Rep. Payne good morning. We are here to discuss the coronavirus also known as covid19. A moment to send my condolences to the American People who have lost loved ones during the crisis. We all know someone who has lost a loved one or someone close to us as well. Our condolences go out to the people. Specifically we are here to discuss the administration and femas response to the pandemic. As new states such jersey have been hit particularly hard. Im grateful to the fema employees i know are working hard to help us get through this. I think there is serious concerns about leadership coming from the white house during this pandemic as well as a need for greater level of transparency around new initiatives of fema. Joining me to discuss the administrations response, my colleague from the Home Security committee, val demings, representing florida and being a former First Responder herself, she is no stranger to disaster. Additionally we have a special guest online today, the former fema ad
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Us, as well. Our condolences go out to the American People. Specifically, we are here to discuss the administration and femas response to the pandemic. While the entire nation has been certain states, such as new jersey have been hit particularly hard. Im grateful to the fema employees i know are working hard to help us get through this. However i think there is serious concerns about the leadership coming from the white house during this pandemic as well as a need for greater level of transparency around new initiatives of fema. Here today to discuss the , administrations response, my colleague from the Homeland Security committee, representative val demings. Representing florida and being a former First Responder herself, representative demings is no stranger to disaster. Additionally, we have a special guest online today, the former fema administrator under the obama administration, craig fugate. Before leaving fema, he headed the Florida Division of Emergency Management. Before tha
This hearing will come to order and without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. The worlds population killing approximately 300 Million People in the 20th century alone. Smallpox is the only human disease to be eradicated thanks to the development of the vaccine. Another devastating disease, polio just started a third case worldwide in 2018 compared to 350,000 cases in 1988. Everyday vaccines are saving lives. There is no such thing as healthy skepticism when it comes to vaccines. There is a wellfunded Disinformation Campaign targeting the public and weakening the publichealth law. School vaccination requirements have been commonplace in the u. S. Generations and exemptions were granted for legitimate political reasons. However in my home state of texas, the number of unvaccinated children who spiked since 2003 when they expanded the exemptions to include non medical reasons. The 57,000 last year we are seeing this played out across the country and innocent