Devoted her decade in congress the issues of criminal justice and disparities in healthcare. Representative bass chairs the judiciary committees subcommittee on crime and was passed by House Speaker nancy pelosi and house judiciary chair jerry nadler with shepherding the George Floyd Justice in policing act through the legislative process. The act which passed the house in late june mans choke holds and noknock warrant, as well as lowering the legal barriers for bringing civil and criminal charges against police for misconduct. A Police Reform bill authored by republican senator tim scott of South Carolina has stalled in the senate after democrats template it did not do enough to Curb Police Abuses and lacked key components including an end to qualified immunity for police. Senator scott and representative bass have tried to negotiate a compromise. Its something representative bass can claim as a bit of the specialty. Prior to her election to congress in 2010, representative bass serve
Do we ask everyone to turn on their cameras . Were getting ready to get started. The hearing will come to order. I welcome everybody to this hybrid hearing. Both ranks member mr. Hysse and myself have wanted to have hearings resume in person especially when we are in session. I made a promise that i would fight for that, and today is the fruit of that effort. I believe when were in session protecting everybody, those who are not comfortable or physically cannot join us in the hearings room, are more than welcome to join us through web i no noor. We ask everybody when they were not speaking, to wear a mask. I really appreciate that cooperation of for members appears remotely. House rules require that we see you, so police have your cameras turned on at all times during the course of the hearing. If they can let us you can use the chat function to send a request. And if that doesnt work, you can unmute and seek recognition. These arent ideal circumstances, but we are in the midst of a pa
I hope my colleagues, witnesses, and viewers are staying healthy and safe. I want to thank chairman pain and Ranking Member kane at the Emergency Preparedness respond and Recovery Committee for coming together with the Ranking Member and me to hold this hearing. We are here to discuss federal and state efforts to procure critical supplies in response to the coronavirus pandemic. I want to acknowledge the federal Emergency Management agency, which was put in charge of the federal governments response, was asked to testify today. Fema is not here today, but i understand there is an administrator to appear before the full Committee Later this month. Im pleased to hear this, because its vital we Work Together to address this challenge. I look forward to meeting with administrator gaynor soon and hearing what administrators have to say to form the discussion. Theres no denying the coronavirus pandemic has presented unparalleled challenges. One of the greatest challenges has been procuring a
And it is said to but that states may not be better staying on in new zealand since it was pretty clear even early on that new zealand had the virus under control much less clear what was happening in the United Kingdom and the us as proved with some 50100 cases only 22 deaths in new zealand as one of the best records in the world so why has new zealand succeeded or so many other countries have failed imo join from Wellington New Zealand by a key government adviser in the fight against the coronavirus professor Michael Baker professor becker welcome to the i like simon show reasons wellington for us are back of the room Prime Minister to send a devil has received great plaudits for her clear leadership during the pandemic just how important has that been to the success of Public Health policy in new zealand. Yeah i think its been absolutely critical and if you look around the globe the real success factors i think have been very good scientific leadership and very good Political Leader
Unless you step down from mrs obama or nancy pelosi tell us is this nightmare of a presidency is on its last legs november cannot come too soon general says biden has more chance of landing on the moon than winning and then goes on to say the silent majority will turn out for trump the green agrees and says i think you walk it scott and says there is no way to run a pandemic government just save lives and thats right its a president is feeling the American People are feeling this i refused to believe finally norton says i hope to start to wake up from this multiple nightmare in november with a biotin when. Now ellie on unless and dammit lot then i was contacted by a scot who was visiting new zealand he was extremely anxious to get back to scotland and up with a touch of his local member of parliament back without thinking and it is said to me that states may not be better staying on in new zealand since it was pretty clear even early on that new zealand had the virus under control much