Good morning. I am like friedman, the 113th president of the National Press club. I am journalist in residence at university of maryland global conference campus and the executive producer of the public broadcasting series the dekalb report. The spread of coronavirus is now affecting everything from travel and major events to the stock market, in addition to the human toll. Government, community, faithbased and corporate organizations across the country and around the world are meeting, monitoring and urging people to take precautionary measures, including washing your hands frequently, using hand sanitizer, social distancing on site, and staying home if you are not feeling well. We are here this morning to learn more about how our local cities and counties are preparing for possible outbreaks. Do local Health Officials have enough protective equipment, including masks, respirators and gloves on hand . Are Hospital Personnel and First Responders trained up to deal with coronavirus pati
It eroded. Transportation secretary elaine chao testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the president s 2021 budget request. During the hearing she addressed infrastructure project, highway and rail safety, investment into the nations ports and discretionary Grant Programs that impacted the needs of rural and urban areas. The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Im pleased to kick off the subcommittee hearing season for this and other subcommittees by examining the fiscal year 20 21 budget request for our department of transportation. Secretary chao, welcome back and thank you for joining us. Glad to have you here. Frur serves as the foundation and quality of life. It facilitates the flow of goods and services, connects Education Opportunities and plays a significant role in our nations overall welfare. Theres no question our country requires an massive investment into bridges and restore Transportation Systems to a state of good repair, improve our ports, bui
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Number 439, s. J. Res. 56, be indefinitely postponed. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cornyn mr. President , over the last weeks, the world has watched closely as coronavirus has spread from china to more than 100 countries around the world. Since this rapid spread began, before cases were discovered in at least 35 states, including the district of columbia, folks in my hometown of san antonio were already providing topnotch care for americans evacuated from wuhaj province overseas with suspected exposure. From the first ee iraqees from evacuees from china to more than 150 passengers from the diamond cruise ship to those who will soon arrive from the grand princess cruise ship, the dedicated professionals in san antonio have been hitting on all cylinders. So far, Lackland Air Force base has been used to quarantine 235 ee iraqees with ee back wees wees evacueses with hundreds more to come in the coming days. Thats not to say there havent been challenges. A few weeks ago, i
About how the outbreak is affecting the Aviation Industry and travelers. This is two hours and 10 minutes. This hearing is called to order. On december 30th, 2019, dr. Lee wang young, a 34yearold ophthalmologist at wuhan central hospital, took to a group chat he was in with some friends from medical school to discuss a sarslike illness that had recently been sickening people around the city. He posted a snippet of a lab analysis that had found sars coronavirus, an extensive and extensive bacteria colonies, in a patients airways and says this new illness had even led his hospital to quarantine some patients in the emergency department. So frightening, a member of the group chat replied, is sars coming again . Suffice it to say the Chinese Communist government, which like all authoritarian regimes, is often more concerned about protecting its image than the life and safety of its citizens, was not pleased. And even as dedicated Public Health experts scrambled to warn each other, and coll