[inaudible] i hear you. Punctuality. Man. We have everybody . Do we have folks on the phone again . Yes, sir. Ok, i will just let you know ,ho is here, Ryan Mccarthy chief of staff of the army, surgeon general, director of operations and plans, director of the Army National guard bureau and Sergeant Major of the army. The chief will make some opening remarks, and then we will open up to your questions. I think we have a hard stop at 1400, right . Ok. Thank you, mr. Secretary. The army has 288 confirmed cases of covid19 as of this morning. 100 of soldiers. 64 department of the army civilians. 5 are dependents nine are cadets. 50 are army contractors. This week, the secretary of defense signed orders for three Army Hospitals to deploy to new york and Washington State. Fortive 31st hospital for campbell, kentucky, and the night hospital for fort hood, texas, will deploy to new york city. An advanced party is on the ground as i speak. The main party will arrive at joint base mcguire, dix,
And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ce on bbc news. We are covering all the latest lyronavirus developments here in britain and glob British Government is forced onto the back foot, concerns of a supply of protective equipment for allrs hospital wor we work in the nhs because we wantato tatients. We never thought we would be puttin by doing that. At ri a number of european countries, including germany, start opening up for business. In the u. S. , oil prices have slumped the mid1980s. N since hello and welcome to outside source. Officials in the uks say Coronavirus Infection rates are flattening out as the death toll from the virus continues to fall. But the government is under sustained pressure about the lackec of personal prve equipment, ppe. A lack of gowns for Health Care Workers is critical, according to nhs providers. The latest figures show 449 e deaths reported in thst four hours, reflecting a steady drop over the last few days. It means
Dr. Schaffner we will have to end it now. We will take it to the floor now. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, ashington, d. C. , march 27, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable anthony g. Brown to act as day. Ker pro tempore on this signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend dr. Dan capitol worship, washington, d. C. Me. Chaplain come pray with heavenly father, this morning, humblee to remember your servant, 91yearold holocaust rabbi kahn who lost his this week and just two dais ago at
The members of the Coronavirus Task force hold a briefing with reporters at the white house. That will be live starting at 5 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Until then, we will show you more debate on the house floor and the to trillion dollar coronavirus economic package. Prevail. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from Texas Reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Speaker, at this time i yield to the gentlelady suburbs, ms. Hia susan wild from pennsylvania. One minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is for one minute. Ms. Wild thank you, mr. Speaker. S the representative of pennsylvanias seventh district, just an hour and a half from new ork city, i have a unique perspective on this crisis. The two worldclass hospital community, the Lehigh Valley network and st. Ukes university network, are also the biggest employers in my district. Hey anxiously await the spread of this disease to our frontlines. Community, our nurses
American people. I urge my colleagues to join me in passing this critical legislation. Thank you, madam preside mr. Van hollen madam president. The presiding officer the senator from maryland is recognized. Mr. Van hollen thank you, madam president. As other senators have mentioned, we see our fellow americans uniting around the country to fight the coronavirus, to help those in need. Most of all, were grateful to the men and women in health care , the Health Care System on the front lines of this fight, the nurses, the doctors, all the other staff and hospitals and Community Health centers in clinics who are putting themselves and their own health at risk to help their fellow americans. And we in the senate, like our fellow americans, must come together to do the right thing for the country at this moment in time. To provide a surge of help to those on the front lines of the Coronavirus Fight and to help those who are suffering from the economic fallout. Workers and Small Businesses a