Coons. Convening under different circumstances than our previous meeting. The were cbc following the guidanc the cdc and the office of the attending physician. So were spaced further apart. Our staff is reduced. Though we are grateful for all of them. The general public is watching online rather than filling up the room. So our hearing today will look a little different. I think we could all agree that the capitol feels a little different, the halls of congress feel a little different. Small businesses, if theyre allowed to open at all, are operating under a very different circumstance. American homes have been classrooms. And offices for millions of americanan family. And at least for a while American Life as we know it has changed. Net nonetheless, access or inaccess to Broadband Internet services m especially in rural areas has remain unchanged. And it might be a good topic for us to touch on today. Our witness today of course is the esteemed chairman of they6yf the governments most
The subcommittee meeting will come to order. I want to thank everybody for coming. Ive got a fairly short statement that i will read and then i will turn to senator coons. Were obviously convening under different circumstances than our previous meeting. Were following the guidance of the cdc and the office of attending physician, so were spaced further apart. Our staff is reduced, but were grateful for all of them. The general public is watching online rather than filling up the room. So our hearing today will look a little different. I think we can all agree that the capitol feels a little different, the halls of congress feel a little different. Small businesses if theyre allowed to open at all are operating under very different circumstances. American homes have become classrooms and offices for millions of american families. And at least for a while American Life as we know it has changed. Nonetheless access or inaccess to Broadband Internet services especially in rural areas has b
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The countryside. We report from inside a hospital in teheran as iran warns of a 2nd wave of covert 19 in sanctions. And in other headlines shades of promise houses from east africa or overcoming olds to a trans global attention for the world. We begin in the United States where the trumpet ministration is ramping up measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic President Donald Trump says the military is being deployed as many states complain that they are ill equipped to handle the outbreak more than 300000 people are known to be infected with the virus in the u. S. Over 8000 have died trump has warned of a tough week ahead saying quote there will be a lot of death were going to be adding a tremendous amount of military. To help supplement the states thousands of soldiers souses thousands of medical workers professionals nurses doctors. And itll be a large number itll be will be telling them over the next very short period where theyre going and theyre going into war theyre going into a