Time and i want to make sure that we have just think our panelists and prepare for our next panel which is terrific and pleasing run join me in thanking the panel. [applause] [applause] [background sounds]. Will come up we will move on to her second panel. Im very excited is actually i want to say that i have a good friend doctor Janet Woodcock sue is the Principal Deputy commissioner has been at the fda for a number of years and is helped reorganize and restructure offices and centers. And is probably one of the best executives i know in the public and private sectors. She has always been willing to do the hard work that others are unwilling to do make the hard decisions. And then continuing have a brain trust doctor mark mccalla, who ran to federal agencies including serving as fda commissioner and so, im an a internal printed so this is fun for me because we are going to spend time talking about how to fit agencies and organizations during the pandemic it, biomedical innovations and
This weekend were joined by comcast to learn more about the literary life and history of augusta, georgia. We are sitting here in the Augustine Museum of history, and about 10 years ago a decision was made to do a military display, a Permanent Military display to honor jimmy dyess. When it did my research on the book i went to over 9000 Carnegie Medal recipients. The 3500 or so medal of honor recipient since the civil war. And it turns out hes the only person ever to earn both awards. He would almost for sure said he did not deserve. You may point out to somebody else who was more heroic than he was. He was very humble. He never talked about the Carnegie Medal. One in a in the people who knew them when it is the book a long time ago, people know me well. I said what about the Carnegie Medal . He was 19. He didnt we think about it. I have a lot of recipients of the years of the medal of honor foundation. Most of them will tell you i didnt deserve this medal. It should have been given to
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Issues you are faced with. I came away from the first for him a few weeks ago deeply impressed with the urgent need that i felt from the members in attendance. I am going to try to be concrete and not be too high level or reviewed too much of what dr. Compton has already presented. I spent 10 years as a prescriber because i came to government. 5 years in my solo private practice. And 5 years as medical director of an Opiate Treatment Program for western psychiatric clinic pittsburgh. I maintain my private practice over that time. I can tell you the single most therapeutic thing i did for anybody was provide respectful medical treatment. Whether that included medication or just listening and advice in coronation of ancillary services. It almost did not matter which. Obviously medication was an important part. Of going to spend a lot of what i talk about todahyy on that. A word about the pictures im showing you. One day i asked everybody i saw if they could give me their permission to ta
In the battle between the white house and Congressional Democrats, the administrations to block former aides from testifying to house committees investigating the president , including former White House Counsel Don Mcgahn and former white house personnel director carl klein. The president called the subpoena for mcgahn ridiculous. Vowing to fight every summons from democrats. Its still my chief White House Correspondent john roberts has more from the north line. John question mexico melissa, good afternoon to you. As he watched the president and the first lady on their way to the opioid event in atlanta, where it is currently sunny and 80 degrees a Beautiful Day but nice here in washington as well. They say the white house is going to fight the subpoena of don mcgahn that was handed to him earlier this week to appear before the house judiciary committee. On may 21st, additionally, the white house is going to try and resist all the blizzard of subpoenas expected to come down off of cap