the hearing to order. First off, i would like to recognize the chairman of the committee for a segment. Thank you. I want to thank the senator for chairing the hearing today. Sen. Casey serving as Ranking Member at senator murrays request. They have both been real leaders on this subject. Senator burr was the original i will call it the all hazards preparedness act. In 2006. The law helps protect us from the full range of Public Health threats. In 2013, senators berger and senator burr and senator casey led the committee. Many members of the committee contributed, some are still on the committee. In the middle of the flu season, it is critical we reauthorize the act before many of its provisions expire and set number. I hope we will do this in a bipartisan way and i expect that. It has been the tradition with the law and with this committee on almost all of our major bills. Thele are not as aware of devastation of, for example, loop. I
Hazards preparedness act. I will collect all hazards preparedness act, that makes it better for me. Fromaw helps protect us the full range of Public Health threats. Then in 2013, senator burr and , senator casey led the authorization. Many members of this committee some are still on the committee. Now, the bill needs to be reauthorized for a second time. Todays hearing is the second we have had this year. Last week, we heard from the oninistration recommendations in advance of the reauthorization act, including the secretary from preparedness response, the food and the administrator centers for Disease Control and prevention. The middle of the flu season, it is critical that we reauthorized the act before many of its provisions expire in september. I hope will do this in a bipartisan way, and i expect that. It has been tradition with the law and this committee with all of our major bills. People are not as aware of the devastation of, for example, flu, and they mentioned the flu season
Arrested in a Montgomery County wawa. The two suspects caught when they tried to fill their getaway car with gas. The big story on action news at noon is a gloomy start to a new work week as we look live outside right now, sky6 showing you a foggy center city skyline. Lots of clouds still lingering but after a morning of steady rain we may soon be drying out, maybe even some sunshine. Did you wake up in a fog this morning. No. Tomorrow there could be some patchy fog tomorrow but as we take a look at the wide view on satellite you see a lot of cloud cover. The rain that did come through starting in the predawn hours going straight through the morning rush hour is pretty much off to the east of philadelphia at this point. Ill show you that closer view. Everything weve got marching through the region at this point is over around southern bucks county near trenton and northern Burlington County and ocean county and all of that is highlighted in lighter shades of green. Might be a little dr
Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. For only the second time in u. S. History, the director of the fbi has been fired. In a stunning turn of events, President Trump fired james comey, raising questions about the president s motive and the future of the investigation into possible ties between the Trump Campaign and russia and also increasing calls for a special prosecutor. The president cited comeys actions in the Hillary Clinton email inquiry. Comeys Deputy Andrew mccabe has been named the interim prosecutor. Fbi director. One republican senator jeff blake of arizona tweeted that he cant find an acceptable rationale for the timing of comeys firing, and this morning all Democratic Senators have been asked to be at their desks when the senate convenes. The New York Times puts the president s letter dismissing comey on the front page. His firing is dominating headlines this morning. Hena daniels is here in new york with more. Hena, good morning. G, annmarie. President trump is hosti