This years nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to 3. Harvey alter michael hart and Charles Reiss were honored for discovering the hepatitis c. Virus a major cause of Liver Disease the prestigious award it carries shared a prize money of a 1000000. 00. Bars and restaurants in paris have been serving customers for the last time or having to close their doors for 2 weeks the restrictions are being imposed in the french capital following a surge in corona virus infections the government had previously lifted a nationwide lockdown. This is g. W. News up from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news or visit our website w dot com. As President Trumps a press secretary becomes the latest style high level republican to test positive for corona virus the president himself is going back to the white house despite this he is still infectious and isolating as is his Campaign Manager so with less than a month to election day whos actually running the campaign im still go in then and
The Ranking Member is on his way. The reason for the early hearing is that we have votes. And people go back to the district today so i want to make sure i got this hearing in. I am going to begin. Other members will be walking in as the hearing is progressing. This hearing will come to order. This hearing entitled assessing u. S. Security assistance to mexico will focus on evaluating the extent to which u. S. Assistance under the initiative has been affected. It is straightening u. S. Mexico justice section combatting crime and protecting human rights. Without objection, all members may have five days to submit statements, questions, subterraneous materials for the record. Subject to the length of it limitation and the rules, i will now make an Opening Statement and turn it over to the Ranking Member for his Opening Statement. Before i open with my statement, i want to thank everyone that is here, it is early, it is miserable outside and i certainly want to thank the witnesses for bei
What their agencies are doing to provide Security Assistance to mexico. Members question the officials on how the u. S. Is working with the Mexican Government to combat drugs unarmed trafficking by cartels. The humanitarian crisis. An american citizens been killed in mexico . We are going to get started, the Ranking Member is on his way. The reason for the early hearing is that we have votes. And people go back to the district today so i want to make sure i got this hearing in. I am going to begin. Other members will be walking in as the hearing is progressing. This hearing will come to order. This hearing entitled assessing u. S. Security assistance to mexico will focus on evaluating the extent to which u. S. Assistance under the initiative has been affected. It is straightening u. S. Mexico justice section combatting crime and protecting human rights. Without objection, all members may have five days to submit statements, questions, subterraneous materials for the record. Subject to
Human services. The Health Committee holds a courtesy hearing on the nomination of the secretary, the finance committee receives paperwork, it will vote on the nomination. Senator murray and i will have an Opening Statement and former secretary and former governor of utah Michael Leavitt who we welcome today, good to see you and have you back and senator young who is a member of this committee will introduce alex azar after his testimony then senators will each have five minutes of questions. We have a lot going on in the senate today but we have a good turnout so i anticipate a good, vigorous questioning period. Alex azar, if confirmed will be did the of health and Human Services, you will be running 1. 11 trillion organization, that almost equals the total of 12 Appropriations Bills Congress Passes each year to Fund Everything from National Parks to National Defense to national laboratories. You will be overseeing medicare and medicaid, the nations government run Insurance Programs f
Department of health and Human Services. While we hold a courtesy hearing on the nomination of the secretary, it finance committee receives his paperwork and will vote hon the nomination. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then former secretary and governor of utah whom we welcome today. Mike, good to see you and have you back. And senator young, whos a member of this committee, will introduce him after mr. Azars testimony, senators will each have five minutes of questions. We already have a good turnout so i anticipate a good vigorous questioning period. Confirmed to leave the department of health and Human Services, youll be leading a 1. 11 trillion budget. That almost equals the totals of the Appropriations Bills that Congress Passes each year to Fund Everything from National Defense to national laboratories. Medicare and medicaid. Our nations government run Insurance Programs for it poor and elderly. Mental hilth health and Substance Abuse. The National In