Not mean inactivity as the u. S. Sold to both the ally and central powers. See also talked houseboat how the u. S. , it faced criticism how it treated its own decenters and minorities. This is just over an hour. Good morning, everyone. So this morning were going to be talking about or rather we will begin our conversation about neutrality. That conversation will last over the course of several lectures. So well wrap up other countries neutralities, but this morning were going to really focus on what neutrality looked like and meant for americans especially in the first half of the war. So the thing i want you to understand the most, and this is really vital because its a very different understanding of neutrality than we have today. Neutrality at the beginning of the war did not mean inactivity. It did not mean passivity. And it most certainly did not mean impartiality. So if it doesnt mean those things then what on earth does neutrality mean . The definition of neutrality differs with
Response its not just about pouring money into research but also about pooling resources and expertise for the common good. Measure of cents an hour. To. Hour. Now. While we may expose the u. S. Isnt involved and while china is offering to help there are concerns the worlds 2 top economies already at political loggerheads main gauge in a vaccine war donald trump has already claimed a vaccine is just months away. Scientists point out that even if a vaccine is discovered in months itll be a lot longer than that before its up and available to the billions wholl need it which is why its so important to find drug treatments that work in the meantime both are central to the funds being pledged and both are at advanced stages of trialing and research here at the university of oxford professor Martin Landry is leading the Worlds Largest Clinical Trial into coronavirus drug treatments a project called recovery hes hoping to find an existing drug or combination of drugs that works to save lives
Trumpet ministration despite his warnings that they were not f. D. A. Approved and that the source of some of these drugs were countries like india and pakistan where there had been no f. D. A. Inspection of the laboratories where the drugs when they he insists in his 89 page report that he lost his position or was demoted because of the officials around President Trump seeking to placate the president he also has even more damning allegations in this report saying that a series of emails he wrote in january were ignored these emails specifically warned of the immensity of the threat from the pandemic and also warned very strongly that the National Stockpile of mosques and ventilators needed to be augmented so certainly very serious allegations and the most senior official to come out publicly with criticism of the way in which the trumpet ministration has handled this pandemic russia has reported the largest number of new delhi cases in europe with total infections now exceeding 15000
Samoa, the commonwealth of northern Mariana Islands come along, puerto rico and u. S. Virgin islands. More poorly we want to receive the perspective from our congress can help localss governments adequately address this world pandemic. Not just for the territories, its even i think have a better understanding when we say world pandemic as opposed to just try to keep it to the mainland here, discussion. The territories face unique challenges, geographic location, the unequal treatment under federal programs and the dire financial situation. And so the islands have been hit, have been hit by severe Natural Disasters including hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, and now theyre weakening the Healthcare Infrastructure in the economys is covid19. The local governments have been working to recover these communities and rebuilding these events, but w i believe theres more that needs to be done, and that one of the things that this virus has provided all of us, and helped provide everyone in con
The time we are meeting right now. And more than 22 million initial unemployment claims filed in the past month. Some regions of our country have lost as many jobs over the last month as they did during the worst year of the great recession. These statistics are not just numbers on a page, madam speaker. These are our neighbors. They are our family, they are our friends, their health is at risk and their economic reality has changed overnight. Since the start of this pandemic, congress has provided more than 2 trillion in emergency relief. To get Small Businesses the financial help they need to survive. To help hospitals and Health Care Workers on the frontlines. To expand testing. To provide every american access to an affordable vaccine when it is developed. I could go on and on and on. We need to make sure that these resources are going where congress intended. That they are helping struggling americans, Small Businesses without any rampant fraud or accuse and companies arent taking