Because the threat posed by covid19 remain serious and widespread, we are proceeding in the best manner we can, remotely in todays case in order to ensure the safety of our witnesses, members, staff and the public. Todays conversation is essential to the oversight of how we should adapt and meet the challenge of increasingly assertive china especially in the backdrop of a Global Pandemic. I had hoped this would be a bipartisan discussion. Unfortunately, without reason or justification, republican colleagues have decided to absent themselves from the committee. I repeat my hope they will reconsider and join us for future unclassified public hearings and unclassified closed roundtables. We will continue to have them as they are being used to frame the oversight issues and requests and inform our members of the various threats facing the country. The American People expect congress will continue doing its job even in a pandemic and that means showing up at a minimum whether we want to or
Affected by the coronavirus. Egge discussesrt how covid19 is impacting nursing home patient. Next. Ington journal is host the weekend july 4 celebrations are over, and the covid crisis continues, the cages surging in several states across the country. Good morning. Welcome to washington journal for this monday, july 6. We will talk about what the situation is like in your area and state, the impact of the search in it crisis across cases across the state. In lines are 202 7488000 the eastern and central time zones. In the mountain and pacific areas, 202 7488001. If you like to send us a text, 202 7488003t at tell us your name and where you are from. cspanwj. So on twitter soaring cases, hospitalizations overshadowed july 4 celebrations. States cast an 39 shadow over the nations fourth of july celebrations, as Health Experts word about holiday parties causing a further spike in infections that could overwhelm hospitals. Also looking at the wall street journal this morning in specificity
As we will talk about, many of those with alzheimers and dementia happened to be at the highest risk of covid19. To early thisback year as the pandemic was becoming known. The first cases in the u. S. Being identified in february. How did your organization brace for what was to come . We were watching the news about covid19 and thinking in operational terms. Ofhave a very large Group Advocates from around the country fly into washington, d. C. That takes place in march. We were looking at whether it was responsible for us as an organization to ask people to come in to washington for this event. In hindsight, it is a clear decision. At the time as we were watching these developments, the first cases identified in the u. S. , we were figuring this out by talking to Public Health authorities and other sources. It quickly became apparent that was not a good idea. One of the things we were learning quickly as we had the first cases in the u. S. And the , in washingtons state, in a longterm
Free cspan radio app. Nextrt a is with us robert egge is with us next. Good morning. Thank you for being here on washington journal. Guest great to be here. Host what has been the role of the Alzheimers Association during the pandemic . Guest our primary role is to support those with dementia and their caregivers. That has brought us right to the front lines of the covid pandemic. As we will talk about, many of those with alzheimers and dementia happened to be at the highest risk of covid19. To early thisback year as the pandemic was becoming known. The first cases in the u. S. Being identified in february. How did your organization brace for what was to come . We were watching the news about covid19 and thinking in operational terms. Ofhave a very large Group Advocates from around the country fly into washington, d. C. That takes place in march. We were looking at whether it was responsible for us as an organization to ask people to come in to washington for this event. In hindsight,
And to learn about effective evidencebased Suicide Prevention strategies. To have a panel of experts director for Mental Health programs for overset office at department of defense, the director of defense of Suicide Prevention office for the office of the department of defense and acting director at the department of Veterans Affairs the Suicide Prevention chief of Substance Abuse and Mental Health at the department of Mental Health and Human Services healthcare policy department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School thank you for being here and our topic today is a heavy one that is difficult to discuss but we must address it that the readiness and wellbeing of troops and families and veterans suicide tragically rates of suicide with veteran populations have increased from the reports affecting young men under 30. Veteran suicide as a member of the Veterans Affairs committee of those who die by suicide is one of my Top Priorities the department of defense improved capacity