Good morning. The committee has come to order. One thing, i want to thank the witnesses for your testimony. Those appearing in person, traveling to d. C. To give it orally, and, also, answer our questions. The title of this hearing now is, i guess, examining the u. S. Approach to early covid19 treatments. I thought it was i originally set out a title of early treatments for covid, a essential component of a covid solution. It was inevitable that the coronavirus pandemic to be politicized into the tragedy it was. From the start, i knew it was impossible to have a perfect response. We were facing a new virus. No one wanted to underreact, and as a result i feared the tendency would be overreact. The challenges facing us were daunting. Our National Strategic stockpile had been reduced during the h1n 1 pandemic. It took time to develop a test. The fact that a large percentage of people that become infected exhibit no symptoms made the coronavirus even more difficult to detect and contain. I
Of the American People and supporting our like minded, our eyes and partners worldwide. Military leaders, u. S. Allies and even senior figures in Trumps Republican Party have warned of the dangers of pulling too many troops out before conditions are right. Minutes after the announcement was made several rockets hit by a green zone. Some landed near the u. S. Embassy. Others were intercepted by defense systems, a child was killed and at least 5 people injured. Trump has fired the top u. S. Election security official who had refused to the president s unsubstantiated claims about fraud. Chris krebs was the head of the department of Homeland Security agency that mamma says election security. And Donald Trumps legal efforts against the u. S. Election outcome have had another setback. Pennsylvanias Supreme Court has rejected the campaigns arguments, that Republican Party observers didnt get close enough access to vote counting. President elect joe biden is projected to of won the state by m
Covid solution. It was inevitable was inevitable that the coronavirus pandemic would be politicized and this is a tragedy that it was paid from the start i knew it was impossible to have a perfect response and we are facing a new virus that caused an entirely new disease. No one wanted to under react and as a result i fear the tendency would be to overreact and create Unrealistic Expectations regarding our ability to stop a highly contagious pathogen. The challenges facing us were daunting and our National Strategic stockpile have been reduced during the h1n1 pandemic and had not been replenished. It took time to develop reliable tests and even more time to Scale Production to meet the demand. The fact that a large percentage of people that become infected exhibited no symptoms made the coronavirus even more difficult to detect and contain. I have tried not to criticize the elected officials that have had the response ability to make very tough decisions with limited and highly imperfe
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