Response efforts have not instilled much confidence either. Testing kits were notg probaby sent to the hospitals, and medical labs around the country, political personnel has overruled the recommendations for the cdc. In the administration was slow to appoint any single official for the Public Health expertise to coordinated our governments response. Even now, President Trump seems to be spending one of us time blaming commedia and blaming the democrats and being constructi constructive. Infective blades everyone. He is downplaying, the virus to a dangerous degree. His chief of staff amazingly said to americans, turn off your televisions. They know the history of how these viruses spread and work. Winnie to deny them, you dont let people know what is happening and what to do about it. Things getd worse. And if the president , being self centered as is only cares about himself and his image any tribes uas usual instead of solving te problem, blame somebody else. The deflection and finge
Cases has recently surpassed 100 area as more americans weree tested in the days and weeks to come, the number is expected to increase. Just this morning, we learned a second new yorker in Westchester County has contracted the virus and is in serious condition in a new york hospital. Our prayers are with him and his family. This only underlines the urgent need to respond to the coronavirus on a national scale. Im Glad Congress is headed in that direction owes to announce an agreement on a bipartisan funding package to deal with the coronavirus it is expected to include between seven and 8 million of funding close to the eight. 5 billion that we sent that democrats requested last week in four or five times randing initially proposed by the administration. Thats good news when it comes to health and safety there is no reason to be penny wise and pound foolish if they encounter at omb unnecessarily cuts the money it will cost us more money in the long run. We need to have professional exp
Come to order. The hearing today is to discuss one thatportant issue, will hopefully get some important answers. Could not be more urgent. Three weeks ago, a New York Times article revealed the ei had arrested Seven Members of an base, ation called the dangerous white supremacist group. Neonazis. The base is acceleration us, groupmystic, anarchy whose name speaks to the admiration for al qaeda and isis. And hate jews africanamericans but they do not like President Trump or the United States. The goal is to use terrorism to start a race war and collapse the United States. It may be a sick fantasy but domestic terrorism has claimed more rise lives than International Terror since 9 11. Last week, the fbi director told the Judiciary Committee that he was, elevated, racially extremism to ait National Threat priority. With the same band with homegrown violent extremism and isis. Enemies, especially russia, exploit these racial tensions to divide and we can American Society. The head of the b
Virus and is in currently in a new york hospital. Our prayers are with him and his family. This only underlines the need to respond to the coronavirus on a national scale. The only appropriate response in congress is to come together quickly and in a bipartisan fashion, deliver resources and authorities our federal agencies need to track and combat the virus, treat americans with the disease, and develop a vaccine and additional treatments. We also must aid the states and localities in their efforts to deal with the disease because they are on the front lines. Im glad that congress is headed in that direction. I expect that today appropriators will announce an agreement on an emergency response. The agreement is expected to include between 7 billion and 8 billion of funding, very close to the 8. 5 billion that we Senate Democrats requested last week, and over four or five times the amount of new funding initially proposed by the administration. Thats good news. When it comes to America
Coronavirus have been confirmed in new york, rhode island, florida. Officials in Washington State have also reported that six americans have died from coronavirus. The first fatalities from the coronavirus in the u. S. Needis critical moment, we an administration that acts with persistent and unrelenting transparency, decisiveness, and liens on the expertise of our scientists and doctors. This administration unfortunately has spent years hollowing out the domestic and Global Health security teams in the executive branch. It has proposed cutting funding from the Infectious Disease Rapid Response fund, the emerging Infectious Disease account, and Public Health preparedness and response programs. Undoubtedly, the Trump Administration would have been better prepared to respond to the coronavirus if the president had prioritized these programs rather than urged them to be cut. The administrations early response efforts have not instilled much confidence either. Testing kits were not promptl