21st Century Public Health threats. The nations preparedness and response capabilities. We will hear from the assistant secretary preparedness and response at the department of human health and services. Chapter at the centers for Disease Control and prevention. And doctor Scott Gottlieb commissioner for the fda. This is the first of two hearings we plan to have on this topic. The second will be noticed for tuesday, january 23rd. Senator murray and i each have an opening statement. Then i will turn to senator alexander and casey for opening remarks they might have. After that will introduce the panel of witnesses and we will hear their testimonies and then each member will have up to five minutes for any remarks and questions. First i would like to welcome the chairman and thank him for giving me the opportunity to hold the devil today. This hearing discusses a topic that is critical to the National Security and has seen many years of bipartisan work in this committee and in this congr
21st Century Public Health threats. The nations preparedness and response capabilities. We will hear from the assistant secretary preparedness and response at the department of human health and services. Chapter at the centers for Disease Control and prevention. And doctor Scott Gottlieb commissioner for the fda. This is the first of two hearings we plan to have on this topic. The second will be noticed for tuesday, january 23rd. Senator murray and i each have an opening statement. Then i will turn to senator alexander and casey for opening remarks they might have. After that will introduce the panel of witnesses and we will hear their testimonies and then each member will have up to five minutes for any remarks and questions. First i would like to welcome the chairman and thank him for giving me the opportunity to hold the devil today. This hearing discusses a topic that is critical to the National Security and has seen many years of bipartisan work in this committee and in this congr
Speaker heritage. Org. Becky north dunlop is the moderator. She led our restore america project. For joining heritage in 1998, she served as secretary of Natural Resources for the commonwealth of virginia and the cab knost thengovernor george allen and also served significant roles in the Reagan Administration as Deputy Assistant to the president for president ial personnel, special assistance to the president and special assistants to attorney general ed meese and was undersecretary of the department and assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks. Joan me in welcoming me colleague and friend, becky north dondunlop. [applause] thank you, john, and let me add my words of welcome to you. We love having people come to the Heritage Foundation, either personally or online oren television, so, welcome, welcome, welcome. You know, the Heritage Foundation has promoted the american conservation ethic, we call it land of liberty, stewardship of americas environment. The number one principl
,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
University of toronto, so we are more used to this. We still appreciate it. Let me quickly introduce our panelists, give you some initial thoughts and a bit of the rules of the game. Just moving down the line of panelists, Jeffrey Pilcher is a professor of food history at the university of toronto. He is also the editor of the journal of global food history for those of you thinking of publishing outlets. Steve velazquez, next to him, is a curator in the division of home and Community Life at the National Museum of American History. And of course youve met paula. , and next to her is irina michalche, the professor of Museum Studies at the university of torontos i school, and she researches food and museums. And next to her, teresa mcculla is a historian of american brewing history, professor of the American Brewing History Initiative, excuse me, here at the National Museum of American History. And this seems such a wonderful place to have this panel on taste because i cant think of any