Next, a Public Health official looks at efforts to improve. Vaccine and develop a universal flu vaccine. This house, science, space and Technology Committee hearing is about 2 and half hours. This hearing will come to order and without objection, declare a recess at any time. Good morning and welcome to our witnesses. Todays hearing on science and innovation, 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, 33 cases reported worldwide in 2018 compared to 350,000 cases in 1988. Every day it save lives especially lives of children and other vulnerable populations. There is no such thing as healthy skepticism when it comes to vaccines. Unfortunately there is a wellfunded Disinformation Campaign targeting the public and weakening Public Health laws. School vaccination requirements have been commonplace in the us for gene
Based on the agreement from boris johnson. Rather than doing that, they kicked the vote into the long laws, triggering a requiring mr. Johnson to seek an extension to the deadline. What we are expecting next is the government to bring the vote back pretty quickly. Possibly as soon as monday or moving to the next stage of the brexit process, this legislative slaughtered trying to get everything done so that they can leave on time. Was a talloctober order. So the current deadline is now january 21. Assuming the eu agrees. Host i have to ask you why this now threeyear process has been politicallyed, so divisive, and now with a third Prime Minister trying to dealing trying to deal with that, beginning with david cameron, then theresa may, and then boris johnson. Guest sure. The big reason is that is such a divisive issue for everyone, right . The country was more or less evenly split about leave and the split is reflected in the Political Parties of westminster, within them and between the
The communicators. Madam chair, thanks for being with us. Guest thank you for having me. Host before we get into some of the issues, some of the telecommunications and technical issues that your committee deals with, i wanted to ask you abot s. T. E. M. Education. You come from a science background, science education. What is your committee doing when it comes to s. T. E. M. Education and what do you think congress should be doing . Guest let me start with the committee. The committee has passed out two major pieces of legislation that was bipartisan. A matteroffact passed on a consent calendar but it has a long way to go in the senate. It is extraordinarily important that we not only just spread the word but also put in instruments in the empire but, the education environment, to make sure that women and minorities are told about the important of s. T. E. M. Courses. Innovation is our future and if we dont have the people educated and trained and we see a lack of the brainpower now wi
This subcommittee hearing last about an hour and 20 minutes. Good morning. The subcommittee on National Parks force and public life will now come to order. The subcommittees meeting today to testimony on h. R. 2420 the nationales museum of the americn latino act. And a Committee Rule, any oral Opening Statements at hearings are limited to the chair and the ranking minority member. Therefore ask unanimous consent that all of the members Opening Statements be made part of the hearing record if their civic to the clerk by 5 p. M. Today. During no objection, so ordered. In addition due to the broad interest in todays hearing i would like to askn unanimous consent that allo interested members be allowed to join us and participate on the dais. Before we get started i would like to take a point of personal privilege and have a moment of silence for our friend, our colleague, defender of justice and equality and humanity, mr. Elijahel cummings. Thank you all so much. Thank you for attending th
Campaign. As always, we take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host it is monday, october 21, 2019. The house begins at noon today. The senate at 3 30 p. M. And we are with you for the next three hours. We begin seeking active and retired members of the military getting your view on the withdrawal from syria. We want to know what you think of President Trumps actions in the region. Give us a call. Active and retired members of the military in the eastern or central time zones, it is 2027488000. If you are active or retired in the mountain or pacific time zones, 2027488001. Setting aside a special line for those who served in the middle east. It is 2027488002 this morning. You can also catch up with us vi a text. That number, 2027488003. Please include your name and where you are from. On social media and twitter, it is cspanwj. Facebook, it is facebook. Com cspan. A very good monday morning, you can start calling n