A. M. , dr. Joshua gordon, director of the National Incident of Mental Health, on the impact covid19 is having on Mental Health and the nations Mental Health care system. Host democrats plan to vote this week on the 3 trillion financial package. Providing funding for the postal Health Services. Senate republicans are questioning the need for a funding bill. Some culling it aspirational. We will take your calls on it. If you want to comment on the phone lines, its 202 7488000 , mountain and pacific, 202 7488001. You can text the set 202 7488003 text us at 202 or comment onk us facebook. The bill starts out with 500 billion going directly to state governments. 170 5 billion would go to Public Health emergency funds and offer 75 billion for housing assistance, 25 billion for the Postal Service, tribal relief, 10 billion of this new package would go to Small Businesses. 3. 6 billion dollars for the fall election, offering direct each household. The election aspect, the Washington Times hig
Briefing with Public Health experts including former fta commissioner dr. Scott gottlieb. Watch live at 3 00 eastern on orpan, online at cspan. Org, listen live on every cspan radio app app. Joshuaur next guest, dr. Gordon, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Thank you for joining us. Dr. Gordon nice to be here. Role what is the federal when it comes to Mental Health issues . Dr. Gordon the National Institute of Mental Health is the primary federal Agency Responsible for conducting Mental Health issues. Everything from neuroscience, novel treatments, and how to get those treatments to those who need them. Host in light of the pandemic, does this open up new avenues of study as far as how people are reacting to covid19 mentally . Dr. Gordon absolutely. We know from previous disasters what to expect, there are specifics relevant to this covid pandemic that we are very interested in studying. One area that we need more research in is the area of interventions to help
Laters, Veterans Issues either convention at a convention in maryland. Booktv is television for serious readers. The sunday on indepth code pink cofounder medea benjamin. Join our three hour conversation. We will take your phone calls even old, and tweets. Then on saturday, we are live from the Nations Capital for the National Book festival followed on sunday with lynne cheney. Those are some of the upcoming programs on cspan two2s booktv. Senator alexander a representative gordon were part of a recent forum on medical innovation. From the Bipartisan Policy Center, this is one hour and a half. Dr. Frist good afternoon. Today, we are going tos spend the next hour and a half talking about advancing medical innovation for a healthier america. How do we accelerate that innovation to the future . The United States has been a Global Leader in medical innovation for decades. Yet, tens of millions of americans have neither cures nor effective treatments for their diseases. This includes patien
We are way beyond that. More work needed in the Oversight Framework as lamar mentioned the presence of Precision Medicine and what that is. The third area is strengthening our ability to carey out the mission. Mark couldnt be with us but talked about how important that is. We have a number of recommendations in the report relating to the fdas Human Resources and how do you hire people today. Many require collaboration with hhs and the office of personal management. We all know in government the hiring and firing and recruiting process happens in the legislatorive branch when legislati legislative branch needs to be investigated. We need to improve the publi publicprivate partnerships out there. And providing access to medical products and there is a Government Role and responsibility looking at the unmet needs that may not have a financial incentive for going there. The biggest, most important drug company in the world is not going there, scientist and researchers are not going there,
Bill frist and had the opportunity to watch firsthand governor alexander work was a pretty rowdy Democratic Legislature and tennessee that he came forth with education reform, with infrastructure, investments, industrial recruitment. I think regular order is back in the senate and will be a better country for that. Is fortune is going have a good partner in the house, someone for the good fortune to settle the Energy Commerce committee with, diana degette, and diane reminds me, when i think of her i think of a story my grandmother may read the of the detention a good. I think i can, i think i can. I know i can. Thats diana. Come forth with a major bipartisan vote in the house. Senator alexander come to the good partner and diana, tell us whats going on with you. [applause] thanks, part. Im so happy to be here. They dont invite us to come over from the house very often so its really a treat for us. Im so happy, lamar, to hear your reflections on some of these issues, because to some of