Reporter for politico. I am joined by democratic congresswoman karen bass of california, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and ,ew york citybased physician founder and ceo of advancing Health Equities which partners with Health Care Organizations to tackle Racial Health disparities. We are here to talk about the disproportionate impact the coronavirus pandemic is having particularlycolor, africanamericans and latinos. It is an issue i have spoken to epidemiologists about over the last two months. We will discuss the push by lawmakers and Public Health racial for more holistic and ethnic data on coronavirus cases, the historic neglect of black and brown health that led to this moment, what immediate action is being taken to mitigate the impact of coronavirus on minorities, and finally, what can be done to address the longstanding Public Health issues that this crisis has brought to the forefront. We will incorporate audience questions at the end, soaked tweet us at political
Advancing health equity, which partners with Health Care Organizations to tackle Racial Health disparities. We are here today to talk about the disproportionate impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on people of color, particularly African Americans and latinos. It is an issue that i have spoken to policymakers about extensively over the last two months. We will discuss the push by lawmakers in Public Health experts for the data on coronavirus cases, the historic neglect of black and brown health that has led to this moment, what immediate action is being taken to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on minorities, and finally, what can be done to address the longstanding Public Health issues that this crisis has brought to the forefront. We are going to incorporate some audience questions at the end, so please tweet using the politicolive using the askpolitico. I want to address the news of the day before we dive into the topic at hand. A few hours ago, majority whip steny hoyer
A National Political reporter for politico. I am joined by karen bass of california today, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Physician dr. Ity blackstock, ceo of advancing health equity, which partners with Health Care Organizations to tackle Racial Health disparities. We are here today to talk about the disproportionate impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on people of color, particularly African Americans and latinos. It is an issue that i have spoken to policymakers about extensively over the last two months. We will discuss the push by lawmakers in Public Health the data on coronavirus cases, the historic neglect of black and brown health that has led to this moment, what immediate action is being taken to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on minorities, and finally, what can be done to address the longstanding Public Health issues that this crisis has brought to the forefront. We are going to incorporate ,udience questions at the end eet using the ask pol
That we need more. We will work every avenue we can to get them. I signed three executive orders to help expand Health Care Capacity and ensure asset access. The first makes it easier for foreign educated doctors to be licensed to practice in the commonwealth. Specifically allows graduates of International Medical schools who have completed at least a twoyear postgraduate training to be licensed in massachusetts. The secondorder allows Nursing Student graduates, and those in the last semester of nursing programs to practice here in massachusetts if they are supervised by a licensed medical professional. These orders contribute to our effort to grow a Robust Community of frontline workers to support our Health Care Institutions as they significantly expand their capacity. We have already cut red tape to allow more Health Care Professionals to come over state lines, come back to work or start practicing straight out of school, and to continue to make sure that we find the resources we ne
Russell is up 3. 25 . So steve, i turn to you. We have in the last hour, Bernie Sanders out. That gave stocks another leg you have a comment from dr. Fauci today that the virus turnaround is likely after this week and you have the new york city mayor de blasio saying that there are enough ventilators, he thinks, to get through this week all of that seemingly is enough to keep the market where it is but we saw what happened yesterday when everything evaporated later in the day. Does this have staying power i think it does, but within this range that were in, with the downside being where we hit the lows before, im hoping we dont retest that. The focus will turn shortly to how we get back to work once the virus is over. And i do believe thats what took the market down somewhat yesterday afternoon, in addition to it just being up too high, too big a move because when Governor Cuomo said four to eight weeks, tristate area is going to come back, people are thinking, okay, how is that going